Show REAT PLAINS AREA ivice to the prospective prospect he Orchard lt C conservation oll of soil hall c most brili lit washington 1 C july 3 filut rowing ili hi tile alio great 1 ilaine area it ili homemaking home hoille making rather than a mone taking inking enterprise tills this region Is I 1 ot primarily a trull fruit growing coin coall ry ey owing to lack ot of moisture lit in tin tilt oil say specialists lit in the 11 S ie do artmont of agriculture hut but a fe mi mercial orchards havo have been devel ped led lit in favor favorable ablo locations in ill ato of adverse climatic conditions nell as aa damage from steady ill all and parly early frosts considerable regress also IS s made on oil num imm rous ran ranches clies lit in growing a supply of tilt nil for the homo home the tree fruits that thai occur mst lit in tile try dry land jand ranch or lards are apples ch cherries orries and nat e plums according to 0 a new kulii atlon of tle 10 lo U P S D of air ae culture farmers bulletin in ome ot of tile lilt doe paa pa i a t f tho the area in ili tile the sou southern thorn section ears poaches peaches and apricots are found jr rants anti and goose gooseberries berries are ly the most 1 lupi apt ta anit t 4 a i A ail all aits nits june berries buffalo berries id straw torries borr lei dio ao to a 9 folind etling i 1 site el sites for planting fruit should 1 ili elected selected wherever ver possible with a tew to conserving the supply of moll mol ure lire in ili tile the soll For instance where a iball stream parses through the fanch anali a lam clam may bo be constructed anti the water diverted to tho orchard A gain aln thero there are aie mail many y instances tho the lay of tho the land Is such as to resal rea ill lit in a largo ahmoi amount nt of runoff run off oft during heavy ratna rains it if this runow run ow oft chic would otherwise be lost can call be coll acted in small contour ditches an where fruits are planted i considerable increase lit in the auppl jf f moisture Is secured lor for l or planting the planting of fruits lit in this arch arca should ili he be done au as a rulo rule in tho the spring and the soil so handled thu tha tit wil contain as much lusyl 1108 sible ble at the time planting plant lne Is coy J it Is generally advis advisably abla ta t summer fallow during the season that pr codes the planting and an nd equate supply of soil moisture to is still further insured it if deep furrows are op ened in tile the fall all along tho the lines ot of tit the tree rows those these will servo serve to coll eat both the drifting snow and som boni it f the dunloff run off during heavy which might otherwise bo be lost one very successful fruit grower on oil a d laud land anch ean supplements the fill aws by digging lit in the autumn rather large holts where the cices tices aro are t iland under ordinary cor lotions this method of preparing the laud land should result lit in tle trees start ng into growth readily and mailing a development of tile the roots those interested may secure the bulletin referred to by writing to the Olvi slon ot of publications U S do artmont lart art ment of agriculture washington C it Is ully fully illustrated eon con altis much edvice on oil planting and aring for fruit trees lit in tile the great dahis area and should be of help to chwe wishing visiting to start an all orchard article no 2 on this subject will io ie pr printed I 1 nt ed in ill our lie next t issue |