Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-04-13
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Cultivation of orchards.
CONDENSED from Farmers Review
Stenographic Report OF Illinois Horti-
cultural Conyention.l
f. ID. Voris spoke on the cultivation
Of orchards. In part he said: For the
first seven OF eight years the cultiya-
ton can be done In connection with
some field crop. When the trees are
young-from three to four years OF
age-we prefer corn TO any other crop.
and | might say that this Is true for
the first seven years or till the trees
begin to bear, 1t Is very important to
keep the soil well broken up in every
county where the soil is not very rich.
The black soil OF central and northern
Illinois may not need fertilizing. but
even there some OF the potash ferti-
lizers might do good deal of good.
IL We're going to buy harrow for
use in the orchard, | would buy an
orchard cutaway harrow. We must
keep the orchard free of weeds and
grass throughout the growing season.
Sow In the fall for the winter cover
crop. You must begin TO cultivate
your orchard we'll early in the season
and keep 1t UP through the summer
get the best results.
Q.--Do you use cover crop?
Al have used rye.
Q.-Have you noticed prolonged
season OF growth resulting from cul-
| tivation; that is, where the trees are
cultivated, do they grow outside of
| their season?
A.-No. sir: il the cultivation has
been kept up through the summer
| Mr.. Van Deman.--Now. the point as
| to the continuous cultivation Is very
/ important; for If there has been no cul-
tiyation during the spring and sum
I mer, II will not do to begin II In the
fall. as 1t Is very likely to bring disas-
ter to the orchard. Ii the orchard 10 to
be pastured with sheep, II should be
over-pastured, so that the sheep will
have to be fed; that will result in en-
riching the orchard.
horticultural Observations,
The Illinois State Horticultural So
ciety has arranged an exchange OF vol
umes of the State Horticultural Re
ports previous to the year 1894 Some
people have duplicate volumes but lack
single numbers OF other years. Any
that are in position TO exchange vol.
umes will confer favor on other II.
linois horticultnrlsts by correspond.
ing with the secretary. L. r. Bryant
Princeton, Illinois, relative 10 tbs
same.
IL Is always difficult to keep sweel
potatoes, but 1t can be done, even out
side Of cold storage house. 1t Is be
lieyed that so degrees Is the best tenn
perature for this kind OF tuber. An
other requisite Is dryness. Van DemaI
says that in New Jersey the farmer
dig pits where they will remain DIR,
| and store the tubers In these. The 20
tatoes are covered TO a depth Of sew
eral feet with pine needles. and thes
in turn are covered with dirt. Tn
, natural temperature OF the soil
about 55 degrees In that state. and tn
: conditions for bookkeeping are yer
Z good.
A tree planter says that the great
: est enemy TO newly planted wood
; plants is grass When such plants an
: trees are set in holes cut in the so
they do not generally do well Kee
: the sod away aud give each tree an
! shrub a chance to grow. The tree tina
: is once established and can reach ou
and get the food It needs will requir
: little attention from year 10 year. Car
should be used not TO plant tree s.
3 low; It should be planted little HIS
: er than 1t stood before. Whetht
trees or shrubs, they should be give
= room in which TO- grow. When iara
trees are to be set out. especially lare
= forest trees, II Is advisable to stead
D them with wire stays and cables Til
~ stays should not be wound around II
trees, but should be fastened into vii
eyes screwed into the trees. Thes
stays will prevent the wind swayin
o the trees and loosening the root
i while they are still loosely fixed In Il
~ soil