Deseret Evening News | 1897-11-13 | Page 11 | Grafting and Apple

< Imnluir 1 110 tpptr After duo obscrvntion and rxp < rlment I colleluiou arrived ot concerning grafting ore graft-Ing of tho apple nt tho Kansas station 1 irst that whole root grafted apple trees are of no greater valuo to tho tiny I cr than trees grafted on piece roots i f 6 4 or 21 Inches in length second that grafting above tho crown of the seedling stock secures in n tree no val liable quillt which is uothecurvdby rafting below the crown third that the use of N hole roots or long pieces may offer home slight advantages to tit nurseryman but that these will not compensate for the extra labor and expense ex-pense fourth that tho greatest mil I formlt In growth is secured by use of rafts tint secure an cnrly rooting of the witm above the union