The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-05-06
PLUMS

Among RUNS, one variety Stonl
out prominently, and that is E
wild or native plum of the NV TS; e
tree withstands heat, cold, dronnIs
and winds to a remarkable deorso n'
Barring accidents it never dies O%t
after it is once established. Tb;s
plum tree would hake a very fine naa
dunn height hedge. All the f,r ft
fine for jelly and the selected vario
ties are delicious eaten fresh or con
ned. A number of other plums an5
hyybrids are claimed to be hardy II
the NV. Some of these we are fo.+
ing. The Opata and Sapa sandcbe,Tr
and plum hybrids produced bv Prof
Hansen have both fruited here IT,
Opata seems hardy in every war
The fruit is medium size, HIGHLY co
ored when ripe and of good ouaItr
The Sapa tree has winterkilIed f.
some extent and the crotches arc 90
formed that branches quite oftoD
split off in high wind. The fruit i
large, dark colored and makes as deli
cious a canned product as one conld
wish. The Waneta, produced bT
Prof. Hansen, by crossing the Annlo
Plum and the Terry, is said to he ;
wonderful plum with large delicious
fruit and a hardy tree. Our trials 81
far cOrrobOrate these claims. Tho
tree has one weakness, however. like
the Sapa the branches quite often
snap in the wind. Heading these
weak trees as low as possible wouN
help some. The Cheney and Cree
Plums recommended for the NV
have done well for two years. Thew
are thrifty in growth and have not
winterkilled. The Hanska and Tn.
derwood, also two years old are
growing quite rapidly but show some
winterkilling The Surprise. an
American plum, is several years old
1t has made considerable progress
but some of the tips usually winter.
kill.
GRAPES
The only grape | can recommend
at the present time is the Wild
Grape. 1t is perfectly hardy and
makes a fine ornamental besides prO.
ducing useful fruit. The Lutte Con-
cord Alpha and Beta grapes are being
tried out.
APPLES
Naturally all of us would like 70
grow apples and after seeing the
homegrown crabs and large apples
on exhibit at the Corn show in Pen-
tywood last fall, we know conclusive
ly that it can be done. The varieties
OF large apples we have growing are:
Patterns Greening, Wealthy, Okla.
bena, Duchess, Hibernal, yellow
Transparent, Malinda, Red Wing. the
well known Red Delicious, and the
Golden Delicious. All of these seem
hardly except the two Delicious.
These have partly winterkilled some
years, other times they have come
thru in good shape. The Pattens
Greening has fruited and the fruit
was large in spite of damage by a
hailStorm in the summer. The Okla
bena and Malinda have had their
first blossom. The crabs growing
here are Whitney, Hyslop, TRANSFER
dant, Virginia, Soulard and an I'M
named variety. The nameleSs one,
and the HyslOp fruited for the first
time this year and some of the Others
blOssomed. The Soulard has winter
killed a little, the others have not
Some apple trees growing in a de-
preston where water stood for few
days IN spring were badly damaged,
While the same variety on higher
ground came through in perfect con-
dltlon. If the hardy apples men
toned above continue to do well one
can have home grown apples almost
the year round. The Yellow Transpar-
ent is the earliest maturing and the
Malinda is the longest keeping and
the other range in between these two.
One more fruit completes the list
on trial. Some young pear trees of the
Hansen Hybrid variety have been
planted, the Oldest three years ago
ana the others two years ago. 50
lar, these trees have been perfectly
hardy. They did not winterkill even
after an early autumn frost caught
them SO green that the leaves were
frozen black.
With this large variety Of trees
and shrubs to choose from tree plant
ing IN Sheridan County should be
steadily continued till our homes are
beautlfied by protecting shelterbetS,
spreading shade trees, blooming
shrubs and 1ucoioI1o f,r,i+c