Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-12-26
APPLES WILL
THRIVE HERE
Prof. r. w. Fisher, Of the Experiment
Station, and Montana's First
Authority, Gives His Opinion.
HE NAMES THE VARIETIES.
Farmers institute at the Court House
PROF. w. J. Elliot On
suttermakins.

The Judith basin is admirably ad
dapted to successful apple growing
according to the opinion of Prof. r
w. Fisher, of the experiment tatiol
at Bozeman, and Mr.. Fisher is abou
the highest authority in the state OF
fruit culture. Yet it must not b,
supposed that any sort of apples will
thrive in Fergus, or thrive in any oil
place. The site for the orchard mus
Abe carefully selected, and the sam.
ycare must be exercised in the select
ion OF the varieties to be grown. Wher
these things are DONE Mr.. Fisher i.
entirely satisfied that the success o.
the prospective orchariist will be as
sured, provided that the trees are Civ
en- intelligent attention until they be
gin to bear fruit.
Prof Fisher expressed these veiws
at the farmers institute held at the
court house Saturday The meeting
was a success only in the excellence
OF the addresses delivered and the
value of the advice given. It was un.
fortunate that the institute should
have been held on the last business
day before Christmas, as the farmers
were too much engaged in making
preparations for the great holiday to
give the institute the attention it
would otherwie have received from
them. The morning and evening ses.
slons We're abandoned altogether, and
only the one in the afternoon was held
Even at this, the attendance was only
fair, and nothing like what it should
have been.
Prot. Elliot On Buttermakina.
5. S. Hobson presided and intro
duced the first speaker, Prof. w. 7.
Elliot, of the experiment station at
Bozeman, who devoted all his remarks
to the subject of buttermaking. Mr..
Elliot is we'll known here from his
previous visit last spring. He refer.
red to the loss of the local creamery
by fire. and said he believed the
farmers of this section would sooner
or later rebuild it, and conduct it
themselves. There was no reason
1t should not be made a complete sue
cess, and it had such an important
bearing upon the general prosperity
OF the farmers that they could hardly
afford to let the industry die. He told
OF the plan now being carried out at
Moore for the Inauguration of a. cream.
cry, and said that when the people d
this vicinity decided to rebuild. the
institution at Bozeman had plans for
creameries which could be used free
OF charge and that the station would
do anything it could to help the mat
ter. Mr.. Elliot discussed the value of
certain breeds of COWS for dairy pur.
poses. relating the results of expert
ments made by specialists. He next
took up the care of the COW through
the winter, and strongly urged all who
had cows for this purpose to keen
them sheltered, as they would lose
the benefit of much of the food if com.
PEELED to remain out in the yard all
day and rustic around the straw
stack. In that case the food would 20
largely toward keeping the COW warm.
Mr. Elliot then gave valuable suggest
ions regarding the arrangement of the
barn with view to cleanliness and
the comfort of the animals. telling of
the means employed at the station.
Care Of the Milk.
The speaker then took up the care
OF milk, and said that this important
matter was neglected at nearly all
the farms. He showed what the re-
suits OF this neglect were, in crowding
the milk with the various odors of the
kitchen. etc., and advised that one
room in the farm house be set apart
as the milk room. He said that a sue
cessful creamery would add about S.
per acre to the value of the land in
this locality, and gave the experiences
OF other districs in regard to this. In
conclusion, he told of experiments be- |
ing made at the station with cut straw |
for bedding in the barn. It had prov
ed very successful, improving the
bedding, and resulting in manure of |
greater value than that secured
through the use of uncut straw, as |
there were no large masses and it was
easily plowed under.
Prof. Fisher On Orchards.
Prof. R. w. Fisher, in beginning his
address. referred to the fact that an
order had recently been placed by a
man who intended to start an orchard
0f 1000 apple trees near Garneill.
This orchardist had sent his list to the
station with the result
nat twO-thirdS of the selections had
been cut out AS a commercial propo.
'ition, the orchardist should confine
himself to two or three varieties, al
hough the farmer who wished to
grow little fruit for his own use
night have greater variety. But in
growing for the market, it would be
ound that buyers wished to take Just
wo or three varieties, and most like
y only one.
In selecting the place for the or
,hard one with a north or east slope
would prove best suited. More trees
we're killed by the winter sun than
" the winter cold, and still more were
Tiled in the spring than in the winter.
lie advised those who contemplated
tarting orchards to buy Montana
grown trees, not only because they
we're best suited for local conditions,
nut also because they would be true
o name, which frequently was not
he case with trees purchased from
astern nurseries. Orders should be
laced in the fall for spring delivery,
n order to get the pick of the stock.
Selection Of Varieties.
Prof. Fisher stated that the best
ariesties of apples for this state were
he Tetofsky. a Russian variety for