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Show . j V. CAKK AXP ATTKNTION FOU HOMi: OKCllAKPS ! ,; k. I'ix:' rv.n-i.Mv ii.. i iicut- Noilll l':ll,l'.:l.l A '. : u I un ;l I Ai'iiii.huico of ino'simo In Iho spring li;u c.rly summer Is ossein lul to tho . mv.lu :;on of :i maximum crop of fruit un.l t:u setting of MiiUoloiU t'ntii Inula tor next oar's crop. I'.irly plowing Uli iVciuont wori.ing wlih 11 smoothing smooth-ing hanvw will oon-oio 11 largo ', 1 u'.ner.nl of moisture ',10a most iu o.lo.1 fy the troo. ' - 1'vot'y mcliaril shouUl ho plow 00 once ouch season, unless It Is too hilly hm.l whore there Is il.mgor from wash-Inj; wash-Inj; ; ikon ulloniate row oult Ivurlon s'aouU ho pracllco.l If possihW This weans that every othor row of troos Is calllvatc.l and iho uliovnato rows are h-t": i "Oil. Tlio rows In cultivation should ho sois'.c.l down each your iuul the alternate row s'.iouUl ho put utulor cultivation the next year. Only apples utul pears s'.iouhl oer ho put In soil. Where tlu laiul will not wash ami : no c.n or crop Is hclng grown, tho nn-;,; nn-;,; nt'.al plowing may ho done any Hmo .Unit'.;: tho w tutor that soil conditions will poruiit. l'lowing should ho deferred de-ferred un'.U lato in tho sprirg if a cover cov-er crop la holng grown. In order to let it make as ituioh growth as pos.sl-hlc. pos.sl-hlc. Tho orchard should ho plowed early enough to got tho hont'.t of tho late spring rains. Tho cover crop should not he allowed to head, as this will roh the trees of r.ooded moisture. Where annual plowing Is practiced the soil should he turned eight to ton ir.cl'.es deep, and plowed crosswise ev-1: ev-1: ery othor time to hreak the ground " ! between the rows. If annual plowing c has not heen practiced. It Is not advisable ad-visable to plow so deep, as It will 1 injure too many of the small feeding " roots w hich are near the surface. In such orchards this depth should be ln-' ln-' creased ahout one inch each year until ' - the desired depth has been reached. ' Then it should ho turned this deep n-nua'.ly. n-nua'.ly. 8 After the orchard has heen plowed It should he disked and harrowed so the top wi'.l he In a fine pulverized con- ditiou. The topsoil should he stirred r' : with a smoothing harrow every ten to s fourteen days or after heavy rains, :- until the middle to the latter part of June. The harrowing should he crosswise cross-wise every other time. lh:h the plow-in; plow-in; and harrowing should he of such : a nature r.s not to leave the trees on a mound. Care should he exercised In working the trees to prevent the team or cultl-! cultl-! voting tools from skinninr them, as " best results can never he obtained - from a bruised or damaged tree. I " These fundamental orchard opera-1 opera-1 tions plowing and harrowing should not he neglected, as the trees need an abundance of moisture early In the season, and the above recommendations recommenda-tions will conserve It when needed most. Thins should be made now to sow a green manuring crop of soy beans or cowpeas in the orchard at the last cultivation. |