The news-herald. (Plattsmouth, Neb.) 1909-1911, October 25, 1909, Image 8
PURELY PERSONAL: ltmt ot Interest Concerning People You Ed. Schulhof returned to Glenwood Monday morning. John Baur, Jr., was a passenger to Louisville Monday. Miss Alice Eaton was visiting friends in Omaha Saturday. Majestic, a big show. First show 5 and 10 cents. Attorney Hyron Clark departed Mon day morning for Omaha. Miss Bertha Smith was a passenger to Cedar Creek Monday. c lr T"I f' - Mr. and Mrs. V. S. Pastor were vis iting in Omaha Saturday. Mrs. John McNurlin visited friends in South Omaha Saturday. John DockBtrader was visiting old friend s in Omaha Monday. Mrs. Charley Duke was a passenger to Omaha Monday morning. Miss Alma Larson was a passenger to Omaha Monday morning. John Iinnr and Fred Gunther depart ed thia morning for Lincoln. Mrs. Will Clements and her children were visiting In Omaha Saturday. John Hatt, Jr., whs purchasing goods in Omaha Monday for the Btore. Mrs. J, E. VanJorcook was a pas senger to Lincoln Monday morning. Attorney Matthew Gering returned home Monday from Hot Springs, Ark. Mrs. R. W. Long of Mynard was a passenger to South Omaha Saturday. Mrs. William Ottersten and her daughter were visiting in Omaha Mon day. J. P. Falter and J. G. Phebus were passengers to Omaha Monday morning. Philip Orking and wife, and Abe Ba bech were passengers to Omaha this morning. Miss Alice Kerr returned to Glen wood this morning after spending Sun day at home. Mrs. Geo. E. Dovey and daughter, Miss Edith, attended the opera in Om aha Saturday. County Attorney W. C. Ramsey went to Avoca Monday to investigate the shooting affair. Rev. and Mrs. A. Graber of Tahnage, Neb., are visiting Rev. H. Steger and wife in this city. Miss Hazel Cawles was a passenger to Omaha Monday morning to attend Boyles' college. Mrs. Ed. Fitzgerald and her daugh ter, Miss Marie, were visiting friends in Omaha Monday. Mrs. E. O. Furlong and Mrs. Grace Thomas, sisters, were visiting friends in Omaha Saturday. Gus. Turner, ami wife and their daughter, Miss Eileen, returned home Monday from Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Murray from ntar Murray were passengers to Om aha Monday morning. Miss Gartrude Stenner arrived from Omaha Saturday 'and will spend Sun day with home folks. Mr. and Mrs. D. Hawksworth and their daughter, Mrs. Dr. E. W. Cook, spent Monday in Omaha. Judge W. H. Newell departed Mon day morning for Wymore in the inter est of his stone quarries. Bert Hong was in this city Saturday selling groceries to the dealers for Allen Brothers in Omaha. Hon. R. B. Windham, Carl Kunsmar, Frank McElroy and C. L. Herger were business visitors in Omaha Monday. William Hassler departed Monday morning for Lincoln, where he will make cigars for Julius Pepperburg. I. J. Doan, representing the Grand Island Business and Normal college was a Plattsmouth visitor Saturday. A. E. W. Shell, representing E. E. Bruce & company of Omaha, was sell ing drugs to our merchants Monday. Mrs. Dora Shall, who hns been visit ing her daughter, Mrs. M. Fanger, de parted Monday for her home in Omaha. C. II. Youngers was selling goods in this city Monday to the merchants for Armour & company of South Omaha. Earl Hassler was a passenger this morning to Omaha, where he is attend ing the Creightoti school of pharmacy. Miss Griggs Davidson, who has been the Going and Coming of Know visiting her brother, Herbert, depart ed this morning for her home in Om aha. Miss Velma Humphrey, who has been the guest of Mrs. Shaulis, de parted Saturday for her home in Lin coln. Majestic to-night, 3000 feet of pic tures. Illustrated song and comedy sketch. First show 7:30. 5 and 10 cents. Assistant Clerk of the District Court Miss Jessie .Robertson returned heme Monday from Lincoln, where she vis ited friends. Mrs. Mary Fuison and daughter, Katherine, arrived from Malvern, la., Monday morning to attend the funeral of Mrs. A. Hunter. M. D. Doan and wife, who have been visiting at the home of W. P. Cook in this city, departed Monday for their home in Salem, la. J. A. Day. who has been visitintr hia friend, Nels Chrisinerer and familv in this city, departed Monday for his home in uniincotne, Mo., Mrs. Edward Hall and her two children arrived in this city Saturday morning from New Montinsville, Va., to visit relatives here. F. W. Hawksworth, who has been visiting relatives in this city, departed Saturday for Lincoln, where he is em ployed with the Burlington. Mrs. L. M. McVayandher two sons came from Murray and boarded the Burlington train for Omaha Mondav to visit her sister Mrs. Harry Walker. Frank and Miss Bertha Hiner came from Glenwood, la., Monday morning to attend the funeral services and burial of their sister, Mrs. A. Hunter. Mrs. James A. Walker and her daughter, Mrs. Dr. George H. Gilmore, drove up from Murray and boarded the morning Burlington train for Omaha Monday morning. D. M. Goddard of Lincoln, who is engaged in the hardware business in Arcada, Neb., was in this city today with a view of trading for a prominent brick building in this city. Mrs. S. A. Dutton and her son. Mil a. ter Garland, who have been visiting the former's mother, Mrs. George W. usoorn, departed baturday morning for their home in University Place. Mrs. Judith Greenwald, after a very pleasant visit with her daughter in this city, who succeeded Mr. and Mrs. W. S Soper in the photo studio opposite the postoffice, has returned to