| Show agricultural shortening IN THE PEACH reach tree constant pruning Is a necessity of the peach treet tree it if liss desired to maintain it in a shapely thrifty and productive state this Is so so from the fact that the tap tends powerfully to the extremities of the shoots shoot so that the branches are constantly advancing outward and dying cir inwardly and thus in a few years the trees become vorn worn worn out and unproductive the fruit too being borne only on wood of the preceding year the tree tre e must crust be so ma managed caged as io to a constant and regular succession of bearing shoots or it gradually deteriorates in a value the shortening in mode of pruning has been found most guce successful S tul ful in accomplishing this it consists in yearly cutting back the extremities so asto as to counteract the spread of the limbs and induce more frequent branches in a young treed tree sor tor instance the growth of a year consists of shoots all over the top or outside of the tree from a foot toot to two feet long in a bearing tree there will be one or two wood buds at the base and two or ar three more near the top and tormina in ing inz the shot the remal remainder rider a dozen or more lu in number will be fruit truit buds bud and it if untouched will probably bear destro destroying yin the wood buds at the base and pushing out at tie the extremity new shoots but bet weak in consequence of the quantity of truit trait below them at the end of the season thet they hoot of last year will show a long iong vacant space without a young ayoung shoot boot or living bad and la in way the centra itt fit the tree soon contains on only ly bare limbs and the vigor of the tree Is wasted by overproduction over production when the shoots are ate shortened one half hill or thereabouts thes the aap sap apis apts Is retained in their lower parts one halt half the fruit froit removed buds are removed and those that remain produce larger and better setter fruit froit the lower wood buds produce vigorous shoots to bear next year taking the place of those which have already borne in this way regular uniform crops of large and fine fruit are produced prod cei ced and a ef of young shoots kept up calf if this pruning says thomas tho Tha clas cias Is regularly and annually performed the head bead of the be tree Irve wll will be preserved in an even and compact shape and in a healthy and vigorous condition and it will baiely become necessary to shorten 0 en and thin out the limbs by cutting bac back k the jar larger pr gide side branches branche 11 11 the mode of pruning Is most expeditiously performed by a pal pair of hand band pruning prunine obeara cutting every khoot separately and indeed thlu must need needs be so amended to for will not to clip the trees as one would ouid a hedge the growth fun fUu allon and number of buds must roust be considered to perform it properly property I 1 I 1 II 11 the top Is 1 sheared evenly all over it tends to produce a thick mass of shoots on the oclide ou tide lIde out the light from irom he centers and increasing estead of diminish minish iam las the evil i something may az b done foi large neglected by an intelligent operator they will have haye hayea havea a of conmy lon ion branchless limbs and consequently an aa open center tenter ter the fruit be produced on the thel oads admit of the limbs and end ta ibe the e tree becomes tall and enfeebled from ton over ovet bearing bearin and a cousta consta constadt constant pt succession of terminal shoots tite the proper shortening tn in Is performed por formed by hack baili the principal aling three or four reet net tag taking care 0 0 o do ajust above a considerable side branch which leaves no stump slump and causes the wood boon soon to heal beat over the tree will throw out a new head of healthy brakins bail barl bari ng moil noil and trees given alven up by the be doctor docto roy rOl as superannuated d aa out have thus regained their youth again good at least tor for half a dozen years fresh sg ivice service 3 to as js he p proper time for this as well as most other pi pruning rural new yorker |
