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A. S. Huff, Enon, Barber county. Plums are a success in this part of the 

 state, especially the Wild Goose. I consider the plum a successful crop, one that 

 we can always rely upon. My plum orchard has borne good crops for nine 

 years, or ever since old enough to bear, and a crop I could not well get along 

 without. Other varieties that I have are not as successful. 



E. T. Daniels, Kiowa, Barber county. I have twenty plum trees in bearing, 

 planted from five to twenty years; they are Wild Gcose, Lombard, De Soto, 

 Wolf, Lambert, Abundance, Burbank, and Satsuma. Of these I find the Wild 

 Goose, Lombard, De Soto, Abundance and Burbank to be the best bearers. 

 Those doing best are Abundance and Burbank. My Satsuma tree died; do n't 

 think much of it; but the other two are No. 1. Will have Red June and Wick- 

 son in bearing next year. I plant twelve feet apart. I have grown, budded and 

 grafted my own trees. If planting over, I would set out Abundance, Burbank, 

 Wild Goose, De Soto, and a few Lombard, close to the house, so I could keep the 

 birds out of them; otherwise they get most of the fruit. 



J. R. Uunkiii, Sharon, Barber county. Here in Barber county plums of 

 all varieties, as a rule, do well unless they get frosted about blooming season; I 

 do not remember their being killed while dormant. Of the Americans, I prefer 

 Lombard, Forest Rose, Chickasaw, Wild Goose, and Wolf. The Marianna is a 

 poor plum here. Of Japan varieties, Abundance, Burbank, Kelsey, Primus 

 simonii, Wickson, Hale, Chabot, Red June and Willard do well here; there are 

 many others not yet tested sufficiently, but I think this the land of and for the 

 plum. Plums are in good demand, and sell readily at fifty cents to one dollar 

 per bushel. It surely must pay to plant the plum liberally here in Barber 

 county. I would recommend planting more of them. 



C. L/. Guiiii, Heizer, Barton county. I have twenty plum trees in bearing, 

 planted from ten to fifteen years. They are the Wild Goose and three varieties 

 that I do not know the names of. One is a very large, purple plum ; the other 

 two resemble the Wild Goose somewhat. They are all good bearers, excepting 

 the purple one, which blooms so early it generally gets caught by frost. They 

 are planted among apple trees, on a level, sandy creek bottom. I generally get 

 from seventy-five cents to one dollar per bushel. Have never grown, budded or 

 grafted my own trees. The hardy varieties pay reasonably well here. 



George Etti*iclg"e, Roberts, Barton county. I have eighteen plum trees: 

 Ten Pottawatomie, two Wild Goose, six I do n't know the names of. I have a 

 lot of wild plums I got off the Smoky river; some are as good as Wild Goose. 

 Those that are bearing are the two Wild Goose, and one other I don't know the 

 name of. It is no good, no matter what the name is. The Wild Goose does very 

 well here. I set out, cultivate and care for them the same as for cherries. Plant 

 in rows ten feet apart each way. Do not prune much. My Pottawatomie had 

 a few plums on last season, at two years old; I think they are too small. The 

 only thing that seems to bother my plums, both wild and tame, is the curculio. 

 Some years they are bad; other years they do not bother. I never spray. 



Li. C. Clark, Hiawatha, Brown county. In the planting of a plum orchard 

 several important facts should be kept in view. [1) Plant thickly or close 

 together, not farther than twelve to fourteen feet apart, and mix varieties in, 

 planting a row of one kind and then a row of some other kind ; there are many 

 varieties of plums that but imperfectly fertilize their own flowers; hence the 

 necessity of other kinds in the vicinity. (2) Plant enough trees to make it worth 

 while to cultivate and give them attention, and furnish enough fruit for the 