her home in Falls City, Neb. F. A. Barrett, who has been visitinc Fred Patterson and Mark Furlomr. several miles south of this city for a week, hunting and fishing, departed Saturday for his home in Omaha. They own a gasoline boat there. A Hollowe'en and basket social will be given Saturday evenincr at Mvnard by the ladies of the Eight Mile Grove church to which the public is invited. The girls are requested to bring baskets well filled with the best. Mrs. W. A. White accompanied her children. Miss Adelia and Arthur, to Omaha Saturday to consult Dr. Gilford in regard to their eyes, which have been giving them considerable trouble recently. Mrs. A. Hunter, who accidentally shot herself with a rifle, is reported to be in a critical condition and the at tending physician gives very little en couragement of her recovery. The bullet was not located. II. H. Howerter. who has been the operator for the Burlington at Orea polis for more than one vear. has re signed his position and went to Kansas City Friday to accept a similar position with the Kansas City and Southern. C. A. Phillips, wife and son, who have been visiting frieds in this citv. departed this morning for their home m Cambridge.-Neb., where he is cash ier of the Cambridge State bank. They were accompanied by Miss Clara Walker to Omaha. Mrs. M. Archer arrived home Mon day morning from an extended visit with friends m Chicago and other east ern cities. She was accompanied by nir. anu Mrs. i,eo. McNurlin and son from Havelock, who soon exnect to do part for their future home near Al liance, Neb. Wallace, aged 2 years, the son of and Mrs. R. O. Walters, seems to possessed with a longing desire to things and on Sundav nnl mrinni Mr. be see oc- casions when the frnte in Wr would wander down town. After a few hours search this forenoon tie young man was found near the Missouii Pacific depot. Making Money On the Farm XVII. Small Fruit Culture By C. V. GREGORY. Author of "Home Course In Modern Agriculture" Copyright, 1909, by American Prcti Association SMALL fruit cun be grown almost as easily as corn or outs If It Is gone at In the right way. A liberal quantity grown at home Is a luxury that Is within the reach of every farmer. Grown on a larger scale, the suiull fruits are among the most prolltable crops that tho farm will produce. The best liked and most widely dis tributed siuiill fruit Is the strawberry. The best soil for the strawberry bed Is a sandy loam. Strawberries do bet ter on light soils, and the berries are larger and of better quality. If yon have no light soil that can be used for the strawberry bed you 'Jin greatly Improve a heavy soil by nSnnrlng It well. Of course It must be well FIO. XXXIII IK THE BLACK BERRY PATCH. drained, In order th:Mt It may warm up quickly In tho spring Instead of remaining soggy for several weeks and then baking bard, as uudrahied soils tir- - iinnlo to do. lowing, with thorough dlsk- in. 'arrowing, Is necessary In or der i-j vt the land into the liest con dition. Strawberries should follow some cultivated crop which has been kept free from weeds. It will then be easier to prepare the seed bed, and the patch will lie freer from weeds mid Insects. Strawberries nre particular In their soil requirements, and n little fart; In preparation will add grently to the size of the crop. Too little at tention Is given to this most Important requisite. Many persons do not seem to lo aware that the strawberry Is at all particular about the soil In which It Is put. As a consequence they pre pare their beds without uny reforc.o to this essential factor In the sin-cess of their enterprise ami, of course, are doomed to disappointment In the out come. Varieties of Strawberries. Varieties of strawberries are divided into two general types the perfect and the imperfect (lowered. The Imperfect contain only the female organs or pis tils, while the perfect sorts contain both stamens and pistils. The Imper fect varieties can produce uo fruit un less fertilized with the pollen from the flower of u perfect variety. It Is very Important that attention be paid to this point in planting. Many of the Imperfect sorts possess points of supe riority over the erfect varieties. They cau be successfully grown by plant lug every fifth row to a perfect flowered variety. This row will furnish pollen for the two rows ou either side of It. In setting out a bed in this wny care must be taken to see that the two va rieties come Into bloom at the same time. Perfect and Imperfect varieties can not be told apart except when In bloom. Then the absence of the row of pistils nround the petals marks the Imperfect sorts. Lists of varieties of strawberries always specify whether they are perfect or Imperfect. A reli able nurseryman con be depended upou to give you what you ask for. A list of the varieties best adapted to your locality can be obtained from jour ex periment station. Tho strawberry Is propagated almost entirely by runners. At each joint In the runner a new plant appears and takes root. Only plants less than a year old should be selected for plant ing. The crown should not be too large and the roots thick and long. The presence of large woody roots and a heavy crown Indicates that the plant Is on old one. If there are many leaves it 1 well to pinch off one or two of the largest to correspond to the Injury to the root system. Planting Strawberries. Spring planting Is the most reliable, but where the fall Is moist or the patch can be readily watered fall plant ing gives very good results. The two Important points In planting are spreading the roots and packing the dirt tightly about them. The plants should be set so the crowns are Just level with the surface of the ground Hills Versus Matted Rowt. Strawberries are grown both In hills and In rows. In the hill system the plants me set about three feet npnrt The runners are cut off In order to umke a compact, vigorous hill. The size and quality of the berries nre bet ter under the bill system, but the mat ted row system gives 1 irger yields. In this the plants are set from ten to twelve !vct apart 1 1 row four feet npirt T!i;- r.!:incr are ti-lmm.