Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-12-01

~ s*'SeFttng varieties. so lar as pos
stble. select those you like best A.
certain whether you want the fruit
for desert, for canning. for the local
trade. for shipping or for keeping puT.
poses, also whether You want early or
late rlpening kinds. Choose the vari-
cites best suited TO meet your ideals.
Do not plant. at least on a large
scale simply because /, does well I'm
another place. until /, has proven Its
worth In your locality Remember
that varieties may do we'll In one sec.
tion and poor In another, II variety
does very well In the east. II Is like
ly that II will not do AZ we'll In the
west, The matter of diVersificatlon
In fruit growing must come tn be
more and more important. and any
region should grow those varieties
which do we'll there
Varieties should also be- selected
with reference to the local environ
ment The adoption of the variety to
the particular climate and soil. TO the
. length OF the season. TO the system Of
cultivation, and irrigation should be-
considered As rule the finer the
variety In quality the less likely 1t Is
to thfls" well under diverse c0ndi-
tiOns
The choice of varieties with refer.
"nCe tu intrr-p0llinatiOn IN now con
sidered important MANY varieties
are seIf,sterilr. that is they do not
produce fruit with their own pollen
This may be- due, an In the case "f
the strawberry. la the imperfect flow
ers. and frequently To the pollen not
being potent upon Its own variety II
only Sclf.st"rilc varieties should hap.
pen to b" planted. the plantation. 9th
cr things being equal. would produce
small crops. The unproductiveness OF
plantations due to scif,steriiity can be
largely overcome by planting altern-
ate rows Of the different varieties.
In selecting the trees care should
b" exercised TO secure first class
trees of the type OF the varieties Sc
lccted. and trees that are we'll grown.
vigorous. free from hlrmtshes. The
tree may be straight and smooth or
II may be crooked and gnarly, all this
depends upon the variety Because
thr tree Is crooked 1t Is not necessary
that 1t is a ponr specimen. That may
be characteristic Of tho variety, Ruy
first class trees which are Of medium
Size for their age shapcly. stocky and
with abundance Of roots free from dis
eases. such as root gall Or black knot
1t is often thought that large size Is
of itself a great merit In nnrser!
trees This Is not always true. Vigor
and stockiness-these are more i'm
p0rtant than mere higness.
The age at which trees are bought
depends on circumstances and on the
variety, Trees are bought too old
rather than too young Most apples
and pears are large enough when two
years old from the bud. while one year
old peach trees are preferable. Moth
ing Is gained by planting the two-year
old peach trees In this section. The
results at the station with the one and
two year old peach trees have been In
favor of the younger trees.
People often ask whether they
should plant dwarf or standard trees
Glowing dwarf and standard trees
take In two types of fruit-growlne
and the intending grower should study
both types thoroughly and decide &C
cording to circumstances. II may be
said, that as general rule, the stand.
ard trees are more reliable and on
the whole, better The dwarf trees
do not seem to be so vigorous. re-
;quiring extra care and are not as pro
fitable. For family orchards the
dwarfs can be grown advantageously
but for large commercial plantations
the standards are better,
Where can buy fruit trees. and
do trees from the north, east, south
or west do best in this climate?''
These are questions frequently asked
by orchard planters In the territory.
The question of the source Of trees Is
one that frequently attracts consider
able attention and bears some relauon
to the planters local conditions. whi'h
at present. can not be definitely an
swered for New Mexico. The ques'
tion involves a number of things. such
as the manner Of growing the nur-
sery stock. the distance shipped, the
way they are packed when shipped,
and the treatment of the tree when
received. Apparently there seems to
be no material difference In the
growth of the tree on account Of its
source, If 1t has been we'll grown. we'll
shipped and we'll taken care of when
= it received and we'll started. As a
general rule, however. if all these con-
ditions be equal, the home grown
trees or those grown nearest you are
! the best. j.