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AMERICAN FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JOURNAL 
September, too.. 
and should lH- removed .-i< Mu- next print 
inc Wsrtenlng a win* closely nbmil a 
branch will produce nearly Hie -aim* n* 
Milts, and Is equally destnietlvr l<> t li*- 
vino. 
The prnotln has l«'cn In "«■ mu ay 
years, teit H is not one Which If 1 llkell 
ever to heroine iMinuwu. It enn lie follow - 
tnl to mlviintJipi u lion ii t-v Mtoeisilly fine 
cluirtcrs are wanted early In the -ensfiii fur 
exhibition porpii""*. utJil n* Mi.- girdling 
hastens the dialling i" - the trull a week 
or ten .lays. It is HOtneMme* proiii/itile when 
early fruit is x runti for innrkut. 
As girdling kills the luauehes on which 
if Is done, and the whole tine ir often 
weakened l>y the unnatural treatment,, Un* 
practice ean lie rcvoiumonded as definable 
or p roll table only lu sjiivlnl ea«e>. 
THE KIEPPER PEAR 
There have been a jjn'iil many llilng- 
said, and recentlj lliece «eel|is l>. be ninr. 
Ilian ever before, nlimit UiN pom*. li 1 - 
mil strange that mere i- helm; «aid lately 
because a gn at many section.' of country 
have had their llisl Bond nop nil vmibg 
1 1-, rs Hu- past year, and Hie mar ket* ill 
picking lime were iliiialeil with line-look- 
ing, well -developed fruit. 111 111.' ab'euce 
of a Mill crop ..I' apples lliev -.eemed more 
eiiiispi. iieiis. and have caused more etmi- 
li'ciits lliau ever before. In looking over 
llicse comment*. ii Is tvni arl; ably Hint 
near rely any t«.. agree on all) olio jmllit, 
even In the spelling of (lie niime, mid you 
must not be surprised when ynu iieiir this. 
If II differs from till the real i lit* is not, 
however, a comment nil the KlelJvr pear 
so Iiulell OS Oil the ci>mi|ic|il- before me. 
I see one siuple 0110 snys it 1 » good lo cut; 
1 wo say it is a Bond . uniter; I wo say a Is 
good lu ptvs.rv. .'till, atl.t dry I.. sell, nol 
lo .at— (1 am re tiling from several of uur 
leading ngrlcnltorai and l.orln iillnnil Jour- 
nals, t j^oiiie say it is guud lo grow, but 
hardly lit for hogs lo oil. so It. it evi . fel- 
low lias bis own opinion >r it on uit* 
mnrket and hear lemur I - made by people 
ulm want io Inn -orltt-HlItlu gtlfiil and you 
will find them Jiim In keeping with lliose 
emmnents. 
II seems lo me II there is iv.H ln . ril In 
this pear, with .<ur lion»teil protfiims in 
Itorl leiilul re. and a* ntlk'b n> we wan! a 
Bond, tellable pear. II lias taken a long time 
10 develop ii 
H Is sonic i unity -five y ea i . siuee I’. |ei 
Klefler. Oi I'lillOilelp’i.u, rii-f Ini mdiieed 
11 I" (lie pH hi i. . and only fur llw effort* 
..f eiiterprialiic i.iiraeiyiniii .Unioks lo 
llieni), who wanl.i.J p, sell lives because 
they grow quirk mill easy. Willi lews Would 
lie known ul u lo-dny. Its repillullnn for 
poor .puilily seem- I.. Iinvi- lakert an even 
siari w Hli iis InlKHluetlon. and kept up 
wllli l lie Ire. » a* last and a « for n. tlu-v 
were planted. 
U is true soiir commercial orchards 
have been planted in soldo f. a ,eel|ni.« id 
lb.- country and ih..|t ,-ntp* have m-on 
marketed with a varied decree of results, 
from u living pioflt down p. nullum.'! 
