| Show D 0 0 5 1 ri 11 1 jot 1 I 1 x I 1 I 1 I 1 D 0 D 0 D 0 D 0 horticulture I 1 D 13 D 0 D 0 D 0 C D 3 OTO 0 0 0 0 0 el 0 5 el 0 protection GIVEN TO TREES danger of barking can be avoided by driving stake stakes or wrapping with wire fencing many fruit trees are seriously in lured or even killed by being barked with a min singletree gletree in cultivating it tales takes a very careful raan man to get through the season in cultivating the orchard without dolnar any injury on the average farm where tho the orchard la Is of minor importance the farm band hands and even the owner are careless carel cea and bark lauy trees this danger can be three stake stakes pour four stake stakes avoided by driving three or four stout the treo tree aa an shown in the cuta cuts and nailing some pieces at the top to hold them firm says tho the farm and home if it wrapped with woven wire fencing not mot even the pigs can injure your trees singletree FOR AN ORCHARD ono one described and illustrated illustrato cl that has been used to advantage in new york state in response roa ponso to a query regarding gletree for use in cultivating young trees I 1 will endeavor to describe one I 1 have been seen used to good advantage in thia this section writes edwin in tho the rural new borer the valt flotree la Is flat instead of rounded and each end I 1 rounded from the back edge A heavy strap usually a piece of trace ie Is then bolted or securely fastened along the buck back and around round the rounded end leaving an end nd to the strap of about 18 inches or two to feet in which an iron ring la to faa fas toned in which to hook the trace 1 I give a rough sketch of one end show 7 strap for orchard singletree ing how strap la fastened to tree this trap should be made long enough to hook directly on tho the handle if desired leaving nothing but smooth leather to como come in contact ith the trea trees soil for apples any boll moll especially adapted to the growing of white potatoes will usually be satisfactory for apples it any difference Is to be distinguished it would bc b in the way of allowing A larger amount of gravel or loose broken stone in an apple orchard than in a potato beld indeed there seems to be no limit to the amount of loose stone which may be present in an appie apple orchard except tho the limit of cultivation vino vines plant a simple vine each ear along the base of the dwelling care for it and watch it grow and mature during the growing season in the autumn It amass of foliage and blossoms or fruit in their beauty and abundance will repay many fold for all the effort expended it will vill bo the last aud dearest of all the plant tu desert L 0 o winters cold closes tho the door grafting fruit fruit trees of all kinds are abnormally high do bome graf tIrs ar a starter you can top many healthy worthless trees and at a mall outlay of time and money vo WO saw aw a largo tree that had bad been grafted with early medium and late va of tho the better kinds and this free was invaluable to the family life of peach trees jt t Is claimed that the most profitable period in the life of a peach tree if fr fromi 4 to 8 y ars from a peach cen con mus weaken last year in oranzo county N alt atit seems that thorough cul tiva more essential to the peach ti 43 mgt elijer pruning or ap spraying r aa A GOOD QUOD SOIL FOR AN ORCHARD mut must be prepared sufficiently deep and drained so that may reach into subsoil oll first of all a 11 the noil moll mu raut mutt tt be well drained an and d pre prepared sufficiently deep so that tho the roote roots nry rach reach deep into the subsoil second the eur bur face eoll soil must be cultivated frequently and a rotation of cover crops and catch crops employed so that a sut out amount of plant food will be made available to promote a rapid healthy growth rather than forcing the growth of the trees by the use of manure manures and fertilizers rich in nitro gen in some rare instances the soil 11 may bo be deficient in plant food and the intelligent uee use of mineral plant foods will prove very it ie Is when the orchards begin to produce large crops of fruit that the demands for plant food must be met it if profitable crops of superior fruit are secured at this time the roots of tho the trees have taken possession ot of practically all of the soil 11 and have utilized the larger portion of the available plant food so that tho the addition of manure or fertilizer ie is cs anteal Nant ant lal ial the function of the eoll soil in furnishing the trees with nourishment la is an exceedingly complex one and there are certain well defined law laws that must bo be kept in mind for improvement and maintenance of the fertility of the soil moll that Is occupied by the treas trees some advocate eod sod mulch others depend upon cultivation and the liberal use of fertilizers and barn manures others cover crops and min oral eral fertilizers aa as a means of improve ing and maintaining the fertility of 0 orchard soila soils the tact fact that no two soils 11 required the same line of 0 treatment has caused a confusion of ideas in the management of orchard soils DEVICE FOR PULLING TREES apparatus shown in illustration found entirely satisfactory in removing brush for removing bushes and small trees the device illustrated herewith ata Jt A treo tree pulling apparatus haa has proved very satisfactory it con flats slats of a five or six foot toot stick of round tough wood such as hickory and say three inches in etoi with a singletree single tree attached at on end and a trace chain at the other the chain Is passed around the sapling and hooked to the pole says the orange judd farmer while a horse pulls the roots ore are cut with an ax on the opposite side and soon aba tbd tree comes out with a rush HO horticultural 4 HOTELS 5 fruit cau eau be harvested at one half the cost arora invy edd trees fall Is the best season tor for planting nil all deciduous trees and bushes any good dry land that v will ill grow the regular farm crops mill w grow cherries the future of apple growing has never looked so bright as it docs does today the fungicidal value of lime sulphur Is increased by the addition of arsenate of lead grapes are apt 0 to o overbear and it Is never cafe safe to let them set all the fruit they will arsenate of lead which Is held over from the a ear before will be good it if it has not dried out and become a hard lump where tho the san jose scale I 1 iw trou brou the currant Is objectionable in the orchard as it affords a great harbor for these pests dont expect a fidall knapsack sprayer will do the work for large fruit trees it Is not large or strong enough you need a barrel pump the common bordeaux mixtures sometimes called the 4 44 4 10 40 mixture Is composed of 4 pounds bluestone 4 pounds quicklime and tind 40 gallons of water vater for scab leaf spot bronn bromn rot mil 11 dew and leaf blight U ss 20 the bordeaux mixture before leaves or blossoms open on apple peach pear plum or cherry trees if it a cold wet spell comes when ap pies plea are in bloom spray with ith bordeaux hord eaux mixture to prevent scab this tung fung oas ous Is always most destructive in s a cool wet spring an interesting scheme ot of selection in growing annuala annuals Is to start with the aa As in the seed catalogue and plant a certain number each year until the th entire alphabet haj has been covered m |
