The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-07-16
Gardening and Fruit Growing Appeals
to Man-Profit Made From
Small Plot.

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cause of the lack of time or more often
because gardening is womar's work.
| While it is true that the work neces-
sary for the proper care of the orchard
and garden often conflicts with the
| more important farm operations, still
[ it is not legitimate excuse, because
the satisfaction and profits derived are
generally greater in proportion than
| those derived from other crops.
The profit derived from good Kitch-
en- garden, where asparagus, rhubarb,
| horseradish and other vegetables are
| grown, is almost invaluable from the
| standpoint of health as well as wealth.
Who does not relish a meal where one
of these vegetables is served after liv-
ing all winter on the heavy nitro
| genous foods that make up the major
portion of the bill of fare during the
cold months?
Fortunately this condition does not
| hold true for all the sections of the
| state. In the mountains one can not
| help being impressed with the number
OF small kitchen gardens that are 10
Gated near the house and for the most
| part tended by the housewives. II
| this garden one will find all sorts OF
| vegetables that do well during tn
summer and early fall before the frost
| appears. At the same time one can
not help being impressed by the alb.
sence of hardy vegetables that will
keep well during the winter months
| The small fruits, such as the straw
! berry, gOCseberry and raspberries all
| do well. as evidenced by the fact that
| they are to be found growing wild on
| the hillsides, still like the late vege
tables they are conspicuous by their
| absence
1t is possible that a great deal could
be made in many sections of Eastern
| Kentucky by planting out the smaller
| fruits and providing means for can
ming them at home if necessary. All
| of the mining districts consume great
| quantities of canned fruits and these
could be easily put up in many cases
right in the mining districts, for often,
| times mining operations are stopped
during the summer months when the
small fruit crop is ct its height. While
small fruits offer quicker returns, one
| should not lose sight of the more sta.
BILE fruits like the apple, pear, peach
and plum. The apple especially gives
| great promise in Eastern Kentucky
The peach and plum are more uncer
| tain because of the climate and the
| pear is very susceptible to blight.
The many coves located towards
the tops of the mountains offer excel
lent opportunities for the production
OF the highest grade of fruit. The two
| prime requisites for apple culture
namely, good air and water drainage
are provided in nearly every section
The question of marketing will al
ways play a most important part il
successful fruit growing Kentucky
annually imports great deal more
fruit than she produces, even in view
of the fact that the state ranks fifth in
the number Of bearing trees. A large
amount of this imported fruit is ship
ped from the West and from Michigan
production are very much higher than
they are in Kentucky. An authority
on this subject recently stated that il
costs one dollar and forty-three cents
to produce and market a bushel OF
western fruit on our eastern markets
! profit after this excessive charge, the
Kentucky growers should be able tC
equal it at least with the market al
his own door.
Disease and insect pests cause q
great deal of loss because no system.
attic effort has been made to keep them
in control, and undoubtedly this &C
counts for the great damage so often
noted. San Jose scale is especially
bad and it promises to wipe out many
of the old orchards entirely. Although
it appears very bad to the casual OBJ
server, it has often been termed a
blessing in disguise where proper
means Of control are employed.
/ A great many farmers feel that they
can not afford to wait long enough for
an orchard to mature. 1t is true that
il takes long time for an orchard to
come into bearing, but if the plan Ioi
| growing small fruits as a side line is
followed while the trees are growing
a profitable income will thereby be do
rived.
The fruit grown in Eastern Ker
lucky is equal to that produced in any
other section. The standard varieties
like Rome, Grimes, Jonathan, York I'm
perial, not to mention the Berry Red
Champion, King David, Black Ben and
many others that are not so commonly
found.
People interested in fruit growing
and gardening throughout Eastern
Kentucky will do well to visit the hor
ticultural car that is soon to traverse
the railroads in that section. Various
orchard practices, such as planting
cultivation, pruning and spraying, wiz
be fully discussed. In addition sam
pies of the various diseases and in
sect pests will be on exhibition and
| the proper means of control will be
fully explained.