The herald., 1893-05-21

"By arresting or removing the little
faults OF his children se coon as they are
ehown, the wise father prevents their
attaining such inveteracy IS win not
submit TO correction, but burst ont im-
mediately with fresh misdseda." The
same ia applicable 10 the orchard,
which needs some pruning. We mean
by thisthat all small shoots ought TO be
cut or pinched off when not needed to
form part of the tree. In short, it is
mot advisable to prune from a tree
Limbs Of three OF four years growth. 1t
Is less labor to cut of the branches
while quite small, as it takes less
time. II your orchard has not been
pruned for a few years, II shonld be
done come time in June, and hereafter
the pruning should be done along as the
branches come out. Pruning large limbs
from tree ia liable to cause rotting in
that part of the tree. We have seen
good resulta from cutting out most OF
the top OF peach trees when they were
dying. A tree 10 or 10 feet high, for
instance, 10 cut to within Eve or seven
feet of the ground, even where but one
or two feet OF the top had died, and
thrifty branches will shoot up. Where
peach trees are almost dead, from old
nge, we presume, we cut them within
four or FIVE feet OF the ground, and new
and thrifty branches pushed forward
and the trees bore well again.
II you are bothered by the borer, try
the hot-water process Of getting rid Of
them. We wrote on this same Hubiect
few years ago, and since then come of
our experiment stations have tried and
recommended it. Simply get your water
boiling hot, and then take a cup or dip
per and pour 1t on the body OF the tree.
Pour on about foot and half or two
feet from the ground sufficient guam
tty to wet the tree well below where
you pour it. Be certain to pour it all
around the tree. Begin in spring as
hoon "a borer ia liable TO bother, and
repeat it every two weeks until late in
the fall, or till there 10 no liability OF
the borer injuring the trees. No harm
will arise from it's use. 1t is claimed by
come who never have tried it that boil
ing WAFER Will ruin LDb tT6bs II MY
damage has been done to any trees by
the application OF boiling water we have
failed to perceive it. The water should
not be carried far after being heated. If
the orchard is large, it would be adviaa-
Bile to use some portable apparatus for
heating the water.
We advise cultivation of the orchard.
1t preserves the moisture in the ground
lor the uee OF the tree, and makes plant
food available that would otherwise not
be available. 1t is we'll enough to plant
something in the orchard while it ia
email, but we do not advice it after the
trees get large. Cultivate the orchard
after it 10 old as we'll as while young.
One great mistake ie in getting trees
too close in planting. One Of the largest
orchards was planted by man who
knew little about the business, and he
planted his apple trees from Is to 20
feet apart, when they should have been
at least 25 or so eet apart. Peach trees
in our iather'e time nearly oil died when
they we're planted too close, and where
planted at proper distance they lived.
We do not have reference to their dying
while young, but after coming into bear
ing.-[A. D. Smith in Rural Home.