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Show flocticultaid IMPORTANCE OF HOME ORCHARD NEGLECTED Xn many sections of Smith Carolina fruit is grnnn for home use only, and j we find that in most cases the owners of the orchards fail to appreciate the necessity of caring for their orchards j properly. Ail this season of the year the home orchard should he plowed and fertilized, using from 4 to 10 pounds of an S-4 -i fertilizer around each tree, the amount varying with the size of tli e tree. Scatter the fertilizer broadcast broad-cast under the blanches of the trees before the land is plowed or harrowed, advises U. U. "'Cowman at Cleinson college, col-lege, chief of the horticultural dlvl- ! sion. I Remove all dead and broken limbs, ! and thin out the branches that appear I to be too thick. After this has been done the trees-should be sprayed for I the control of Insects and diseases. The mixture that we use is lime-sulphur, ami must he applied before the buds begin to open, as tto'e !s danger dan-ger of injuring the flowers if the spray-Is spray-Is applied too late. The next spray is applied soon after the flowers drop. This is for the control of insects which destroy young fruits. The eggs ; are deposited on the young fruit about the time the petals drop, and tlio young worms bore Into the center of : the fruit and destroy It. Other sprays are applied at Intervals of three to four weeks, according to the , season im l the necessity for spraying. In order to control the diseases, one ' application of the spray should be applied ap-plied every four weeks. (irape vines that have not been pruned should he pruned Itnmediate-i Itnmediate-i ly. This, applies to the bunch grapes j only. It is too late to prune Rotundi- folia, or senpperr.ong type. Even j though the bunch grapes bleed to I some extent. Utile harm will result; I It Is better to prune and have them j bleed slightly than not to prune at all. j The est of soraying, pruning and j cultivating your home orchard will b j very slight. The fruit from one well I developed peach tree or from one well developed apple tree will usually he worth more than the cost of all the labor and material expended on the orchard. Kor full Information In regard to I the control of Insets and diseases which attack your home orchard, apply to the Extension Service, Cleinson College. |