| Show Several Se Advantages Are Found With Sod Orchard Young fruit truIt trees of all nil kinds should usually be he cultivated while they are young unless planted on soil soli which cannot be so treated In this case however It Itis Is is usually possible to cut cut- cul cultivate narrow strips close dose to the tree leaving the rest of ot the ground In sod After Atter trees r reach ach bearing age which Is usually about five to six years years after atter planting orchards are often allowed to remain In sod with very good results re re- In this case rale however nitrogen Is 19 us usually ally added In the form torm of ot a n fer ter fertilizer fertilizer such luch a ns as nitrate of ot soda or sulphate sul sui- phate of ammonia and applied to each tree early In the spring As a matter of ot expense the sod orchard Is usually more economical provided the necessary necessary sar sary plant food Is added In addition addi tion to that several other advantages are aro found with a sod orchard particularly particularly particularly that of ot putting tutting color on the fruit Th There re are several factors which contribute toward putting color In fruit The first particularly In th the case of or old orchards Is that of proper pruning so as to open up the tree and allow atlow the sunlight to enter Keeping a new orchard In sod will also accomplish pUsh much toward encouraging better color provided not too much nitrate fertilizer Is used which will decrease production Thinning Is another oI op- op elation which will not only Increase the size but also the color of ot certain varieties which tend to hang In do clusters clusters clus clus- such as I the Baldwin |
