The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-04-29
HORTICULTURAL
GROUP REPORT
made at the Economic Conferences
at BainviIIe, March 31)
Shelterbelts

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l belts. shade trees and shrub
! about the farmstead. 1t is ger
4 orally conceded that such plan
\ ings enhance the value of tn
! farms through the improvement q
living conditions, and serving a
protection for the home and live
stock. They also improve condi
tons for fruit and vegetable ga1
dens. S~helterbelts are recon
mended for every farm that doe.
not have natural protection.
Varieties
The following varieties of trees
and shrubs / recommended fol
planting in this district: caragana
Chinese elm, Russian olive. box
elder, green ash, black hills
spruce, jack pine, bull pine, choke.
cherry. Caragana is recommend
ed for the outside row as a snow
catcher for the other trees and a
double planting is desirable. Car
agana should be spaced three feet
apart. The recommended spacing
of the trees is s X 16 feet. The
inside of the shelterbelt should be
at least $50 to 200 feet from the
buildings to be practical and should
be at least 100 feet wide and ex-
tend beyond the areas it protects.
Trees must be protected against
livestock injury and in a great
many cases against rabbit injury.
The ground should be summer
fallowed the year before the plant
ings are made. When the right
varieties are used the success or
failure of a s~helterbelt will de-
pend Upon the amount of cultiva-
ton and protection given.
Tree Fruits
1. Apples. Some of the hardy
varieties can be grown when
given good care particularly when
given the protection of a shelter
belt. The following varieties are
recommended for home use: veal
thy, duchess, okabena, yellow
transparent, Patton's greening,
Whitney crab, Hyslop, Florence
and Siberian crab.
and some of Hanson's hybrids,
such as Hanska, Sapa, Opata and
LeSota are being grown success
fully for home S
Small Fruits
Currents and gooseberries do
we'll and most of the varieties are
satisfactory. Strawberries "a be
grown successfully on dry land
farms but the protection of a
~shelterbelt/ improves conditions
for them. The committee recon-
mends the Progressive Everbear-
ing and Dunlap STANDARD CROP. |
Raspberries: red raspberries can
be grown for home use; Latham
and sunbeam are desirable.
Grapes: the Beta variety can be
grown if they are laid down in the
fall and covered for winter pro
lection.
Vegetables
Every farm should produce a
sufficient quantity of vegetables
for home use. An excellent quail
~ can be produced but this dis
tricts too far from the main
markets for market gardening
1ther than the local markets.
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The committee feels that this
district is too far from the main
markets TO attempt to produce
able stock beyond what the To-
,aI markets will consume. In
a in acreage beyond local de-
nand is not recommended.
The committee, however, does
recommend fostering the potato
iced industry on a conservative
,asis. The Bliss Triumph and
IRISH cobblers are recommended
or certified seed. The increase in
.creage should be gradual and
connections built up with
he industry. The beginner is
,ot qualified to handle large acre
.ee as he must learn to identify
diseases, grading. marketing and
hose cultural practices best suit
d to his particular type of soil.
The committee recommends that
ach grower should hold his
creage down to the point so that
should not have to grow po-
atoes on the same soil more than
nee in four or five years. a
weet clover field summer fal-
owed the year before is recon
as a desirable practice.
The following cultural prac-
are recommended. Plant to
depth so that the seed piece will
,e down about four inches when
off. Use one and a half
seed pieces and space rows
bout AZ inches apart. The spac-
ng in the row must be guided by
he fertility in the soil, usually !
: to Is inches apart.