The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1904-08-31

w netner you are IN TIE olcnuiu
business as business, or merely
for the pleasure, get in line and be-
come a fruit grower. Make it
your business 10 know your bust
ness in all of its phrases, We are
rapidly approaching the time
when more will be required OF a
man than to be merely planter Of
trees. The fruit grower is becom-
ing specialist. He is using APP
planes designed solely for his
business; varieties or trees exact;
ly suited for economic production
of fruit products. The industry
is evolving men, machinery and a
literature of his own. Men are
successful in proposition as they
are posted and equipped for con-
Quoting the business. They are in
line with the latest ideas and the
best thought in orcharding.
It's coming and there is no
Sinking of the facts. Fruit grow
ers must oct In line: grandfathee's
way of growing fruit is rapidly
becoming back number, and like
wise almost an impossibility. In
spection is becoming closer and
more searching. Conditions and
regulations more exacting and
strict. The authorities are get
ting more attentive along the line.
Consumers are becoming more dis
eliminating In taste and appear
ances. The market constantly
calls for better grades of whole
fruit, dried fruit and canned goods.
Things are narrowing down to the
simple edict. Get in line.
Whether these innovations are
dictated by the ambitions of young
doctors and chemists and their de-
sire to be famous. or at least promi-
nent, has nothing to do with the
question. Ultimately there is be-
hind it the desire for better food.
The growing of fruit on a bust
ness basis is now the only way that
"crcharding" is done by the sue
cessful. The average farmer pays
attention 10 the matter as never
before. In his reading matter you
will find material bearing on
orcharding, and useful information
as to fruit growing.
Repeatedly 1 have been asked
for my opinion regarding the grow
ing of orchards in turf, and hav-
ing concluded that the matter is of
great interest among orchardists,
will give in a few words my
opinion on the matter.
We see orchards over the country,
in all sections, in grass, not in a
thrifty condition, but we also see
many orchards under the constant
cultivation method in similar
condition. In fact we see orchards
under different methods that are
not succeeding well, hence we must
not Judge the method is a failure
because we see few orchard or
chards grown by that method
which are not thrifty. Usually
the growers of the orchards in
turf expect to get a crop of grass
and crop of apples or other fruit
from the same land in one season,
but they failed to, in any, supply
plant food enough for the best re-
suits in growing one crop.
Success will not always attain
this method unless the land is
naturally adapted to the fruit
grown. Thus the apple must be
planted in deep and rather moist
soil, not too heavy, but good grass
land where good crop of grass
will grow naturally. The pear re-
quires practically the same condi-
ton, but will grow in heavier
soil, while the peach will do its
best on deep but rather light soil,
with northwestern exposure.
One of the chief problems every
fruit grower is trying to solve is
how to practically and cheaply
cunnlv the needed nlant food and