Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-20
Horticultural Notes.
Native Fruits
By Frank Sino,s 4

Native Fruits
The garden of Eden was probably at
the poles of our globe where the earth
first cooled sufficient for vegetation to
appear. Here through ages Of evolu-
ton, the splendid, large, lucious fruits
of the tropics developed into perfection.
As our earth cooled these great luxur-
ious gardens moved towards the equa-
tor. Their places were taken by the
great ice caps at the poles. p
In the struggle for existence against
the, cold and drouth of the north our
vegetation became stunted and dwarf
ed. Our fruits became smaller and alb
sorbed material that gave them dis
agreeable tarts and Aavors. The thick,
heavy stems of vigorous growth became
small. The great, wide, thick leaves
that, so easily cast off all undesirable
matter, contained in the ascending sap,
could not withstand the cool, dry with
ering winds, so they grew smaller to
meet their environments.
All growth, even to man, uses the
best material at hand with which to
make its growth and repairs. .,.
Water, water, water, the circulating
medium that carries the material of
growth in all growing things, even to
man. When the subsoil is dry the sap
is thick, the thin, small leaves cannot
separate the desirable element from the
undesirable, for growth. The sap re-
turning to the growing fruit laden with
the foreign material that should have
passed into the air through the leaf is
deposited in the pulp of our fruit giving
it its disagreeable flavor, acid, puckery
taste. - I-t ~@.....s...y ! #Ss% H.. ., >
Now, if the philosophy be true, then,
the wonderful productions of Burbank,
Hanson, Patten and others are not i'm.
proving the fruit, but improving the
conditions, changing the environment,
thus allowing the fruit to return to the
inherent perfection attained BY its am
cestors in the garden Of Eden. ... ~.
+ Now. take the large, luscious, I'M
proved fruits Of the east and south, and
transplant them in : North Dakota and
expose them to the conditions and rms
vironments met with by our native
fruits and: see how quickly they will
decrease in size of tree, twig, leaf and
fruit. They will lose their delightful
favor and sweetness. They will become
sour, puckery and haye&a disagreeable
taste. "a y = = ~, >s.e 14$s X ~ l.H-s-. /.
Il In 1886 l had % apple trees that had
never lost twig or bud by frost that:
were full Of little apples. In thes4east
i had learned from experience that ma
nure increased the growth Of the tree
and enlarged the fruit. I covered the
ground beneath these trees with well
rotted mantle. Soon after we had a
heavy rain which soaked through the
manure into the ground about the roots
carrying with it the strong liquid mas
nure. These trees being very thirsty
and this moisture being practically all
there was available (our subsoil Is al
ways dry), eagerly absorbed this liquid
through their roots For some time i'm
mediately s.e following this rain, STILL,
damp, cloudy weather prevailed. The
leaves, for want Of. sunshine andS dry
atmosphere, were unable to cast Of the
poison material in the sap brought TO
the leaves to be cast of is our lungs
cast Of the impurities in our own blood
as seen BY breathing against "a window.
In a few days their leaves became con-
sun1ptive, turned black and leaves and
apples fell from the trees. Thetstrecs
soon put forth another crop Of small !,
5sickly leaves. Eventually the. trees al
died. The juice Of the manure had
stained the wood of the tree black.
This gave me. the key to the secret 81
all leaf blight and other diseases 81
trees. In fact, the cause Of all sick
ness, disease and decay in both seae-
table and animal life. The rust and
fungus growth On our grail, and plants
are caused by the same inability for
the leaf or blade to cast of the nm
digested, poisonous material. ;sss
\ Now, if We can reverse the condi-
tions found here and substitute those
Of the tropics, tiIa lis, fiji our Sub
soil with moisture By frequent deep
blowing and s,ibsoil blowing and keep
the surface warm ~ narrowing OF disk
ing inmedi lately after each heavy rain
|or filing the subsoil ~ irrigation when
practicable by cultivation and f,seins,
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