-d t make a matted row uiout two fei-l wide. The spaces between the row should le kept well cultivated during the early part of the season and thf weeds pulled In the rows. After the second year the runners can lie allow ed to till there open space and the original rows plowed v In this way the bed can be easily renewed nnd kept benrlng for several years, usually uutll the laud becomes so weedy that It must be plowed up and put in to some other crop. In cold climates the strawberries must be given some sort of winter protection. The object of this Is not so much to prevent freezing as to keep the ground from that alternate freez ing and thawing which cause heaving of the plants. . mulch of coars horse manure applied after the ground fieexo; Is excellent for this purpose, as It odtls fertility at the same time. Iu the spring the straw can be raked up and removed. One necessary precaution Is to be sure that the manure Is free from weed seeds. I have seen straw berry beds ruined because the mulch contained timothy hay In which the seeds were ripe enough to grow. Raspberries and DlacUborries. Next to strawberries In Importance are rauplterrl s and blackberries. The best soil for blackberries Is about like thet for strawberries, while for wi berries It may lie a little heavier. The two kinds of raspberries most exten sively grown In this country are red and black. The red raspberry Is propa gated by shoots which grow up from the roots. One-year-eld shoots are preferable for planting. The rows should be at least four feet apart, with the plants two feet apart In the row. Frequent nnd thorough cultivation Is necessary to keep down the suckers which grow up from the roots. It is a good plan to plow the ground between the rows every spring. P.Jack raspberries do not send up root shoots. They nre propagated Iiy bury ing the tips of the shoots in the ground some time In August. These take root nrd produce new plants, which ran ho transplanted the following sprhg. Th- black raspberries are more rank In their habits of growth and should !; planted farther apart than the red va rieties. Planting every three feet in rows seven to eight feet apart Is a good distance. They should receive thorowh cultivation In the mu;o mea ner as the red sorts. The application of n coat f rvmnre between the rows in the fall will ma terially Increase the yield of all small fruits. Pruning Is also Important, r.lackberry and raspberry shoots hour but once, so In the spring all those which produced fruit th season be fore should be cut out. Iihn k rasp berry shoots should have the tip nip ped off when they are nliout eighteen Inches high. This causes lateral branches to form and greatly Incrensos the yield. The same treatment should be given to blackberries. After about four, goal crops of raspberries have been secured the patch should be plow ed up and a r.ew one started some where else. Blackberries ere usually propngutea by suckers. The distance apart Is about four feet In the row. with rows seven feet apart. The proper depth to : et tho 'plants is about four Inches. It l-i a common practice to plant a row of potatoes or some other vegetable be tween the blackberry rows the tlrst season. This can also be done with black raspberries. About four or flv blackberry shoots arc all that should be allowed to grow up the first sea son. After that the number may be gradually Increased. A well establish ed blackberry patch will last six or seven years. The yields that may be secured depend largely upon tho fro- FIO. XXXIV FINB BPKIO OP BASPIIEBBIES. quency of ralufall during tho ripening season. A little dry weather at this time will result In shriveled, worth less berries. Iu sections where the winter is Be vere the best results cannot bo ob- tulned from raspberries and blackber rles unless some sort of protection Is given. The simplest method of doing this Is by bending the canes down along the row and covering them with dirt. Currants and Gooseberries. A clayey loam soil, with plenty of moisture, is, best for currants a ml gooseberries. They do all the "better for a little shade and are not so par tlcuhir about cultivation as the other small fruits. A heavy mulch of straw or coarse munure may be used to keep down the weeds nnd conserve mois ture and cultivation dispensed with entirely. A few bushes set along a fence row will furnish enough of this kind of fruit for the family. They are propa gated by cuttings, pieces of brunches which are planted in moist earth, where they take root. Two-year-old plants are best for planting. Being hardier than the other small fruits, currants and gooseberries will stand fall planting. 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