The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-05-01
Agriculture.
some Points IN Producing market
Apples.

Applies.
Tssre 10 20. spg rapidly developing Z
elsss 81 eayers sho ere npi satisfied eth
shsi ~ eGsrsa 10 cor nststs 10 The usy
Of spplra Too often itsy us ssesa zach
pac' apologies Tor apples ihs' tt,y tnrr
sssy 9th dissnn sul take some ether
trait TO salty TIER sppsiis These pee
pie ere i.sti5ions, they siii oct be s'ii'
esd sitbosi the brett aud they h1os .
sood apple shsn card
Soms year. se have soeh 90 o,srvbslu
log crop that the average qasli,y 10 very
nncb reduced. vss never more impress
I'd vih tbi, i.ei vbsn is.i season Atun
dsnes plan, sbsre ihionsd sere 90 much
better 10 qu.ii,y than irnii ftom nuihinn
"a trees % to be told 9Th syss chat Med
. ste snpusi yrasios 10 beet for mos, prof.
ltsble irui,ios rs,ults, Tor TIE trse is train
ed 10 devote come eoefsy TO fruit bud d.
vslopmebt Severe ptupins one yesr ne,
Get the tree into sood srouth instssd OF
irnit production.
Thorough spraying With bordeaux miI
turs from year to year hss shown that vs
seis very lsrse peresn,sse OF blossoms TO
set ffuit vhich holds 90 10 instantly. Here
comes 10 factor that must to corrected
for beet results Thinning must be rs'ors
Cd TO II ~ ere 10 gel the doe color snd o.
tendsnt quality We ere seeking for. It's
impossible for the leaves TO furnish nour
ish N srt for I'd ovefcfowed condition, even
when the tree is properly piuned. Then,
sgsin. the son. more than lht fertilizer, i'm
possible for the leaves 10 iurnish nounsh
ment for the overerovded condition. even
when The tree 10 properly pruned. Then,
sgsip. the sup. more than the fertilizer,
mpsrts that high color 90 much desired
sud which the market will pay the most
for, Branches loaded 90 tbst they bend
and rope together shut out suLliaht Ev
On with severe thinning where oue-balf
10 two thirds OF the ifuit SET YES removed
oitcptimss more spples we're found at the
picking thsu should have been. Thinn
ing hes increased the annual average
yield where prsctioed the last four or i've
yesrs. and the quality hss been IN och high
Or. 10 fact, 1t hiss been above the grades
clasrsd - fancy 10 the general market.
Thinning improves the siz, and value OF
the fruit, produces inst - many bushels,
aud tho drain upon the tree Ia much lees
ened.
Where two or more apples touch each
other some woIm or insect will fnd shsl
ter. This msy apply to the late batch OF
cooling moth or leaf runners. For best
and most perfectly developed fruit no two
spples should come together 10 their
growth. 10 1900 dealers reduced the
stsndsrd Cd Bsldwius down to 2 10 and ev
en- two inches, Ben Davis % low as
inchep, bat did not have TO reduce my |
90 fruit vas good sz, where prop
erly thinnsd, and . msIimum yield on
most trees, end this following 9 full crop
year for me 10 1899 lam convinced with
better care OF our Bsldwins annual aver
age crops are possible.
Watch your trees thst they make few
inches Of new wood (old trees particular
y J, so that froit buds mstute each year.
Cultivate or fertiliz, In whs;ever way nee
,sssry to accomplish this, bat too much
cultivation is OF the expense OF color.
There is less strsio upon . tree With the
moderate bloom thst you will get from 10
,uai crops. The production Of pollen 10
tax upon the resources of plants. Event
Tally less tbinnioz will be required. With c
more uniform production from year to
'esr OF the highest eIcsllercs.