| Show J H n i ft- ft 7 1 CAUSE AUS OF UNPRODUCTIVE 1 TIVE ORCHARDS ili ni mii O. O The University of Illinois Experiment Experiment Experiment ment St Station H lids has s done considerable work on orchard c cultivation and management man man- In b bulletin 59 69 the e following are given as of the the reasons reasons reason's why many orchards In the state are unproductive unproductive unproductive First Too FIrst Too many growers are expecting expecting expecting ex ex- a crop crop po to be given them without without with with- out putting forth any efforts themselves themselves themselves them them- selves after the tr trees es have been set The apple tree requires the same careful atten attention l n as do other farm crops sack Lack ack of moisture moisture moisture-is Is a common com common com com- common mon mon cause cause ot of of failure to the apple- apple grower Jn that at state especially in southern l Illinois This is because morass grass and other crops are allowed to compete with the trees for the moisture moisture moisture mois mois- ture supplied by rains Water is just justas justas as as essential to the apple tree on a ahot hot summers summer's day as It Is to the laborer In Inthe inthe the h harvest field Third Third Injuries Injuries resulting from at at- attacks 1 tacks lacks of f insects or of fungous diseases are a very common cause of failure I These will probably always always al- al ways ays consider that they have as much right to the products of the farm as does the farmer himself For this reason he must get his artillery and andt t t. t ammunition to fight the enemy Fourth Lack Fourth Lack of fertility is a very if Z- Z fe cause of failure in southern Y r- r W some sections of northern Illinois The apple orchard cannot produce a profitable crop unless prot provided pro- pro t vided with an ample supply of nitrogen nitrogen nitro nitro- gen potash and phosphoric acid Fifth Fifths Some orchards In this state which have ave come to the the notice of the theE thet E t station station are are unprofitable beca because se of t. t Improper pruning or lack o of pruning Light and air are essential for the u t- t pP development t and nd ripening of f the app apple e. e Sixth Many varieties of apple trees have been planted without any thought being given n as to their adaptability to the particular soil solI or climate Loss LossIn LL y In to apple growing is often wholly a matter of varieties Y Seventh Seventh Tre Trees Seventh Trees s propagated from unproductive unproductive un un- productive stock have been responsible responsible responsible sible for many failures Scions should be selected from bearing g trees or ortt tt from those that have demonstrated their ability to produce Eighth Sterility Eighth Sterility as a result of 1 planting an an orchard of only one variety vari- vari ff fI ety is a co common common mori cause of failure in inV f j V part at least Cross fertilization Is j 1 desirable with all fruits Ninth Ninth Excessive Excessive climatic conditions condi- condi J as the February freeze February freeze in 1899 r or the killing of the blossoms blossoms' by 1 t frost trost are oftentimes responsible for 0 unproductiveness |