lery f. «- of the... tr..s have bell idniib .1 
nub any regard to soil. location or other 
coiidltious, and when tin- fruit wn* mar 
i.eicii ii uys witiiool any regard to the 
condition of cither the fruit or the marki 
" l5 > 'of i •' Kvaiis 
City. Mo., r.-ad before 
Horticultural Sie-ietv 
SI. rill K a a*n « 
isiiui'l \ alloy 
bin Jiisl w lion Hie grower Hi. mull' it wa> 
ready lo lie picked It was vn.'lied off to Ho 
nearest unil'kel, and ill the growers' hurry 
lo get there Hr*t they all gol there at once, 
mol Hie result was ail over* forked market 
of un. looking fruit. Imp so linn! am! no 
mnlnre that toy one euuld li»l- the pour' 
fin anything and onlt those who dl.l uni 
know Hioiii would bin | h.-r.-c .seen nil Ho 
Kaii-ii* Clt,\ nnirkci. w.lgeD |.opl» .e the 
finest Isloffer pi'tli-, SOUP’ dunlin'll loose 
Into rile W.iuon. Ilkv colli, until Hie Wagon 
wa» full; other* would !qtvr ttiefu ln bar- 
rels, hi boiea and ha.vkel*, and lu any oilier 
coiieeM aide way, nil ..V vvlil.di had loin 
picked inn i few days, and no more lit lo 
i.v eaten than n green Wnirruiulcii, At 
Hie nine most or Hie eoinuilssloii 
l.olic-s nine r.-ecl vine heav y I oli«UcTitnetd* 
from fm Uier away piuPtc. youie n* fur 
a* I'l/ll tulle* or urn to, so tliol they were 
c.vei ilo wing with them, and all in that 
riime ntlldp. i-omliHoti, ami tin sn!i for 
ilium 
I o-iimille tllllt lll.'le trtVl'K lift To been 
planted Ujiii are pol yet nearllli; tfuifi were 
tiuarlug a ernp last fall, so Hint, in a *hprl 
while Uieie will be molv than ilolltile the 
ammint of tbu fruit tii damp on ihe mnil.et 
Hum thiTe was last season. New It .seems 
In me Mult we hot Men I final snetPUe* l.nve 
a pr.dd. in m vitve in lindlng some way 
In wlileii w e win bundle this frmi lo heller 
, advantage. I believe It can I..- done In pan 
only Then- m-. so tunny cniuJItioijs sur- 
r. 'imdlug n well-deMdoped, lilgbly-eidon'd. 
Ju(C>. and tvul good l\ l.'ifer pear tbut 
would nmke it luipnaitMili* tn dn more. 
\\ r bat we want Is to learn licet vvlml ihes.- 
e.inditlona ate, and then tiittk. use of sis 
many of them its povaible 
The fp-t and n.n«t Important of Ue--.- t^ 
and, Any ...' our .-ollft will s row Une-hml: 
Iiil and appiir.'iilly well dev. loped Kleir. t 
pens, lull a very few of tlimil will produce 
llieni id real gaud i|U.llll> I know Of no 
fruit Tllllt Is su itllU'll ilffpeled |ij the -o|l 
a- l |il» |>eiir I ,'tlu not able t.. say Just 
what I'lettiiii' uf fertility I lie soil should 
copljllll I., produce (he lies!, levullc Hut 
1 dll know tllllt a deep black soil tnir'.i a* 
we .-all ill n Hull Will pmdllpi 'i 0 lo Tf» 
bushel -i o| .•oin p. ip. ii.-r. will not give 
the K letter pem any iimillt.v. and 1 also 
know that iun»t any of our Ilitlil colored 
s. ll* “iieli a«> we .all tmor bind (hot nlwaiv 
Hue, l|.|We,en Will give IlllltH* III' le»s II 
moil 1 1 list t It y My alt.ptlou .,a* llrsl ■ ilb d 
p 1 lil** point by tin Pip Mr llnlncii. of 
HpriiigTwId Mu., a I.. > .aid thu' the Klnffun 
was almosl uur be»l peur Mel yet, I don’t 
think I..- bail |. arued It* meal viilliu lilt* 
‘llfnllllc- I liitvc I ii'Cfi a i Just' ubaerver of 
Hie Kb tic, ,• v,., since, 1111. 1 lii'VI' hfld op- 
poi I illilly lo 1 1 si |l rioiu most of uur M Im- 
w, tiri * . . 1 1 “ , besnlcH Hio»c oi i puny other 
• tail's, ami am r r oc to *ay I have n. wr 
sampled nth Hint . ..id.| be ejilleil y..od lli.it 
did uni glow op sueli land im we i ill 
or Wlleie III,, s 0 1 ,*oi | is I I'll. *lhdl a r Is 
found In moat „f (he I i. in l, vegioii 
If tile KlilTei .11 pill hied oil sUldl 
dl ami ll|e 1 1 i-es ip, nol allowed p, t„.„, 
'"H. ''Ul ill. hull ). properly HiIiiiicI 
ai tie- proper Mm.* ami picked when mil 
1 'f'e ami fii. li vpeelineii w nipped in 
paper ami packed in hurrelu lui-liel bn* 
l.els arc hettei and »1or,d lu a eellar will, 
a P icpeintuie of m,| mm, than Ph) degree), 
Hull will lower U Hill. Inter lo 4P ilcgr.es, 
end aibiuci I,, reinnlli there until toward 
' "'"I Ho u •iditnitlcd to . t. in 
jo raluic nt about no degrees for a f PM 
days, limy will In ripe woll-eolored, sweet 
and illiev, and almost a* good a. a |>,., r i 
If H . 
