| Show YARD FARMER resting Ire pointers on garden ing for the city man or j suburbanite i WAT TO PLANT AND WHEN 1 le 1 I 1 ce by an expert on an agricultural abric agric watter Matt eraA A sack back yard orchard tools tool for the garden cold j frame for fall y PROF JOHN WILLARO WILLARD BOLTE jehy ahr not have bare in an orchard of your yn I 1 why spend your leisure no a jenta ants tor for the next few weeks d day SY reaia aming lne of oc pink and white blooms tod 4 sun son kissed peaches too ripe and arclous to ship and just enough br city Tt to eat and eat until belr teeth are on edge 1 let us a aea what we can do by way at af an orchard in that back lot ot of yours there la Is hardly a back yard in this whole tova to tro that would not prow grow fruit of some klad kind it if handled in tha right way a r the main thins is a to have hare the asim to grow crow it and then to find end out that highly ease essential thing the tha right way I 1 of course bhat you grow ta 12 za matter iter of choice as there aro are say sederal ands ot of fruit for every set let of at condl mom it your tour space Is try terr small but la Is well awell exposed to tho the sun you can ulily grow currents currants antl and most moat of 0 the bush bash berries nicely besides beautify las your tour back yard they will yield you a trop rop every year and will furnish you with an abundance of fresh fruit nod and delicious jellies and rm preserves serves or ono w nice thing thine about these low shrubs Is that they r require eq aire very little work they are am inexpensive to plant and they grow well in practically any soil and dictate climate they can be transplant ed at almost any time ot at year although the spring or fall are preferable they come into beart bearing ni quickly q and do not have off at years as do many of the tree fruits i it if you hare bare a rather rich yet light soil oll warms up quickly in th tho spring a strawberry patch will allt give you more keen pleasure and profit th than any other paten patch at 0 ground on the whole place it should hate bare the warmest and aad drnest sunny spot la in the yard tard april Is the beat month to set out a strawberry bed in the as north and care abo should ua d be taken to secure plants from some bed that mat was waa set out the tha paerl oas spring this bed will not have besun begun to bearnet bear yet and the plants will be strong tro and insure youat you ot healthy product iMplants tor for your new bed it to is an eel excellent leat scheme to hare bare at least donelow one tow of grapes drapea thegean they can well be planted along alone the or south side ot at a fence or house and may be trained to cover the entire fence when this is not possible setup set up a law ot of fence posts string three smooth wires vires between them and tle the yog grape vines to the wires la in order to keep them off the ground besides their edible virtues grave grape vines tines possess the highest decorative qualities and should be planted more gens generally rally it if tor for this reason only the tha concord la Is one ot of the best Tar varieties lelles tor for northern lNor them states and it part ot of them fail ail to ripen before treat frost they can be made into excellent pickle preserves or home made wine in the tree fruits nothing Is more popular than tham the sour soar red cherry it is hardy hardt prolific subject to few pests and it makes the best pies in america all one has to do is to plant the young tree and let nature tate take her course you tott will vill find the fruit a great treat peaches plums pluma and apples can all be grown successfully and the lat last two are am almost independent ot of climatic conditions but peaches are not so BO universally successful in the tha north pears do excellently under proper treatment and magnificent pears cart can be ba grosu by fol following loving the english cashion ot of training a pear tree flat against the south side eide of at a brick wall vail where it rec receives elTeS the reflected A as well as the direct beat ot of the bomb rays ram |
