Show FRUIT TREE TIRs E E PLANTING POINTS should be placed in ground dormant in well drained soil with larse anoush to spread roots hoots by cikor JOHN IV LLOYD LLOTD illinois farmers Fan ners institute 1 when to plant fruit trees tree 3 while they are ara dormant while the ground Is in a workable condition late in the fall after growth has stopped or early in ili the spring before it has be gun 2 whre where in well drained soil 3 ilow how dig an amplo ample hole spread the roots loots out in their heir natural position and pack alno earth around them it Is handy to separate tho the clods from tho the ino fine soil in digging there la Is always it ft balance between the roots and branches of a tree so it if many roots havo have been cut oft off in ili dig ging the tree from tho the nursery nur a corresponding amount of the top must conic como off if trees arc planted plin ted in the rall rail some precaution should be made against theli their being hoaxed heaved out of the ground by alternate freezing nd thawing this can bo be done by spreading a thick layer of straw or manure around tho the treo tree there arc aio tour four essential points in tho the care of fruit trees they are 1 I tillage tiling 2 fertilization 3 pruning 4 pi protection election from enemies tillage Is just as necessary in tree raising as in ili corn raising and for tho samo same reasons to avoid the competition of other plants to conserve ture tuio and to ronder render food available intelligent antell pruning Is also very necessary to raising fruit each bud on a tree Is capable of giving rise to a branch hr inch and if every eveia branch Is allowed to grow the trpo tree will become too dense we must thin out the branches in the treo tree tops aps ops or we will havo have little fruit it takes moisture to develop an apple amplo and sunlight to color it so the foliage must not bo be too thick pruning la Is also employed to make the tree as the des desired ireI shape it should also distribute the largo large branches equidistantly as nearly as possible it la Is always best to grow a good strong branch on the southwest side of the tree where the hot suns and strong winds como come from I 1 in pruning we should cut the limb in such a way that it will heal quickly to do this the limb should always be cut as close to the body as possible azid and parallel with it A saw should bo be used rind and tho the wound must be coated over with white paint or something similar to prevent pi event weathering and infection from bacteria or fungus growths another important fhlug Is to keep keel trimming oft off the ends of the limbs on young oung trees there are aie three kinds of enemies that trees must bo be protected from the first of these includes rabbits mice etc A tall piece of heavy paper tied ded rloand the baso base of the young tree or a i piece of wire screening will set tle tie this matter the second class ot of enemies contains the insects of which the insects are the most dangerous tho the scale insect can bo be controlled by spraying with a ilme sulphur wash anil and the chewing insects by spra spraying yinK with parts parla green the third class of enemies consists of fungus diseases those these can bo be controlled by spraying with bordeaux mixture which Is corn posed po ed as jellows Jol lows four pounds copper sulphate tour lour pounds lime 50 pounds water |