The Republican journal., 1914-05-14
The Home Fruit Garden.

OF, survcToN, D. c., May II, 1914
of the most important features OF
Va s, n home, from the standpoint OF
SUBJ SUI IS fruit garden maintained for
h7S.o ,nrnose of supplying the family with
H .r,, rs Ii is amazing that even those
Iiul' hove suitable situations and facill-
WpY for raising fruits, and who cannot
Ves .bosa them because of remoteness
Pu' markets. have not established home
t tlU,-- asr5ens, says the Department OF
81 H. innabitants of this country are
.,tss.y a fruit loving and frult-eatlng
I .o'n5s Notwithstanding this, however,
.s,E culture has grown to be classed
lu ,-o specjalities, and few persons who
aaS fruit are actual growers. The
1.s,aiitiFs in fruit culture upon re-
.tr,or. sreas have been very generally
Sr.r.as4d with the result that many
s,,s who own a suburban home, or
$3.50 farm. now look upon fruit as a
s',.r, A great deal of the land which
~ now practically wasted and entirely
.,.,--,y6erative can be made to produce
g 5, IN sufficient quantity to give them
rsgnlar place upon the family bill OF
fsr- aud at the same time aoo greatly
M NJ. Effectiveness OF the table ana
tea,rtfu.ness of the diet.
With The growth of commercial fruit
,tprests Uf the United States the home
.-nr rarden mas been overshadoWed by
~ orchard. While both the home gar
don ar! The orchard are essential to the
+o,3 nj the community, they bear dit
isr-rt relations to the country as whole.
rfr beme garden is always forerunner
n commercial development, and even IN
,F,s- localities where climatic ard soil
rorur,aus are adverse to conducting
air.. idustries on an extensive scale,
ii. home fruit garden of the enthusiast
rs amateur is certain to be found.
T1s ZONE production of fruit stlmu-
s,ss IN interest and love for natural
a. rs. which can only be acquired by
t1st familiarity with them which comes
-rr5BFa their culture. The cultivation
AT frm4s teaches discrimination. ii
svery purchaser was a good judge of the
different kinds of fruits, the demand for
fruits Of high quality, to produce which
Is die ambition of every amateur as well
as every professional fruit grower, would
tecong a reality. The encouragement
OF the cultivation of fine fruits in the
home garden will do much toward teach
ing Duyers to discriminate between the
good and the inferior varieties of fruit.
T7a maintenance of fruit garden
brings pleasure and healthful employ
ment, and as ones interest IN growing
rants Increases, this employment, In
STEAD u proving hardship, Will become
great source of pleasure. The possess
sion of d tree which one has planted and
reared TO fruit production carries an ad-
ded interest in its product as we'll as IN
tie operation by which it was secured.
Mos persons engaged in the cultiva-
non Of home fruit gardens will have as
their chief aim the production Of fruit
iof the family table, and the pleasure it
atf0ris Fruit growing should claim the
attention Of the producer from early
spring to late autumn.
In order to secure satisfactory results
90 United area devoted to fruit culture
Ole must know the methods of pruning,
training, and culture best suited to the
space at command. In proportion to
size, dwarf trees are more fruitful than
Standards; they come into bearing sooner
and are therefore of special value for
U.s. IN fruit gardens.
At planting time all broken or decayed
roofs should be cut away, leaving only
5moothcut surfaces and healthy wood
70 come in contact with the soil. If a
large part of the root area of the plant
has been lost in transplaEting, the TOP
should be cut back in proportion to the
roots remaining. By so doing the de-
ma0d made by the top when the plant
starts ha mot nv fhC
root
lie holes in which trees, vines, OF
SHRUBS are to be set should be ample, SC
mat the roots of the plants may have
luIl spread without bending them out OF
Aer natural course. The earth at the
bottom Of the holes should be loosened q
space depth below the line of excavation.
NE sol! placed Immediately in contact
Win the roots of the newly set plant
sAVlId De rich top soil, free from sod OF
partially decayed organic matter. Firm
us SOL over the roots by trampling, as
'HIs brings the soil particles together
any al the same time in close contact
wan the surface of the roots. A move
9'7n OF soil water is thus set up and the
.ooa supply of the soil brought immedi
1l4iy TO the use of the plant. When the
pF'atlon of transplanting is complete.
I5 plant should stand l or 2 inches
1sTPel than it stood in the nursery.
me interest of fruit garden may be
sIeally enhanced by growing in then
p s not adapted naturally to the
innate regions in which the garden il
f9cated, as, for instance, the growing Of
r. as ar north as the latit ude of Phila-
. ,1tgnia- The summers Of the region are
satalllclenty long and warm to induce 8
f fnG?ng growth in the fig, but as the
nui,s normally require long period ir
s saa to mature, the plant becomes use
nos as fruit producer unless sufficient
tf 10. is afforded to carry over win
fsu 'ne ~ immature fruits set the previous
nSa , ms can be successfully accom-
snrt IN several ways. The most hardy
w VII; should be selected, in addition t.
NED Iii IL me truiting shoots may be wrap
fhe f su mating, covered with straw, anc
# II t'ults thus successfully protected; or
NAV " l. seems desirable, temporary sheds
tba i pe built over the plants, and thes'
l " tO with straw or fodder sufficient
protect them from frost.
Cd = t sozy summer veranda may be cover
5ouhIsy grapevines, thus securing tn,
dpr; D'e advantage of cool, shady nool
sutngsa summer and a supply of fruit il
cover aril a. The vines may be utilized as