Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-02
pEAcn GRowINe bon pRoFIT

In Bulletin %. Prof. Edwin r. Smith.
OF the division OF vcEotablo pathology
and physiology. gives tho following val
liable suggestions.
The orchard subsequent to planting
should be cultivated ne carefully ~ n
field OF corn. The practice q success.
fni growers varies a good deal In this
particulgf. Some cultivate the orchard
from the start without crops. Others
plant corn OF tomatoes between the
trees for the nrnt two OF three years
that H.. until the orchard comes into
bearing. There IL no objection to this.
provided the soil Is strong and well for
tilizcd. ON the contrary there appear 70
b. some advantages. There "a choice,
however. In crops that should b. grown,
and ON no account should potatoes or
wheat be- cultivated In orchards. ~
roun as the trees come into bearing no
crop Of any sort should b. grown -.
tween them, but each year the orchard
should receive "a shallow spring plowlng
and frequent CIVILIZATIONS until July
Most OF the growers IN the middle East
crn States prefer not 10 cultivate the
fou later than this. but IN some regions
q ~ tho practice TO cultivate almost
the year round, and even IN DELAWARE
very successful growers have followed
this practice. kceplun the noll stirred
from early spring until late autumn.
~ rule deep plouEhlng should be
avoided, The peach tree H. almost a.
sensitive TO clean cultivation as cotton
or tobacco. ana no man can expect 10
be- very successful IN the cultivation
OF the peach who allows his trees 10
stand In sod or fails 10 give thom clean
tillngc during at least a part OF tho
sonaon. .
opinions dlncr aa 10 the proper meth
Cd OF PRUNING. when trees arr planted
they should be cut back TO within ! Or
2 fcet OF the ground, the entire branchcd
top being removed. The remaining
buds will push vigorously. and
three or four OF these should be -
being taken that they como out
from different sides OF the stem and not
too close together. but at "A distance Of
several inches up ana down the trunk.
when the branches from these buds
have grown 10 be several inches IN d.
umctcr thoy should support spreading
or yaHe-shapcd top, The proper start
ing II the new top Il a matter of some
Importance, for " all of the branches
have been allowed to grow out from
nearly tho same point on the trunk.
whom tho tree has muturCd the giving
way OF d single limb under weight u
fruit or stress Of wind IL very apt TO
Involve all the rest ana split the trunk
from top TO bottom. such miAhnpa
can be readily avoided By starting the
main branches at different heights.
Some growers practice shortening
IN" annually over tho whole top. but In
general this f. not desirable. However.
n the tree has made an exceedingly Wig
orouH growth Il can be pructiued to
az .HUHH 4.
done In carly spring. The aim in
pruning should be 90 got a tree FRYE
from dead wood and full nearly 20 tho
main trunk uf small branches capable
Of bearing fruit. Care should be TAX.
en- In pruning 10 avoid cutting away
bearing branches from the base on tho
limbs. Tor By this method long. strag.
Cling branches, having fruit bearing
limbs at the top only, are often pros
duocd. Some growers prunc the trees
10 that the main trunk shall be four
or hvc feet high, but In general this Is
not 20 be recommended. IL N much
better 10 make thom branch low In
vase form. The only advantage OF the
other method " ENatcr ease IN cult.
waiting close TO the tree. and Il has on
the whole Disadvantages which NOM
than countcrbalnncc. one OF which IA
the greater exposure of the trunk 10
hot suns and another the Increased
danger Of lnjuring the bark OF Inc
trunk by plows and cultlyntorn.
FERTILIZERS.
Unless tho trees are on strong innd Il
will De necessary MS soon aa they come
into bearing. and yearly thereafter. Co
give them each spring or autumn some
special fertilizer, There can be no Oh.
lection 70 The use of well-compostod
burnvnri manure. Whom this 10 not
procurahlr dependence must be nut on
clover ana commercial fcrtllzerh taxi.
Ing care always that the latter nfe 90.
tuiuod from reliable sources. In zen.
erul the dependence should b. ON potash
salts and phOsphntua rather unu un
heterogeneous fertilizers The peach can
be Injured readily BY excess OF nitro
gen. ita erect upon the trees b. 10 pro.
duce nm excessive gruWth OF wood and
foliage az the expense Of the fruit. Fifty
To hundred pounds por acrr OF nitrate
OF soda or ~ equivalent ln dried blood
or sulphato Of ammonia Is usually as
much heterogeneous fertilizer ~ any orr
chard requires and many orchards do
not u