Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-03-15
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Dise1s Tran<psaniing al
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TAe Oters Co1Axy Hs9trslrarists
Di.e.. Iranspsa.ting al
Orchard 6r.sses-
Lass s.sardAy7s . seassaa d tAe Acciesy vAs
Ec<e sxrreay atae,ss,1 tAsa any prev,ous
Eeexsns- C.s xSo~s tAHi fAe v5deauake
fruit Er0wezx q tie epgHsy are ektnE an ~
cexszzF sxfe-ess n .Aezr scsaness a.A Givtag
Deserved aszeuason 10 an aasoczaxinn ealealAf-
e 70 BE Of eraas neoefs 10 thea The OPEN
iag payer vAs hy
Eos- = Il sovLkx-
the reseran Arkas-As vAlsey nursesynan- O
de sroper mexAoA q rranspaanfiAE- he aa,d
i tAai TIE distance vhseh apS,se trees shoaA be
PAINTED d<Penae3 o. The varieties. as some
hare . HDcA Dore s7resding grv~th tAaa
n so@e oSrA.ras- .zy Is 70 :, fest
o Gsy ss.sses Enes Of Is ores.rd S fe<s
.ssss :s. =, . s.. e: ss 01 aoss 81 co., s
planting > feet Apart and vouSd noe pia1f All
Spssess a.d sesysdinx ero.ere. For osSer
frutfs the fol1orinE distance. are about right:
Csery I: 70 = fees- pesea = % 4 aScieos ls
berIsss and bsackberr5es 81. red rss2oerr5s
zI.. e9nants AZ. er.pes-conoo.d sIa Del.-
In setians rIees you'd frsf sake out ti,e
rovs the direction intend 70 70 run uater 70
1
do1n md S.es. .hrosins Ise am o1t.nsrd
until sn are pioued out Iheo reset the
! stakes IN ditch and be sure to measure COT
s e s1sat In ,ss rs :. I5s sa,e esd q % %
| making mound around ii 50 the wsIer Eiil
run on eaea .sde Of il Turn N snail bead
The son around each tree Is well soaked
Commence At upper ere Of each roe and con
when the soil is veil settled and begins to get
dry take <inch p3Ou and one horse fuse .
UP the other turning the son toward the tree
and fiiing the ditch Insde TO set the trees in
be used for future irriesiion.
In answer TO question. MT. Crouiey SAD:
nc. sasn 90 20 cut 90 oct ,a. ~ re trs re-
tore y 70 . S.aas q fSs,. fruit T1f a.s s.f5ss ssss
graft . Is 70 trouble % set tIses % EIou
every one was alive At the end Of the year.
Don't tamp soii-it will naturally pack but
The soil should be close 70 the roofs to furnish
them the necessary moisture Has not here
tss eS1
tsink .s should d e " them: .,n plant one acre ere
sKxKIoR swIxK
grow In an orchard: The ground OF ali or
sn..ds should e, e Kept IN high state Of ,al snI-
and after that work for the protection Of the
trees and maturity Of the fruit
dittons and adopt naethods To assist instead Of
obstruct nature. In my 3 year.' e1peEience
the heaIthiest and best timber Vas found
| where there vas no sod, but heavy mulch
t1scts TIA Of timber in pasture Of . soddy nature
and the leaves blew on Of the ground the tim
sasS s. sss:s the
In Illinois where the ground 10 an orchaid
vas slo.ed 70 Get to = tough 90 ~ The fruit fruit
| would SOON commence 20 die The same con-
ditions would have similar results here
YOU'D fSe iSs ss, q % 90 90 tsas se eees
moisture TO srou and . grass that would con-
sss sss ssss an.D
/ would recommend the red clover II Il Q
fsrseiy By indacsson from from the ar Il Is the
dooed and Impoverished lands. me lie OF
in rotsins tend e 70 enrich and make the ground
mellow. In this county. red clover makes .
muichinS and tends to hold the moisture in
the ground and also keep the leaves Of tho
age @ red Clover has II an orchard E that il
makes good psstu.. for hoEs' % Which II siiow. s'.
sppies an and help very much in the dessrue tion
OF the co<cling moth. which threatens to do
@ss .fafs a onsny sa oa h.y
=
Se .s much :. .iisiis ana The :sed Ssinss !.
Another good feafure is that ii Il not hard To
pLow up. like some other Erassee- am con.
Of ali the borsieuifurists Who use It IL tbeir
orchards. Crops other than grasses should
moisture. N % Esions e1 or t%rnips s are % Teod I but
corn IS not, Where clover va. - Ero.n % s you'd 10
erounS foa inc
YRxE ZOE ALL.
Mr.. Mccaskin: Know peach trees In the
lay bioo@ins but can shade il.
The best .sy to prevept damase oy frost T.
NJ. Ksin: In Nebrasfs "a clover was S. so~n VIZ to Z,
pNH Nj. Hunsiey: Red clover did not proven.
Mr.. Steele: California horticulturists have
no crops whatever growing in orchards but
was that the blight came Irrespective Of
Lhether the orch.rds were in sraases or kept
Mr.. Swink: Blue grAss is the worst for an
| Nj. Kahn: Sugar beets are an excellent
to grow in the orchard.
NJ Gf9"y; fr;s No yess :. moId ,nfI igess
By too much vater. Don't irigate sitter Au-
gust until the rood ripens; but soak the
Mr. Crowley furnished the following recipe
| for grating wax: Resin, I parts; beeswax,
parts; tallow. part: all by Weight Aelt
pull and work until IL gets . good grain
This y Rood for all orchard work Grease
your hands with tallow before using wax.
The next meering of the society will be held
Saturday. March n. and the following subjects
viii be diecuseed: ..Insecttcides.-Hort TO Pre-
and Cultivate the Stravbsrry." by p. A
| Huntley. Supt- experiment station. At that
meeting a report will be received from the
committee appointed to examine and recon-
mend the best spraying zpparatus-
Peoples Cauens-