Show I WATER IN In fn Arranging for Irrigation It Is Necessary to Consider Soil Deep Surface of Clay or Loam With Proper Cultivation Will Retain Moisture Much Longer Than Light Shallow Soil Soli T By my C. C A. A In arranging to irrigate an orchard It Is necessary to take into consideration tion the conditions of or the soil For Instance a deep surface of clay or loam with the proper cultivation will retain moisture much longer than a alight alight alight light shallow soil soU especially it If the latter is underlain with a heavy subsoil subsoil subsoil sub sub- soil which roots will not penetrate Every person should study his local conditions I am now speaking more particularly of conditions as found In Inthe Inthe inthe the Rocky mountain valleys where the rainfall varies from twelve to eighteen inches a year and where most of at the moisture falls during the winter and the early spring seasons It is necessary that a person plantIng plant plant- Ing lag an orchard should take into consideration consideration consideration con con- the lay of the land In certain certain tam tain valleys some of our best orchard land slopes In two directions and if the rows arc are planted with the compass com corn pass the water will run too fast and thus wash great ditches hes and also be beof beof beof of little use to the trees as the water would not have an opportunity to soak Into the soil In Incases cases of at this kind the trees should be planted at any angle that will be the most convenient convenient convenient con con- for irrigating Great care should be taken the year with young trees to induce them to root as deep as possible and In order to todo todo todo do this the irrigation should be done doneso so that the young roots will go down after the moisture The time old growers understand this principle and hold the water back until the tiny roots have penetrated deep Into the soil and thus formed long slender threads and then the they apply the Water water water wa wa- ter to make the growth In planting a tree I always alwa's use water by running it in a furrow close to the trees then follow up with cultivation cultivation cul cul- as soon as the ground will admit of It In case rain does not come It will be necessary If the ground Is dry to give it another irrigation irrigation irrigation ir ir- ir- ir In from ten days or two weeks as the tree is making extra effort by putting out a great many tiny roots as feeders to replace those cut off by the digging After this is properly cultivated and no crops are planted between the rows to take the moisture away it will need but little If any more irrigating that season I have a block of Elberta peach trees planted In this way in the spring of 1908 that have had but one irrigation and that soon after planting the trees have made a much better growth than a similar block planted at the same time on better soil soU with crops planted between the row rows and watered at regular Intervals I believe that by proper application application application tion of water a much better proportioned proportioned proportioned peach can be raised than Is usually done I find that when a tree Is growing in a low soggy soil with an supply over-supply of water early in inthe inthe inthe the season that the pits are large and all out of ot proportion When the water is kept back until the pits begin to harden a much better peach is produced Care must however be betaken betaken taken talen with the Elberta peach not to allow it to become too dry or it will shed too much of its fruit From that time do not allow the trees to get gel dry until the fruit Is ready to pick But great care must be taken not to overdo it and waterlog the theland land |