The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-23
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SUCCESSFUL FRUIT GROWER.
Rudolph kIeiner of Oklahoma County
Has Splendid Fruit Farm.

Guthrie, O. T., May 22-Among the
homa. none is better known that MIR.
Rudolph KIeiner of Oklahoma county,
who is one of the members OF the terri
tOrial board of agriculture. Mr.. Kleiner
is a native OF Switzerland. His family
lmmigrated TO America during the latter
SOS while he was yet but a lad, and set
lied in Missouri He was a soldier in the
federal army during the civil war and is
as patriotic an American as any native
citizen Of his adopted country. He moved
from Missouri to Palo Pinto county, Tex,
in 1873. and thence to Oklahoma in 1890
so he has been resident of the south
west for thirty years.
Mr.. Kleiner's farm consists of 160 acres
Of high rolling prairie land. 1t is situ-
ated on the divide between the two Can
adian rivers and commands a view that
extends beyond the valleys of both. The
soil is a rich upland loan. The greater
- = the orchard has a northern ex-
posture. growing on the slope which ex-
tends toward the North Canadian river.
The land stands in an exposed situation.
high enough to catch all the dry winds
and with sufficient slope to afford almost
perfect drainage over most of the farm,
so that as regards soil and moisture,
what Mr.. Kleiner has accomplished al
most any farmer in central or eastern
Oklahoma could duplicate In results If he
would bring to his task the same amount
of patient study, energy and application.
Mr.. Kleiner's orchard consists of over
fifty acres of thrifty apple. pear, peach.
plum, apricot and cherry trees. Besides
this he has a small vineyard and an
abundance Of small fruit. He began to
plant trees the next year after taking up
his homestead claim and he has planted
trees every year since then. But he is
more than a mere tree planter-he is a
tree master The trees of this large
plantation bear many evidences of hand
that is proficient in budding and graft
ing and pruning as well as in planting.
Like most OF those who have hitherto
been active in horticulture. much OF Mr.. !
Kleiner's labor was of pioneering na- |
ture. as there was no one else upon !
whose previous experience in this region |
a skilled fruit culturist might base his !
calculations. As consequence not a
few Of his operations have been purely
experimental and have been conducted |
without immediate remuneration IL in
deed they did not entail an outlay OF
time and effort and money for which |
there was no adequate ret1rn. But while !
Mr.. KIeiner is ever ready 70 experiment
in a small way with new varieties which !
may prove adapted 10 the soil and eli
mate Of Oklahoma. he confines his real
orchard planting to trees Of few stand /
ard varieties. His trees are planted far
enough apart 20 afford each all the room
that is needed for the fullest develop I
merit. The surface soil is kept in a per-
feet state OF tilth during the growing
season and the result IS apparent in the
thrifty condition Of every tree.
Like every careful orchardist. lIr.
Kleiner is always on the alert 70 head of
insect enemies and plant diseases; hence
tho spray pump and ite effects are very
much in evidence worm-eaten or rotten
fruit and defoliated trees arc not 70 be
found in that orchard TIE basket worm. .
the canker worm. the collin moth. the
plum curcuiio. and other noxious insects I
DO not thrive 81 the K1eiuer orchard. and f.
The character and quality q the f-lit
produced prove co-cluSiveir that sr-av- .
inE pays.
The avenue which leads from the pub i
Hc hiehwaT. 20 Mr. Eisi7er's home IS I
Ranked with two rows K Persian walnut 4
tees. which have been making a satis- 4
factory growth. Several Europoan chest 4
mt trees are Interpreted among thee 4
walnut trees and thev. too. appear 70 p (
thriving Whl. these walnut and chest- 4
ras trees were soane~h7t in3s-ed bv The
severe freeze IN February. 30. -
E1etae- Is - the o7inioa that theT Wosld 4
have wirhsto0d even that EXCEPTIONALLY 4
cod weather = they hsd beeu several 4
vrars Older il IS uot Ssrs-aiy k-ovn 4
that the Persian - so--ziiez EuEiizh (
vaiult and TIE chestrat uiu Ersz ir
Ckis h-rua. and Il = - - hopef -hat 4
o;her planters ny b sncourasea b. AIr 4
Eleinsr's success - atfeul7t the c-iture 4
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hort'cuiturat pessshaHses o, okias0Els a +
vfsi; - fas5-ectlo- - fAss Epien1sd frs1it /
farm shoui1 - enoash % convfaoe him. /
1or air. Eieinev Is csrtsizfy FrsTzres to /
"xsat' the dcGbter.