The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-30
N. [. DEAN LECTURES
At BILLINGS
STATE INSPECTOR SAYS THAT
TWO MILLION APPLE TREES
ARE TO be SET OUT.

1T is impossible to give the exact
figures, but / am confident that over
100000 apple trees Will be planted
would be planted II they were obtain
able. The number of new trees will
be limited only by the capacity of the
nurseries which are called upon to
supply the demand
Such Is the statement made yester-
day by Professor Dean Of the
state board Of horticulture before the
members Of the chamber OF commerce
at the luncheon of that organization
given in the Grand hotel. says the
Billings Gazette. Mr.. Dean delivered
the principal address on apple raising
at the luncheon and said in part:
The srchardlng industry In Mon
tsna X destined tn play big part in
your work OF intensified farming
which. ] understand. Is the principal
topic Tor discussion at this luncheon.
II h. one of the really big Industries
Of the state today. and like all other
Industries af Montana. is attracting
the attention Of the entire country.
Montans in Lead.
When Monana stock was first
placed on the market it attracted wide
attention. for cattle and sheep raised
in this stat have always led. The
same has been true of other lines Of
industry: Of every crop which has
been raised In Montana j. J. Hill
frequently refers To Montana as the
state which will furnish the wheat
supply Of the country and. like the
growers Of wheat. the growers of APP
pies in Montana are going to supply
. large proportion Of the worlds sup
ply of fruit.
The chief thing To remember is to
start right. II must not be presumed
that any man can come to Montana
and plant any kind Of an apple tree
anywhere i'm the state. and succeed.
The land and the marketing conditions
must be taken into consideration. but
these points will be discussed at the
producers meeting this afternoon so
l will not go into detail on them. But
I will say that any kind of Montana
soil. | care not whether IL Is sand or
gravel or rich loan. viii grow good
apples provided II Is well drained. and
is SO located that II can get plenty of
good air. The good air counts for IA
lot in the freezing proposition. And
land that is not web drained IL utter
ly worthless for apple raising
When questioned Professor Dean
gave II as his opinion that trees
should never be planted less than 25
feet apart or more than from so to so
trees 10 the acre.
Our apple trees don't require so
much space now" and Professor Dean.
bat they viii someday. and the good
orchardist win see to II that his rtrets
are given plenty Of room. even II ne
does have To sacrifice IL few boxes OF
apples in the earlier crops"
IT Is we'll to plant plums and cher
rles between the trees when they are
young?' asked w. b. George.
That Is all 4 matter Of nerve an
swered Professor Dean, 1T depends on
whether or not man has the nerve
to cut the plums and cherries on,
when the apples need the room. But
| would not recommend planting any
smaller trees in an orchard which Is
intended TO be money maker" Pro-
fessor Dean also declared that propo-
eating pear and ounce stock was all
right as "A plaything but was foolish
ness from a commercial standpoint