Inter-Mountain Farmer | 1902-09-23 | Page 1 | Drainage and Orcharding

nrnlnnfte and Orclmrdliifr. Apple nteliarda generally do best on rl u soils, and ili soils are the onea Hint need mint to bo ill lined sals nn exchange ex-change 'I his Ink of drnlnam la doubtless doubt-less largel) responsible for the failure of, IhousJllds of orchards I ho dm noil, nen on hlltsl les holds too much water for the good of the tree roots during wet limes whether those times he In feill, winter win-ter nr spring It not Infrenuentlj han-iniH han-iniH that a tiee la set out on a il iiy hi e It leaics out well but after tint the leiues divlndle ill site and I e.ini slekli 111 niipiarinci 1 lually the tni Sin We hai. men tills iause I apnarent ll by heal) rains aatliriitliik th' cla a il nnl keeping It lull of nmlattin ilur tig the time when the tree was alt. inpllng to form new roollita an I root hnlrs lv ninnies nf till lllle come to tin tltlen il",, of the writer this ear In loci It lea that haie bad rulna eieri da rr aliiiii two moiilliB Poor drainage. Is .aipilinlly "siiinni'" droughla are gli en as the cause of the diitll ot some fruit trees et It the sol I Ii id been thnuughly dralntd to i'dentl. of tin!, f.el '".'J'"'".,0'1 f, ",,? u slT.it tail but "tile Whet, iilraln-iiEii iilraln-iiEii Is lad the room leinuln nearer tli .Stfiie of Hi" groiml. mil so are more r.,i.!r.rf tho i ISO ni link of moisture Jcds fsce soil liiuughta an sellom so seifrii ns to iln out llie groun.i n. n "ep'h of sueril feet hard pan Just iS ilie'treos I. liven ns the can. f s!,;'n,'.'"!nr,l." h7l''l '"eam'a'auesTlo, f,' "ln If he drain had been put , '"it'rillll depth '',)""" rs !, under till 'trees i no hn au f lonsequenei rollil "V..nh .ir.iins.1 soil U work of the frost on sueli "nao" more complete and i i "r diet or penelrJtlon of t"e '"l