Ogden Evening Standard | 1912-02-10 | Page 14 | Picked up in the Orchard

PICKED UP IX THE ORCHARD. When painting an orchard wo must remember that It Is a permanent Investment In-vestment and no pains in tho preparation prepara-tion of the land or reasonable expense of tho purchase of good trees, should be spared. Never buy trees from n traveling salesman unless he produces credentials creden-tials from a nursery that you know is all right. No matter how beautiful tho pictures In his catalogue may be nor lio.iv glib his tongue, stick to tho nurscrios of known character, par- tlcularly those that advertise in high class farm and fruit papers. Publishers Publish-ers of sucli papers do not accept the advertisements of fakirs if they know it. If your orchard Is exposed to high winds plant a windbreak of evergreens, ever-greens, but wait until .spring to do It. A windbreak should never bo set closer than 30 feet from the first row of trees, but they sho.uld bo set close enough together toorm a perfect' protection We do not believe in tho theory that somo peoplo ndvanco that trees need to be exposed to all kinds of weather and that windbreaks arc unnecessary. It is like hardening a child bv exposing him to cold and Inclement In-clement weather without being properly prop-erly dressed. In some parts of England farmers convey their boo hives to the heathers In order that tho bees may gathor tho honey from tho bloom. In that country coun-try there nro four crops for bees. Fruit blossoms In the spring, clover a month later, llmo trees In July and tho j heather In September.