Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 166, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 July 1912 — HORTICULTURAL NOTE’S [ARTICLE]

HORTICULTURAL NOTE’S

Prepare land#or a small fruit plantation next spring. Thorough and constant spraying is the price of good fruit. In Michigan the apple barrel is still the most popular package for this fruit Do you know that sifted coal ashes are good Boil light enersT Save them for this purpose and apply to heavy soiL Are there any Did apple trees in yodr orchard bearing desirable fruit? Easy to graft good varieties upon them. Give plenty of sunshine these days. Curtains do not belong to windows where plants are kept. Roll up the shades; wash the glass. Qet ready to do some grafting. Top work that old seedling apple tree. The cherry comes first, then plant, apple, quince and pear. a Fruit trees should he planted in regular rows in the orchard, or fruit garden, so thorough culture can Me given both ways of the orchard. General farming, planting a variety of crops and keeping a variety of animals, is the safe way and withal the most successful for Insuring a steady Incan*. ; Let the people of Rensselaer and Jasper county know what you have to sell; use The Republican Classified Column. . i -■ " ; ‘ ;