Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-03-13

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me to be with YOU. have been i'm
twenty counties in this state and il
Is the largest number OF people we
have met anywhere. where these
meetings were held for the first time
Where they have been held before
the crowds have been larger. 400
lbs. per acre is very liberal appli
cation of fertilizer and out of this
amount YOU get Z Of an ounce of
pure fertilizer per square foot. The
snlphuric acid IN this Is , > of Il
or, ? 30. Our soils become sOuer
because We abstract the Vegetable
matter. Slate is ground mp AMI put
ia fertilizer aud limestone rock is
also ground mp and mixed in it, OF
course some Of this Is necessary as "a
dryer ] just mentioned this because
the question WAS asked of Mr.. Koin
or If the acid souered the land. hut
au going 70 talk about Fruit Gull
ture
Fifty or sixty orchards have beeu
improperly located. Many are plant
Ell ,n lowlauds or right back of hill
The orchard should he on the hill
side instead Of the low level land.
They will naturally drain themselves
when planted this way There new
cr should be surface water on an or.
chard for any length of time.
We never get " prrfec, tree from a
nursery: They cannot take up the
entire root system. The large roots
ARE not much account if the small
tibrOuS ones were not there. The
first thing TO be done after receiving
these trees is 10 see that the root i
all right; see whether little apple
borrr has gone into the root of the
tree or grown on the tree With II
good sharp knife follow him out and
remove 1t. If allowed to remain
there he will stay for three wears.
If these roots are mangled cut them
off. Then You should pruue them.
You have destroyed number of Ii
brOuS roots SO YOU should prune the
tree To balance it, Don't allow too
many main branches to start out.
they should be distributed as uni
formly AS possible. Never allow u
tree to have two forks, it is better to
have three. 4 two forked tree l.
weak. IL Is better 10 cut one Oft.
and then If the other one Is crooked.
1t will become straight. Sunlight l.
not only essential To the perfection
of the fruit, but for the coloring Of
the fruit. The ones that grow or
tht inside are lighter than on th,
outside. Start them with few branch
es. Have your ground sub solled,
hut care should he taken 10 pack tn.
ground firm around the root. The
constant presence of air will caus
them to die. In digging the hole,
throw the surface soil TO one sid,
and the subsoil on the other. Pul
the surface soil around the root. and
pack it tight and then put on your
sub soil and it will be freer from
weeds. Then cultivate the ground
The best time to Kill weeds Is TO star,
at the beginning. There are certain
crops yon can plant. such as potatoes
tomatoes aud peas. Don't plant corn
in orchard. or rye. They must have
sunlight to mature their bark. When
You remove the corn You expose the
trees to the cold winds. and they arr
tho tender To stand 1t. If YOU musI
plant corn, then put it at least thir-
four inches away from the tree, so ~
to admit of air and sunlight, Ia
thoroughly mature the bark. In or
der To keep out the weeds YOU Should
use IA weeder.
This thing of gashing and slash
ing an orchard every year is grea'
abSurdity. The only time to use u
saw and pruning knife is when tn,
limb has been injured, twight bligh,