Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-26

sighted for rows the orchard was plant.
Cd on what II known nH tho Parker
Earle block system. The trees are plant.
cd IN blocks 81 nve rows running north
ana south. trees IN these rows twenty
feet apart. The permanent trees are IN
rows thlrty-iwo fcct apart east aud west
every two middles nlled with early
bearing sorts. These do their most
profitable work early. and by the time
the standard varieties ar AZ thcir bsst
the fillera should b. removed 30 that tho
orchard VIII stand 20N5s feet. This Will
give iiS trees 90 the acre. There are
avenues o. thlrty-two feet bctwecn
each block.
This system N an aid 20 cross pollenl.
Hation; After laying out the orchard II
was plowed with a dead furrow com.
Ing whore each row OF trees 10 be- plnni.
ed. A. soon as the trees arrived they
wcfc unlocked carefully, checked and
healed In. A sled holding two water
barrels. with one horse a boy 10 drive
aud ono 10 distribute the trees PASSED
down the rows keeping oven with the
planters. The barrels contained a sum.
Client amount or water and dirt 60 keen
the roots Of the trees covered. They
were not allowed TO he taken out uutll
the planters were feady for them. and
care was taken not TO bark them on the
Side " the barrels. Two nows w.ro
planted at the sam. time. one man In
each row went ahead 10 SCOPE out the
hnl.n' nnother Followed with a shovel
% MI Ia around the tresa
The man who handled the trces Naa
the most experienced and Trustworthy
OF the lot, After getting his poeltion
from another of the men who ala The
sighting. he allied dirt In around The
roots. bring careful 10 spread them out
uniformly, placing the longest 10 the
nor,h :" nfaoe asalnst prevailing winds
\ Tow rhOvelfuif ~ dirt was thrown
around the tree and the planter tramp
ed this down firmly. The one thing
that ! watched most carefully was thls
work, Insisting that II be- done well.
aa believe that n tree should be- vi
az nrnly No fence post. soon after
planting IN. trees were cut back. sup.r.
nnouA and low growing limbs cut on
ana the whole orchard irrigated. Tho
orrhard was afterwards planted 10 corn
AMI potatoes. The rows containing the
trees WIRE hand hoed several times
Tho Irrigation received by the crops
during the summer was sufficient for
the trees,
During the early fall the trees were
wrapped with corn stalks, cut tho r,ieh,
length and put around, usually four In
the tree, held IN place by No 20 anneai.
de wirea AZ the top and bottom, This 10
prevent girdling by rabbits, keen out
boterr and prevent sun acnld. II Il nlao
u protection against barking durini,
cultivation, The losH durlnE the first
year was ten per cent. ~ tho trees
planted. attributed mostly 10 not press.
lng the earth firmly about the roots.
This loss however, n below tho average
The lost trces WIN b. replaced This
spring. ! have heavy growth OF tre.r
on the west and have started a hedge
on the south side, and will provide no
further windhrenk. The proper treat.
ment for this orchard would be cuitivn.
ti0n without crops, ! do not think.
however, that the difference In results
would Justify me In not raiaing such
vegetables for several years 10 come
W. l.. Park In Denver Field and Farm.