Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-16
METHODS used
BY J0ANV0N RUBEN IMPROVE
HIS LAND TO GREAT EXTENT
Wonderful Results Are OBJ
tanned From Garden Near
Reynolds, N D.; Water
melons And Walnut. Sue
cessfully Raised.

70 ". n 81. IS ..... 2 S.-.#.- y. .- -=
III I were the sun I'd enjoy shining
that garden, for I wouldn't see a
one in all my. days journey
across the state" thought the Herald
visitor, driving away from the farm
home of John Won Ruden, Ave miles
west Of Reynolds in Trail >eOunty,
after spending all Of a golden Septem7
Der afternoon roaming about among
the fruit trees, humping the huge
yellow pumpkins, and standing
amazed at the %profusion of musk
nelons Of every variety, and a4growth
of watermelons-that would make 4
darkey's heart glad to see. T.
Not Robbing the Soil.
Mr.. Won Rudeh has had a. garden
in, this same wonderful location for
the past 81 years, and instead of the
soil being worn out, 1t, is even more
fruitful than when he. first began to
Won Rudenis farming methods all
through. He has taken nothing from
the state In the nearly forty years
that he has farmed here, but has
made the hand more valuable than It
wat: in pioneer days Hesis referred
to constantly as one Of the.Mealthiesl
ineh III his community. and vet The
fortune that ha mas atiassed in ali
these years no one could possibly be-
erudge him, for lhe has earned It with
the sweat Of hif brow and has used
80 much wisdom and conscience in
the working that(the SOIL has not been
rbhl,ed to, make him rich.
II Someone has said that the success
full man is he Who has lived We'll,
laughed often and loved much; who
has left, the world better than he
f6uf1d IL; whose life has been an in
%snirAtion, and whose memory a bene
dicti6n. Such a man Ia John Won
Ruden. It was Of his garder that
this story was being told. But a
garden is 80 clear an index TO a mans
character that the story. OF one in
nludes the other. II ~
Driving into the Won Ruben farm
yard along a level road bordered by
the garden entraps the visitors atteii-
tioh and holds It to the exclusion OF
everything else during his stay. Let
who has conceit OF his garden
ing ability go, and visit this garden of
Won Ruden's. He will come away a
more humble and a wiser man.
Raises Walnuts. 4
Bright, CHEEKY Mrs. yon Ruden,
looking fresh and vigorous though
she is the mother of eight grown sons
and two daughters. led the way
through. the orchard. for she is as
interested IN this wonderful place. az
Is her partner of forty years. De
licious ripe plums perfumed the air,
and rosy red apples were shining in
stheS afternoons, sunlight. the trees
bending under theft weight. Several
walnut, trees were in this part of the
garden, and on them were huge pear
SHADED fruits that Mrs. Won Kuden
Won Rudeh has proved that walhuts
may be successfully raised In NORTH
Dakota.
There were many other fruit bear
ing trees in the long clean. straight
rows, apples large and Juicy. crab
apples, cherries. June berries, high
bush cranberries. Beyond these were
tnilllote OF strawberry plants, the
AteTbe1rihg ProgressivAA, the one
crop Splendid. which the Won Rudefs
prefer I'd. all overs, and the Senator
Dunlap, another excellent variety
They are allowed to grow Cor three
and the new ones carry On cofktant
Drop. About TEN varieties Of rAsp-
Berries flourish here.,. The remark
Able thinE about Theses raspberrieS ii
that though they. have been in the
same rows forsthe past twenty years
they areAin as ,even, clean rows as 81
l1hey were the first years growth
That IS the way Mr.rNon Ruben keeps
Everything, ahdlsth&re wasn't d weed
to be seen iii that wholeIhuge garden
space. He has q varietysof raspberry
that IL seldom seen, an everbeaYSnl
raspberry called the Turner. Thii
CvA bSNinS <ofhoo !, nA%1,1 ~ %ha u,
|.inAr and, gives It's last crop with thu
coming OF frost. The berries are un:
usually large and Of a delicious flavor
Black raspberfies that were lstatted
from one bush are now, after one
YEARS planting, thriving in two great
long rows, looking like thrse-ysar.
|olds.
Sandy Ioam.
The soil is remarkabie-atfin fine black
loan with just enough sand in it
Parts of the garden are summer fal.
lowed every season. and well rotted
manure Is added for ifertNtzer, a1d
the crops are ~ carefully rotated
here VI on the farm land. The aOi
is3weI drained. ana ditch all arotift
the garden without an outlet Acts a
hedge OF willows protect, the eafdet
on three sides and the tail ftfees ant
Ililac hedge across the rQad form /
EbrDtectf6h q the west Aide. RTbfi
i6Nrdehg4pace MAS In the early day
4 Slough, and appeared to- bS useless
Dnt Mr.. vons' Ruden saw Its posi-
Utilities.
Wonderful Watermeloqnnls.
lust stuckt these iii bstwee,
hesrOwsss said Mrs. Won Rudsn 4
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