The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-11-10

The expenses of the visiting team to
be paid by our boys, and IN view of this
fact tickets have been issued and will be
sold at ten cents apiece. OF course anyone
wishing to see the game will be willing to
assist the boys in this way. The tickets
will have the college colors attached, by
which they are to be tied through the but
tonhole or pinned on and everyone is ex-
pested to have his ticket in view while on
the grounds. A good game is guaranteed.
This is the first football match that the Or.
egon agricultural college has ever taken a
part in, and it is hoped that this first game
will do mnch toward establishing football as
the college game on the Pacific Coast.
FEW NOTES ON PRUNING.
The following article on pruning, a very
appropriate subject for this season of the
year, was kindly furnished by Prof. George
Coote, of the horticultural department:
Pruning consists in removing any part of
tree with view to repressing growth in
one direction and directing the course of
sap toward other parts of the tree which
are better situated and constituted for per.
forming the natural functions. The work is
one of the most important in fruit culture,
but is by no means difficult when the sew
eral habits and modes of fruit bearing
adopted by cultivated trees are understood.
There are several objects in pruning and the
results attained vary exceeding from the
time and manner il which the work is per
formed and from other causes, some of
which are beyond control. The thinning
and removal of superfuous and useless
shoots, with view of admitting light and
air, which are essential for insuring pro.
ductiveness, causes those left to strengthen
and enlarge, which is one of the desired re.
suits. In the management of fruit trees the
art of pruning has most important bear
ing. The system of management depends
materially upon the state of the crops annu-
ally secured. The extent to which pruning
may be practiced depends very much upon
the subject under treatment-its rate of
growth and many other circumstances must
be taken into consideration. would not rec
ommend to prune hard, but often. Different
soils and localities have their own particular
influence over the trees grown in them and
so does the proper system of treatment de.
pend somewhat in detail. Young trees are
invariably disposed to produce more
branches than the space provided will
hold. By thinning out those which are
weak and misplaced, additional nourishment
is supplied to the Others which may be per-
| mltted to develop and remain almost O,
quite their full length. Pruning is most
generally practiced during the summer .and
during the months of December, January
and February. By proper system of sum
mer pinching and stopping great good may
result to the branches retained, and tn,
winter cutting need not be SO heavy. Wher
branches are permitted to grow at will, es.
pecially in the center of the tree, they fire
quenlly become too vigorous for fruit bear
ing themselves and by utilizing the sa]
causes others to become unfruitful. If at
tention to summer stopping in such cases j
neglected and the strong branches are re
moved at the next winter pruning there
great difficulty in getting the flow of sa
equalized and the next spring, others, eye
stronger, start from the places where tho.
of the previous year have been taken ava,
Summer pruning must only be practiced @
such trees that bear their fruit on sic
branches or spurs. On such trees as I'll
peach pinching must not be practiced.
necessary to thin out the young wood
should be cut clear out. Disbudding is
part of pruning, as the young shoots re
moved at an early age have not to be take
out afterwards and the full exposure
light is insured to the foliage of tho.
WHICH remain. 1t the winter pruning a
weak or dead wood should be cut ava,
As q rule, fruit trees are inclined to becon