Show D G M 0 1 1 1 r yi 1 I 1 1 1 D 0 D D 11 1 1 D 0 horticulture D 0 a 0 D 0 c a 0 11 1 11 D 1 1 I 1 al 1 el j C a CUTTING BACK FRUIT TREES peach can stand more pruning than either cherry or apple keep Low headed A great many factors enter into the determination nation of just how a tree should be cut back in this article says a colorado bulletin only a veneral rule enn cnn be given only three to five of the best limbs should be cut back to eight or twelve inches ma making k the cut just in the direction in which the limb should grow all trees should be kept low bended be careful not to cut off the lower limbs when it la to not necessary pruning mature tree as they are mally the very onea ones to be left let L loest imbs limbs should be from 18 to 24 inches from the groland it the tree has been pruned so that the top Is much higher than this it Is usually best to cut the entire top off about three feet from the ground and add depend upon forming the top from limbs which come out below this point peach trees can stand more severe pruning than either cherry or apple peach trees should generally bo be cut off about IS 18 inches from the ground and if there are any branches below that point they should be cut back to the first or second bud cherries or plums need practically no pruning except to cut the branches off a foot or so from the trunk ta otea S to prevent rabbits from gnawing the bark and limbs from small apple trees spray with soapsuds cut worms may be collected and killed in small areas bv digging tig out around plants with the fingers spraying Is as important aa as either the cultivating or pruning even eyen before the pests make an appearance the grape root worm baa has committed extensive depredations among tha vineyards of pennsylvania water thoroughly when the so soil ia Is dry to the touch but never sprinkle roses when they need watering every time you shoot a bird you are killing an automatic insect destroyer that works for nothing and boards itself pruning and grafting should be at tended to with the same care and judg went ment used in selecting seed corn the lady bugs or lady ladybirds birds are 15 turtle shaped beetles which feed upon plant lice in both t the be larval and adult stages the farmers and fruit growers at 0 losing over one billion this country are dollars annually by reason of the ravages of insects cut the branches close to tho the larget main trunk and cover the or ones fresh wound with white lead an and d oil to keep out the air when the roses bl bloom oom cut back to well developed bu bud d and A strong and in a short time this shoot will grow grovr and develop into a rose while the orchard Is coming comin g into bearing try vegetable 9 growing rowing aa as a bide side line this makes one ol 01 0 the surest and best beat sources of income while it ie Is not desirable to I 1 select elect for an orchard sells ci Is which need a artificial artl drainage yet it if such Is chosen ed with tile we it should be the stable man manure ure haa has been put on the corn or vr tho the garden or truck patch wheat field but rarely Is it thought plant ant food of an any decess necessary ary to apply P nia ud to the orchard |