The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-04-18

such rs peas, melons, cantaloupes, pc
tatoes, etc, may proftably be planted
The land should be plowed and harrow.
Ell early in The spring and again in the
fail. Ii soWn in peas the hay cut from
same more than pays all fertilizing and
cultural expense Young trees should
be kept free from grass and weeds, and
occasionally deep hocings and thorough
pulyerization Of the soil for several feet
around the tree during the growing seal
son are nightly beneficial. Trees OF all
sizes ana especially ncwlyset ones,
may be mulchcd with leaves. straw, dead
weeds. etc. TO great advantage, con-
serving soil moisture, reducing expense
in hoeine and airording slowly decay
/ ips supply of natural plant food.
Variety.
Most pecan frees are bscxual but in
planting a pecan grove it is not always
advisable to have only one variety
Where two OF three varieties are plant
ed. It is considered better to alternate
several rows Of each The -taninate
male bloom which furnishes tie pol
ten Il produced oil the wood Of the pre-
yiogs seasons growth also ut the point
from whore the new growth starts, and
the pistillate tfcmalc) bloom. from
vica the ma i formed is produced on
Che end of the nov growth when it has
crown from three to ten inches and
over. II Viii occasionally happen that
The male bloom teatkss) mature and re-
lease their pollen before the female
bloom is sufficiently developed 90 be
palenatcd ~ hcayv rains win wash The
pollen from the catkins at a time when
pistilate bloom is in the right cond-
ton for polc0aion. Without pollena.
ion the female bloom withcr- and dies.
or produces nuts without meat or only
partially filed Potent pollen is fsine
,ra non in 4 nut 81 fruit orchard. The
pollen of pecans is yellow. fine dust
like substance anl IS capable Of being
Carried by air currents Il great distance
Insects also arc important factors in
the pollcnation of pecan blooms Potent
pollen from pecan OF allied species is
fully a. eflicacious in fcrtilizine the fe
male blooms Of another tree Of the same
genus IS il is is own hence the fire.
quent hybridizaiion and cross polcna-
tion Of one species With another. with
! the resulting lack of certainty Of a seed
ling tree producing identieally the nut
from which j. - grown. The product
may lie better Or inferior for there Is
no telling wlat tool, place al the time
Of imprcanatian Opinion upon the sub
ieet 81 the percentage Of nuts coming
true to seed is very variable but in om
experience we 10 not know Of a single
instance.
Budded and Grated Trees Compared
with SEEDING
Grated and bidled trccs have nd
,antaqos over seedlings because a.
they usually begin to bear much Garlic,
than the Seeding. m they produce The
variety from which buds and craft.
than tho Seeding. t21 they produce tic
early. heavv and annual bearing charac.
teristics Of tho narent tree i, obtained
AZ the greater care aid attention ~.
ualIv civen Them on account Of tbci,
greater cost.
Cost Of Budded and Grated Trees.
A. a consequence Of the variable sue
cess attending the propagation of pecans
by budding and grating and the com.
parative slowness Of the processes Il.
compared with the simpler propagation
of peaches. plums. oranges. apples etc.
the trees must necessarily sell at price
which allows 4 margin To cover az great
I losses occasionally. in budding and era #