The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1882-08-30
Olive Culture.

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The cutting will throH up numer'
Gus shoots OF sprouts, all OF which
should be lett to grow the tlrst year;
any disturbance OF the top, affects
the growth Of the roots. 1t would be
advisable, however, where there are
two or more vigorous shoots OF about
the same size and height from the
same cutting, to pinch the tops OF all
excepting the one to be lett tor The
future tree, SO as to throw more force
and vigor into that one. In the toi~
lowing spring, when the ground IS
warm and sufficiently dry, all sprouts
excepting the one to be preserved,
should be carefully removed, cutting
them off close to the cutting. Inc
top end of the cutting should also be
removed by the aid OF a sharp saw.
A post should be firmly planted, SO
that the tree can be well secured, to
keep the trunk straight, and avoid
any disturbance of the roots, and
should be kept until the tree is four
or five years old. BY adopting this
method great deal Of time will be
saved and better trees secured, The
lateral branches should be allowed
to grow until the tree is two or three
years old; but in every case when
any of said branches are rapidly MAJ
king wood, they should be removed,
and not allowed to rob the trunk.
IL the pruning during the first
years, have only the one object IN
view, that is to force all the woody
growth into one main trunk. This
being done the tree will naturally
form beautiful shape. The culti'
vator must not look az the tree to-
day or to morrow, but the tree of ten
years hence. All bAanches to the
height of five to five bud half feet
should be removed, sofas to admit OF
close cultivating by horses. Trees
planted at the distabce OF twenty
feet, and well kept, wy in ten years
touch each other. When this condi-
ton is reached they Twill be in full
bearing, and therefort will require
constant pruning or cutting back. It
| is much easier and le$s expensive to
gather the fruit i 4. snlal al trees; be-
'Tougn handling on the cars. The
soft cocoons must BID sent in sep>
arate box, not to spoil the good ones.
II mixed, the whole lot would be re-
fused. Each lot will be paid accord.
ing to merit, taking our type for
good cocoons, or comparatively, as
halt cocoons according to merit, If
they come from our seeds or not if
fed on best mulberry trees, OF on
Usage orange. Send samples of the
first cocoons carefully packed in a
pastehoard box by mail. They will
be numbered and paid with the
whole lot when it will arrive. No
G. o. d. accepted. We want to see
whether the whole is like the sans
pie on which the price has been
agreed for. All cocoons will be paid
cash and money sent Immediately.
The coCoons must be gathered as
soon as the chrysaies are formed
not while they are at work. One can
know when this work OF the worm is
finished by shaking lightly the co.
coons near the ear. If there is no
noise inside, the silkwoam is still
busy in spanning; let him alone; if
you hear little rafting, the chry-
sails is formed. Then pick them
after the rules given in my Treatise
on Silk Culture, and ship them lm>
mediately to Corinth, Mississippi.
We beg the Press to print thepres-
ent circular, in the interest OF The
public; also in order TO help us and
all to make silk industry aud culture
success in the United States.