LEAFLET 2 2 7, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Table 1. — Varieties suggested for medium-sized gardens in representative parts of 

 the districts of figure 1 — Continued 



DISTRICT 4b (PART OF SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA, SOUTHERN WISCONSIN, AND 



MOST OF IOWA) 



Fruit 



Variety- 



Strawberry. 



Raspberry. 



Currant 



Gooseberry 



Grape 



Plum 



(Howard 17 

 (Premier) . 

 Beaver 

 Superfection. 



(Chief (red) ... 

 Latham 

 (red). 

 Sodus (pur- 

 ple). 



Red Lake 



(Pixwell 



[Poorman 



Portland 



Fredonia 



Worden 



Niagara 



Concord 



Underwood,. 



Ember 



Toka 



South Da- 

 kota. 

 iStanley 3 



Month ripe 



June. 



do 



June-Julv, 



Oct. 

 June-July.. 

 July 



do 



June- July. 



do 



July 



Aug. -Sept. 



do 



Sept 



do 



do 



Aug.-Sept. 



Sept 



do 



do 



do. 











« 



"£;* 



a 



c£ 





©«« 



PM 



J° 



No. 



Ft. 



100 



200 



100 



200 



100 



150 



50 



125 



50 



125 



20 



100 



10 



40 



5 



20 



5 



20 



2 



16 



2 



16 



2 



16 



2 



16 



2 



16 



2 



40 



2 



40 



2 



40 



2 



40 



2 



30 



Fruit i 



Variety 



Month ripe 



Cherry- 

 plum hy- 

 brids. 



Sour cherry. 



Pear. 



Apple. 



Crab apple. 



Compass 



Opata 



Sapa 



M o n t m o ■ 

 rency. 7 



Northstar 



Lincoln " 



Seckel 7 



Patten 



/Melba 



Beacon 



Wealthy 



Sharon 



Secor 7 



Joan 7 



Haralson 



Jonathan 7 __. 

 H a w k e y e 

 < Greening. 

 Dolgo 



Aug. 



July. 



do 



Sept 



do 



Sept.-Oct— 

 Aug 



. — .do 



Sept 



Sept.-Oct.. 



—.do 



— ..do 



—.do 



.—do 



..-do.... 



Aug. -Sept- 



No. Ft. 



2 20 



2 I 20 



2 20 



2 I 30 



2 



i Two or more varieties of blueberries, apples, some plums, sweet cherries, and pears are necessary to 

 insure pollination and fruit set. Seckel and Bartlett pears will not pollinate each other. 



2 Or distance between trees. 



3 In favorable locations only. 



* Grow only where white pines are not important. 



5 Winter protection advisable in exposed location. 



6 Michigan only. 



7 Southern part only. 



Planting and Care 



Sources of Plants. — Fruits adapted to this region are propagated 

 by commercial nurserymen, who are generally dependable sources of 

 fruit varieties. Names of nurseries can be supplied by the State 

 agricultural extension services. 



Location of Planting. — Although it is generally desirable to have 

 the planting near the house and perhaps adjacent to the vegetable 

 garden, this may not be the most favorable location. The planting 

 should not be in a low or frosty area but on moderately elevated land 

 or on a slope that will provide satisfactory air drainage. The soil 

 should be reasonably fertile and well drained. A location where the 

 soil tends to remain wet after rain should be avoided. Fruit trees 

 should not be planted near wood lots or shade trees, since full exposure 

 to sunlight is needed. 



Size or Planting. — The size of the planting is determined by the 

 available space, by the needs of the family, and by the kinds of fruit 

 that can be grown. Most small gardens (10 by 50 feet to 30 lay 50 

 feet) should consist mostly of berries and grapes. A half-acre garden 

 that includes fruit and nut trees will furnish fruit in season for a large 

 family (fig. 2). 



When To Plant. — In the northern districts usually a better stand 

 of trees and plants is obtained by setting them as early in the spring 

 as possible. It is important that the plants be dormant. 



How To Plant. — Prepare the ground as thoroughly as for a vege- 

 table garden. Do not allow the roots of plants to dry out. Set berries 



