anaheim-gazette 1909-02-11

PROF. MILLS ON THE WALNUT AMUSED AT SOME DISCUSSIONS APPEARING IN PRINT Grafts Produce Larger, Nicer Looking and Finer Flavored Nuts, but Seedlings are Hardier, and Are Less Subject to Frost, Dampness and Heat Prof. Mills is always interesting in what he writes about, whether it be about former fellow-collegians who come to California and tap him for money, whether it be about good roads or walnuts. The professor has taken his trusty pen in hand and tells us what he believes about the grafted and seedling nuts: We found his letter in the Rural Press of San Francisco and quote from it as follows: I have followed with much interest the discussion in relation to walnut culture, both in the press and at the farmers' institutes. Some of these discussions have been very amusing and a great deal of it very conflicting. At this season of the year the planter is much interested in the question of whether to plant seedlings or grafts, and what variety of either, and if grafts, then what root. For 15 years now these have been the interesting questions in our immediate vicinity and more or less all over Southern California. Of late years it has spread up the coast clear to the Canadian line. As to Grafted Nuts.—One of the amusing things comes from W.A. T. Stratton of Petaluma. He says: "Speaking of walnuts, I have several trees, 10 years old, growing in deep, rich, black soil that scarcely give me a quart of nuts a year. I keep them only for scions for grafting. Franquette does the best, with the Santa Rosa second." Are we to infer from this that Burbank's famous Santa Rosa is doing but a little better than a pint of nuts to the tree. Mr. Stratton's experience seems to indicate that either the grafted nut is an entire fall cannot possibly thrive. In discussing this question with some plants, Santa Paula about six years ago writer told them that such solids not suited for walnut culture, and a man with such soil should grow some other line of ranching strongly of the opinion that the shell root is the best to graft on. Yet if people will insist on using walnut trees on uncongenial then the northern California is the very best wild root. As to the Seedling.—The walnut however is the one so that has produced the burrow wealth in the walnut sections too in the face of the facts the selection of seed until recently poorly done, the soil not always the best, and the culture, irrigation and fertilization always at the mum. There have been some seedlings planted in central and eastern California, and when these be ten years old they should better than a "quart of nuts" tree. If the conditions are so for them they will give a good count of themselves, as they done here. Yet we are digging walnuts orchards here, bothlings and grafts. Last year a man digging out grafted trees and them at $5 each to cut up for another man is digging out his ling orchard this winter, though says that it pays him 20 per cent on his investment. Both of the look for better returns from cia orange trees. In fact, the ing of Valencias threatens to the Belgian hare. J. B. Neff, here, is top-growing to one of the so-called immune a seedling orchard next to M is reported to be netting 25 pts on the investment. He, too, ing for something better. As to Selection.—The im thing with the seedling is pro lection. Not only should tha from which the seed is take good regular bearers, but can be taken to see that there bad trees in the immediate v "Speaking of walnuts, I have several trees, 10 years old, growing in deep, rich, black soil, that scarcely give me a quart of nuts a year. I keep them only for seions for grafting. Franquette does the best, with the Santa Rosa second." Are we to infer from this that Burbank's famous Santa Rosa is doing but a little better than a pint of nuts to the tree. Mr. Stratton's experience seems to indicate that either the grafted nut is an entire failure in that section or that the varieties were wrong. This year a man in our county reports nearly 100 pounds per tree from grafted Placentia Perfection on their own root at nine years old. Some five or six years ago a nurseryman near Santa Panla was advertising Placentia Perfection as free from the blight, and only two years ago another near Whittier was advertising grafted Placentia Perfection as immune to the blight. Last spring at the farmers' institute at Whittier it was said the Placentia Perfection would have to be discarded for varieties that were immune to the blight. For the past eight years there have been discovered many trees and varieties immune (?) to the disease. At the present time there are many varieties advertised all over the state, each as the only and sure immune one. The blight and observation have already removed many of these from the list of the immune, and it is the opinion of the writer that these agencies will soon remove them all from this list. Year in and year out, the grafts so far have proved very erratic bearers, being very tender, and therefore subject to frost, excessive dampness, heat and blight. As to the Root for Grafts.—A great many desire a root that will grow in soils in which the softshell root "I can testify to the great merits of your Emulsion, especially in all diseases of a pulmonary nature. It has saved many lives that otherwise would have yielded to consumption ... we keep Scott's Emulsion in the house all the time and all the family use it."