Deseret Evening News | 1904-06-25 | Page 6 | Thinning Peaches Pays

THINNING G REACHES PEACHES PAYS Not every eer grower appreciates the tho Im Importance ot of thinning but hut there con coil l be e no ito 1 question of at the tho necessity no essly of ot tho tine practice It If best beat h I results N ann ato II e to ho bo secured The rhe Michigan Experiment Elation reports tho the following concern concerning concernIng ing lag this matter matterA A thinning test was IR started In 1003 1 03 to last 1011 over a n period of three years Of Ot Otone one lot one on tree Ico was 18 thinned to night eight Inches one ona was uvas thinned to ta tour four or five filo Inches anti and anc one tree was a left let Of ot the time other varieties 8 onto one tree treo wan uvas Wa thinned to eight Inches anti and ono one tree tee loft left lal It I was uses IB noted Stated nt at n t tha ino end eM eMor of or the first seasons test tell that all trees treen severely thinned were uvero much ruch thriftier ni and nM their foliage much mich healthier anti and did not fall rai from from time tha trees as M early In Inthe inthe the tho UI OI as IS from tram un trees that poaches twin tine the trees sold so lt for tor nearly double as ns much mich as ns those theBo front from trees The Tho varieties chosen for tor the test teat happened to ripen at a time when there thero was wa a I good do de demand mand otherwise reaches peaches from fron 1001 nn un thinned trees treo would havo hlo been ble Front From rom a a commercial standpoint tho Ihu very benefit apparent P from t heavy henY thinning wait wao WiD