The Tupelo journal., 1903-02-27
Horticultural Depar tment.
BY J. S. HoWERToN.

49, HS NO S
resemble the magnolia IN appear
ance and make a beautiful orna-
ment besides furnishing q most
delicious fruit Pears require less
cultivation than any other fruit
tree.
1t is well to have fowls of any
kind to run in orchard grounds
for they feed upon many insects
that r injurious to his trees and
plants. A nice little profit can be
realized from the fowls with very
little attention. The boy with his
gun is probably doing the fruit
and vegetables growers more dam
age than is at present realized.
He goes out in the Wholesale
business shooting any and all
birds which he chances to meet.
Birds of all kinds are natural in
sect destroyers and do the Horti-
culturist an immense amount of
good. They are c%ontinuely grow
ing fewer and fewer, while injuri-
GUS insects IRE growing more
numerous. This is a more i'm
portant matter than is realized by
many. We need some legislation
on this matter. We need a law to
protect the birds, GALL kinds) and
then we need a strict enforcement
of the same. On this n matter
which seems at a glance to be of
small Importance, our coming Leg
islature a do the State a vast
amount of good. 1t is to be hop
ed they will take the matter up
and give us this much needed law.
Again 1t is to be hoped that our
law makers will give us an appro-
priation sufficient to enable our
State Etymologjst to wage a con
linual warfare against the many
enemies watch prey upon Il grow
ing fruits and vegetables. Let
our candidates think on this aud
let II, know from the stump where
they stand.
Porter's Tree Wash, compos-
ed of chemicals, furnishes a good
tonic for the tree and Stays all in
sects with which it cores in CON
tact. We have used it in our orch
ard with good results. Write us
privately for formula.
The preservation of the land is
a very important factor i'll the
growing of fruits. AS the slant
ing hiilsided are preferable for
trees some plan must be devils
ed to prevent it from washing.
1t mast have terraces or hillside
bitches or both, and then the rows
should be III as nearly on a per
pect level as it is possible to get
them, so every row will hold its
own water. Again the elements
of the soil which feed our plants
must be "a efully preserved in the
soil. Our land. will continually
get poorer and poorer if we are
yearly taking our products off and
not replacing the plant food and
finally it will become worthless.
Hold it up at least to its present
state of fertility and strive to
make it more productive each year.
There will be a time not far in the
future when all la'C; OF Lee coun
ty will he valuable.
@. What varieties should |
plant for Il home orchardn
A. La the selection Of tres
an | pants for your home or.l
ard you should have Il list of
varie :es which will furnish you
with fruit, apples, pears, plnms,
peaches, and berries from the
earliest to the latest ranging in
our climate from May to Novem-
Der. Be careful in the selection
to give yourself a succession and
thus give you fruit fresh from
tree or vine during the period
above named. AS to the particu-
lar varieties to be chosen you must
be individually pleased. We will
furnish you if you desire a selec-
ton which we think will make
you a desirable home orchard.
After you have made up your Sc
lections lie careful to buy them
from a reliable SQUIRE, where y,u
are assured no substitutions will be
put off or YOU. Do not neglect