Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-06-06
THE FARM.
MATTERS OF AGRICULTURE AND
HORTICULTURE.
The Evils to Apricots-Hops IN eng
Iand-GeneraI Informal
ton for the Ranch.
srB1cors ON ALMOND STOCK AGAIN.

kPBICoTs ON ALMOND STOCK AGAIN
We published few days ago an article, !
bv G. \. Milco, upon the subject Of graft
ing or budding apricot upon almond stock,
in which he strongly deprecated doing so,
claiming that the two woods did not form
a union, and that experience showed that
nothing prevented most trees thus bud
ded from breaking OFF at the point of bud
ding except the outer bark. Felix Giilet,
OF Nevada City, whose original article
caused the discussion, sends another letter
to the Rural Press upon the subject, IN
which he says:
That the apricot when buddeu on the
the two woods is no new thing ana Is not az aii
confined to our State, and presume mat our
old and experienced nurserymcn are wen a"alS WIZ
OF that defect of the almond STOCK WIlcl useu
for apricot budding. ! do not know when way |
Mr. Milco did his budding or grating Tor losllls
such Il large percentage OF ms trees Us ~ r! |
cont Int probably it was not done right ana II |
Is no reason why trUit-groWerS shOuld give up |
stock which. in much OF the SOL OF Caillorlisi'
may be regarded rs the very best LOT tne apr
cot and also for pluns. prunes ana peaches. II
we look at those countries whose climate re
sembles ours, and where large orchards OF april
cots can be seen in full bearing, as IN the south
planted not on the plain. but on sloplng ground |
and the sides of the hills. we IND the apricot
free there generally budded or grated on
almond and apricot stock. IN central france
mum stock is mostly used (black Ddmas, st.
catherine and Myrobolan stock french MUIR
serymen do not care precisely TO use Inc almond
as stock for apricot budding t on acc 20 %.
a per cent of their trees though they know
well the advantages OF that stock III certain
soils over any other stock, ana II lileE use pun
IS
latter Is their most available stock BESIDES DelhS
more sure. ,.
cot bat likewise forthe plum, prl1ne, peach, etc,
is very serious and important one Tor our frli!t
growers to settle upon, and It shonld be Wen
ventilated. l was glad that Mr. Mllco called
the attention of the public to the defect OF the
almond as a stock for budding the apfcOt: so
that all may be on their guard when planting
such trees But it is no reason why the almond
should not be used as a stock for the apricot 1or
soils III which it is known the almond does wen
and better than other stocks. admit that II Is
rather provoking for the nurseryman to lose Il
certain percentage of his trees when budded on
almond stock, but il seems 10 me that the irult-
grower should have as much to say as the ncf-
seryInLn as to what stock he should nave tiG II,
for the Hurserynan. il Is question OF collars
and cents soft is for the iruit-grOwer, who wants
trees that viii do the best, be 'long-llVed ana
yield good crops OF nice and large lrult III the
kind of soil that he happens to own.
When using almond stock for the npIlcot ana
peach stock too for plums and prunes, bud
ding should be made as low rs possible on the
root, and after the bud has grown TO a loot II
should be properly billed. Then the tree
should be taken up and handled with care, ana
when planted it should be done with the bud
turned toward the windy side and planted
several inches i'll the ground and the trees
hilled up. Trees so planted will be apt to grow
roots above the union of the two woods, thus
givinga better guarantee for the trees 70 reach
q proper size without breaking oil at the qua or
graft. Grating may be restored TO with better
advantage in this case, and small almond trees
grated INTO apricots, the same as we DO WIN
peaches, cherries, p!ulnS etc, on llc IG0I, any.
planted in nursery rows. VIII myself IE II
as an experiment next spring. e..
We must not, however, lose sight OF a lact,
that the apricot itself Is q splendid stock tor
the APRICOT and inferior to the almond only IN
certain soils: l believe it to be more vigorous
than the peach and plum both, and well sulied
10 our various soils.
There is no question but that this sub
iect is = very serious one 10 truit-groWers,
for In addition to the fact Of the trees break
ing of Al the point of budding, il is very
general experience atapricOt tres during
the past tWo or three Years have acquired
very annoying habit Of dying, without the
least apparent cause or prOvocation y
gentleman near Auburn reports that lie has
lost several trees the present season At
time Of pruning, about the lst OF M2rch,
the trees which have since died were among
the very finest and most thrifty in the or
q.
very promisingly. but III April they
suddeTiv withered and died down,
apparently 10 the ground, the bark, al least
upon part Of them. becoming dry as II
scalded by the sun. This, however, could
not have been the case, for the same APP
pearance was upon the north, as upon the
south side of the trees. Soon after this
they commenced 70 spr0ut up from the
roots. or from The trunk, near the top OF
the ground, and have since thrown up the
most astonishing new growth, probably
from the stock upon which the apricot was
buddcd. The party does not state What
variety uf tree the new growth Is, bat viii
forward further information on tins point
He is also ut 81 total loss To know the cause
Of the trees DIVING ms described. and wishes
To know if Others have had similar expert
ence.
James =. French. who resides near Pen
rvn states that he set ont three hundred
apricot trees a few wears since but that
several die every year, generally after they
have commenced i vigorous growth III the
early summer and that he shall not set out
any more. He can furnish no reason for
their diving. 4 similar complaint IS quite
generally made.
There certainly is some well-founded
reason for this extensive fatality, and by
careful observation and study upon the
part of growers, and a comparison OF data
obtained from different orchards ana local
tiles, the secret can he ascertained.
ANY If our readers will obhge us by
sending to the REcoRD-UYIoN statement
Of auv loss Of apricot trees they may
have had, together with brief statement
of the facts concerning the same, and Their
explanation of the cause, if they have any
theory upon the subject
CAKE or HORSES.
The following rules are laid down by a
veterinarian. Farmers may profit 10y read
ins theu carefully: /. The earlier the
horses are watered and fed in the morning,
and the longer the interval between that
time and hitching UP, the greater chance is
there for the food undergoing digestion
Ordinary farm work is not likely TO inter
fcre with the digestive process, nut active
exercise or heavy hauling are likely to &c
so and should be avoided soon after a
meal , The midday meal and full one
hours rest should never be intertered with
The practice Of accomplishing a day work
in one hitching up, by keeping the horses
at work for eight or nine hours on q
stretch is highly injurious, being certain
to cause remote if not immediate disease
8 On the return OF the team at night II Is
wise to divide the nights allowance OF
food. giving just as much at first as viii
remove the sensation OF hunger, ana IN AT
hour or so afterwards the rest may be Giver
with IMMUNITY.
VALUE or DEEP FLOWING.
The subject of deep blowing is one, q.
our readers well know, that has often been
dwelt upon and the practice advocated a.
OF especial value 10 farmers and all cult
vators Of the soil in this State The RVrq
Californian, in it, last issue speaks upon
tais topic As follows:
Deep plowiu< renders the land moro porou
tor the admission of the atmosphere and con
dcHsatiou Of moisture thcTetrOm, and if sup
piled with decaving vegetable matter, its powc
OF absorbing fertility Is doubtless greatly in
creased. II il is made porous 70 good depth
water is drawn more rapidly IRON the surface
in cas-, of heavy rains and washing is pre-
vented As water soaks or flows downward, al
SLOWS, and in place OF 8 s0Iden. cold soil, W.
are likely 20 have warm lively surface. an'
the conditions necessary 10 give vigor 70 Il grow
ing crop. AID Undertaking to this treatment