Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1913-04-17
REPORT OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
IaiENT STATION

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construction. These inquiries came
chiefly from districts where lumber
is high and where concrete can be
most economically used. We believe
that some most valuable information.
could be given out in avery Short
time provided the poultry department
were equipped for this work. The
expense would not be great. These.
and other lines of work will be con
tinued in the future.
~ HORTICULTURE AND
:. ..8. #'& FORESTRY lT E.@a x
The experimental work of this De-
partment has, in the past, been con-
Quoted along four general lines: (D
fruit growing, including the growing
and testing of small fruits; (2) gard
ening, including variety tests of veg
etables for adaptability to this region;
60 potatoes, especial emphasis being
placed on potato spraying, breeding,
and variety testing for the heavier
types of soils; and (4) windbreaks,
especial emphasis being called upon
windbreak planting, care and man
and campus tree planting.
FRUIT GROWING
Varieties of tree fruits adapted to
this region have been planted in the
experimental orchard. The first plant
ing consisting Of 100 trees, was made
in the spring of 1910, and an addition
al planting of 125 trees during the
season of 1912. The tree fruits planted
include the apple, crab, plum and
cherry.
Apples. From among the harder
varieties of apples have been planted:
Hibernal, Duchess, Patterns Green
ing, Okabena, Wealthy. However, an
experimental planting of some of the
less hardy sorts has also been made.
The list including such varieties as
the Delicious, King David, and Low
land Raspberry. Six varieties of crab
apples have been planted, namely
Florence, Whitney Seeding, Trans
cendent, Sweet Russet, Early Straw
berry and Virginia. The Virginia
crab and Hibernal apple are to be
used later as hardy stocks for top
working.
Plums. The varieties of plums un-
der test are De Soto, Wyant, Forest
Garden, Surprise, and Compass
Cherry. The Compass Cherry has
been fruiting for the last two seasons.
Some promising seeding plums that
were found growing in the windbreak,
are also being tested. Two varieties
of cherries, the Homer and Wragg,
are being tested.
Most of the orchard is given clean
cultivation. The remainder is being
Intercepted with vegetables and
Strawberries. Cover crops are sown
each fall to catch tn snow and give
root protection to the trees. Buck
wheat, field peas, and oats are used.
The orchard trees have been making
a satisfactory growth but returns can
not be expected yet for at least two
years.
Small Fruits. Some progress has
been made during the past year in
planting bush and small fruits. A
hundred grapevines were set in the
spring of 1912, Beta and Beta seed
lings being used exclusively. The fol-
lowing standard varieties of straw
berries have been planted: Senator
Dunlap, Sample, War6eld, Excelsior,
Bederwood, Brandywine, and Spleen
did. Owing to the dry weather at
planting time only fair stand re-
suited, the Rockhill Everbearing be-
ing a complete failure.
Bush Fruits. Paintings have been
made of practically all classes OF bush
fruits and a good start has been Sc
cured. Among those planted in 1912
were the White Grape and Perfection
currant; the Lucretia dewberry, the
Snyder, Eldorado and Ancient Briton
Blackberries; King, Shippre's Pride,
Miller, Minnetonka, Ironclad and Sun
beam red raspberries; Gregg, Palmer
and Columbia black raspberries
Gooseberries and currants are doing
we'll, and raspberrries make good
growth, but the blackberries will not
survive this winter.
Farm Nursery. A farm nursery
was started in the spring of 1912 for
the purpose of propagating fruits and
trees for planting On the farm. Crafts
were made of the standard hardy va
rieties of apples and cuttings were
made of such ornamental shrubs and
vines as dogwood, bush honeysuckle,
bridal wreath and Virginia creeper
Cuttings were made of weeping gold
EN- willow, golden willow, white will
low, and Norway poplar. Five thou
sand cuttings were. planted during
1912. Seedlings of Black Hill spruce
and Colorado blue spruce were
planted in the nursery rows to be
later transplanted to the campus.
Seeds of green ash, Siberian pea tree,
buffalo berry, and buckthorn were
collected to be planted in the nursery
in 1913. =" 3 j. ,.
CAMPUS PLANTING.
Some 1900 trees were planted on
the campus during the planting sea-
son of 1912, the white elm being used
as the street tree, and Norway pop
lars planted as filters between the
elms. The blackberry, with the box
elder as filler, was also used as a
street tree on some of the minor
drives. Soft maple and burr oak were
the additional tree varieties used
The campus trees were grouped &C.