Show horticultural 1 facts 1 BIG VALUE OF HOME ORCHARD no excuse for country home not having ln g supply of fresh or canned fruit all year the value of a properly cared for homo home orchard can hardly bo be overestimated led frequently tho the only value attached cached to a home orchard la Is tle the fruit harvested no doubt this la is very important lor tant but would not be the only factor to be considered in the chicken lot fruit trees will make ma ke good shade as well as around other parts of the premises A home with lots of nice trees around it looka looff much more writing inviting the educational value of a homo home liard la Is worth consideration the setting out and caring for the trees Is instructional and again learning the variety characteristics of the different kinds of fruits Is valuable many people simply know that a plum Is a plum and a peach Is a peach and do not have the least idea of what the variety it Is a recognized fact that fruit Is healthful in caso case of the more perishable fruits a much fresher supply can be obtained from the home orchard where the fruit Is raised at home it will be eaten more often and in greater quantities A properly selected list of varieties of peaches as regards avail ble able space and favorable season would furnish you with peaches from june to october the scarcity and high prices of fruit should certainly stimulate the planting of at home orchards the surplus fruit can be dried canned and sold good fruit usually commands command a good price frequently in towns where the trees are more or less protected by the houses these trees will bear more fruit where the commercial orchards fall this Is when the fruit Is appreciated and when the surplus sells for a good price there Is no excuse for a country c home not having a year around supply 1 J 6 L A sweet cherry tree of the tha windsor variety in its it second Bea season sons growth from planting it Is I 1 nt not well wall headed in of fresh or canned fruit especially in a fruit year some of our town friends who are ar garden enthusiasts enthusiast may think they have not sufficient clent room for trees A mistake that many of us frequently make Is to try to garden too large an area A small wen welt planned and well kept garden will give better results and be much more sightly than a large larga spoor poorly ly kept garden fruit trees may be planted around the sides of the home lilae and even even in g v portion of the garden the same cultivation ti given the garden will answer for the cultivation of the trees vegetables and many small fruits may grown in between the trees for several severa years |