The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-12-27

flowers, as the reports that go out from
this society are taken as accurate.
It is difficult sometimes to ascertain
the name.
Asto orchards advised owners to be
on the lookout for and careful to fer
ret out all diseases. To arrange that
the land planted to trees be well
drained. To trim up we'll when the
trees are young, as II is detrimental
to take of large limbs Of trees. and
to keep the trees free from insects,
then the trees will be long lived and
productive Of fruit.
Quoted the following from an ex-
pertinent station bulletin, in which
Prof. Parret says. "L predict that In
future every fruit grower will have
TO give to his trees annual treatment.
There is some hope for help by para
sites Of the scale, They practically
keep the scale in check in California
and are now also found in the East
We now have O number OF remedies,
he says--llme-sulphur compound
miscible oils, homemade emulsions,
clear oils. etc. All OF them have mer-
It's, and growers can select or use
them according to the particular needs
and notions of each. It seems to be
wise proposition to cut out the old
and badly affected trees. Begin treat.
ment at the first sign OF the scale.
Spray once year. 1t takes longer
to spray with Iime-sulphur than with
bordeaux mixture, but lime-sulphur
is great fungicide as well as insec-
ticlde. 1t also kills the pear psylla.
He prefers flowers OF sulphur, al
though -four Of sulphur is quite
satisfactory II boiled little longer.
He wants the best stone lime.
Professor Parrot can see no reason
why an orchardist with so many
promising remedies at his command
should not be successful in protecting
his, plum, peach and pear trees at a
reasonable expense. With old apple
trees the problem IL more serious.
Older apple orchards may have to go
out OF existence. Where treated with
lime-sulphur compound, an occasional
one-year change to crude petroleum
Is recommended. The cost of treating
an old apple orchard In Youngstown
was as follows: OIL. 80 cents tree;
$3.50 an acre. Lime-suiphur, II cents
tree; s10.80 an acre. Kerosene
limoid. 43 cents tree; $40 an acre.
Soluble oils should be used in the
strength Of part to 10 or IL of water.
II In weaker solution they are likely
to fail OF their purpose.
@. w. Faust-I quite we'll agree with
Mr.. Nlswonger. am much interested
In the orcbard.-in the budding. graft
Ing and caring for the trees. I real
ize that we are too careless about
varieties. We want to get down TO
hardy varieties. such as we can look
20 for profit The Balwin Is king OF
winter apples. Apple growers who
grow Baldwins are realizing So a
barrel.
As 10 fertilizer. potash Ia the best
thing for the orchard. The ground
must have silica which will give a rich
gloss to the fruit. In putting fertiliz-
er around the trees we should be par
ticular that It Is spread far around
so that the small roots can take up its
value. but keep the mulch from con-
tact with the trunk of the tree. E
After tree is established think
IL mistake to cultivate so close that
the roots be disturbed. There is
great possibility In fruits II we prop
erly care for them.
II. II. Swallen-In the care OF the
orchard. we must be able to draw
a distinction between the blight and
disease. and the moth and insects to
work intelligently and reap success
fully.
]. J. Snyder was called upon for an
opinion. and replied. saying. 1 do
not give the time and care 10 my
orchard that II should have. but favor
the ideas In general on mulching the
orchard. as expressed by the state
horticultural when he lectured here.
NJ Bitzer-My orchard which is
small has not been cultivated since
1874. do not mulch but have It in
Orcnhf0 grass 500.
QUESTION DRAWER.
No. Would 1t be all right TO
mulch an orchard with oat straw?
G. w. Faust-By accident storm
blew an oat straw stack over part OF
my orchard. Saw no evil effect, rath-
or benefit which attributed to the
straw.
No. 2.-what proportion OF lime !
and sulphur makes the best solution
for spray; referred to Mr.. Niswonger. |
Mr.. Niswonger-I cannot give the
proportion. It can be found in the
experiment station bulletin on spray
ing.
No. Sis not the Northern Spy a |
more hardy tree than the Baldwin,
M. Bitzer-I think II is. II Is very |
slow to begin to bear but hardy and q |
good bearer. when older.
G.. w, Faust-It is more healthy |
and stronger. tree. -
No. 4--Will q clothes line tied TO
tree In the orchard. kill It?
( M. Bitzer-Yea had plum tree
killed In that way by a wire line. 4
No. 5r-lWhst ~ the best way TO keep
celery Refered TO I'd Byerly,s
MT. Byeriys-The best method Is not
In generalepractlce. The best Is In
trenches In cold. Or root cellar. 9th
erWise itrdeDenda ,inon tha saa aop and