Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-09-20
IRRIGATION AND FRUIT.
Two Important subjects Discussed by
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MoAJ, Grand Co., U,ah,
August Goth, 1895.
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70 the Editor
RcPdiny over Ulsh Agricultural
College Bulletin NJ. 90 caused me I,
think In regSri 10 thu watering Of our
crops. Tue report gives the amount
Of wafer ussd aud the result Of croP.
Now my experience Is that this
IL n hard point 10 noitlc-,o say tht
amount OF water and the time be-
iwoon watering, as There 10 - muca
difference In the evaporation. soms.
times wa have warm still days. MI
ANY wind; I'D sven the weather Is hot
and few CLOUDS are passing over,
evaporation l. not NJ much in
n week IA there In In day
OF dry wind. a poison has to wstcu
and examine his orJD 10 know when Il
needs water. IL ~ill no NJ much dam
age T. gater some crops before II IL
needed rs It IL to let thom suffer some
Tor water. Corn Ia crop easily
DAMAGED by water While young II
should not DO wagered ~ ~
Will grow ut oil withou ;
then when II Il " tered It should DC
Gu tivnted Ms soon NJ dry enough.
Some think cultivation Is only 20 XIII
seedsand grasses, but that Ia a mistake;
Tue col wants stirring because tue
plans yet great deal Of nutriment
from the air through the roots. some
say we never cultivate small grain;
YET II you will ezp,r iment by plant,ug
sons In hills aud giving II a good oul-
tivating through tue season, you viii
he surprised Mt the results.
Now TO return to irrigation how
many OF our farmers can tell when n
crJp needs iftigAtioni know u man
who had q crop OF corn anu VINO
said 10 ms Ons day, "My cJrn Is yel.
low, and i have watefoi II every
week." while at the same time N he
had not watered at all his corn would
have been better for II, hs had not
waiered my corn ut that time. An
orchards does not need near ~ much
water n, other oropa. In my
travels | notice that the most
OF tue orchard arc wAterod too much.
On page seventy-tive OF thc bulletin +,
In speaking about sub.irtigation, IL
suggests having hole bored Ia tho
tube opposite the vines. II / were
only 10 have hole at evory wins 1
would Ms coon have II between the
vines N there sre more small roots 10
take up the water. My way for irrisn.
ton Ia " get all the ground watered; II
there IL dry spot II does not furnihh
any nutrlment 10 the tres or vine. /
have seen parties rua q iurrow along.
side Of the tress and then dig a holu
by the tree TO hold water, then leave
All tho ground between the trees dry,
a. though tee was Ike oJw and
could drlnk it, III "a II 1t had mouth
AZ tue trunk VI tho tres. a tree has n
multitude OF mouths but they
arc at tho end oi the IOltt;
all OF the little iibgr have a
month, ani II they ara Supplied they
wall multiply very fast. A porson 10
be a successful horticulturisI should be
able 10 tell by the LOOKS OF tree
whether II was famishing or not az
readily AZ n nicckinan can toll whether
his cows VI horseA have enough 10 eat.
IL docs not piy 10 raise hogs and not
feaj thoul enough, nor does II lay ~
grow mutt uulrss you grow the Des
and tho Hey 10 30 In to feed the ltoof,
III ell thor mouthn--HOt Only n few Nc
Tia, trunk OF tie tree. car tell stree
that II Vanishing as we'll rs can tell q
fat horse from poor one.
But th0re are u great many things
40 not know. i DO not know, for IN.
stauop how TO prune 20 No not TO grow
to- much wood. have wagouload
after wagoi load TO move from my OF
cbard. have read where men nave
said you should prans for fruit; l
would ike someone TO inform mo
through this NEWS how 10 pruns
90 there would not bs 80 large growth
Of wood md q good growth. notice
whore have large fruit the trees make
u large growth. | have apple trees
that will yield thirty bushels Of apples
this year aud thjy have q growth OF
wood OF i"ree TO four feet. SOW It IL a
great expense to have all these limbs
to cut back.
I do my pruning in the winter, com.
mence ~ econ ss the lenves are of and
have the leaves plOwed under.
l would liks TO ask few questions
through the NEWS OF sOmu OF our hor-
ticultufisls; What IL the best fertilizer
for trees? How often should It DO ap.
plie1I Whit is the best paying CROFT
How IL the best way to msrke, fruit2
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