MONTANA STATE BOARD OF HORTICULTURE 57 



the spring, after the ground has thawed, the canes can be lifted with 

 a pitchfork and the dirt hoed out that has been piled up in the row. 



Currants 



The Red Dutch, Cherry, White Dutch and White^ Grape are the 

 best currant varieties. 



Gooseberries 



The Houghton, Industry and Oregon are acceptable gooseberry 

 varieties. 



Strawberries 



The State Agricultural Experiment Station recommends the 

 Senator Dunlap as the best variety for eastern Montana. The Clark 

 should also grow satisfactorily. In the home garden the Progressive, 

 an ever-bearing sort, would be especially acceptable, provided suffi- 

 cient moisture for continuous growth during the summer were 

 available. 



Other Kinds of Fruit 



^ It is very doubtful if grapes, blackberries, dewberries, loganberries 

 or black cap raspberries would succeed at all generally in eastern Mon- 

 tana. If they are planted the chance of failure is much greater than 

 the chance of success. 



From the above list of varieties and kinds, however, the farmer 

 desiring to set a small home orchard can make his choice and feel cer- 

 tain that they will succeed as well cr perhaps much better than if he 

 chose according to his own desires. 



Mr. A. L. Strausz, State Horticulturist, 

 Missoula, Montana. 



Dear sir: 



I have just returned from the eastern part of the state and will 

 at once answer your letter of recent date.* 



The kinds of fruit that may be grown successfully in the eastern 

 or plains part of Montana is very limited, but enough varities' have 

 proved themselves adapted to that section so everyone may have a 

 home orchard. Commercial orcharding, however, should not be at- 



* Letter received after the above article was written. Mr. Chilcott is an old resi- 

 dent of eastern Montana and has studied the problem of home fruit growing m his 

 se?tion for many years and is exceptionally well informed on this subject.— A. L. S. 



