That this community has an excellert climate for fruit has been demonstrated, and for the benefit of the people who are interested, we are giving the investigation of Jules Ami Sandoz of Sheridan county. He has been there for nearly forty years, and has developed a fruit orchard as fine as you will find in Colorado or Idaho. He cultivates and cares for his fruit for profit, and is thirty-five miles from the railroad station.

The Sandoz Fruit Farm

The Sunbeam Everbearing Red Raspberry developed by Prof. Hanson, from Turtle Mountain wild stock, is hardy and produces from July to October. It does not require burying in winter like some red raspberries. Ohta is another raspberry recommended bv Mr. Sandoz.

He recommends also as the best cherries for western Nebraska, the Dyehouse, Montmorency, and Wragg. They are best on north slopes. For plums, he says we can compete with California if we plant and care for the Omaha, Stella. Waneta, Wastesa, and Yutega varieties.

HISTORY OF WESTERN NEBRASKA

For sandy land, even white sand, plant Hansen's sand cherry hybrids : Opata, Sapa, Skuya, Sansota. and Cherosoto. They will thrive well also in the heavy and black soils.

The best pears are Flemish Beauty and Moscow No. 9, which in addition to hardiness, fruitage, and other qualities, grow very straight and make nice shade trees.

The following are the choice of apples in the order given: Florence, Whitney Crab, Duchess, Wealthy, Janet, Yellow Transparent, Hibernal, Longfield, Charlamoff, Ljveland, Raspberry, Delicious, and Golden Delicious. The Charlamoff is a splendid tree for combined fruit and shade.