Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-11-30


+ ing company urges growers q other
fruits than citrus To- profit 10y the
/ eSompe OF tho California growers,
and get together, stay together, and
all pull together for finer fruits, bet
ter orchards ana more profitable
plans of selling
"There is urgent need Of the fruit
growers Of the south organizing for
/ the purpose of marketing their crops
to better advantage" declares MI Ma
lors, "as there is no class II ngrIcul-
tural industry SO neglected as the or
chards
In Fast Texas, the home in our
State. Of the orchard industry, old or
chards are diving out, and few, no
rcW hig ones, are being planted. This
/ has come through unwise marketing
and poor farming Orchardists cas-
not. live to themselves alone, thoy
must become interested in and allied
with kindred industries, and get as
wide information as possible on any
and all subjects that pertain to their
own special interest
Securing good, ripe fruit should bo
matter Of vital interest to every
man, woman and chpd in the United
States, each Of whom should eat an
/ apple peach or pear a day in order
to hnve good health. our supply for
this modest fruit ration is woefully
short and providing our fellow crea-
turcs with this aid TO health and lon-
/ bcvity, should give us pleasure as well
as a right to legitimate profit
Orchards certainly constitute one
of the most valuable assets to any
| farm in any section of the country
where fruit can be grown at all, and
the requisites for good orchard farm
ing, to produce trees that viii bear
fruit that is fit. can be easily learned
and carried ont by proper datermina-
ton" encourages Mr. Nabors
lie points out that white proper
marketing is the final great problem
for All fruit growers he insists that
the first essential is 20 know how to
grow fruit that is fit for market, and
gives directions on this subject so
plainly that a beginner in fruit rails
ing can follow them, if he will
These are, in the order Of their i'm
portance'
First-Select good orchard land.
Second-Choose wisely the varieties
Of fruit trees to set land in.
Third Prepare the land before set
ting the tender trees as YOU would a
seed bed in your garden.
Fourth Give them plenty Of dis
tance, and properly set out the young
trees.
Fifth-Keep the trees well pruned.
worked ana fertilize, as long as they
live, giving a quick check to any dis.
ease, insect or animal pests to the
trees as soon as the same starts in
the orchard.
Last, but not Least in importance,
be sure to attend the Sixth National
Corn exposition, in the fair grounds,
Dallas. Texas, February 10 to "a. to
study the display Of fruits, their meth
ods Of raising. and the educational
exhibits in fruit growing from the
thirty-fiyc experiment stations and
! agricultural colleges from the best
fruit sections from all over the United
states
hr the instructions and exhibits in the
prevention and the destruction Of in
sect pests, fungus diseases, and other
Injuries to fruit trees"
THE above mentioned essentials
are each subjects for lengthy articles.
which can only be given here in sgcle-
ton form, to furnish the basis for fur
Their information, which. if found and
followed ont, will result in profit to
Crrhardsts and the upbuilding II the
fruit industry"
THE season Of 1913 has been a dis
appointment to the careless orchard
farmer, az will be other seasons. Bu,
the man who kept his orchard wei
worked in 1912, also during the pres
| cnt year, had same well pruned free
from insects, with a good location FOR
his orchard. and proper distance be
tween his trees, who has gotten ont
To- learn Of his neighbors and educa-
tional exhibits, now has his bank ac-
count swcllcd 20 such proportions as
never before in his farming expert
once.
The man who sticks a fruit tree IN
the ground, goes off waiting for it to
grow and drop a golden harvest into
his hand is doomed to disappointment
when he calls around for 1t. No in
dustry calls for wider knowledge, for
closer application OF scientific horh.
cultural principles than good fruit
farming
The effect OF good orchard and fruit
farming In those communities where
tho above essentials have even only
been partly recognized and followed.
have given the fruit farmer not only
money, but his family better home,
more health, contentment. happiness
aud increased the value Of his land
tcnfo'd more than before the partial
adoption Of scientific methods Of hor
ticulture.
Every been" would he" or
"is-now" orchardist should attend the
Sixth National Corn exposition at Dali
las. Texas, In February. to get the
right ideas for fruit growing and how
to put them into practice. Here the
merits OF different methods OF fruit
growing will be compared and their
results discussed. On can observe
what varieties of fruit do better in
certain soils and under certain cl-
matte conditions. He can find out
tho good and bad points Of various