Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-10-09
The Apple in the South and
How to Grow II.
BY W. O. MusaRovE

our duty by it, by proper pruning, cul- |
tivation and fertilizing and projecting
from stock and rabbits Trapping for
rabbits is the most successful m,lthod Of
fighting them "a very simple ,!onstruc-
ton which can be seen at my arm two
miles north Of Lawrenceburg on the
Military road
II is not recommended that the farm
er propagate his own trees for planting
but it is well enough for him to under
stand something Of the process and the
methods commonly used. The former
method was by planting the seed of the
fruit, but as very large percent of
Seeding are inferior in quality to the
parent variety, the results are too un-
certain to recommend for planting gen.
orally. Only the painstaking expert
menter who wishes 10 originate some
thing new can afford 10 practice this
natural method of propagation, One
having obtained valuable variety and
wishing to multiply and propagate it.
One Of several methods must belresorted
to for propagation, the most practical
way is by budding and grating.
Budding must be done during the
growing season, this operation consists
in removing bud from a twig of the
variety which we wish to propagate and
inserting it beneath the bark of the
stock we wish to change; this is then
held in place by tying it fast until the
bud and stock have united, (Which will
take from ten to fifteen days. The fol-
lowing spring the stock is cut off just
above the bud forcing the sap into the
bud transplanted consequently growing
it into tree, taking care to keep all
= growth off except the bud, which will
give us new tree of the desired variety
This We call budding. It is method
% of artifcially multiplying a desired
- variety. The bark of the stock mus
separate freely, so the bud may be iu
y serted without injuring the layers o
Il either bud or stock.
Grating, unlike budding, is usually
- performed during the late winter anC
- early spring months, before the zap be
Is gins to now. This is done by splicing
ST or tapping the scion on the stock b.
Id soaring each at the same angle, boil
of scion and stock are split at correspond
e ing joints ON the scarf with thin blad
ed ed knife so as to form tongues. Tn
r. object of this is to unite more frml
- the two portions and present laye
surface for eflusion of cell tissue an
- to promote the callonsing process. Thi
- is the method practiced by all nurser
'tS men and called root grating. Ate
us grating the gratis are packed away
damp sand and planted in nursery row
he after danger of frost is over, and give
ac- close cultivation. The selection of a
orchard site is not governed by any al
W. bitrary rule, it is unfortunate that SON
farms do not afford the best soils an
exposures for orchards but the 0wnt
should not allow this to deter him frol
planting trees and taking care of the
III afterwards. Many orchardists differ
to the location and exposure, some pr
ey fering northern slope, Others an east
Ills ern, and yet Others southern and eve
me western slope as best, but my observi
in ton has been the finest apples in OF
NO county are grown on the tops of OF
he red gravel hills, commonly on land a
~ most too poor to grow anything else b,
- cOwpeas and sweet potatoes On sue
= land we can grow good crops of apple
- in the orchard peas to fatten hogs f,
III our own families use, and bacon to sc
10 Rye sown in the orchard early in ii
IN fall will not only make good whit
OF pasture for pigs and chickens but W
The hold the land from washing and gi
es, the pigs a good start in spring and con
asst off in time for the pea crop to be plant,
of in June. By growing peas and rye
-, this manner the farmer will get doub
- returns from his land and improve
all the time.
The principal requirement in preps
- ing the land for planting trees is de,
aie blowing, and the deeper the better, if
ma subsoiler is run behind the breakir
md pillow it will only be the better and mo
lot certain is success, many farmers pic
lde the land in beds and plant in the wat
no burrows, after going deep in the botto
tn wife a subsoiler. Others prepare Il
We holes by blowing them out with dynal
II. lite about 4 stick to the hole then lev
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