The Ordway new era., 1909-10-15
FARM NOTES

I
OF Olney, the following items were
gathered by the writer: In 1897 MIR.
Bradbury planted 100 acres TO fruit
apples chiehy-but Included about 80
acres OF Others, smaller fruits. AZ
cherry, pruue, plum, pear, etc. The
apple came into bearing In its eighth
year and dozen or more OF cars were
shipped. Then came on our two years
OF total loss-nO fruit anywhere iu the
United States except Oregon aud
New York, with u patch In Southwest
Missouri. This year he will gather
oyer 100 carloads which are bringing
about 5000 per car, or s6O,OOO from 100
acres. The fruit is exceptionally fine
no worms. and as the frost left iath-
er slim crop on many trees, they are
very large, especially Gano and Ben
Davis. Thirteen cars OF Winesaps
were sold. There are about 100 men
aud women employed In the harvest.
The cost OF boxes, gathering, packing,
etc, runs from p TO Csc per box. This
land possesses no water right but the
river rights, rs Mr.. bradbury has new
er purchased the other rights. In
consequence IL has seen some very dry
aud trying years. The part adjacent
TO the railroad track is the only part
that looks bad-cithcr from too little
water or too much at times. l 1cxpect
IL needs under draining here, especial
| To- tho II lFnnI fF.Rk tvftNIH tnnA n
dam up the waste water. l am more
and more convinced each year that
our fruit trees suffer from "cold feet
nearly half the ycars-aud will until
we put In drain tiles from three u
five feet deep. Then VIC eau irrigatG
often and supply the needed moisture
70 the surface rootlcts without injur
ing the tap roots. On the average
land this drainage can bc put 10 a,
about 800 per acre, but what Is that
TO an orchard that will produce 95Ot
per acre in one year? l have to-day
had picked from one Winesap tree p
boxes OF apples worth at least Sl.2!
per box on average
Some one asks What can do will
my orchard of poor applcs-sct ou
years ago when we didn't know ?" l
Iyou are the average farmer, probably
you have twice as much wood In til,
trees as Is best. Get some CRATER u
saw out half the top aud insert bud
of the valuable varieties. While thes,
are growing the remaining lowe
limbs of your trees will produce NOR
ana much better apples than before
In five years you can cut out all th'
old limbs aud have your Black Ben
Stayman Winesap or other fine frui
in place OF the old. Our young tree
and shrubbery are going into winte
quarters with little too much moist
ure-the sap Is too thin aud shoult
our winter prove a severe one we mus
look out for some dead trees mex
spring. The rule Is Keep the waite
Off your orchards during Septembe
and October"
Why so few hedges In our town
When only few twigs stuck In th'
ground will grow while you are dream
ing and in short time be a pearl o
great price. How IL covers multi
tude Of defects. The front fence ina.
be only OF barb wire aud the gat,
rickety-the house aud outbuilding
may be uupainted and rude, but l
the walk front and back Is bordere'
with tamarack, privet or barberry, W
eau forgive the other neglect. TO
there Is a touch Of nature that is Ia
yitiuY aud the dusty pilgrim seekinl
re- pose finds rest here and abides Ii
its shadow. Looks like home"
the continual remark. Our AFTER
noon Club" am told, Is considerin
forestry" Let us all join aud cate
the spirit Of civic Improvement, an
, nothing will comfort and bless US an
our children as the tree, fruit or for
est, and then with so little expense
who can not plant a half dozen tree
each year aud tend to them ?-6,O0
trees added to Ordway aud vicinlt
each year Our transient "movers
would soon remain, for their perms
% fnent homes with US.
d. G. ROBERTS.
T,,l;oinuo poof pork Voa1 Mn