The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-04-28
How TO Get Apples in ssOTy
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How TO Get Apples in ssOF,,
fears-A hinf for Tts- ,sht
i. II. Wires. of S9ut-...
writes 10 the Springfield =
follows: The past sasar--
strated the fact that tle vsl,.
chard depends very much ~ q
1t produces its crop iu the i
OF on the alternate offyesr
apple crop was Of little yaI...
would have been worth IN ~. l.'s
of the country three tir1ss
In the year before. And 49,
in the quantity and price tI.-.'.l
so broadly marked in the tv--. 2.
viii undoubtedly contfrr.
years to come, and pr0tafrv -.
a series OF years IN Tie frt7-
IN the past. ANY one who r-.r
trouble ID look over thp No.. --t-
for apples during the las. ~.
will find that the price has IN,
riably been higher in the o55.I-
even years. Why it is Jlaf rr-
have 50 generally grown int .,
OF producing their best crrusf-.
years and remaining So ras-l-
during the odd years is oBaof.
planned mysteries. Ii sous.i--
pens that a late frost kills fIs-+
of an orchard and changes a.
the bearing year, the trees b..-.
partial and sometimes a p7r- Fl
next year. If no artificial 49,
used 10 encourage the new t-ts.
render il permanent il usrsr
back into the old way. Buti5.
have sufficient eneOuragsmerf
them to get the new habit at-.
formed, they will have 10 7fs-.-
return to the old, but viii rt-.-
produce crops as regularly In tt.
in the even years. To ur5s-s-
change the bearing year OF an
. is something Of a task. but r1, -
task but what it would nav f-.t.
run. With an old orchard ~
thing 10 do is to remove the No.
small fruit. A liberal dressfng i
nure should be applied TO tls =
/ induce a vigorous growth. and ~
be all the better il applied tie
i fore, as the late fall and the s7--
I will assist in carrying the fertfTi-s---
ter down to the roots. II ami
/ in the spring il viii be of but F-.
! the first year. Different vs-is,l-
/ require different treatment m
varieties that are not very u-7f-.
ers Will require more vigorous s-
Ough treatment than those m.
For instance, the Famuse OF srr-
is a very prOfuse bearer. and fstt.
SONS are removed the coming
the tree well pTuned and ths
applied early, so as to get the -
the spring rains, it viii be ven -
to bear fair crop next year. s-
probably a full crop TIea.nE
single year viii not be likely ts
tablish the habit. If the few
that appear the following vsr T.
moved, it viii be apt TO get the
habit so thoroughly established q
/ viii likely continue without argf
care. With varieties that an
/ pTOfuse in their bearing habit il
/ quently necessary to resort % u-
rOic treatment. With such tres
removing the blossoms or small
some time between the middle rf
and the 10th Of July, II the tree Isl
ing vigorously (but not otherwise
! should be made entirely around "a
the limbs. cutting clear throu.
bark. A second cut should b
quarter of an inch from the frs.
intervening section OF bark CsI5i
/ moved. A new bark will be i--
a short time, but the dOwnwzri
1 the sap viii be arrested and ths
tiOn of fruit buds so enc0uugs5
trees so treated will be very es-s-
/ be covered with bloom the fE-
/ spring ? To confirm the habit
be necessary to repeat the tTe8,uE
With orchards, containing large
{ few farmers viii want to spend tts
/ necessary to effect the change, b-
/ young trees il is but little Toubs
move the blossoms, and by giving
the treatment above described frI
years thoroughly establish the is
habit in tie odd years, and thus d
the value Of their returns. II th. /
of the bark is properly removed no
will be done to the tree, even Il n
ed in alternate years for a long tin
is a fact that the bark can be Tn
from the entire body Of a thrifty /
tree during the latter part Of June
/ fore part of July without any ill--
the tree. By taking one half O
part Of the top Of a tIee and CIV
the above described treatment tl
so treated viii have its bearing
ed and the tree made TO produce
of apples on one or the other par
year.