The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-10-07
THE FRUIT INDUSTRY

was that it would help pollonizing of
the blossoms. One variety would
help fertilize the other. l think that
it is all imaginary. We have a block
of Missouri Pippins eight years old,
which have had four successive crops
of all the trees could bear. If l yer
to 10 it again 1 would plant a large
twenty acres in a block, and only one
kind of trees in a block. There are
two varieties seldom bloom, or ripeu,
or need irrigating at the same time,
any n can see the advantage of a
ing only one variety in a block. In
harvesting it is all important, and
in spring it is equally so.
Trimming.
One class of experts advocaIe the
open system that is to cut out the
main center limbs and make the tree
something like an inverted umbrella,
SO the sur can shine down into The
tree and color the fruit. Many of our
first trees were trimmed after this
fashion. The other way is to leave
in the center limb and trim the tree
so as to grow in the form GCd made
it to grow. without question the lat
ter is the proper way to do. The +
is much stronger and better able to
bear it's load without injury. With
the center limb cut out, and the load
l see no objection to raising
is apt to split and ruin itself. In this
country where trees grow s months
in the year the wood is not as strong
as trees grown slowly in the north,
and the open system of trimming is
not suited to this country, and 1 doubt
if it is to any other.
Cultivation.
/ see no objection to raising a crop
corn, or many other things in a young
orchard. We have done it where the
trees are far enough apart to allow it
with good results. After the trees
get too large to permit of raising a
Gro the ground should be plowed and
kept in good pulverized condition.
We have not done as much Of it as
we should have done, but when half
of the trees are out we will do it
thoroughly. We will raise a crop of
COW peas or some other nitrogen
producing plant and pillow it under for
fertilizer. This is the only a to
fertilize a large orchard in this coun-
try at a reasonable cost. I do not
believe in raising alfalfa in an orchard
1t is so greedy of water that it de-
prives the trees of what they need. II
furnishes a shelter and breeding place
for the coddling moth both In Winter
anu IhAo oAOhO bAAhh
should condemn the practice.
Varieties to plant.
There is no use in raising early
apples here, because there is no home
market for them. and they do not bear
shipping long distances.
In selecting varieties to plant here
one must bear in mind that we are
very subject to frosts in April and ear
ly May, and early blooming varieties
are very apt to be injured by frost.
There are probably many varieties of
apples which would de vel here with
which 1 am not acquainted, but based
on my experience, 1 believe the fol-
lowing to be a good selection for this
Valley:
Missouri Pippins. I'd plant first for
profit, they bearing when four or
five a old. They bloom late, and
usually escape frost in April and ear
ly May. They overbear, and usually
must be thinned or will break down
the trees. and the apples will be too
small to be merchantable. They
beautiful red color, and color