Show IRRIGATING A YOUNG ORCHARD rime ordinary plan of or Irrigating young oun trees and anti one on often otel practised by farm tarm era who have hao Irrigated wheat anti and al AI alfalfa falfa faita for tor many Juny man years Is to run rn tho the water down Iown tho he row rol flooding tho limo sur sun surface face about each tree antI and often wet vet wetting ting tha tho trunk of 0 the tue tree treo to a n of at six si Inches After Irrigation the lie fur tur furrows furrows rows or ditches diches are oro left heft untouched tho ho Idea lulea being to save elve the labor of 0 mak making makIng ing new ditches for tM the next Irrigation As AR a first tnt result the tho soil sol packs and anut bakes about tho ho tree treo And cracks open ope I up Ul to let hot out Olt not only the moisture applied but to sap ap out the tho moIsture life from rom tho ho young roots roo Is IsAs As a u second result of ot such luch careless carlops Irrigation the tho bark burk about abolt tho the trunks of the trees soaked by the thc Hooding flooding be becomes boo becomes comes come scalded and peels off or thus cx ox pORing the tho or tender sap sapwood II wood of o the thc lie tree IrM and nn ant sun results get In tho the tree tre Is said to bo lm 10 blighted and seldom survives tho the first season Reason This picture Is it not overdrawn In fact It tails falls tAis short of portraying the thu lamentable condition of hundreds of young orchards soon seen In the thc ho west every eer summer There Ther Is Iii I a proper way of o Irrl Irrigating gutting gating trees tr e and na U It I Is very vor simple Deep furrows should be bo run close t to the trees treel on each ench side being careful not to 10 throw dirt high about tho lit trunks as S that will viii wIl make the tho bark ark tender lender The Tho dirt should be bo thrown to toward toward ward the tree A small stream one that will wl hardy creep along the fur tur furrow row roi will viii wi penetrate tho the soil better than thana a I large stream tream with lh rapid flow foW When the tha water has 11 saturated tho the soil noil ono one foot tool deeper than thou the bottom of ot if time the furrow tho the lateral will wi usually have havo hAlo reached tho the roots di dl directly recty beneath the tho trees treel As soon mon M as Ot tho lie ground can bo he worked after Aeter Irrigation say aay to hours It Is II a good 1001 Idea to harrow barrow both wayn WA vas In order artier or cr to make mako a blanket of fine tn dry dirt to hold th the moisture In the soil soli soi and prevent baking If I crops cropf are plant planted ed cl C In tho the orchard so eo as eta R to 10 preclude ludo tho time urn UHA of at the thc harrow the tho best heat plan pIAn Is IR to 10 torun run of ot the lie furrow with wih ith a rL cultivator throwing In ns as I much fine dirt as possible As All a I last laRt resort when whoa horse hore cultivation cannot ho be given gel tho tile ground three feet each elch side of the treo tren trIo should bo ho pulverized with wih a I hoo luon anti and andrake rake The Tho entire work ork of ot furrowing and cultivating should be bo repented repeated at nt each cach Irrigation |