Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-18
The Home of Fruit.

NE OF TuIsas biggest citizens is Eva c. Barrows who has
~ demonstrated that this is great fruit growing country
Mr. Barrows operates orchard of 10000 His views
the fruit situation which bear the weight of authority follow
when the average gets the idea that he should have
few fruit the back yard to help solve the problem of
the high cost Of living the chances that ne will drive to-
where the local agent Of nursery has asSor
of for sale, will call said agent by phone and
order If he makes any selection all he will be
influenced generally by things, either memories of
dear his heart boyhOod days, by the bland tree
salesman who may be stocked up heavily on some particular
variety else be making leader of kind Of fruit trees
The will be taken home planted out and the chances
that little attention will be given them They may
be pred cultivated or sprayed and yet he will expect them
produce fruit in abundance that would grade AL on the
market and if the fail produce according his
pecaons he will either blame it the trees declare that
this is fruit country
Tbe said average may be giving hours per
day to his profession or business and deyong hours OF extra
thought to Its advancement when he IS not IN s office shop
if he conducted his business the basis that
he his little orchard his business would be the hands of
a receiver within year
"Frutgrowing and marketing is business and if you
going into in but small way you must apply yourself
it. and give it the attention. thought and labor demands
else will not reward your efforts.
'We have many varieties of soil in Tulsa county well
adapted to the growing berries others to vines and others to
and suitable for any line of fruit culture
The first thing to take into consideration in planting
orchard is the soil whether is adapted to fruit growing
Second what varieties best suited to the climate and soil of
this locality
Great for Peaches.
better peaches be raised anywhere than be pro-
duced in Tulsa county, and few localities equal product
favorng coorng Pums and several OF the berries
are native this section of the country, and the cultivated
varieties naturally thrive and produce luscious fruits Cherries
produce abundan and they well grapes dependable
for crops every Many varieties of apples have also
proven their worth.
"Tusa county is different from any other locality
only by experience ascertain what is best suited
soil and climate for fruit growing this section of the state is
in its infancy yet
There today in Tulsa county sufficient acreage planted
fruit supply the local markets Future paintings should be
made with the object view of proper varieties and sufficient
acreage of them justify shipping to other markets Growing
the fruit is almarkeng is the big half Of it. Even
though dependent upon his fruit crop for his living
pleasure of frugrowg when at the end Of the
you find that you spell the word Success
To me there pleasure in growing good fruit Just what
it can't describe But to you when you stroll
through the orchard in the early You come to vine,
bending the ground with Its jet black berries, every one
with the cooling dew cherry tree red as blood with Its