Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-10-13


Of one flower 20 the pistils of another.
The transfer is made with a brush of
fine camel's hair. It is not a particu-
larry difficult undertaking, according
10 Mr.. HARRISON, yet much depends
On the care with which It is done.
Hardness Prime Requisite.
OF all the qualities that tree, shrub
or vine must possess to become yalu-
able in this state, the most important
is hardness. 1t is a simple matter TO
produce bush or vine that will bear
fruit of good quality and yield prolifI
ically, but in addition, it must be so
hardy that 1t viii be able to with.
stand the cold Of winter without coy
ering. 1t costs money and labor to
cover vines and protect trees, and the
harder the growth the less will be
the labor in protecting them from the
weather. In other words, one of the
problems to be solved is the tighten
ing Of the work of the orchardman.
The fruit obtained by crossing is
preserved with extreme care and the
seeds are as carefully planted and the
shoots protected, for in each seed is
the germ of new variety, each with
untold possibilities. When a variety
has been established, it can be repro
duced many fold by grating scions or
buds On old trees or plants.
In crossing strawberries, Mr.. Haral-
son uses some of the standard cult.
waited varieties in the union with wild
kinds from Alaska or Norway. For
all stone fruits, the cross is made
with plums and cherries from all
parts of the temperate zone, with the
western sand cherry, scientifically
known as prunus besseye. For produc-
ing varieties of apples the best Mime
sofa stock is crossed with the Para
disc stock from Germany. Pears are
crossed with the native wild hawthorn
usually the Kiefer pear.
Strawberries Easily Produced.
1t is comparatively easy to produce
great number of varieties from
strawberry plants, as each berry may
have as high as hundred seeds. This
explains Low it has been possible to
obtain 10000 kinds in two seasons.
There were gathered on the farm this
year strawberries as large as hens
eggs and of splendid quality, but the
plants will not be sent out until it
has been demonstrated they will
prove hardy in this climate.
To aid him in his work, Mr.. Haral-
son maintains a whole nursery of
dwarf trees. Among these are forty
kinds of California, japanese and Eu-
ropean plums, ten kinds of peaches,
a large number of apple trees, april
cot, cherru and nectarine trees. Each
tree is in its own tub, and is carried
into TIE greenhouse or the big tree
cellar in cold weather.
The trees are dwarfed by grating
when small, upon dwarf root, and
by subsequent pruning. By this
dwarfing process it is possible to OBJ
tain fruit many years sooner than by
waiting for the trees to mature.
1t will be years before any actual
results will develop from this farm.
Mr.. HARRISON says he hopes to send
out strawberries in about two years.
but intimates that it may be six or
seven years before the authorities will
be justified in sending out apples.
Predict Big Profits.
This farm is the special pride of
Professor S. B. Green, professor of
horticulture and forestry in the Uni
versity of Minnesota, who labored
long and zealously for its establish
ment. In commenting yesterday up
on the nature of the efforts put forth
at the farm, he said:
II firmly believe the state will de-
rive immense benefits from its ex-
per. ntal fruit farm If we can orig
ina OILY one raspberry like the old
King. l shall regard the money as well
spent, for one good commercial var
iety of raspberry will fully repay the
people of the state for all that the
farm will cost. 1t must be under
stood that the berry varieties In time
deteriorate in quality, and hence it is
doubly necessary to originate new va
rieties to keep up high quality.
Continents Great Valley.
This is the thought and instinct of
many million PEOPLE who now reside
in the great valley of the continent.
The next census will probobly show
that some sixty-five out of nearly
ninety million peop'e in this country
now reside west and south of Pitts
hurgh.
Many of these peopla are so dull and
commonplace that they still talk
among themselves about the Battle of
Lexington. In their night camps in
forests and upon the plains, old men
who fought upon both sides in the
civil war tell the younger generation
about the charge at Fredericksburg and
the slaughter in the wilderness. They
believe in the republic, and are still
Americans, who think seriously of the
future of the land. These people
face the future with enthusiasm and