The Red Cloud chief., 1882-05-18
How to Get Apples on "on' Years

Tho past season has ~!emurs'rEl" TIE
IA. that The y..G" # au orchard de-
ponds ,,I. much upon HH,.Her u pro-
dIc-- ID, crop N :uv barring car ~ ~
the alternate ol year. Ia l~>' IA aWp.,
crop was If but little value. In - II
would have been worth lu y,ry MANY
sections al ,h" country 'hr'" tunes n'
much a. iI" year n,i"r" And 'ac IL
ference m in. 4]uuui.'s ava! Pa"" that
hes .".,u so broadly mark lN ih" t""
past ,,lr- MIL ~uulpuh',l., c'Gl.ua' az
some wears 10 come. amt pr"Ha.'ls Tor
~ lonL % series ~ year. l1 o." '1'u-" -
il has ia the past. Am one Who ".i
take th" Trouble - look over 'u" pi.r"
current for apples ipr tI. last SIXTY eats
wIlt md that 'hr PrIcu Aa~ asH.u-. lu1.I
rahiy been higher IN Tie odd than 10
IL, even wears. NaN Il D. tiaI ulr or-
cluui, ha'e So ~vyu''.., -rHHa into On"
hah., 81 producing ''.Fr u'ai crops ~
the even YEAR and remaining so nearly
ilr-gu during tln old year, D, p" u'
H., unexplained mysteries. II some
frmg~ happens thai a Tat" frost Hills jh'
blossoms II ru orchard and changes Tor
4 'Iur the bearing year, the trees bear
in a partial au! sometimes a poor crop
the uyN, Nvar. II uo aTiI.cIa. means ar,
used t" encourage the ne" hy,I' 81" -
e. render J, permanent il usually works
back lu;o the old WAY. !'Ut II 81" ;.,">
haze >u.lici,u; ENCOURAGEMENT l. ruahi,
Them Ia ggt the new habit thoroughly
formed they viii have uo disposition 70
return To- The I'D, but viii vHuiluU" Z.
produce crops Is regularly ID the "tt
. wears y they had heretofore don" IN ihy
even ouc>.
T. undertake u change the bearing
vcar IF ~ old orchard = something 20:
a task. bui not 50 -~.gt a task uUt that
II would pay IL IA. long THn. With au
old orchard the iir,' thing to be done :
u remove thu blossoms cor >Iua.i fruit
\ liberal dressing Of manUr should Toe
applied - the ground L. induce a,i-or-
n.> growth. aut 10 wnu.d b. .. an" bot
ter II applied ,hr fail before - The ia'e
fall and carly >prn- - VIII a>,'-, IN
carrying the ~fertllzIu- matter down i'
the roots. II applied late IN ia"
spring II Viii bv OF but little ~, taH first
wear. Different varieties NJ. r'Tsi-e
di!lcrent treatment, or rather varieties
that are not very Iru!U>v bearers VIII
require more vigorous and thorough
treatment than those tha' are. For IN
stance. the !amU>c OK now apple : =
very profg>c bearer. and II the blossoms
are removed the coming spring. the
tree well Vrunrd and MANURE applied
early - A. Ia 90. the benefit 81 the
spring rains. II viii re vc-y certain -
bcar a far crop the next scaT. AMI very
probably 4 mA crop iiut treatment
Tor a single year VIII not bc Likely -
fully established the habit. II the lew
blossoms that appear the follow n wear
are removed. II Viii be likely Il -ct the
bearing habit 50 thoroughly established
that il viii be likely 20 continue without
further care. With varieties that are
~; - pruiu>e in their bearing habit II
j frequently necessary 10 ry>o-;
& more heroic treatment Win
such trees, after removing The
blossoms CT small fruit. some Time
between the middle oi June and -" lHfh
Of july. II the tree ! C0'"I nE vigorous
IL (aui no; o~thcrwl>el. = g.; should os
made entirely around each Of the hmo'
cutting entirely tArr ugh the bark y
second cut shug, be made a.-ou; 4 quar-
ter III au inch iUum the aT>t ana the IN
~tsrycning sect on ~ ha-h carefully r.
moved. \ new bark Will r' formed X
a shov; ume but The dS"n"aT4 l"N o.