Show when to stop cultivation I 1 cultivation of 0 the ilia orchard should generally be stopped by the end ot of july this la is especially the caso case with old orchards that are loins being cultivated for the first tinie time la in the case of an orchard that has been cultivated right along there can be little or no harm in cultivating at any time of year it will then stop growing in midsummer and will spend the rest of oc its time and energy in hardening up lip its wood but the orchard that has not been much cultivated or oven even that has baa not been cultivated la the spring of this year will be injured by giving it extra attention ol of this kind in the late summer an and d tall fall it if however the trees are arc carrying a heavy crop of 0 fruit ault cultivation may bo be continued later than if the trees are bare or have little fruit on them the extra amount ot of plant food set loose will then e go into the trull fruit that Is loins being produced and the late development of buds and ot of wood will not occur in fact act in dry climates tind and dry seasons the late cultivation may atay prevent the be fruit laden trees from becoming weakened from lack of moisture then the as there Is a great deal of lossi loss ot of moisture froni from the uncultivated ground and the tha fruit on the trees Is requiring a great deal for or its development there 1 Is sometimes injury to the tree from the supply of moisture being lessened or cut off |