Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-06-04
FRUIT IN .oRTH WISCONSIN

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consin is an interesting question.
We all know that the small fruits do
handsomely with any kind of care and
that wild Strawberries, raspberries,
blackberries, blueberries and cranber-
ries grow in profusion and confusion in
the woods and marshes.
All the small fruits respond hand
somely to cultivation and they come
upon the market at time when, as
William Knight of Bayfield, said before
the State horticultural Society, cit is
as clean and hungry as hounds tooth. .
Several people from Northern Wiscon-
sin brought that portion of the States
advantages in small fruit before the
State meeting and they were backed up
strongly by Professor Henry, who spoke
also upon clover seed and peas.
William Knight spoke for the bayfield,
District where he has recently planted
an orchard of apples and plums of thirty
acres. Another new planting there
C. L. Richardson spoke for the terri
tory extending from the vicinity of
Chippewa Falls northeasterly in Rusk
County at Flambeau-in which apple
orchards prevail in size up to sixty
acres.
The southern part Of the state had
good reports, as did also Door County
and the Northeast.
Good reports were made of the eX-
perimental orchards at Wausau, Med
ford and Barron. The orchard at Maple,
in Douglas County, is reported as being
on too low ground and the trees planted
too deep.
With these favorable reports it would
seem that proper care in selection of
sites and varieties and correct methods
of planting and protection of trees
ought to produce good results generally
over the state.
A point has been made to the writer
by gentleman in the heavy clay OF
Douglas County and also on the NADIA
line Islands that in such soil trees
should not be planted deep-one of them
saying practically on the top of the
ground.
In view of the meagre information
that prevails as to fruit in the newer
counties, would be pleased to receive
information of successes in tree fruit
production with exact data as to condi-
tions of soil and site, varieties and
method in planting and care Of trees.
Cooperation with the State Horticul-
tural Society and it's active members
will, no doubt, be of great benefit to
those contemplating the planting of
fruit trees in the newer counties.
The following from the Medford Star
News is both suggestive and encourag-
ing:
Joseph Lechner, who lives one and a
half miles southwest of PerkinstoWn,
has young orchard we'll started; in
fact it is so we'll advanced and his sue
cess has been so certain that his orchard
stands as proof of what can be done
in the way of apple growing. His farm
is among the hills and the orchard was
planted on north and west slopes. He
has about $50 apple trees covering
nearly five acres. Among them are
seventy-fve bearing trees, the oldest
eight and nine years. The others are
mostly three and four years old.
"Mr. Lechner confines his attention
to three varieties: Duchess Of Olden-
burg, Northwestern Greetings and
Wisconsin Russets. He has not been
troubled with trees killing out in winter
He has made quite an extensive study
of horticulture, and is able to raise his
trees in his own nursery and do his own
grating. His success proves that ap-
Piles can be produced here under favor
able conditions of location, selection
and care. He cultivates around his
trees with hoe every summer to keep
the grass out and to keep the dirt loose.
Occasionally he places mulch ormanure
around them.
'Tn addition to the apple trees, Mr..
Lechner has dozen pear trees, dozen
plum trees and few cherry trees near
Iy ready to bear.
"Mr. Lechner has lived on his farm
the past twenty-five years. He has 100
acres of land, fifty acres being cleared,
He keeps a few COWS, but there is no
creamery near, and he has concluded to
give his attention chiefly to the orchard
and to sheep raising
A. D. CAMPBELL,