The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-10-11
BuReANk's SECRET OF SUCCESS

Infinite capacity for detail, hare work
and a wonderful fund of patience are
the qualities which have contributed
20 h success of Luther Burbank. the
wizard of plant life, according to
George Wharton James in the August
Circle. Mr. James says:
'Burbanks achievements with the
aaisy are more fascinating than a fairy
Gale. From England, Japan,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. daisies grew
ne got seed OF the best varieties. not n
.cw but hundreds, thousands. These
We're carefully planted and watched
with closest care. They were ali go
'ng to be slain. but out of their death
~as TO come n new daisy, larger. more
beautiful, more hardy, and that would
lowcr in every climate pe~rennially.
The result was his Shasta daisy. one
Of the most beautiful flowers ever seen
of clear brilliant white, great size,
me center of pure yellow resting upon
tlender yet strong stems. Ten thou
'and seeds required for this one cx-
pertinent? Yes. and often the 10000
become fifty or a hundred or five hun
ared thousand before he gets what he
Wants. II is his large dealing that has
Differentiated Mr.. Burbank's plans
sSeH' those OF other men. He speedily
earned that great results are not to
pc obtained from inadequate methods.
The 10000 daisy seeds were only a
ttarter. Millions n millions of daisies
we're grown from those seeds, and 1t
Sas only after the experiments we're
completed and the habits of the
Shasta" permanently fixed that the
experimental plants We're DESTROYED.
in his methods of working Burbank
IS quick and decided. 1t was my privi-
ego to be with him during one morning
II his proving grounds at SeyastopoI.
some seven miles from his home. Row
,f:er row of young plum trees, covered
With fruit. stood before us. Two as
itsta1ts were With us, one with a hand
Ll CT white cords N one with a hand
I'll Of brown az black ones. There are
AZ grown from the same seed. Now see
low they differ He picked a few
alulas from the first tree. Rapidly he
Ookca at one. carefully tested it, and
'aid, Kill had scarcely got my
.eetll into the fist plum when he was
,n TO the next tree, and the next, n
lie next. with a rapidity that was SIM
ply astonishing. His keen eyes, trained
20 scientific accuracy, saw at what
seemed to me to be glance all the
attributes Of the tree. One taste sat
SIZED him as to texture, juiciness and
iavcr of the fruit, and thus, almost i'll
4 moment, he had decided whether that
rec vas worth keeping for further eX-
REPRESENTATION or was to go to the
bonfire. Almost as fast as l can write
I 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
t1e fate of the particular tree.
Luther Burbank's early life in Cali
.o.l,a was attended by many hard ex-
%oc-,cnces. He was very poor and was
hi .sad to take n work that came to
land. He cleaned out chicken coops
Helped In market gardens, got an d
Obj here and another there, passed
through a very severe illness. went on
he tramp for work. until finally lie
yas able to start a little nursery on
lis own account. Their he was on his
>wn ground With a fair tart. To out
7iders he seemed an honest, hard-work-
ny Young fellow who might make his
living, but not much more. Then, all
Il t.nce, he did something that made
hose who knew about 1t look at him.
IN order carne for 10000 young prune
JOS. Could he fill it in nine months?
81 hadn't a prune. tree on his place,
a.ya how was he going to supply 10000
4, inc months?. He got together all
3se men and boys he could find to
slant almonds for him. They grow
.apidly. When they We're ready he
lad 10000 prune buds ready for them.
IN in a short time the prunes were
3ui,led into the growing almonds and
before the time was up the trees were
Ha,!vered TO the delighted ranchman.
Anl l hase seeH these 10000 prune
.rees. They are growing today, and
u is really one Of the finest orchards
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