Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1913-09-11
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Owing to the fact that conditions
in new country are entirely differ.
ent from the older states. the rails
ing of large fruits has not been gen.
orally begun here. In the early
years Of settlement it was thought
THAT the soil must have several years
of cultivation before the large-fruit
trees were set out. Furthermore,
the breaking up of the land. the put
ting up Of the buildings, and the
manifold other duties necessary in
the pioneer life. left little time to
the settler for the purpose of beauti-
flying his home ounds by planting
fruit trees and caring for them after
they were planted. Now, however.
conveniences and leisure on the
farms are much greater than they
were in the early days. and it seems
to the writer that as intelligent and
enterprising population as that of
Emmons county ought to begin add
ing to the comfort Of the family as
we'll as the value of their home
premises by beginning fruit gar
den and raising those fruits which
experience has demonstrated can be
raised here as we'll as anywhere.
In last weeks Record the writer
promised that he would this week
give a statement Of the methods en-
ployed by him in the raising of large
and small fruits. as this year all of
his big-apple trees have come into
bearing and some fine specimens of
Duchess of Oldenburg and Wealthy
fruit have been produced. How
ever, after writing said statement,
we find that we haven't room for the
entire article in one weeks issue.
and hence will make 1.-TWO bites of
it, and publish the remainder next
week.
Two trees of the Transcendent va
riety of hybrid ("crab-apple." so
called) have also this year yielded
nearly five bushels of az fine fruit of
the kind as can be found in any To-
caIity. We also have two Hyslop
trees fairly loaded with fruit just
about ripe. the Hyslop not being as
early as the Transcendent. In our
judgment the latter-named fruit is
preferable to the former. named, as it
is such prolific yielder. although
the HysIop is pretty large and SOL
id apple. Both are unexcelled by any
Of the apples. large or small. for gel.
ly. preserves, "apple butter" in
fact. for all other purposes to which
apples are put except winter keep
ing.
All of the writer's orchari-gar-
den is situated on plot of ground
back Ot and on either side of the
office building. Is by l40 feet. with
the ground covered by the Office
and stable to come out of that. On
that space there can be grown--is
enough large and small
fruits for two or three families, as
we'll as vegetables of the ordinary
variety. And there is absolutely no
reason why every Ear mer or city res
idenl who has well and q windmill
cannot in few years have the same.
In fact, our trees that are now in
bearing were started with water car
ried by the writer in a pail and
pumped by hand from a we'll that
was exhausted for the time being af-
ter half barrel had been pumped.
1t was only after a seven-foot sand
point was attached to the pipe and
driven into the gravel in the.bottom
of the we'll that an exhaustless flow
of water was obtained. So it will be
seen that windmill is not absolute
ly necessary. In order to save time
and hose we have three-quarter-inch
water-pipes on both sides Of the gar
den, with three faucets on either
side and one at the tank near the
center of the grounds. Four streams
Of water running as large as your
little finger can be used at once,
through four lengths of hose, and
keep the water in the tank at an
even level as it is pumped from the
we'll. So, when the trees and shrubs
are being watered, the only labor is
in having some member of the fami.
Iy. every two or three hours, move
the various lengths of hose to differ.
ent trees or shrubs. 1t is a mistaken
idea that big fruit trees in this re.
gion require frequent watering.
Two or three good soakings each
year is enough, and we are not Ger.
tain that artificial watering Ia at all