The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-10-27

oA' rho nave seemingly heretofore |
IeIpsod upon cotton alone for every
g. ~ the way of supplies. are di-
ill., their thoughts now towards
..yinr more of the necessities at
This view of the matter is q
.rcct one. and / ave before me a
-, mis- morning from a farmer in |
southern part of Arkansas which
10 on the matter in a very good
He saws we have, as q body of
s@,tbarn farmers, depended too long
s,uebody else for our food and
,iat hing. He says he sees no reason
-, We should, among other things,
need 20 get our fruit supply from
- ,rocer through tin can route, as
..al as some in paper sacks. He
Includes his letter by saying as for
Nm and his they will from hereon
n,ow their fruit supply at the place
r. consumption. ! wish to say "Hur-
,ah- ' 10 his new convert to Southern
economies.
n is true that there are but very,
vory few farms in n Southland that
grow the family supply OF fruits, and
,here is a correSpondingly small num-
ter that make very much of an effort
:, have an orchard. In times past,
~ matter where you turned on the
couthcrn plantation there was some
min To eat. All through the woods
wore nuts. wild grapes, haws and one
thing and another. Briers could be
found in big patches in open places
II the woods; on the borders Of wood
lands and in old fields. They bore
larce. Juicy, sweet ~blackberries free
for the pickings. But with intensive
cultivation the clearing of the forests
and the advance Of rogreSS in the
matter of immigration these wild
haunts of the fruit has been broken
no. and the farm that has not on it a
family orchard is deprived of the fruit
il should have.
six Months Fruit Supply.
The family supply of fruit should
begin i'm May and lot end until late in
October. BY this / mean the supply
direct from the orchard. n during
this long fruitful period, there are
not many housewives but what have
sufficient industry to stock the cellar
and pantry with enough canned and
dried fruit to supply the reeds of the
table during the short period when the
orchard is not with fruit. This is
exclusive of the berries. The berry
patches are not to be overlooked or
neglected. Strawberries, blackberries
and raspberies should be gorwn in va
riety. and the orchard Of apples,
peaches and peers should include none
the less Of these standard fruits. on
account Of there being a supply of Der
rieS.
Fruit for family use, including some
FOR pocket money, is a different prop
osition To fruit growing for CONNER.
cial purposes. For shipping, for sell.
Inc TO canneries and for other com
merclal purposes large numbers of {
given kind are necessary in an orch
ard Of fruit trees. For family use
variety &c mnoh haftar than foo 1arUs
supply Of one kind.
Good Variety Of Apples.
Beginning with the Carolina Red
Early Harvest, and Red June, apple
OF the best quality may supply tn
family from the last of May to the frs
OF July. Then jennings. Swee
Cough, Red Astrachan, Yellow Trans
parent and some other varieties will
produce fine July and August apples
good for eating, cooking and preserv
lng. Ben Davis, Belle Fleur, Duchess
STARK and Baldwin will ripen one at
Yer the other from September to tn
aSt OF October. There are a numbe
ot other varieties that are good fo
tne fall openings, some being bette
suited To some localities than others.
VINE Sap n Siberian Crab shout
not toe overlooked. One or two trees c
each viii yield all the apples a goo
sized family will care for. 1t is ger
slaiIy safe to plant such varieties a
" Well in the same latitude as tn
one IN which you live, but for famil
use l do not care to plant too exteI
sNely OF any one kind. If one is t
planl Tor home use only, there will /
need OF but a limited amount Of eac
sarlety. have seen the mistake Ofte
mdue OF planting toe largely Of or
VARIETY and failing to plant anotht
maj would be appreciated by tt
.dmliy perhaps more than the or
planted. Diversifcation is the life
- Iarm, so is it the keynote Of
successful home orchard.
Delicious Peaches.
rAdmiral Dewey, Alexander. Ear
mnoISon and Early Crawford W
TgrHns peaches to the family until II
Enoerta comes in July. Good peach
~ July and August and in great "
nl!' In planting the home orchar
fsv"ember nat it will AXE three
80 sPedch trees to furnish the supp
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