The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-02-25
cultivation Of Orchards.

Cultivation Of Orchards.
IA. rspo,e,es Profl 8s, Of the do
partment of Afiicult 81 botany in
Michigan Al 1ta1s C6nlde, contains
q large amount of inipnti, practical
matter. For several. lie has been
carrying on careful exPf hhents in the
culture Of orchards, sd lito arrive at, if
possible. the best plensi His expert
ments include nearly svpFy reasonable
mode of culture and non culture. He
reports for the past season on this sub
ject as follows: MILN.
Experiments wsFs begun on the
.pple orchard, in 1873, b3 cultivating
the ground about some % the trees,
leaving others in grass, and in applying
barnyard manire and ashes. Most of
these have been continued to the present
time, but full results. have not yet been
reached in all cases. So far, filling the
land has given tn. best suecess in the
healthfalness and bearing % the trees.
Small, aircles cultivstel abdut the trees
were no. better than ,those, wholly in
grass, for the obvious reason that most
Of fhe roqtaextsndAd beyond those cir
cles. On the other hand, tand for the
same reason, q circle of grass out nearly
n far! as the extension Of the limbs did
little or no harm to l5-year trees where
the ground. beyond them vi IS cultivated.
Trees OF that age wholly in grass grow
size and noore,. nnal;tv than those we'll
cnltivated THINNING. tina annie cron
when the frnit ;s on'ta small has been
found a verv nrofitable oneration."
These exner;ments- When comnleted.
win he of great value and exneriments
Of the same Lind .honld ha svstemati.
1caIlv carr;ed an hv ali the. State aor;cnl.
hnr:l colieuea and the. Al Collected and
averaged m t5e nasnIts In snch lines
~ eYner;in,ants orr con eoes ,of this kind
can be of ;mmense henef;f. and fnlfl
the sNes;o,a - fbose Whn ;nstioated
them One no;nt in these orchard chi.
lure experiments we wish to call esnec-
ial attention to. to Wit. ..SmaIl circles
cnltivated ahont the trees were no bet-
ter than those wholly in erase for the
obvious reason that most az the feed.
inol roots extended beyond these circles.
On The other hand and for the came rea.
son. a circle of orass ont nearly az far az
the extension Of the limbs. did little or
mo harm tn trees f;fteen wears nlanted.
where the oronnd hevond them was cul.
tivated - :
These quotations cover mistakes.
made by yery manv: for instance. how
often do we see men of good intelligence
recommend the placing. ssthe pilinr mn
of manure or other FERTILIZERS aronnd
the Stems Of trees lono planted. when
reason shonld teach anv one That there
were no feedin0 roots within twelve to
twenty feet of snch manurel and also
DIGGING and tilIino immediatelv around
the stem of an old tree. and calling it
cultiyatinp them. AS well might thew
nlace hrick. hat, at the hasa Of the tree.
so far "a snch work conld be of anv
benefit To the traa- Of course the rains
will leach ont the manure and some of
e NAV reach the FEEDING roots Rnt #
is very much better to apnlv culture and
manure where r. il certain IN have soma
immediate effect namely. nnder az
tremities If the branches: and bevond
this ia where the active feeding roots ara
fonnd
Onr nlan for cn,t;vat;no q hearing mr..
cbardf and wa ask for none better univ
that MO want a hettor tool than tho com.
mon Nov to Stir the so;l w;thN;s to
NOV tho grornJ hotweon tho rov. ono
wav not IRVING tn Nov verv near the
stem Of the trees abpnt the first of NAV
9TH a common tnrn;no nlow then -
ton ~ DAYS harrow thoronch1v then in ton
Savs aga;n anS then abonf The tenth ~
:1nye n7ow tho o-chard the other wav
than horrow tbroa t;nnea 90 before T5;ss
Man wa adontad after q great iea1 If
srtm5v and eIne,;mant W. reasoned IN
th;s wav. if We should Nov the orchard
10th wsvs +"rn;n~ oil Tho oronnd 4 mood
HE we youId destroy o,, 90 sn manv roats 's 90
70 1;v ue the nrchsrJ !: sevare ohact Int
hv s g,oy;n IN" = hotwoen tbe ,.o,vs on11 o',o
n.1 ot q +Enoo No losre OF ioost holt tho
rocts nnd;stnrhed and tho treas arc not
ohocIad Of oil And wo carod ;nt bow
MANY roots NO r,owod mn hotwoon Tho
trees one way; We knew the undlsturbed
roots would hold the trees IN thrift until
the broken roots couid put 1ortn new
feeding roots IN the fresh, mellow, Plowed
iand. Inns klnd OF culture Is adapted