Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21
CASH IN TIL: APPLE
ORCHARD
Mr.. s. L.. VII on, Iowa.

TliE apple orchard a. an Investment and
a u hcalthful. cDrH"ninl occupation
rops'iscs great opportunities; II viii
pay more IN cash r'ilfns on the money
INJECTED aud the labor TINT IL necessary
to maintain II than anything know or
I think that the south central section
Oflrrs a. many or more advantages Tor
such an orchard than amy other section
of tho United state. In the hr*t place.
there Is found Il, good soil for apples as
can be found anywhere. There T. n profit
ablc market right at home. and farmers
can grow the Jonathan and Ben Davis
apples Just aB easy aud with n much ''f-
tainty ns they can grow It crop OF corn.
All they have to do is 10 giN" them "A
much attention.
Any man can succeed who Is IN l"ye
purpose enough to not lssc all his cnthu-
finsm as soon as he has planted his trees.
or after III" first of year, providing he has
hi crops that they are worth. He must
spray his fruit for fungus diseases ana
insects and give It good care. A small,
commercial orchard should b. planted 10
Davis. equal number OF each. About the
right area to plant would be- twenty acres.
The len Davis viii be the hrst to bear
fruit ana the first to die, The Jonathan
viii bear fairly well while young, and the
older they get the more freely they VIII
bear. Tn,y generally Inyo,h liy" o ,%TSsIGa from from
ten 10 thirty years old IS Il sure money
maker.
The orchard should be planted on high.
rich land that ~ well drained and not
rolling enough to wash and should be sell
supporting for tn" first ten years ana from
the age of ten to thirty years should nGt
an orchard win return a. much proht to
The farmer as the ordinary quarter tcctioh
Of land, as IT f. generally farmcd with tho
different grain "hi STOCK
DRY PICKING is BEST
Dry picking Is always to be preferred
when preparing turkeys for market "hrn
In fine condition. nicely picked, and sent
to market without havirS been packed In
ice, n turkey Is at Its best. ana conse-
Qucntly commands the highest price AZ
is sim flowing. pluck the feathers dry from
It's body, taking care In doing this not to
tear the Akin or break the flesh. Nothing
dc,racts 20 much from dressed poultry as
picSing must pc clean and nicely done.
when the fowl Is pluckcd hang It head
down yor in ' q ,"o' ,h nlaf noa unit, bei IN, a "nrSiu, mott na,
10 hang /, where 1t will be exposed to cold
air a. to be likely to freeze DO not re-
move the head, feet, or sntralis; out nav ,
perfectly clean.
FLED EACH COW ny HERSELF
To feed mos, economically each cow must
be- individually fed. and the quantity oil
feed she is given governed by her slla
md the quantity OF max da,,v shS moy p'0 be- a.
much as some COWS can prohtably be given.
while other will make most profitable re-
turns from ten to twelve pounds. Other
things being equal. a large COW requires
more feed than = small one. and u COW
Civiug IA large quantity Of milk more than
one giving a smaller quantity.
Crows have 5ccome such u nuisance IN
some parts 81 Illinois that farmers are
organizing crow hunts. In Elgin and Cain
counties l,l3l crows were killed by ~
hunters In one week.
For many years we have been told tha'
snow Is a poor mans manure. We know
that there Ia nitrogen In snow ana thal
when ono has to dig through snow To a
gate four times u week. taking away sis
feet o, n time. he becomes akcpticaf Shout
the chemical analysis OF this particular
Kind Of fertilizer.