The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-06-20
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Prof. r. 8. Macintosh and Max
Waldron have charge of this car. They
call attention to the different trees
and the good qualities OF each as well
as answer questions as so many that
go through have some question they
want to ask-either about Some tree or
about insects or plants or any of the
101 things that come In thls line. /,
Among the trees that are on the car
may be mentioned the black walnut
which is hardy in the state and is
suitable for a shade and forestry tree.
The wood of this species is also very
valuable and it will produce a con-
siderable amount of nuts. The white
elm. which Is a native Of the state.
makes a fairly rapid growth and
makes one of the finest shade trees.
Green ash, a native of the state, il
hardy. White ash is a larger tree and
adapted to the eastern part of the
state. The blackberry is another ma
tive and one that Is hardy and well
adapted. Eastwood does we'll and is
one of the best shade trees. Soft
maple does well and is splendid for
windbreaks, and everybody knows, of
course, that the willow does well and
is perhaps the best wind break that
a be had. A good many evergreens
were shown. Among those were the
Black hills spruce which Is perfectly
hardy. Bull pine which is a native
of the state and does well in all parts.
European lareh does we'll. Red cedar
is also a good tree to plant. Colorado
blue spruce, one of the most orna-
mental of the ~evergreens, is we'll
adapted to growing in the state. White
spruce is another that should find a
place in the North Dakota tree plant
alton.
E~vergreens Use Less Moisture.
Attention was called to the fact that
evergreens use less moisture than do
the other trees, which makes them
particularly adapted TO the condition
in this state. However, one of the
conditions that is necessary to success
in tree growing is that they be Gull
tivated or mulched and that this Gull
tivation or mulch extend to quite a
distance from the tree as the roots
extend out at least as far as the tree
is high. With some trees the roots
extend out one and a half times as
far as the tree is high. In other words
a ten foot tree would have fifteen foot
roots, and If the trees are given COM
plete possession Of the ground their
growth is very rapid.
Several shrubs are also shown.
Among these were the high bush cram
berry, which is hardy and makes a
very pretty shrub for the lawn with
it's balls of white blossoms in the
early summer. The Tartarian honey
suckle is perfectly hardy and bears
quite a lot of pretty flowers. The
Russian olive, buffalo berry and silver
leaf or badger bush are very hardy
and drought resistant. The caranaga
is also a hardy shrub that is well
adapted for wind breaks. The lilac
which is one OF the commonest OF
shrubs, is perfectly hardy for this
state. There are also plum trees and
apple trees to illustrate the varieties
and also to show methods of pruning
that make the trees best adapted tc
this state.
In another part of the car is an ex.
hibit Of vegetables. Attention was
called to the different methods o
starting these early in the spring, II
the house, in cold frames or in hot
beds.
How to Prevent Pests.
An easy way TO prevent cut worms
was shown. This can be done b.
taking up the plant with a little bal
of son around the roots and wrapping
a paper around the stem to say al
inch below the surface of the soil. TIL,
cut worm when he gets to the pape
will not try to go through it and /
works near the surface of the ground
IOftentimes in transplanting tomatoes
or cabbage 1t will be found they hav,
grown a long stem. It was explained
that this could be put underground
and just merely the top Of the plan
left exposed. In this way the plan
would not project up so far as to b.
whipped about by the wind, and root
would form along the stem which will
make a big root system that mucl
faster. A great man questions ar
asked about almost everything mag
Unable.
The remedy that was suggested 70
cabbage worms was lead arsenic Z
be applied at the rate Of one poun,
to twenty-five gallons of water. Par
is green could be used at the rate O
one pound to fifty gallons of water
These are both poisonous, but tn
cabbage grows from the inside g
there is no danger in applying thes
insecticides. The lead arsenic has tn
advantage of sticking to the plant bet
ter than the Paris green. For tn
corn worm hellibore is used. For lie
the kerosene emulsion Is the best. ]
was explained that lice of all kind
take their food by sucking it out Q
} the plant. Therefore a poison lik
Paris green would have no effect as
! will only kill insects that eat tn
{ leaves. The Kerosene emulsion form
a coating over the body of the insec
} covering up it's breathing pores SO tina
it ~suffocates.
Such Simple Remedies.
one would really nave to be in thi
car in order to appreciate the vas
amount of information that is bein
given out, and at each place new fact
are brought out. One of the thing
that is surprising to many is the sim
pleness Of the methods that woul
solve so many Of the difficulties, !
! fact many felt like kicking them
selves, If the slang phrase is perTnis
sible, that they had not known
themselves, and others felt that thes
|, facts should have been taught in til
! schools, that it would have give
them an immense advantage in car
rying on the work on the farm an
it also would nave made 1t possibl
to accumulate so much more infor
nation than was possible through ne
having had some instruction in til
fundamentals of these things.
Macintosh and Waldron are keJ
very busy as this car is occupied a
the time and when they are not IeC
turing they r kept busy answerin