The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-07-31
THINNING OUT FRUIT.


the Product Be Satisfactory.
This operation is Of equal importance
with pruning or attention 70 the soil;
vet how few are aware OF II, and fewer
still disposed 70 practice y! Il Is pity |
70 them 70 sec the fruit cut down, and
the task seems out Of proportion TO the
profit TO be- derived from il, II indeed
there Is any profit; which Is very much
doubted. SO the trees are allowed 70
oyerbear, and the fruit 10 remain small
and Of inferior quality. the unrclicvcd
strain tending TO and establishing ben-
NAL fruiting.
Now. as such fruit Is OF reduced val
~. and almost worthless as n market
fruit. why not experiment little. II
only with single tree. or even but .
part of the tree. which Is certainly no
difficult task. taking but few minutes
az timer hut let the test be carried
far enough 10 get the full benefit, which
requires the removal OF from two-thlrds
10 thrce-fourths Of the fruit II the tree y
! proliiic bearer. The difficulty usual
Wis in not removing enough. When
closely set, let not less than three
fourths be removed. leaving the remain
ing fruit equally distributed through
The tree The result will be about the
same amount Of fruit as If left unthin-
ned. and SO improved rs TO seem an
other sort in flavor and quality, - well
rs in size. which will be three or four
times As large as il left unthinned. cor
spending to the proportion removed. II
will also be found that the work 10 not
near SO arduons as was supposed. Use
= convenient ladder. aud thin out by
hand. removing the Interior specimens
The proper time to do this is when the
fruit has attained about the size Of .
cherry among quite small growing
sorts; otherwise a little larger. Ever
when thinning is neglected vi the iiui
il half grown, II VIII be labor wei
spent 10 thin out: but for fair test J
should be done early.
AS Is well known, there IS = grea
difference in the bearing quality Q
trees; and we find this feature--iha
the shy bearers have usually large run
and tie prolific small. IL Is impossibi
for the latter TO grow their numcrou
specimens as large As the fruit Of IN
former But il thinned out 50 ~
equal the other in distribution. ther
will be much less difference in the ~
of the fruit
II TO thinning is added free pruning
the branches and attention 10 the sol
Improvement may be carried 10 the e
ten, OF materially changing u
character Of the fruit, making Of poo
variety comparatively good one n
only with Young trees. which seel
more susceptible Of change in this
spect, but OLD neglected ones. which
Is not generally difficult TO rejuvenai
and give new lease Of life. with y
fruit improved far beyond what Y
former usually bad treatment ahorde
No highly prolific tree has suiiice
vigor to grow the fruit large; the q
mand j. simply too great. and the stra
Is hurtful Ia the tree, consisting nam
of the trees effort 10 grow and matu
it, seed Tins ii will do or fail. Al
this concentration upon the seed y
the expense az the remainder Of 4
fruit. affrctag its size and quality y
core will remain much the same
the demand here il lessened, which
will he by the reduction Of the numt
OF cores Or specimens Of fruit. the y
Grated force Of the tree will be g
Moved, among other things. IN grow
the fcSh and improving tine flavor
quality Of the fruit. lea, ng the tree
the same time in healthy condition
A.. o.. ia Country Gentleman.