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acid or potash and even nitrogen, when needed, at his own connty scat, 

 the same as he now purchases his soda, sugar or coffee. What is to 

 hinder? Each separate article entering into the composition of a com- 

 mercial fertilizer is already an article of commerce, and has a certain, 

 definite value as such. The trade in them should be unrestricted, as free 

 for one as for another. — G. H. Turner, Lafayette Co., Miss. 



NEW THINGS SHOULD BE TRIED. 



The progressive fruit-grower is continually on the outlook for some- 

 thing new in fruit production. While he holds on to some of the old 

 standards for safety, he believes that in the great abundance of life and 

 nature that fruits of all kinds may be brought to a higher standard. So 

 as we grow in the knowledge of fruit, our ideals move upward. Hence 

 should the ideal fruit be discovered progress in new fruit production 

 would cease. But in order to be active and useful in our day, we should 

 liave an ideal apple, peach, pear, cherry or one among the small fruits 

 to look for. 



There never was a time when fruit was being used for "meat" as 

 It is today in our country. Since so much progress has been made in the 

 past one hundred years, there is no doubt but that there are greater things, 

 in store for progressive fruit men in this the twentieth century. 



With every new year comes some new fruits that are offered by 

 originators for trial tests. Most of them are worthy of trial and they 

 should be thoroughly tested by fruit men all over the land to find their 

 value and where they will succeed best. It is through many trials and 

 much tribulation that fruit men in the past one hundred years discovered 

 the valuable fruits we now grow. 



Owing to the short time in the trial tests of the small fruits, there 

 is more activity in their dissemination than with the tree fruits. While 

 Ave have a great many good apples, the writer has faith to believe that 

 there are yet better apples in the hidden resources of apple creation. We 

 are co-workers with the great Master Creator. So let us cross, fertilize 

 and plant and grow seedlings from the best varieties of apples. Every 

 fruitman should set aside an acre or more land for tree fruit experiment, 

 especially with apples and peaches. 



The new berry fruits tested on our soil this year were the Parson's 

 Beauty. ^ilcKinley, August Luther, Dunlap, Cumberland, Sutherland, 

 I\Iiller. Texas. Hero, Kansas, Dunlap. Parsons and Luther gave the 

 most satisfactory results. These will doubtless take high rank among 

 those recommended for commercial purposes. McKinley is late, but 



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