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Show "PLANT SEED3 t7h'fA1.i. Nearly all of the host nnnlp, and plume which' am profitably'" lZZ he Northwest, are homo grown seed-lings seed-lings o qullo recent orlBin. ,3 iact should bo very encouraging to the ono who Is w lllin- to plant seeds, eapo-dally eapo-dally npplo seeds. Tho t0Wa state Hort'rulturnl Society Has Ji.000 h,ing up as a prize for tho party Wno will produce n troe as hardy and prc-hic tlvo as tho Dnchoss, bearns fruit equal to the Wealthy n qual,ty and appearance and which must keen as well i tho Mellnda. Tho T,rIZ0 hangs high, hut some ono will bring it aown with an apple seed. Wo should test the possibilities of more fruit Bceds; mnybo that rovetcd, prize-taUnB seed-ling seed-ling is growing, or can h0 grown, from seeds now maturing In your orchard. or-chard. Again, these hardy uttlo seedlings aro producing tact fueal roots for grafting and budding The girls und hoys who live on tho farm, should ho taught those arts, uiB0 how to grow and savo the roots, scions, etc., for future use. Tho long winter evenings or stormy days could be profitably used In giving Instruction and demonstrations In such work. We trust tho Tirofessors of our school of agriculture -will prcparo somo supplemental supple-mental readers for our rural schools on thoso and kindred subjects. |