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Show RAISING 'TREES FROM SEED Itew It Oan B Done Successfully-Budding Successfully-Budding and Oraftlng to Improve Stock. It Is a very easy matter for a farm et or fruit grower to raise his nwr trees from the seed and to propfcttate taolco varieties Heeds of stoee fmlts. Including peaches, plums and cherries, many bo planted In the fall lit sowing thlnl) In rows three feet atari end covering one tn twn Inches deep It there Is danger at squirrels discing up Die pits stnie In wooden Vexes covered wllh wire nnd bury In tie ground until spring Apple seedlings make good runts In all locatllle The must sallsfartuit wa Is tu purchase apple serdllnn sd hud ur graft them l'raetleall) til pear stneks used In this niuntr) are Imported from Prance Dwarf prais si 'i graflpri un quince units lull all varieties do tint thrive un this Muck Xeveral speclee uf plums are avail able fur slocks, but the heat Is a run fssed subject and should he selected according to the variety and loenllt) Fur most Kumpean varieties Ibe My rnhalan stuck Is nnd This Is also adapted In Jnianee sorts These are frequcnll) ptnpagatetl on -arh stocks as they mskn mure rapid growth and thrlfller trees for tho trst year or two On any stuck the; aro n short lived tree Seedlings of whatever kind will seldom sel-dom como true and the common ways to propagato varieties are by budding ind grafting Itoth methods nro em tlo)ed with apples, the seedling roots ire cut Into pieces the In six Inches I king nnd united with tho scion by a hlp graft. This Is then wrapped slth nnxed cloth nnd the grafted locks packed nway In moist sand in boss until spring, when they nrr carefully set In nursery rnws Hud ding It commonly done In July ot August, In the south Juno budding ll practiced to somo extent with peaches. After ono full year's growth tn the nursery row, says Farm and Homo peach trees nro ready In set In the orchard, but most other trees require two or three years beforo reaching lufflclcnt site In fact, apples may be transplanted aftor growing two years and again transplanted two years later before setting In tho orchard Itlch, deep and mellow soil should be selected for growing all kinds ot nursery stock It should bo heavily ftrtlllicd tho )ear previous to plant lag and a hoed crop grown It Is un ufo to uso rank manure around isrsery stock The cultivation must be thorough and frequent, wceda kept down and growth forced and stlmu lated as much as possible. Cut oft the leader when It has reached proper height to form a head. |
