The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-10-10
suRsANK's SECRET OF SUCCESS.

Infinite capacity for detail, hard work
and q wonderful fund OF patience are
the qualities which have contributed
to the success OF Luther Burbank, the
wizard OF plant life, according to
George Wharton James in the August
Circle. Mr.. James says:
Burbank achievements with the
daisy are more fascinating than q fairy
tale. From England, Japan, Germany.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS daisies grew
he got seed OF the best varieties, not a
few but hundreds, thousands. These
were carefully planted and watched
with closest care. They were all go
ing to be slain, but put of their death
was to come q new daisy, larger, more
peautifui, more hardy, and that would
I'VE In every climate perennially.
The result was his Shasta daisy. one
or the most beautiful flowers ever seen
of clear. brilliant white, great size.
the center Of pure yellow resting upon
slender yet strong stems. Ten thou
sand seeds required for this one ex-
pertinent? Yes, and often the 10, 900
become fifty or a hundred or five hun
dred thousand before he gets what he
wants. 1t Is this large dealing that has
differentiated Mr.. Burbank's plans
from those Of other men. He speedily
learned that great results are not to
be obtained from inadequate methods.
The 10000 daisy seeds were only q
starter. Millions and millions OF daisies
were grown from those seeds, and II
was only after the experiments were
completed and the habits OF the
SHASTA" permanently fixed that the
experimental plants were destroyed.
I'm his methods CT working Burbank
is quick and decided. It was my priyi-
iege to be with him during one morning
In his proving grounds at Sevastopol,
some seven miles from his home. Row
after row Of young plum trees, covered
with fruit, stood before us. Two as
sistants were with us, one with a hand
full Of white cords n one with a hand
Cul of brown or black ones. There are
all grown from the same seed. Now see
how they differ He picked q few
plums from the first tree. Rapidly he
looked at one, carefully tested 1t, and
said, Kill / a scarcely got my
teeth into the first plum when he was
on to the next tree, and the next, and
the next, with a rapidity that was sim
ply astonishing. His keen eyes, trained
to scientific accuracy, saw at what
seemed to me to be one glance all the
attributes of the tree. One taste sat
tsfied him as to texture, juiciness and
davor Of the fruit, n thus, almost in
q moment, he had decided whether that
tree was worth keeping for further x
Fermentation or was to go to the
DOHllre. ALMOST as LaSt as L can WTllc
1t the words fell from his lips, KILL
Keep kill KILL KILL Keep The
attendants followed, and put on the
white or black strings which denoted
the fate of the particular tree.
Luther Burbank's early life in Cali
fornia was attended by many hard ex-
periences. He was very poor n was
obliged to take any work that came to
hand. He cleaned out chicken coops.
helped in market gardens, got an d
lob here and another there, passed
through O very severe illness, went 'on
the tramp for work, until finally he
was able to start a little nursery on
Sis own account. Then he was on his
own ground with a fair start. To out
siders he seemed an honest, hard work
.ng young fellow who might make his
living, but not much more. Then, all
at once, he did something that made
those who knew about it look at him.
An order came for 10000 young prune
trees. Could he fill 1t in nine months?
He hadn't q prune tree on his place,
and how was he going to supply 10000
n nine months? He got together all
the men and boys he could find to
plant almonds for him. They grow
rapidly. When they were ready he
had 10000 prune buds ready for them,
and in a short time h prunes were
budded into the growing almonds and
before the time was up the trees were
delivered to the delighted ranchman.
And / have seen these 10000 prune
trees. They are growing today, and
it is. really n Of the finest orchards
In California"