Vow. il flic*.- pear-, .-low p under fnv- 
,ii rt til. eouditbiu.s, are m. Ijjueli lni|il'ovei| 
lv the. t nut merit, of ciniiae Hio.se grown 
••ndi r Ollier e.itlUltlbHR Would lie ImproYe.l 
III pruporllun liudnr Ilk, fremm.-nt, besl.h-K 
ibe advmiiugo .a going n,. marker nr 
a film* will'll they an* wtiut.-.l, and would 
sell for n good price, 
l tiles* MunnHiliig ..I ibis kind in nduptfil 
w e nifty some day wlrdl W i* lia.l not planted 
'll ninny Kleffera, til, tile other bund, If 
' vep a |i,ir » m' the grower* mJopr thin 
or some similar plan, we will Hud uur imir- 
kei fittpplied wllli luuelatis, Juicy Klcffpr 
pt'ftx.s In tuldw i.it. r and selling nt n pruiit 
!° 'lie grower n iu i hose who nee g,, )w . 
it>« Mila inrar take the hint ' 
Pon t faH to rend our greRt offer on 
Irtfildc Cover Page. 
BUUDlNG TREES BY AMATEURS, 
Mlgust ami Sepicuiher are bVlny montlis 
fm nursery men. Man, of iltetn hnv<.« l.un- 
dMais of thouMoilH Ilf fruit Trees lo bud 
m i lie millions ol mill trees which will lie 
required lb Mu* ne.vt iwo yeais will need 
.*> la* started now. Apple* are uiToner 
- arl.d from t.aris Miau front buds, but 
• Iterrics. pear- and peaeJies are Umbilly 
Hem buds. Rut it is uo t wlnilM the nur- 
-'oi.vnien who are Interested In building. 
I her,, is unite an interesting held for the 
ftinatetir in the piudOedon of rttiiiiv bwtuli- 
f"l orm, mental trend. In nur series de- 
'oled lo Mie i.iislllg of ornamental || V( . S 
be tnufifli - named (|m| tin- piopago lors 
elMrrtf a f- a-liea. plipas, 
- I- ri les, ami varkunt olbcr tr.*es ; ,nd 
u ;f « »'■ Unity i.i narpeidal elnmictcr. 
, -a'.v for the amateur 
inf'wt* ntfrno fri'p*. 
rJnu'T ar ° r tt,n "" f'dl'lds Wild 
n l trees of no value, route perhaps i„ 
or mr* ur fence row*, add these euuld be 
ML d.- ot ao ouni by 1, lidding. \„,i 
'oi l 1 't-traef . r of a ttw 
u*idd lu, eorapleiclv changed m tbu same 
tie (lowering pi-ni lien coimtsi chiefly of 
HoJf no v , r T' w, \ h ,n, "' u - 
, 1 ,,f 'l-'-'Ub »U*I« of Mll. eU'lH 
-"Me (re,- ami ns 
cm, 1 vv, l 'l” tb' iclM a,, one 
nil WI.I, Aip.ti,,,,. beatiMfid h-e, h n,e 
’Wiris 't a I i|,e wild hwi-H 
«.'tehia a""i ,!in "»'•■ I* now li as 
Jlml .. . . "" f* 1“ no Ifoltl.le III 
P* n. li live „„ |r(Jt . „„ llW . H 
SOLID GOLD EMBLEM RING 
ONLY $1.50 
* A,,y ">»y I'b hud 
w 
VMritc in 
I tenealct. 
hir 
On thin hcnitlfui ring |„ 
"ill,. >1 gold ll'llor* Tli.-e 
rtiigi. are hnnutuade by the 
Ih.»i workmen and from the 
highcHi grade muteriu), 
me catalogue of Wulelies, 
I’mim. l.ockBts, Rings, »ie 
MARK COZZENS & COMPANY 
7tJ M.uonic Tempi* Chicago III. 