—MR. C. J. BUD-LONG, Box 158, Washington, R. I. Scott's Emulsion does all it does by creating flesh and strength so rapidly that the progress of the disease is retarded and often stopped. It is a wonderful flesh builder and so easy to digest that the youngest child and most delicate adult can take it. If you are losing flesh from consumption or any other cause take Scott's Emulsion. It will stop the wasting and strengthen the whole system. Be sure to get SCOTT'S ALL DRUGGISTS Let us send you a copy of Mr. Budlong's letter—his case is really wonderful—and some interesting literature regarding our preparation. Just send us a card mentioning this paper. SCOTT & BOWNE 409 Pearl Street New York CONSERVATION FOR CONTINENT Washington, February 5.—Arrangements for the North American Conservation Conference between representatives of the United States, Canada and Mexico, at the White House February 18th, are going forward rapidly, following the cordial acceptance by Sir Wilfrid Laurier, premier, and Earl Grey, governor-general of Canada, and President Diaz of Mexico, of President Roosevelt's invitation to send delegates. The conference will discuss the situation with regard to the natural resources of the respective countries and help prepare a general plan adapted to promote the welfare of the nations concerned in accordance with President Roosevelt's suggestion. This international conference will meet at the White House by President Roosevelt's invitation. It will not be a large gathering as was the conference of governors at the white house last May, or the joint conservation conference last December between the national conservation commission, the governors and the representatives of state conservation commissions and conservation committees of national organizations. The attendance will be limited to the representatives of Canada and Mexico and representatives of the state department of the United States government and of other executive departments which can render particular assistance to, the conferees in their deliberations, and the national conservation commission. Canada has taken active steps in preparation for the conference and recently sent to the national conservation commission a number of carefully prepared maps which show the present status of the public lands of the dominion as well as the distribution of the principal natural resources and the development of its transportation systems. The Canadian authorities have also gathered together and sent to the chairman of the commission a comprehensive collection of government documents bearing on the natural resources of the country. These have been carefully indexed and bound together accord- MARCHARD next to Mr. Neil to be netting 25 per cent investment. He, too, is hopething better. SECTION.—The important seedling is proper seed only should the trees in the seed is taken be bearers, but care must see that there are no immediate vicinity. MEWARD BOUND Vessels Will Meet Fleet on the Atlantic American battleship fleet sail- day from Gibraltar on leg of its world fa- ce. It has been ar- more warships to meet the bound fighting craft and welcome will result. Swing from the N ational blains the details of the races will mark the fi- cle cruise of the Atlantic the vessels start from Gihome early next month. Verses of the fleet, reinforc- warships from home wat- the most elaborate ever. The intention is to give the severest trials at the air journey, in order that in them may be demon- addition to the sixteen there are the Yankton, two storeships and two start ahead from Gibraltar will be met by the wel- sent out from the Uni- This will consist of the Maine, New Hampshire, Mississippi, the cruisers and North Carolina, and thears Salem, Birmingham and When they join the others are a fleet of twenty battle-cruisers and two smaller船. As soon as the war- assembled the real work of hard cruise will be undertak the fleet, or the main bo- will sail along at a pace ing it into Hampton Roads July 22, the individual ships through speed trials and tests. Ships of similar race to determine individ-ency, while battleships of designs will be tested one other to determine the style. It is proposed races between squadrons maneuvers in which squad-divisions will participate. President Roosevelt feels that the connection between the United States and the two nations which lie to the north and south is so intimate that they can consider their mutual interests with regard to natural resources from the standpoint of the general welfare of the continent with small regard to the political boundary lines which separate them. Indeed, it is said that he considered inviting Canada and Mexico to the first conservation conference at the white house but that he refrained from doing so because he was unwilling to run the remotest risk of asking these two nations to associate themselves with the conservation movement before it was certain that it was going to succeed. Now that success is assured he feels that since the two nations have identical interests and identical aspirations they can work together along conservation lines just as the representatives of the states work together without regard to state boundaries. 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