| Show OK OF PEACH THEES PAYS 11 14 agriculture department grand irand bounty high school the condition of the t ni ets on the foy unil and snyder places au just thre three blocks ironi from town clinches the trail i mony of the thine nun men that pruning if is tin ut to uny tiny tree that isto i to remain productive he oil tittering roy boys on hunt lat lam I 1 i friday the agriculture ins wai was eirva um tho phi prize art triou young ell rt ran ini n thi outside row Be caust to 0 f KB ito favor abit to a ditch mix anti bruu it as not over i crovedi d with kith fruit thin thil lre had I 1 yielded heavily h evily of t vry ory lar I 1 la tat iriks with t at client color und and fleir fla r signs of pruning of some amo tort sort mert vid nt for thi tho fruit was born borm ol 01 of I 1 the tile latigo 1 braith it inet id I 1 n t the til till it at mil d ats u I 1 I 1 b bv 0 U ivia if la tiel e 1 maky haax hind V ivr 4 wa wn it anen shown triest N aich of fru fruiting fruit ini w wood I 1 luck lack ul of pruning and unit hu ni wire overloaded overloud eil with lot d ile tie formed unni arki lible fruit no 0 o cloi sti to kither that then thell aa no tit spate in which to row to normal BC eatn though rt r arte could luve have furnished the rhe fruit wg borne ncr near thi gildis of the main br brai anthis xhi which having ait tr r bien iut out lack acre rv ion loni ftak iak ari ur 1 br kir kin luvi down under thi overload ovir load many tri me tile thu uius ruin A 1 ax an to iha and 1 will not again tur biar normally ull for neiral ne nedral iral atar bause of the loss 1 if f fruiting space un on the large 1 im km linita mr ir snyder mon mons peterson Po tereon and have made fini finc in pruning thedr poach trus and are dc de I 1 ter mined pd to make it an annual job I 1 lahty aty realize that it is not something to lw ie 1 d I ni ine onie once in averal a ka years but I 1 must be attended attend tnt to e every alry year to kip the trie in condition for I 1 a heavy yield the main objectives object ivea of pruning pr unini are three kirst I arst desind shape in ie is broad and lom lo 10 with the main branches branc ts heading almost at the tho ground to loica th expense of picking pic kini we must work for breadth rather than height as the tree croy keeping it entirely below tn feet it if at all practicable the knack of obtaining sha shape e is 13 to start with three I 1 I 1 to fe flee calil malil main branches branc hc at the head hd 1 or ron keep the center rather open and train the outer branches tol to spread by cutting them back to a strong outer grow growing rig bud or branch I 1 which then continues the strong growth in the desired direction all cuts should be made about three eight of an inch above the elected selected side bud or branch which eoon soon TOW artas completely over the bourd anil and no unsightly dry stubs are left second objective i to lebove superfluous fruiting wood the fruit is borne me on one year ear wood about four fifths of which must be removed each year to prevent overbearing of inferior fruit this acts to prevent excessive growth of long weak branches that break under load and 1110 1 causes the stump and main branches to strengthen in order to support the gradually increased weight of fruit each year in gener general we may say gay that pruning in the I 1 winter incites wood growth while summer pruning promotes fruitfulness ness the fol following loving year but since our trees all naturally tend to overbear our pruning can well be done 1 in the slack months of late winter minter third we ne must cut out enough wood too to force a strong new growth i I 1 each year ear this applies particularly j to 01 old 0 I 1 trees which m aich cont contrary mry to gen j ral cral opinion may be kept as vigorous and as profitable as the young trees for an indefinite pen period od old trees that have become unproductive roa ma be rejuvenated by cutting back the large limbs and allowing young fruiting wood to develop this may be done one limb each year in order that a total loss of fruit wi will 11 not re i suit sult for an any one year from a study of thee brief briefly y bated ta ted very general objectives out lined above we see ea there are no ex ct rules of pruning but the owner must use his hi commonsense judgment n orchard even though cared for i cc to correct general prine will reflect unmistakably the I 1 I 1 lity I 1 character aind disposition of its owner and the profits from pruning will vary ac tie tor ly thi this eek eel c if the weather permit permits the agriculture ture clas will ill observe the methods of packing n necessary ec essary for long distance d stance shipping of fruit |
