February, 1917 
WISCONSIN HORTICULTURE 
91 
trees on the new farm recently pur- 
chased near Des Moines. The 
method employed was so simple 
that it is really worth telling. 
The trees were uneven in size 
but most of them were about fifteen 
years old and had been neglected 
like they often are. There was a 
good heavy blue-grass sod and the 
live stock that had eaten the grass 
had broken many limbs off. The 
trees had not been pruned except 
to cut off some of the broken lower 
limbs. 
Pruning was clone in March and 
April, while other work was not 
pressing. A good many of the 
taller limbs were cut back to a good 
sized side limb. Other limbs were 
removed where they were too thick 
or were growing across each other. 
The limbs were cut off very close 
to the larger limb or trunk, so that 
they would grow over more rapid- 
ly- 
A coat of bam yard manure was 
plowed under early in April. The 
ground was disced or harrowed fre- 
quently all summer and no crop 
grown between the rows of trees. 
A thorough job of spraying was 
done when most of the petals had 
fallen and a second spray given 
two weeks later. A third spray in 
June would have been beneficial, 
but was not applied. Two and 
one-half lbs. of lead arsenate and 
1 1 % gal. of lime-sulphur solution 
1 to each 50 gal. of water was the 
formula used both times. The 
lead-arsenate is a strong insecticide 
and its chief mission is to destroy 
'the coddling moth, or common 
apple worm. The lime sulphur is 
a fugicide and combats the apple 
scab very successfully. 
Eighty dollars worth of summer 
apples were sold, the Red Astra- 
ichan and Duchess being the first to 
ripen, followed closely by Sweet 
June and Cole’s Quince. These 
were taken to the store in 
20 lb. baskets. These early 
varieties were followed by 
Early Jce, Maiden Blush, Snow. 
Rambo, Grimes Golden, Pewaukee, 
Jonathan, Ben Davis, Mo. Pippin, 
Willow Twig, and Red Romanite. 
The first apple sauce was ripe the 
latter part of June and some of 
the longer keepers will still be on 
hand next May or possibly in June. 
Even' one of the ninety six trees 
bore enough fruit so that the tree 
could be identified by its produce. 
The Jonathan, Grimes and Ben 
Davis bore very full crops which 
brought splendid prices. Some of 
the choicest brought $2.00 per 
bushel box. A total of $465.83 has 
been received from fruit sold from 
this acre. The spraying cost $8.00, 
baskets, $9.00, leaving a net profit 
of $448.83. Apples used and on 
hand for family use will easily pay 
the interest on the two hundred 
dollar land, labor of harvesting 
and marketing the entire crop. 
The writer is not familiar enough 
with Wisconsin conditions to make 
recommendations as to varieties. 
It is usually safe to stick pretty 
closely to standard sorts and let 
the other fellotv do the experiment- 
ing. 
SrRAWBERRY PLANTS 
100,000 choice Strawberry 
Plants. Also Red and Black 
Raspberry. Asparagus and 
Rhubarb Roofs. 
These plants will not be 
dug more than twenty-four 
hours before shipping. All 
stock guaranteed. Hot bed 
plants in season. Write for 
prices. 
Rasmussen’s Fruit Farm 
Oshkosh, Wisconsin 
“We have a Fine Lot 
of Plants for the 
Garden” 
SEND FOR LIST 
j. E. MATHEWSON 
SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN 
Quality Stock 
Strawberries 
Native Plum Small Fruits 
Apple 
WISCONSIN GROWN 
’or Wisconsin Planters. Read 
our Price List before you 
buy, and save money. 
62nd Year 
Kellogg’s Nurseries 
Box 77, Janesville, Wis. 
