CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-10-16

ricks ON the bare ground if covered
with blankets and coating of six or
seven inches of straw. Apples are not
materially injured by freezing, if un-
disturbed while in the frozen state. An
orchard that has been carefully spayed
is sometimes injured by the neglect
of the owner of an adjoining one to
treat his trees in the same manner
There ought to be some sort of mutual
agreement among orchardists in rela-
tion to spraying as matter of public
protection.
@. c. Rickard: Spraying trees is
necessary requisite 10 insure a crop
of apples. and the matter should be
attended to at the proper time to get
the best results. / have had consid-
cradle experience in fruit raising and
louk after this part of the buiness
with the utmost care. One of the
best methods of keeping apples is to
rick them up in the orchard, cover
them with gunnysacks, or other mater
:al, laying upon this heavy coating
top IA sheet of canvas to turn the rain.
Apples will keep in prime condition
all winter if treated in this way. Mr..
Rickard was the first man in Canon
to bury peach trees as n protection
from the frost and his opinions upon
all matters relating to the growing
and preservation of fruit is of value
to the amateur in this line OF business.
j. L. Heaton: | sprayed my
orchard five times this year, and. judg-
ing from the fine crop of apples l
have. think that was often enough.
The first spraying should be done
the last week in May, or n soon a.
the blossom begins TO fall, as at this
time the insect killing solution can
be injected into the calyN where it is
most effectual in destroying the work
of the coddling moth. The second
spraying should be done about the
last week in June and continued at
regular intervals during this season.
Good apples are easily kept and |
hardly know what is the beet method
to be followed | rick them on the
ground in the usual way and have but
little trouble in keeping them In good
Condition until ready to place them
OIL the market. The orchard should
be kept clean from weeds aud grass.
VI. L. Snow never had rs good
u crop of apples as have this year
and only SPRAYED my trees four
times, which i- sufficient, If done
properly. In fact think two or
three sprayings are enough If done
thoroughly and at the right time.
1t l. possible to ovrrdo the matter OF
spraying. If my observation is worth
anything, aud / shall not resort 10 il
as frequently a. / formerly did. !
keep my apples in the cellar because
they are more convenient when
want them 10 haul away TO market.
They will keep all right on the
ground, but / would rather have
mine in building or cellar whore the
temperature can be regulated /
have smaller per cent of wormy
apples this season than last. although
the prolific crop has resulted in
larger number OF smalll ones than
usual.
Mr.. Ahart. whose ranch adjoins rhs
premises of Mr. snow. said NJ AK
periencc this season hss been prac.
tically the same as Mr.. Snow's
have more apples this fall than | had
last. and they are Of a better quality.
the size and color being especially
fine. Three or four sprayings are
enough to destroy all the enemies the
apple has to contend with, but it
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