The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-02-01

OAnso1O " h"U'S teAo"' AA"A>',
consisting Of preserved red rasp-
berries from his garden and pre-
served currents, which were cx-
ira large. MIR. Brown who raised
some very fine apples last year,
neglected to bring any with him,
but says that trees four years
old bore we'll last year, the flavor
OF the fruit being especiallygood.
Mr.. Brown recommends the
Wealthy apples, Yellow Tran
sparents and Crab apples, all OF
which he has and all bearing.
The Yellow Transparent tree bore
seventeen fine large apples last
season hn.l should do much bet
t"r next wear. From II small
] patch he picked ten bushels OF
red raspberries last year. He
also raised some good black
raspberries, and Perfection Cur
rents rs large as Gooseberl les.
He states that fruit will grow
anywhere in the state, but that
it does better when there is some
sort OF IL protection from the
wind. Wind breaks consisting
OF trees set close together at the
ont edges OF the fruit gardens.
will help lie would not set out
fruit trees ii. the fall, for the
ground is usually very dry here
then, and the trees will make
little or no headWay. He does
not believe in cutting back the
tops of trees much or ut all When
setting out but would trim off
the roots q little, and would take
especial care to cut off any bruised
portion of the roots.
1t might not be out Of place
here to mention that Mr.. Brown
has quite a nursery close. to Ken
mare and is prepared to sell ma
tive trees and shrubbery. Mr..
Browns story ufsuccess in North
Dakota reads like IL fairy tale,
blH it is true llever1 heless. Nine
years ago, ut he aye uf 60, he
arrived in Minot Trnnilrss. He
had good health, good habits
anu plenty OF determination. \
friend loaned him money to file a
soldiers declaratory on u claim
joining the kenmare townsite.
He got q few acres Of tie land
broken, and started truck gar
dcning. He bought q COW or
two and carried milk about Ken
mare and sold it. When he was
able he purchased another COW
and carried an extra pail Of milk.
and then bought another COW
and carried four pals ef milk,
around on his shoulders, by the
aid OF u strap. He set out some
shrnGbery and fruit and foliage
trees and p.ospered from year to
year until now he owns three fine
large farms. forty choice Hereford
milch COWS, and owns u fine new
milk wagon. He considers that
he has made clear nearly $50, 900
in the nine years. Where could
he have done 50 well excepting in
North Dakota?
Back to the exhibit again.
The Judges who decided who
had the best exhibit OF wheat,
oats, speltz, rye and barley, had
a hal1l lob on their hands. 10
the casual observer, it appeared
that one sal.pl. was about ;ts
good rs another. Some had ta-
ken more pains IN preparing the
sample Tor exhibition. Somell;lu
taken the grain right out oith-ir
granaries and did not bother to
clean it. Others apparently
picked each grain ont one 10y one
and exhibited only tie best.
Taken all III all the samples We're
the best ever seen in North Da-
kota. Each farmer could not ex-
pect to win ~ prize. But each one
who took the trouble to select
the best that his soil had pro-
dnced and EriDg it TO this city