The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-10-17
How 10 Trim Apple Trees so as TO FRO
duce the Lnrgest Eruit.

lat Let such limbs remain as are likely 10 gro"
the most nearly in a horizontal direction Llilor
that shoot up perpendculariy seldom oea d ma,
apples and those of inferior size 1t ls wen klo"
that all the sap of tree first goes to the surface
of the leaves where it gives oil porti IN Oh ITO mat
ter for the salubrity Of the atmosphere, anu re-
ceives in return portion ofvery dtfe ent ana h9x
ious matter; the same which when inc "oou vi w
fruit decays ia emitted forth again INTO the lio7
nhere Now If the stalk is upright. the sap, thus
modfed returns by the force OF gravity oet" ~
the bark and wood, thus forming a new = ".n =; -
wood But in proportion as the !nho Decoinco ~
clined towards the earth, graytatioli - he
influence in bringing down the sap, ana wheh oe
low the horizontal direction the operation le 49,
reversed and the sap thus prevented rom
wood goes mostly if not entirely 10 ihe loi 49,
of fruit. Hence the limbs when pegin 70 o,,-','d
with fruit bend more and more, thro Inc a'uuu
ant supply of sap that is forceu 10 form r1Is An
hence the explanation of the old ana ven Aho" "a
fact among farmers, that TO hang their scyt anu
masses of old iron on the branches " - ut
will make them he We better fruit Ana hehce al,
80, a chief reason for the now popular praeucS Vi
heading down trees. , a..
end The farther the limbs are trimmed Oh
from the body the larger will be the lfu't me-
this discovery some twenty five years ago "he"
residing Ia old Massachusetts. 1t was III tls WISE
Upon very valuable sweet winter greenlhg'
observed that on one of the limbs the ifult WHs
regularly about one thn larger than on any o'hei
limb of course | closely crltIclZed It's pecuIlatl
ties in search of the cause / early observed that
il shot out horizontally about hve teet from tue
ground, and as Autumn app oacnel, luy VIM
rs rich load upon the ground. until renewed VI 'e
burden by the grateful hands OF the children, "h"
so delighted to sit or lie upon he ground, ann
gather the biennial tribute. But 50 also dld many
of the other branches bend till they nearly OF
quite touched the ground. AS yet therefore,
found no adequate cause for the phenomenon Al
length I came to notice real difference, ana one
so striking that it seemed strange that sh"uiu
nave neglected it So hong. This frultul DouSi'
was trimmed out entIC ly smooth Tor ABOUT ten vi
twelve feet, hen there came forth thick clusters
of hearing wigs. II struck ING ct once mar 'iau
hit on the true cause buI, 80 make asst. "AI'
suue .mmed the Whole lee III that style; as IA
a. .. ..c ,a. tiles of the several limbs would per
NIT -4ceu~ pronounced its irrefragabe verdict
HtuceJ.g5. e RppeS on many of the other llmDS
eqJa'led ji s..- #.-t wore found Oh this nave
s..Ce very ga. ID OU4o - the same effects Nom
this stye of pruning. While thus upon the sue
jet of pruning, l viii add one two other re-
marks, though not connected with the SIZE OF the
irul. 1t must be of great importance, espec' ally
IN our climate, to tri "u3 train the young trees
50 that they should lean towards tne south west,
in order that their shadows shall protect their own
bodies as tarsas possible, rom the scorchlng noon
day sun ia June. ia many Of the Young trees
strip of bark on the ttl west side appears t"
have been directly Killed. by this sunstroke-per,
haps it is 5t ua.rsJ sudden and prOluse ito" of
sap + tie heated parts In other cases tile eggs
of worms aud small bugs abundantly deposi-
ted there, nature itself showing their mothers the
mort promising places ofdeposit When Matched
said vermin eat away all the tuner bark of the
strip. Trees thus affected commonly die in year
or two, after making some premature efforts for
producing fruit, according to the great universal
law of nature, that when hurried to premature de-
cay she alsolhurries with all her;might, to perpetu
her race upon the earth
The evil with us is much increased by the prev
alence Ofsouth-west winds, especially in c0nnec-
ton with the oosening of the soil around the roots
by the heavy rains that accompany those winds.
The trees should therefore be set out leaning to
the south west, and then aided sustain this pO-
sition by being dashed to a strong stake till the
roots have attained good deal of expansion and
power of resistance. The broader the stake, and
the more fully its shadow falls on the body of the
tree at noon, The better.
Trees already injured may doubtless be recov.
cred by carefully removing the decayed parts and
the insects. and wrapping cloth, or waste paper
even straw around them.
The presen t, in the opinion of experienced jud
ges is the best period for trimming trees, especi-
ally if the branches to be removed are large. The
wound immediately begins to heal over and the
process will go directly on in the spring. There
is also less Of sap unconsOldated TO cause decay
in the wood before the healing is Completed
But the farmer has no time to loose, for soon al
ter the falling OF the leaves the for com
memo ing healing process will be past, and in
stead of this process there will commence dry
ing of the bark around the wound, which Will re-
tard its healing. K. L.
ROCKFORD, Sept "a, 1861
Rockford REGISTER.