The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-10-24
The TRIAL ORCHARD.

Last Friday evening Pres. j. r. Coe,
and Secretary F. Cranefield of the state
horticultural society arrived in the city
and on Saturday Assemblyman Wehr
vein took the officials around to inspect
various sites which We're considered es.
pecially Favorable. They went out on
the Calumet Road and the spot which
seemed to them the most ideal for such
an orchard was the corner at the junction
of the Calumet and Green Bay roads
owned by Charles Pleuss. AS Mr. Pleuss
was not home they could not ascertain
whether he would be willing to enter
tain the proposition. They also inspect
ed carefully part of the asylum farm
just north of Carl Waack's home and
this was also found desirable both as to
soil and location.
The society has established several
orchards in the northern part of the
state and among these the one at Wau
sau is the Oldest being planted ten years
ago. The land leased is ten acres about
seven of which has been planted with
various kinds of fruit trees This year
the apple crop from this orchard was
about 1900 bushels 1t is now reaching
its greatest producing power and in
year or two it will be turned over 20 the
owner. These orchards are worked I'M
| der the inspection of the state society
and is intended to be an object lesson to
illustrate the most approved methods in
fruit culture.
| The visitors were especially we'll pleas
ed with the idea of establishing this
orchard on the county farm. Ia this
case the labor pr blem would be solved
and also the mattr of supervision. They
wish the owner of the land to be interest.
ed in the project and look after the
orchard. 1t must be located on the farm
of man who wants an orchard for him
self after the expiration of the lease.
The soil best adopted for an orchard
is that which is heavy. Sandy soil is not
the kind that will give good results
though the surface may be loose if there
is heavy clay subsoil. 1t will be seen,
therefore. that the first consideration is
to get the right kind of soil Returning
to the city the party drove out to the
young orchard owned by Henry Niena
Der, about two miles south of the city
on the Lake Shore Road. This was
started two years ago and the visitors
said that 1t was one of the finest pieces
of work in orcharding they had seen
anywhere. Tive man who has done
this work knows what he is doing" said
Mr. Cranefield They expressed desire
to watch the development of this enter.
prise and it is certainly worth anybody's
time to visit it. The farm consists of
ten acres at least three fourths of which
is planted.
The officers then called upon Mr..
Henry Wernecke who is the secretary of
asylum board of trustees to lay the plan
before him. The state board would
furnish the trees, the necessary super.
vision and the implements needed while
the county would furnish the land five
acres and the labor. Mr.. Wernecke
looked upon the matter favorably and it
will undoubtedly be considered by the
Board of Trustees and the County Board.
Among the things that are to be shown
in this Trial Orchard are the best meth.
DDS of planting the trees, the pruning,
and the spraying. Apple scab can be
prevented by the last named process as
can also warm. eaten apples. If suffi.
cient number of apples are raised and
these are of a good variety, and without
blemishes, market will be established
and fruit raising may become profit.
able industry. If the right kind of fruit
is produced the buyers will come in and
in this way the city can be made an ex-
port station. The apples coming in now
are mostly of an inferior quality that |
cannot be shipped and as a result the
supply soon fills the demand. More
winter varieties ought to be cultivated. |
The matter of fruit raising and es.
pecially apple raising is we'll worth con.
sideration and study. With land aver
aging above 800 an acre man must
study in order to make the work pay |
Every one has some fruit for his own
use at least. By getting the right kind,
taking proper care of it, and then
marketing it properly he might make it
source of income and also of pleasure