Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-03-28

anee Of man TO accomplish the best
results possible.
It Is not too late to plant out trees
and those who are setting out new
plantations should do the planting
as soon as possible and as well rs
they can. It Ia an exploded theory
that trees should be planted In great,
deep holes. AS good results as any
have come from merely preparing
the ground deeply, running heavy
dead furrows in line where trees
shall be planted and then plant the
trees in these deep burrows, setting
them about as they grow in the
nursery.
Cultivation should be practiced
continually and kept up until the
middle Of July, running the pillow
or cultivatOr about four inches deep
and often enough to keep the ground
finely pulverized. This four inches
of finely pulverized top soil answers
as mulch, keeps the under soil
moist, and causes growth Of wood
aud the best possible development
of fruit, the plan should be running
now.
To prune carefully and sclentifl-
cally is necessary In all kinds of
fruit: this pruning is cas- y to learn !
because 1t simply means TO cut of |
all superfiuous wood, leaving what
can bear fruit, with enough new
wood only for a foundation for the
present years growth. The best
way to prune, and one that Is feasi-
bic, where a man has only moder-
ate sized orchard, is to pinch Off the
superfiuous wood when II starts
through the summer The finger
and thumb can do all the work
needed when the bud first sprouts
that Is to make limb. Anyone
soon learns what limbs to retain aud
what limbs to pinch off, or cut back.
The thumb hail can pinch off the
tender sprOut that two weeks later
will need knife. This summer
pruning is very satisfactory and
should be practiced wherever it Is
possible.
Early In the spring az possible go
through your trees, pruning them
md examining peach and plum
'oots for borers. Wherein they are
'Ound dig them out with knife,
hen dig all around the tree enough
o permit the plow to do the rest of
he work. We hear Of many losing
,each and prune trees aud people
wonder what the reason Is. The
'orer worm works for three years
,efore becoming miller, aud half a
lozen will destroy fine tree. }
plums and prunes should
~ examined spring and autumn for
his borer pest, and then in the
pring tie strong paper around the
'Ody for about foot from the :
,round, burying the lower edge IN /
he soil. II this il done well the 1
miller cannot get to the base of the =
rec TO lay Its egg on the body as
he paper affords secure protection.
Those who have apple and pear {
rees, should protect them against J
he codling moth by spraying with
he London Purple or Paris Green.
he expense can be lessehed by
everal nelghbors giving in the pur-
haze and helping one another do
he work. The first spraying should U
Q done when the fruit first forms, "
he second two weeks later, and so I
Dntlnued once In two or three y
'eeks until the middle Of August o
, secure the best results. If five o
elghbors put In five dollars each IL 0
Ill buy the outfit and purchase the .
1lor stuff. An expense OF one to u
VO cents bushel will protect the p
ult from the worm and pay largely u
" the expense and labor. Enough 81 -
as already been proved by expert .
ents made In Oregon, TO prove i
lat we can raise apples and pears u
perfection despite all pests at "
resent known. o'