Arizona weekly miner., 1874-04-03
THE ORlNGE-HOW TO MAKE ~iN
 ORANGE GROW.

!
 ORANGE GROW.
 The following article from the pen of Mr. J srsnIci,
 we take California Fsrner h s of the hos'
 articles ever the snbct and is highly spoken
 Of by Mc,sss O. ". Chids A. T. Chapman Avlres Bris
 walter and gentlemen sf Ls Angeles county, Cal
 iorna who with tbe system cf suecess
 ful orasge c-rture;
 The orange tree usier favocabie eoudtoss is a rapid
 grower bat when thc@e lacking many remain statidl
 afy years requires richest of mellow soil such
 is always well draine and must have also an abundance
 of surface Fuoisiure Originally tropical riit gets
 -ciinaissd in a temperate gone, and with some
 shelter and in favorable Ioeaiios ~ili sustain without injury iemy~raare of fsw degrees below the h'szlng
 p.iBt Ii i. feeder the roots spreading over the
 see of the ground absorb fertilizers readily and re-
 quire all the solar hest available ~ the ,rs should have
 Seuty of .srs es. thaa Sheen fret apart in the va They rsqars careful pruning and shortening 'a even bearing take ;h~r place thus only s nerao promoted t- mDh injury to thc fruit during
 rn1nih sis avoided The story of tse early history wind siof fruit culture repeating itself then the pro
 s Snls h,ree .s' si hundredsof dollar. and for aoe' oi Ir~ he single rule of arithmetic; conseiuen
 tunes n,ses % py are. fewer tires and decidedly
 s s 9i ,.s count on CD oranges to tree ihis multiplied by the rui marlrt crowded win little .,uf handsome .o we see t rhless fruit to te injury of the hahrI-nsd Irrischy ulaitnde anything liSe large, easef grower. Now ino in f,. teens .houd satisfy
 eh P~s.e' oranges on a tf' tsater. Orange trees can
 me e"pidity even oi diamon very low priee iha. bc bought by the thousand ly can ts easily sup. parties wishing 10 plant estsn.iv, . my object in wrt. piled and without oss of time y-eoner inc man os px this sketch encourage the and more .o our Ca of To spoiled girls panting fr e.tepied hel favored and those vosIh say, obtain feS of the b-s and plant ,Sela ssS in ioses wi,h r.rir.ts bottom. aa ,s, about eight iuehes high hiio with rich mellow us GOV. rnr s % @ sss asEPsE @ @ % ase 5's ns9ss ,. ssr sa .o aamn whsn ,ts yesss gas.. .. sss.=; slightly isra If tasre DO osis apPrehsnde' aud hs nights wsm kesp yonr eoIss oat ot door. Tbe sssihhxs shoUd skt T H o " s9s during the season but be anxious to stimulate m keen tr | dry airy place with temperature les than rls and no, over 1 and In the spring trzapaB, them to largs, and deeper boxes Th. l. the time to gran them oxs,i, yen know of tree bearing saperiof or tsrtielar tgsign variety from which yoa can ol,tain st wise let them be inc fni, is ret,y,dnesd free. fr sd Seedlings are the thrifest and hsrlisst make lar forming of fruit bals promoted Gy dipping the end. of sno9- VII bear early sneagh ali the graei foreign va @ me ieE oranges they bear year earlier doe. sS; amour; io much generally. Except is very favor s s.s ,on' ,ae ,sedngs should remain in boxes the
 men oh'lhs the seooai si0er and be transpIantad o,, ,, Di aii ile tard year The time of the year sr d"ne during soorohing mid days but like o,hc, thsy should always be iifed with earth |" osn and covering the a lunnn Al Ter AntpanDg they should be watered coionsIy h ., ,e tae srolnd and ,be trees ssded from the fr
 ees "r more In choosing the site for an 0,anre grove former observations necesssry 10 indicate ts .I, non narn re,sngi few feet of elevation above me surrounding surface few feet the right or left of 'he prevailing currents make diaerepc. fla the eN .- ds,Is Ifuafhes 9t given loeaiion This wernn saong the banks of creeks "a the InnnmeyabIs l;,,i amns me hills are just the places They fvaraty oiao'ne mellow soil enriched by oaI of inc can - 5ih nearness io and are always hs mos, c.x G hsered hooks in all the country. h hooks Vines .1asss and melons will remain nearly al vin, ma young pans not isured by spring fs.ts NeI, M suPPy oI water essential Tn. holes for recep- lon orange trees should be four feet in depth and ,e anne in diameter, with layer Of bones at inc I,,oo :. o eight inches deep hed up half way with the rich ~ tp SOIL well pnlverizei and all drenehd win va,e, sni ihoronghy settled The with the adhsrep, bsil " an 1, ,n T h me .nT sentfe couple of Inches higher
 r as ." nrher reatmeut and pruning must b. adhered aife more or iss shelter during cold spell. apythng s' VII prevent current of air plant Aftr .nn Al v and eyussfneni reduction of temperature or s,i,e 1Ning sier ie Freeze will ansyTer-thns ghs of ever fetn, Sf even brush stuck around, frame of polls n, os sred over with discarded sacks shelter of xaI ltn an oferPp1EE roof all be made of and an
 1 me kaIpo.e The ooIdoe sprinklinR of the trees at the planting befwecn in alternate TOW, .f evc,,, which purpose ie different varieties of the Eacalvp The foliAse on older the rir. fruit \. eosea sI aHrng ,se suns' siih bsek rust, considered by he iHsasa growth ii washes R easily without le bc ig rsee Ehaieyer ltHppeArs raihsr to b~ an acere Q" Of dust mixed with the exndins volatile oil abound s m me leaves and outer find of the fruit; by corous towering during the summer any injury iron, ,, ca, .n bs easily obviaied. More serious as affecting th. s't They don't mind 'be eammoms recommended bv s fas bui s~Isads os weak lye wash ssbdae the esc - The Pfoecsses in raisioR lemons, ,e , rather more isndeF ihan the orange the fruit Is of perfect ani large fnit thc of siey Orangs. nd lemons can be safely trahsTorsd long dtaDees and 'e fnafkei sr them s unlimited TeBuneriirs pyies 'ere need be far of OysrsokinS; nothing need se sied rom the produets af this cliore tke surplus . aves dried are uses To phaTfnry and make very nal S table tesi add shoad superesds the n.rve.ussria1ins hea ihe dropping Bowers the suree of the costly esneroi The smallest green fruit finds demand for e bes; ~ trtero; s larger for pteseYviHR; the yfps n iurgy in itsef Is fine beet Of innrlons iees m foo nutritious and greasy diet; the very m ehs,e and durable the sharp sorus make me h -si and rnost fragrant toothp4cks.
 The calt1,e of thesa two varieties sf hlls the h of available labor n State. No girl need he D' 'e la raise her dcHfy ia and trees IN eh l-aring tree Al the ost modest estimate representing Y' capital Of hundred dOlars invested hgVh-s, ,