Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-12-19
HORTICULTURAL i
STATE MEETING

Messrs. Se|vIg and Rodegeb
Make Report For Our
| Readers. |
Meeting held in the West Hotel,
Minneapolis. December 4, s. 6 and z.
A few notes taken at the State |
meeting by local representatives may
be of interest to the members Of the |
County Horticultural Society and 9TH
ers.
The display of fruits, vegetables and
plants were placed to appear to good
advantage. They proved very inter-
esting, especially for study of vari-
cites and to show possibilities.
Patriotic decorations were splen-
didly arranged and certainly appre-
ciated.
Several branch organizations met in
connection with the regular State
Horticultural Society and part of the
general sessions were turned over to
these branch organizations, as: The
Minnesota Vegetable Growers Soct-
ETY., Minnesota Garden Flower Soci-
ETY., etc.
An electric machine in the hall turn
ed out paper collars or dirt bands
ready for use to prevent cut worms.
Harris Mfg. Co., Sleepy Eye, Mimi,
will be glad to send information.
Get Minnesota Bulletin No. 153 for
Vegetable Diseases.
Diseases are caused and spread by
little parasite. They spread and do
best, when moisture and temperature
are just right.
Clean soil, rotation of crops, disease
free seeds, disease resistant plants,
good drainage, clean cultivation, and
spraying with Bordeaux mixture are
some of the means of controlling dis
eases.
In growing potatoes it is important
to get a good strain Of seed. Treat
seed with corrosive sublimate OF. to
80 gal. water IL hours. Spray with
Bordeaux (5-5-50) mixture.
De Sofa, Wolf and Wayant plums
were mentioned by one old grower AS
the best plums for Minnesota.
One grower near st. Paul finds En-
erald Gem and Usage melons the best
for him to grow. He finds it pays to
put a. liberal supply of fresh manure
under each hill.
A market gardener near Minneapolis
finds the best method of getting early
potatoes for market is to sprout the
seed potatoes until the sprouts are as
long as his thumb nail. He starts the
sprouts in special crates in the window
and waits until the soil gets warm
Tomatoes should be set at slant
Start all one way, then If there are
: signs of frost lay the plants down and
Z cover with dirt until the danger 81
frost has passed.
The best way Of preventing damage
by cut worms is by putting paper coll
ars or bands around the plants when
setting them.
When one has a good strain Of to
matoes it is a good plan to save the
seeds. Often better plants and fruit
can be secured this way than by buy
ing seeds or plants.
Manure is the best fertilizer w
have, but commercial fertilizers ma!
be used to good advantage especial!
phosphoric acid for fruiting plants.
Proper windbreaks help orchards Il
Withstand severe weather. One mem
Der says white willows make excellen
windbreaks. He says the white will
low makes good fence posts whe1
peeled, cured and treated to proven
decay.
| Another man says to plant wind
breaks on N. & w. of buildings or OF
chards. Put in 20 rows and plan
them close together and then they viii
do pretty we'll If cultivation is neglect
ed after year or two. Keep tn
Z windbreak at least 400 feet flon
& buildings.
+ Iowa finds, according to Prof. R.
+ Herrick, Hort. Specialist of Ames, la
4 that it pays and pays we'll to spra
X well. It costs 22c less per tree t
3 spray 10 year old trees with powe
r outfit than with a barrel and a han
+ pump outfit.
+ Prof. J. c. Written, Horticulture
X ist, Columbia, Mo-, says that he ha
K found by a number Of years OF e.
T perimenting that trees may be pr
+ vented from winter injury by spra
+ ing a good coat of lime all over the
+ until they are white. Good sprayin
< cultivating and fertilizing helps
X prevent winter injury.
Z State winners in garden and ca
T. ming club work for boys and girls u
+ der State Leader T. A. Erickson ga,
~ a very interesting program. One me,
. Der of the society, by way Of showi,
w his appreciation for this work don.
ed hundred dollars to help the eau
next year.
q A xuondorfu1 ro+rlo+ic addroae M