The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-04-14

consider good and thorough cul
ture of the utmost importance in grow
ing fruits successfully. The first thing
to DO is to get the ground in the best
possible condition before setting OUT
the trees. and then frequently sui
and loosen the ground during the
growing season. This Is not only nee
essary during the growing season De
fore the trees ONE into bearing, but
especially during the fruiting, the
ground must be frequently stirred ana
kept pulverizCd in order to have the
best results when gathering the irult.
BY keeping the ground in a loose,
friablc condition, We cOuntcTact, IN Il
measure. the effect Of drOulhS and
enable the fruit to keep on growing
and to some extent prevent II from
dropping. | noticed this last season as
! heard numerous complaints OF ap
pies falling from orchards not cuItl'
waited, while those that were thor
oughly cultivated held their fruit and
continued TO grow during the hot, dry
season, also leaving the trees in a
better condition for a crop the next
season. Another condition We Will
also notice between orchards cult.
waited and those not cultivated the last
few years, and one | think we will
fully appreciate, is thia-the orchards
that have been down to grass for a
number Of years and have been bear.
ing fairly good crops of fruit, without
cultivation, will be found TO be run.
ming down, while those which have
been thoroughly cultivated are i'm.
proving every year. This is gratifying
to us and looking at our orchard we
know We have been veil repaid for
all the work We put on it.
II the trees are not doing as we'll
as we think they ought to, w a
improve their condition by judicious
Ierti!iGin@. 1t does wonders on young
trees. Last year ! planted several
acres in apple trees, which did not
have as good a chance as the rest Of
the orchard, being set in an old
strawberry patch, which could not be
cultivated before the last OF June after
the crop was gathered. To help the
trees some bone dust was distributed
around them and hued in and those
trees have passed the others and have
made a moro satisfactory growth. BY
thorough cultivation | don't mean two
or three p!owinss during the season.
The ground must lie kept clean and in
a loose, fine condition all the season.
II i rains every week the crust must
. he hrnICn alton tho rainc Snnnntip, ne
in a very dry season the thing to do
is to cultivate every other day IN order
TO retain the moisture. II the ground
becomes packed after a rain and II
turns hot and dry the crops will likely
be cut short. but If the ground IS thor
oushly pulveri2cd they are enabled tc
Withstand the GrCuIh better. would
far rather have a smaller acreage wei
ta|Cn care Of and well cultivated thar
a large acreage half taken care of
and in the end the returns would b,
larger.
If experimenting is desired, talk,
some peach trees and cub waite "A mar
II them twO or three times and cult
Iate the ether mart 50 as to keep tn,
ground around and between the tree
clean and loose, chen in the fall of tn
year no'ic" the Giacrcnce IN tn
growth Of thc trees ana ar obicc
lesson Will he learned that will not b
forgotten. can not raise apples Sl,
, cCSs!u!iy 10y planting the trees an
p then putting the ground down TO gras
! after a few years cultivation. \ f.,
+ trees treated in this manner on M