Show Old Orchards rc tars Can an Be e Made Produce Fall Fertilization Needed Followed by Plowing and Pruning Pluming Oy ny uy w St I CIUC n Colorado Collelo Service There are nrc many mony old and neglected orchards that could be brought Into profitable production with little cost and labor lubor 11 When en an nn orchard has been neglected for a number of years the trees become overgrown with wood due to lack Inck of pruning Cul CuI- Cultivation ovation has also been neglected and the tile spaces between the trees are covered with pasture grasses and weeds the soil solI is hard and fer- fer Is lacking 1 The first thing tiling to be done Is to plow the orchard In the fall as deep deep- deeply deeply deeply ly as possible po Tree free roots In neglect neglect- neglected neglected neglected ed orchards are usually close to the surface and hence care should be taken In plowing the first time lime not to tear up too many roots The depth can be Increased with each successive plowing as the roots will go down when given a n chance Be lle- Before Before fore plowing the land should be he given gl a good coat of or barnyard manure manure ma- ma nure Next In Importance Is the prun- prun pruning prun pruning ing This should be he done between February 15 and April 1 15 When trees have been neglected for some years they are usually full of of wood and need thinning It Is not advis advis- advisable advisable advisable able to do all the pruning In one year ai as It tends to encourage the growth of suckers or water sprouts water It is better to take two years In which to bring the trees into shape |