Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 245, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 October 1913 — Proves What Can Be Done When Orchards Are Cared For. [ARTICLE]

Proves What Can Be Done When Orchards Are Cared For.

O. A. Yeoman called at The Republican office Monday to show some apple samples brought from the orchard of Prof. Geo. W. Neap, of Valparaiso University. Mr. Neap is a matntematics professor and has a 10-acre tract adjoining Valparaiso on which he raises fruit as a profitable pasttime. He is helping to demonstrate the Hoosier orchard possibilities and with the exception of occasional failures he raises annual crops in large quantities and of rare excellence. The samples Mr. Yeomap brought here were extremely fine. They included Grimes Golden, Sweet Russets. Northwestern Greenings, Peer waukees, Masons, Orange and McIntosh Red. They were free from blight of any kind, large in size, rich in color and solid and heavy. TOvCounteract the work of the various vermin Prof. Neap sprayed his trees four times. The result is much better fruit and much more of it, as the fruit does not fall from the tree but remains to ripen and be picked. Careful trimming and cultivation also aid in the result. This leads up to a suggestion that no farmer and no resident of Rensselaer who has an orchard should fail Ho attend the demonstration to be held at the orchard of S. S. Shedd at 1 o’clock next Sat urday. Mr. Shedd lives in the large brick house at the foot of Cullen street in Rensselaer. A demonstrator will be here from Purdue. He will have with him a kit of pruning tools and will actually prune one or two of the trees to show how it should be done and will answer all questions that may be asked. This is free instruction and may make the owner of orchards many dollars in years to come. Don’t miss it. The success of Prof. Neal is no greater than you can attain if you will give the orchard the intelligent attention it requires.