The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-19

asparagus. The palmetto is the best
variety to grow, / would also advise
the growing OF rhubarb 1t is one oil
our earliest vegetables and Is really
used as fruit. If handled right YOU can
get a crop of rhubarb as early as
March /. This can be done by putting
ii i'm the cellar and keep 1t dark. Horse
radish and onions also are worth look
ing after
Professor McMeans then used a
chart and showed how to plant and
take care Of the different vegetables
in the garden. He gave a description
Of the best methods of planting toma-
toes and how the soil of North Da-
kota was well adapted to their growth.
He said: we have 1873 days on an
average each year when we have no
frost and when the frost comes In
the early fall cover your tomatoes over
with straw. I would also plant near
the tomatoes. celery. / would also
/ plant peas, carrots, beets, onions and
beans of the wax variety. The green
bean can be grown, but I would advise
the stringless variety i would grow
some early variety of potatoes and /
suppose | would be accused of commit
| ting crime If / mentioned any other
variety than the Early Ohio. The old
idea Of cutting potatoes and letting
them dry before planting Is wrong. /
believe the potato should be in the
ground as soon as being cut. I would
place just one piece In a hill. One
should drop and another should cover.
/ i would not make the hole over three
| inches deep. For early potatoes they
should be planted three feet apart and
| frequently cultivated. There is a
question whether 1t pays to hill or not.
Some places, but it should be done
| here where the sun is usually strong.
Some radishes and turnips should be
| planted also cabbage for they can be
grown here easily. All head and DAN
ish bald head are good varieties to
grow; caulifiower is also good
healthy vegetable to grow. Celery
both early and late grows easily.
Mr.. McMeans gave the names Of the
different varieties of early corn that
were desirable here The Golden Ban
tam was the best variety. It had the
reputation and had never been dis
placed.
was possible TO raise watermelons,
kota to good advantage.
At the close of his remarks the
speaker was asked and answered a
large number of questions.
Professor Waldron said that we
could grow about $500 worth of vege-
tables off a half acre Of ground, and
that no soil in the world is better
adapted TO asparagus than North Da-
kota. He said this was the best vege-
table to grow that he knew of and
made the most money for the grower
and he could not understand why more
was nor grown here.
Ornamental Trees and Plants.
The next speaker, no was introduced
by Prof c. B. Waldron, was E. C. Hill
bourne of Valley City, and hts subject
was Ornamental Trees and Plants for
North Dakota. He said that those who
We're not natives of North Dakota had
come from other states and countries
where the woods We're part of life.
You can remember" said he, show
strange you felt when you came here
and found a state almost devoid of
trees. There is something almost pa
thetic in rearing child out on the
prairie with no trees. The average
North Dakota child is doing well if he
can tell cottonwood tree from a box
elder. The best idea of the pioneer in
planting trees was to make a protec-
tion from the wind and drifting snow
from his house. ! believe the gray will
low is the best tree to plant would
then just plant a row of willows. You
will see many Of these shelter belts Of
willows from Grand Forks, and they
are fifty or sixty feet apart. | would
put a second growth of willows, this
time the Russian garden willow, for IL
Is a hardy tree and grows low and
dense, and it the wind and snow get
past the first break it will be hard
to get beyond the second.
About four rods within these rows
would come your regular growth and
/ believe the green ash and box elders
to be the best. / would culture these
trees. The green ash is the best of
all shade trees for North Dakota.
Where the ash is put out by itself ii
is of slow growth, but when placed out
with the box elder its growth is rapid.
also believe in the box elder, because
1t is OF rapid growth and anything that
grows around 1t seems to thrive. Some
Of the best shade trees you will find
about Fargo are the box elder. You
should plant the box elder three feet
apart and at the end of FIVE or six
years would begin to cut them out.
If you follow this system of plant
ing trees you will find you have a most
successful wind shelter. After you
have accomplished this then you can
begin the work of planting trees for
ornamental purposes. The wild plum
and choke cherry trees too are excel |
lent There are hardy shrubs that can
be grown just as easily here as in |
Michigan or New York state. The
honeysuckle is one that can easily be |
grown here. the caragana is another
that viii thrive and can be planted as |
a hedge.
"The bridal wreath is another that |
can be grown here and so is the nnock |
orange. 1t blooms in June and July. |
The blackthorn is also a hardy shrub. |
There is a shrub that grows along our
streams and is known as the dog
wood and is a good grower"
The speaker then used a chart and /
explained the methods for planting
the different kinds of shrubs and he
said he was much in favor Of the lilac
bush and said when placed near the
house or some shelter 1t was hardy /
and a good grower. The American
elm is the best of all trees for this
state, but must be planted with care.
He advises the keeping of trees in