Show Irrigation of the Young Orchard A great many young trees are killed killed killed kill kill- ed each winter because they aro Irrigated irrigated irrigated gated too late in the summer When the trees aro are lato late they continue continuo continuo con con- growing until the frost comes and stops their growth The young succulent wood is easily killed by frost and the consequence is tho entire entire entire en en- tire tree If young is killed Tho The irrigation of the tho trees should be stopped early enough to harden the summers summer's growth Tho The foliage should assume a very deep green color before the first frosts come When the wood has ripened there theres ts Is s no danger of or the tree winter kill kill- ing Trees should not be allowed to go Into the winter with wIlh the tho ground too dry It Is a good practice to irrigate the orchard after all the leaves havo have fallen Any time after the tho leaves have fallen and before freezing weather is a good time to Irrigate In general trees should receive very little if it any water from now until until until un un- til after the leaves have fallen Some soils solIs require more irrigating than others and it may be safe safo to irrigate young trees on very gravels gravel soil now but great precaution should be taken before Irrigating orchards orchard hereafter M. M L L. L Harris County Agriculturist n |