Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-03-02
Horticultural Notes.


of the year than it is in Anderson county
at this time True, it is too early TO
predict a crop, as late frosts or cold'
wet spring may vet destroy it, but pros
meets are certainly very lattering now
and the buds are in first.class condition
on apple, peach, pear, cherry plu'"'
apricot and ounce, blackberry, raspber-
nv and dewberry. Canes and vines are
in splendid condition, and the same Is
true of grape-vines. Strawberry plants
when not mulched, are somewhat IN.
iured by the frequent light freeAng ana
thawing, which has lifted some Oh inc
plants out of the ground; but otherwise
they are in splendid shape for good
crop. AS the plants were badly killed
during the dry weather last summer
further south, and there is little proba-
bility of the market being ovcr-stocked
by the southern berries, the prospect Tor
good prices here should induce the grow
ers to take good care OF their pants
this spring
Many peach trees were killed and oth-
ers badly damaged by the hard ireezing
last winter, but where the trees were
properly pruncd back last SPRING they
made a good growth of new, healthy
tops, which are now loaded with buds
that give promise Of good fruitage.
Young trees planted i'll the fall and
spring of 90 and 80 are frequently dead
nearly to the ground, but have thrown
out side shoots near the ground. These
should he carefully pruncd before growth
starts this spring, by cutting of all but
one shoot and if it leans off too much
to one side, tie it up to the original
stock, first cutting the old stock a little
lust above where the rev shoot comes
out. so it can be easily broken oil as
soon as the new shoot has become fixed
to its upright growth.
The leafcrumplcr was very plentiful
last summer, and ] see many OF thcir
/ COCOOnS HOW dltuSHSu " '''N '"'S
Young trees in the orchards If these
arc not carefully gathered before the
leaves open. they will detoliatc ana
weaken the vitality and truitage "i the
trees. 1t is easy to discover them now,
and by gathering and burning themnow'
the orchard can he completely cleared OF
them. 1t will he difficult to get rid oi
them after the leaves open, and 1t can
only be done by spraying with arscnites'
which will not he as effective as hand
pick ing.
planted over thirty varieties OF
peaches in my orchard in the fall OF '9S,
that | might have them from which to
bud Young trees i'll my nursery. | banked
them ND about ten or twelve inches, but
the very severe winter killed five or SIX
of them down to the top of the banking.
Last spring, every one OF them threw
out good sprouts between the original
buds and the top of the banking. These
tied carefully to the old stock, and now
have mic lot OF trees, as good as those
planted. and all firmly rooted, and
some, set with fruit buds. This spring,
will cut a way the old stock.
Put pie nty OF fresh wood ashes ON the
ground around your young apple trees
so that the SHOWS and rains will make q
I've to pei ,etratc down to the roots. lh''
not only prevents the root louise IRON
attacking the trees, but often DESTROYS
those ali 'eady there. 1t also tends tc
prevent the borcrs from deposlting then
eggs near the ground. The best pre-
ventive cd borcrs, however is a goot
wash of 1i6 to 1--sixtecn pounds OF soft
soap to nc of crude carbolic acid. The
wash sh, ,uld be applied the latter par
of April, and again in May or June II
not only destroys every borer egg pn
every other insect egg that it touches.
have wri item of this two or three time
before, ;md will write it again mex
April
The nt,rservmcn OF the Western state
seem to have formed combine to rais
the price OF arccs nearly 700 per cent
over the prices of two wears ago. On
! of there is non canvassing tins county
offering stock III the advanced prices
but " hen he runs across prosperity
customer who has my pricc-list, he meet
it, and Explains that his house mas III
structed him to 10 50, and they give mn
additional compensation for sucit cases
Moral; Preserve my price-ists, even
YOU want to purchase from the icll"V
away off. :"
CRANE -viut.s, if not already prdned
should be attcr !dcd to at once Whc
pruncd too late they "blccd' too mncr
Now rs good tune to prunc out all d''
cascd and dead b ranches in your orchard
If YOU wait till April YOU won't have s
much time. Gail Ter and burn the brancf
es, md thus des, troy the insects that III
in or attached to them.