Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-01-08

Bulletin No. of the Wisconsin
State Horticultural society, has beer
issued. 1t is entitled Buying Nursery
Stock and is the work of Professor F.
Cranefield, secretary of the society.
In procuring fruit trees, plants
towering shrubs, etc., the farmer as
we'll as the city dweller is dependent
on the nurseryman, says the bulletin
On the farm the grain seeds and often
the grass seeds used are home grown
but it is not practicable for the farmer
to produce his nursery stock. In
the case of fruit trees a knowledge OF
grating is necessary as well as the
after care and cultivation of the trees
for two or three years or until large
enough to set in permanent places
The professional fruit-grower may pos
sibly do this with profit, but it is not
advisable to combine farming with
nursery work when but small guam
titles of stock are required.
For the purpose of aiding prospect
i've buyers the following suggestions
and fruit lists are given.
When to Buy.
Buy in the winter for early spring
delivery. Trees bought for fall de-
livery must either be planted at
once or "heeled in" While root
growth may begin to some extent in
fall planted trees the drying and freez-
ing which the treea must withstand for
probably six NO this is apt to result in
injury. Trees delivered late in the
fall are usually "heeled in" by the
buyer, the trees partially or wholly
buried until spring.
Nurserymen as a rule are provided
with storage sheds or cellars where
the trees and plants, dug late in the
fall, are stored with roots kept moist
and the temperature of the storage
room held near the freezing point.
Here the stock is held dormant and
well protected and if forwarded to the
buyer early in the spring and planted
as soon as received, better results will
be obtained than by fall planting or
"hoeIing in"
Where to Buy.
Buy Of reliable firm, one having d
permanent place of business and a
reputation to maintain. If buyers of
nursery stock would proceed as in
other business transactions there
would be fewer complaints of fraud.
A farmer, for instance, would be con-
sidered lacking in ordinary business
sagacity who would buy live stock of
an agent or firm wholly unknown to
him, and yet that is what many do in
buying nursery stock Representa-
tives of reliable firms will have no diff
ficulty i'll proving their reliability.
What to Buy.
Hardness, the ability to Withstand
extremes of heat and cold, is very
important consideration in the selec-
ton of varieties. Even if the require
ment of hardness is satisfied there
still remain other considerations, for
the behavior of varieties is Influenced
very largely by environment. The con-
ditions of soil, exposure, etc., over
such large area as Wisconsin vary
greatly and no extended list can be
given that will prove satisfactory in
all localities.
AS a partial guide to the selection
of varieties the following fruit lists
adopted by this society are given:
Apples-Alexander Avista, Astra-
chan (Red), Golden Russet, Haas, Hi
bernal, Lowland Raspberry, Longfeld,
Mcintosh, Malinda, McMahan, Newell,
Northwestern Greening, Oldenburg
Duchess), Patten Greening, Perry
Russell, Pewaukee, Plumb Cider,
Scott, Tolman (Sweet), Utter,
Wealthy, Westfield (Seek-no-further) ),
Willow Twig, Windsor, Wolf River,
yellow Transparent.
Five Varieties for Farm Orchard
Lowland Raspberry, Northwestern
Greening, Oldenburg (Duchess),
Plumb Cider, Wealthy. Of the above
lists, Astrachan, Lowland Raspberry,
Oldenburg and Yellow Transparent
are summer apples. Alexander, Haas,
IlIUGI uol, LOISuSlu, MC4hdHo1ls L dCCCh
Greening, Perry Russell and Wolf
River are fall apples. or these the
McMahan, Haas and Patten Greening
are in season during September keep
ing but a few days after ripening. The
Alexander and Hibernal may be held
for a longer time while under favor
able conditions the Wolf River, Perry
Russell and Longfeld may be held
easily until November /, the keeping
qualities being in the order named.
Mcintosh, Pewaukee, Plumb Cider,
Scott, Utter, Westfeld and Wealthy
are late fall or early winter varieties.
The remainder may be classed as win
ter apples.
Crabs-Hyslop, Lyman, Martha,
Sweet Russell, Whitney.
If but two varieties of crabs are
selected Sweet Russell and Whitney