The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-09-21

lime, sulphur and salt--indeed, il
many of the places visited on the triI
we found where apple trees are sprayed
while dormant with this mixture
simply for the effect upon the vigo
of the trees. The bark is kept smootl
and vigorous, and even though theT'
is no danger from San Jose scale
many orchardists use this mixture
every winter.
We asked Mr.. Smith how one wal
to handle large orchard where thi
thorough spraying is done. That il
the thing which troubles many OF thu
orchardists in the middle west, The
getting over large orchard,
"That is easy" replied Mr.. Smith
1.-THE solution of the problem Is tt
have no large orchards. We have
none here. Twenty acres is enough
| for most men-forty acres is enough
for even men who are capable of hand
ling large enterprise. Twenty acres
well cared for is enough work for any
one man to look after, and many oi
our growers are growing wealthy on
ten acres. Don't have a large orchard
care for 1t. "
Mr.. Smith said the best orchard
land near Hood River is that on which
pine and oak timber originally grew.
This land is hard to clear for planting,
and Is worth 800 to 800 per acre in
the raw state. We asked Mr.. Smith
to say frankly IL he thought one would
be justified in paying 500 an acre for
this land, then clear 1t and plant 1t
to aplpes.
"When single crop will net the
owner more than the land cost,
don't believe the first cost of the land
should be considered. Yes sir, ]
think you can pay even more than
that for this land, and still make good
money from apples. "
Later Mr.. Shepard submitted some
figures which seemed to prove the
correctness of Mr.. Smiths position.
lhe writer saw small orchard Of 269
trees from which the fruit sold last
year for 81, 400, and there we're many
other similar cases.
Next day Mr.. Shepard took The
Fruit-Grower representative for a
trip through the surrounding country.
We wish every member OF The Fruit
Grower family might take this trip,
to see the care which these orchards
receive. Not being able to do this,
we present some illustrations made
from photographs.
AS stated before, strawberries are
irrigated, and apple orchards are not,
The former are planted close together
In rows, and no runners are allowed
to form. A runner cutter is used sim
liar to the old-fashioned posthole
digger. One of the best we saw was
formed Of an old saw blade, which Is
bent In the form of circle. The
lower edge Is sharpened, handle is
attached to the top, and the cutter is
placed over hill Of Strawberries, and
the runners cut on every side. These
cutters operate just AS biscuit cut
ter does, and they vary | sizes. For
newly set plants, one eight or ten
inches In diameter is large enough to
cover hill of Strawberries, but for
older plants a larger one must be
used.
After fruiting season the plantations
are alloweu 10 rest while eheh the
ups oi ehe plantS are cue Oh WIN a u
shaIp noe, man goes along WIN thls
ouSsoI shapoo iiho plsoulI ou'1oi
cultivation begins. Some of the straw
berry patches are kept for five or six
years, and no runners are ever allowed.
1t 10 held by some growers that TO cut
on Sne ups Shu applS Ile Wa'ol llli,
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ers, Sho nave pun away prollnc
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d oo.rse,-ouG the top prices are Sc
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