The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1905-01-26

iHHlcid, La jan. lJ.-ln
truck growers institute arrange,
for this place BY the State De
partment of agriculture and In
migration materialized today.
A representative assembly wa
present at IL o'clock when Presi
dent Geo. A. Kelly called tn,
house to order anu delivered .
short address of welcome to The
Institute conductors. concluding
his remarks by introducing Prof
ID. N. Barrow, under whose man.
agement the institute was con.
Quoted.
Prof. Barrow delivered an adj.
dress and explained the objects
and purposes of the Institutes be-
ing held at the various places in
the state at this season of the
year to be for the purpose of
arousing interest in truck grow
ing at the beginning of the season,
at q time when the price of cot
ton is causing the farmers to con-
slider more earnestly the question
of diversified agriculture.
Prof. Barrew concluded his re-
marks by introducing Col. Bon
ner. of Texas.
Col. Bonner stated that he was
a farmer, a man who tills the
soil for a living, and that he
choose this avocation Of its pos
sibilities for a FREQ. happy and in-
dependent life. He is certain all
Of North Louisiana is an excep-
tionally fine fruit country and
made the statement that the land
in this immediate section, when
set TO peach trees. and the fruit
handled, viii net the
owner $3.50 per acre.
Concerning the buying Of peach
trees the speaker advised against
buying old-trees, but buy what is
known at the nursery as "June
buds Set them no deeper in
ground than they grew and use
no fertilizer first year. Trim off
broken and bruised roots aud
have the hole sufficiently large to
receive all the roots without
cramping them. Fill in the dirt
closely, using only the top soil,
pack closely while the hole is be-
ing filled. 1t is good to fertilize
after first year.
After the trees have been set,
take a measuring stick LIZ inches
long and setting it beside every
tree, cut the top off at the top of
the stick, use a sharp knife and
make clean. bevel cut. In the
spring when the trees begin to
bud rub off all buds except four
or five in the top. Let these
grow and the following winter
take q sharp knife and cut of
half of each of these limbs. Keep
all buds below these limbs rubbed
off and all sprouts cut away. The
following winter cut off a third
of the second years growth of
each limb. During this time The
trees must be cultivated and fer
tilted. Any kind except grain
crops can be grown in the orchad.
After the trees have been given
the treatment as outlined they
are ready to begin bearing and
will pay handsomely for the time
and expense necessary to bring
them to this point. The speaker
recommended the following vari.
cites of peaches, each being nam.
ed according to its period of FL
poning: Snecd. Greensboro,
Alexander, Arp Beauty, Elberta.
Col. Bonner said that truck
growing is far ahead of banking
business and is the only hope Of
the farmer. He cited instances
where debt-riddcn cotton farmers
of his section had paid their debts
and accumulated fair sized bank
accounts within q short time after
engaging in truck farming and
fruit growing. One man, Wesley
Horton, of Troupe, Texas. clear
cd 81, 4f4.0 on two and a half
acres in tomatoes. Many other
instances were cited. He asked
any one. interested to either go OF
write and learn whether or not he
was telling facts.
In tho afternoon Mr.. Keaghey
told of the wonderful develop.