The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-03-29

will be very small. If YOU do
not succeed the first season try
again the next. You must not
expect them all to grow, we all
have failures, BIT we can all
make a success of tree culture II
we care for them and do a little
each year. Try few this year
and be convinced.
! Plant a few annual flowers IN
the vegetable garden and see
them smile at YOU.
Having gotten our location tor
our shelter belt settled we will
take the next step which is, what
TO plant Don't try to do too much
this season. do d little and do II
we'll and success is sure to follow.
The condition of the land depends
on what to plant. First, if the
land has been broken two yeraS
and we'll cultivated all good and
well. The cheapest, best and
sure to grow we know OF is Rus
sion Artemisa, which make a
growth of 2 to 3 feet in one Sea
son. and in two years time you
have a hedge as high as your
head and by putting this on the
outside you catch all the snow
and store moisture tor the other
trees we are going to plant the
next season. We can site you to
three of these hedges in Jackson
county around the courthouse
grounds at Kadoka, &. I. Bates
ranch on White river south OF
Stamford and ]. w. Canney north
west of Stamford, look these
places over and be convinced that
if it grows for these people it will
grow for you just the same. Now
Mr.. Farmer RanCher if you get
this around three sides of your
shelter belt the first year you
have broken the ice. also your
prejudice that nothing will grow
in this county, and when the next
season comes along finds you
wanting to set out some more |
trees and asking everyone in a |
100 miles of you, what to plant |
next and at the same time YOU
are telling everyone what fine
hedge you have even as dry as it |
was last year. This brings US to |
the beginning OF the second year, |
we have kept the Cultivator and
harrow going as often as neCeS-
sary to keep down all the weeds |
and have stored up two years
moisture in the soil The next |
best tree to arteniSla is the Rus
sian olive. and now our ground is
ready for it. The Russian olive
is more to this west river county |
than the willow is to Iowa or Hi
nois. WHY? It's a dry weather
tree like the Russian thistle, will |
not thrive in water. 1t came |
from higher and drier climate |
than this, is better than the will |
low for it has long sharp thornS |
and will take care of itself and |
make a dandy fence hedge and |
wind brake and a nice shade tree
1t is four in one and under fair |
conditions will grow to thirty |
feet high and when established |
will take care of itself, you can
let the weeds and grass grow |
right up to it and it lives just the
same. This writer has been
watching it for the last ten years !
and have not known of a failure. |
When once established the olive |
bears fruit abundantly that sells
for a good price, for seeding the |
plants have been very scarce of |
late and the price is going up
every season. If you keep one
eye open you will see them grow
ing on the courthouse and school
grounds at Kadoka this year look
at them once.
The one important thing, us
hay seeds must learn. and that
is to adjust ourselves to the coun- .
try and conditions as we find them
and not the country to US.
YOtI ride the orpa, Miluaukap |