The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-03

Bulletin s.. Of the Delaware expert
ment station treats Of the cherry. In
part Il says;
soll.-The cherry will thrive In a va
riety Of soils. but Il reaches lts high
est development In one naturally light.
dry and loamy; In a soil retentive OF
moisture. but which never "sodrs" The
sweet cherry will flourish on soils too
dry for other fruits. but the sour va
rietles require more moisture to devel-
CD their best cherries. The orchardlst
must have recourse 10 undertaking
n the soil ls not naturally dry. but on
light dry knobs. otherwise favorable
10 cherry culture. the moisture content
and the moisture-holdlng capacity OF
the soil can be increased By the ad-
ditlon OF vegetable matter. and by iu-
dlcious surface cultivation. The writ
er has In mind a kncil In eastern New
York. ideal Tor the sweet cherry. but
which was too dry and thin for the
growth Of the trees. The mechanical
condition Of the soil has been changed
by turning under crimson clover. and
BY frequent cultivation 10 a deep re-
tentlve loan. adapted 10 the highest
development Of the fruit IN the drycst
seasons.
Location.-It IL probable that IN
northern Delaware the best results
With the cherry Nill follow a location
that retards the period Of blooming. a
slope to the west or northwest. a. an
exposure 10 the south would hasten the
development Of the buds In spring. and
endanger the crop from the late white
frosis. The selection OF a depression
or the base Of hill Is likely TO be fol-
lowed by late frosts IN these locations.
In the central and southern part Of the
state. where the country IL nearly lev
81 or gently undulating. a slight eleva-
ton Il preferable since Il lnsurcs good
drainage OF the land. and a circulation
Of air. Il should be said. however.
that the more hardy sour cherry will
thrive on lower levels than the swee,
varieties.
Distance OF Treea.-In thirty years
the vigorous varieties Of sweet cher.
ries may attain a height Of from a
20 80 feet. with arms spreading on
either aloe from rs 70 20 feet. The
varieties Of sweet cherries should stand
not less than 80 feet apart each way
Closer distances result IN interlacing
branches. dlficult picking and spraying
and a larger amount % decayci fruit
In western New York. the sour va,
rleties are set az various distances
ranging from i2xi2 TO iSxiS feet Late
paintings place the trees iSxiS feet fol
the spreading Montmorcncy and Early
Richmond. and i6xi6 feet Tor the NOR,
hushy Morellos
Propagatlng the Varieties -Cherr,
trees are usually set two years aitel
budding The trees are buddod IN IN,
nursery a. yearlings. the sour cherries
mainly on the Mahaleb. and less ol
the MazEard. and the sweet varieties
almost entirely on the Mauard Z
the growcr cunicmplatcs the chorrl
business on LARGE scale. the write
] NNAtNhNH ~ "A NtNAA NNiINlANNNN ANAN ~
select buds from trees with uniiorml
heavy bearing tendencies. and sen,
them % a nurscryman 90 be- hudded 90
the future orchard. Every fruit grow
er appreciates the fac, that some tree
Of bis orchard always bear. others oc
oaslonally bear. while stan others nov
er bear. Il Is universally known tina
the tendencies In a bud are transmltle,
TO the plant resulting from o. pfopaga
ton. The present system Of propagat
ms fruit from bearing trees. non
bearing trceN and nursery rows mus
tend TO dcterlorAsC varieties. which cal
be maintained andAlmprovcd only b.
selecting buds from n,ges whose frul
IA superior 20 that Of ne entire or
chafd. The subject Of the nlalntenancs
and Improvement Of varie,ies through
bud selection viii Be treated IN 4 sab
ssquent bulletin.