The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-09


CONDENSED from Farmers Review
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Prof llaskIns OF Chicago was present
and spoke on educating the children on
sociological lines he represents the
Columbia College OF Good Citizenship
}. ID. Noris spoke on the cultivation
Of the apple orchard Tor the nst i've
yoars. Lay Oh the ground and plan,
the trees by November setting them
30 or 30 feet apart Give Miuklcr.
Northern Spy and the like wider space
than fruit like Grimes Golden. Plant
az a good depth. two or three inches
deeper than they stood IN the nursery.
II the weather IN the fan Is not right.
then plant rs early b. the spring as pos
sihlc Protect the trees against rab-
hits by wrapping the trcos. Another
pest 20 be guarded against Is the borcr
Dig them out with a knife or a wire.
They are worse than rabbits. because
they will follow an orchard as long
as Il lives, while the rabbits will not
trouble tree after its hrst i've
yeas Of growth. In preparing the
ground. give Il good culture. Trim the
trees very little. Keep the caterplllau
and other worms well picked OF. Corn
Is & better crop 10 plant In an orchard
than any other. because Il will protect
the trees 10 some extent The corn
will also furnish food 20 some insects
that would feed on the leaves OF the
fruit trees. were the corn not there. u
IL a mistake TO leave orchards In grass.
for Il will attract insects. which. their
food falling. will take 20 the trees. This
has been my experience.
Mr. Phlllips-The gentleman speaks
Of removing IN the spring the wrap
ping that protected the trees In the
winter. Recently read In a paper an
article advocating leaving on the wrap.
ping a. a partial protection IN the
summer leave mine on all summer.
Mr. voris-li you leave them on they
afford a great retreat for the borcrs,
Mr.. Morris-I do not believe that
there Ia any need Of having borcrr In
an orchard. or any rabbits paint my
trees with paint containing among 9th.
er things white lead. tho whole miged
with fsh OH. We also put on coal OIL
/ We begin with one or two-ycar-old
trees IN the nursury. and We have no
trouble with anything We use each
season about 25 pounds OF white lead.
This we mix with one gallon OF linsoel
OH and dilute the whole with Eve sal
Iona OF coal OH
/ Mr. Augustine think we should be-
I careful how We recommend painting
I trees, Tor we may mako some fellow
lose bis orchard, As 20 wrapping.
leave the paper on Tor three years.
! Mr. Morrill, can't understand why
come men can put coal Oh on their trees
and have them survive. when other
men have tried q, and lost their en-.
tire orchards Men In my state have
tried Il and lost their trees. Il may
do well for some. but Il is not a safe
thing TO recommend for an. There have
been made In our state some expert
ments along this line. Some OF the or
chards have survived. but others have
sled. J. II. Hale OF Connecticut. a vet.
eran orchardist, has a formula that
he recommends and uses with good re.
suits Other men have taken that mr.
mula and had rulnous results from a.
One man lost 90 acrco Of trees by Il. So
laere must be something IN conditions
laat makes the difference, l think that
a tree will stand vegetable oils. such