Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-02-02

| Fruit trees, when planted IN generou'
| soil frequently attain a luEufiance IN
! compatible with "a fruitful habit an'
their Towering may be somewhat has
tened by iudicious pruning OF plnching
so as to retard wood.growth, but care
! must be exercised, and much observa
/ ton and experience are requisite beiOr'
the object can be safely attained.
Winter pruning invigoraie5 WOOD
/ grogth. When a portion OF the branch
e. Of a tree Is removed after the iaIl o.
| the leaves. the balance OF growth IS
destroyed and the roots have the pre-.
! p0ndcrance, the remaining buds VIII
| now shoot forth with increased vEor
an important consideration with trees OF
vines that have become weakened from
l ovcfheaung or any other cause I'M
porting new vigor to weak ana sieNy
| plants
The time for winter pruning may be
regulated by the condition Of the plant
! u puned Immediately after the leaves
! iali or upen. the shoots will De stronger
the succeeding clson than they woulq
be % the operation had been delayed
Until spring. This arises from the fact
that during winter The plant siili con-
tlnucs TO absorb food by Us roots, which
s distributed over the branches, and as
the principal flow Of sap Is always d.
rccicd to extreme points OF shoots, the
highest buds are most fully developed.
u. therefore, pruning Is delayed iill
spring. this accumulation Is cut and
thrown away. and 10 that extent the
plant Is weakened. Early winter prun.
INK is umnDntly advantageous TO native
grapes. As the retained buds become
charged with sap during winter, they
start and advance upidly-a matter OF
much moment where the summers arc
rather short Tor upcning the fruit and
wood Of these plants There Is q ten.
dcncy Ia many varieties OF trees 10 form
siroug central growth at the expense Of
the side branches, more especially
while the plants are young. Pruning
these strong shoots in wintcg only in.
crclses the evil. unless SUMMER pruning
is attended to by plnching out the ends
OF every shoot before 10 gains sufficient
Roadway 10 iniute the growth Of The
lower branches. Strong growth should
BE- pfuued 30 summer and weak ones IN
winter.
When the size Of tree is the only
object sought, summer pruning should
not be practccd. But IL may be said
that pruning oil any kind Is negative
operation. and probably Il Is within the
limits OF possibility that trees may be
trained to any form and maintained IN a
fruitful condition without any ins,fu'
mental pruning whatever, unless TO
remedy disease or casualties. IL is
much easier, iof Instance, 70 rub of a
bud 10 May than Il is to cut out branch
in December; and d judiclous system oi
dsbudding and pinching was strictly toll
lowed there would be no occasion for
winter pruning, OF. were Il possible to
place a tree ~ such q soil, ani under
such conditions that Ii would only make
moderate growth OF wcll.matured
wood, little u any pruning would De re-
CURED. But as all of these conditions
are difficult TO realize 10 happy comb.
nation, we have to resort TO pruning,
and a knowledge OF the principles in.
yoIvcd will materially assist the opera
tor
Before the next issue Of this valuable
paper the Utah State Board OF HoHi-
culture will hold i.s meeting and many
points on fruit raising will be introduced
aud discussed, and every farmer and
lruii-growcr In Utah should leel inter.
csted In same and contribute 10 Il some
Of their experience IN fruit raising aud
other things connected with same, so
that when the time comes Tor selling our
fruit, We can demand our prices Tor
same and have good markets, instead Ut
asking the merchant how much he will
give.
In regard TO Mr. Laurenson's state.
ment conserving my quotations Of prices
Of blue yilrOl, he can 20 TO Z, {. NJ. l.,
where he bought his and learn that he
can ggt all he wants az the rate Of seven
dollars per hundred pounds,
Tiios T.. NIssING.