Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-01-13

tus is 10 add another 10 the list Of I'M
poriant forage plants and furnish food
for cattle and horses in the deserts and
raIuI,-Ss regions OF the west. The cac-
ius will grow anywhere. IL needs no
wafer aud NO attention: hence an IN
limited supply Of that sort OF fodder
can J.. grown On lands which now pro-
duce nothing Of value.
\ few years ago the department oom-
men, ed 10 introduce dates from Egypt
aud Arabia aud planted them upon the
dry plains Of Arizona and Southern
California. There are now several Hour
iShiug date gardens. demonstrating the
possibility of raising an unlimited
quantity OF that kind Of fruit. Last
year more than $50 date suckers. repre-
Sentiny forty-two varieties. were
brought from the oasis OF Biskra. in
the desert of Sahara. and grated upon
palm trees in the far southwest.
Two hundred and fifty pounds OF
pistache seed were imported from Tur-
key and central Asia and sent 10 the
southwest Thirty-three varieties OF
the finest mangoes In central India
were distributed in Florida, and a sim
liar number of mangosteens, which is
the most delicate variety OF the mango.
were transplsnted from the Philippine
Islands. A new variety of horseradish
was brought over from Moravia. A
number OF South African grapevines.
| Last African sorghums and clover from
Uganda. Several varieties of clover
were brought from Egypt and disuib-
uted In Texas, New Mexico. Arizona
| and California. A new kind Of alfalfa
was brought from Turkestau and a
new seedless pomelo from Siam. Bam-
boo plants have been brought from
| Japan and planted in the wet soil Of
| Florida. The yangtaw. an entirely new
fruit has been sent by Consul Wilcox
| OF Hankow. One hundred and fifty
1 seven bushels Of berseem have been
brought from the valley OF the Nile,
nineteen varieties OF grapes from the
| Caucasus mountains and lo5 varieties
from France have been obtained which,
it Is claimed, will resist phylloxera. A
new cherry has been produced in Rus
STA and named Vladimir. in honor Of
one Of the grand dukes. Two hundred
seedlings have been distributed among
our northwestern states.
We spend enormous sums of money
every year for lilies. hyaciuths. tulips
and other bulbs. The importations of
tulips and hyacinths for last year ran
up TO nearly a million dollars. and the
amount il increasing all the time. Hun
dreds Of gardeners in Holland live en-
tirely upon tie proceeds OF the tulip
and hyacinth bulbs they send to tie
United States. Holland Is the only
place where the bulbs are grown for
the agricultural department lave dem
onstrated. however. that equally good
bulbs can be grown along the northern
shores Of Puget sound. where the mild
winters. cool summers. the moisture In
the atmosphere and continuous sun
shine furnish the right conditions.
The only difficulty Is in Transports
ton charges. The largest market FOL
bulbs is in the eastern cities. and II
costs three or four times az much tc
send barrel from Bellingham, Wash,
to New York by rail as II does from
Holland by sea. 1t requires a great
deal more care and labor also thar
ordinary American farmers are willing
to put into crop. Labor n scarce and
expensive out in that country. but 1t Ii
commended that with our labor saving
machinery one man in northwestern
Washington can cultivate eight acre:
of tulips or hyacinth bulbs as easily
rs he can cultivate one acre with the
primitive methods used In Holland and
can sell his product at the same price
Land is very much more expensive ii
Holland.