St. Tammany farmer., 1922-02-25
PLANT QUICK-NIATURING FRUIT:
DO so BEFORE SPRING,
(By DR.. w. l.. Stevenson)

(By DR.. W. l.. Stevenson)
Different varieties of figs, oranges
kumquats, peaches and pears, ripen
ing at various times, will produce
succession of crops over a Ions
lperlod. In the language Of tht
farm demonstration agent, this sol
is the best yet for grapes and figs
Citrus fruits have been stunned fol
fear of frosts, and peaches have been
neglected becouse they are often kill
ed by borers, but the hardy and
quick-maturing Satsuma stands a
Temperature Is degrees below freez-
Ing, and the peach grows so rapidly
10 feet In season., and natures
so early, that we can well afford the
risk OF planting. According to the
State Agricultural Department., the
| Satsuma here natures two weeks
| earlier than elsewhere, and, being
first in the market, brings the high
est prices. The quality of the fruit
is also superior.
Hardy, quick-maturing fruits rec
commended are: Satsumas, plums,
figs, Japan persimmons, mulberries,
crabapples, grapes, scuppernongs,
peaches ana pears.
To illustrate the less-knoWn uses
of plums, the Tuskagee Experiment
Station has issued a bulletin entiti-
ed, "FortyThree Ways To Save the
Plum Crop" and the Federal Gov
ernment shows methods of drying,
sailing and preserving persimmons,
and Of making preserves, wines,
pickles and vinegar from pomegran-
ates, grapes, scuppernongs. Other
little known uses Of these fruits are
as sherberts, short-cakes, dumplinss,
soups and lozenges.
The despised mulberry ds a valu-
able food for chickens and hogs, and
splendid filler for blackberry pre-
serves and pies, as it can be added
to the more costly blackberries in
large proportion without altering the
taste or appearance. Mulberries and
blackberries ripen at the same time;
try the mixture suggested.
Many fruits grow from cuttings
or runners, and no acquaintance
growing fruit will refuse to give you
the "prunings." There is here no
item Of cost. Get some. Also plant
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the best varieties OF pears, the
Chinese sand is the most blght-re-
sistant. OF persimmons, the Tame
Nashi Is the only one that will fruit
regularly without the near presence
Of special pollen-bearing tree.
Utilize fences, walls end door
yards for fruit-bearing vines, such
as grapes, blackberries, sweet scent
ed pocket melons, climbing water
melons, and for hybrid vegeta bles
that partake of the nature of fruit: |
as cherry-tomatoes small fruited
gourds, and balsom-pears.
Rank growing food-producing and |
shade-giving vines are the Guinea |
bean and Mirliton vegetable pearl. |
The bean is larger than mans arm. |
There are probably fifty-seven ways |
If utilizing the Mirliton. A Coving-
tonian has grown $50 Mirlitons,
worth 10 to rs cents each, on one
)lant.
l strongly urge the planting OF
nut and fruit trees along roadways.
Millions Of trees are thus planted in
Europe and South America, and the
sale of the products helps to main
ain the roads. Visitors to Waulke-
shaw and a few other American
owns may recall the apple trees that
inc the streets, but this economy is
unknown in this country.
rhe South should set an example to
,ther states by planting our hardy
oceans.