American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1908-05-09
NO APPLE FAILURE
IN SIXTEEN YEARS
Pioneer Orchardist Gives His
Experience.
Windbseak Has Proven Detrine ntal--
Jonathaa and Wealthy Apples and
Flemish Beauty and Clapp's
Favorite Pears.

j. j. Sorenson OF Neeley was the first
maa To demonstrate the apple growing
possibilities OF this vicinity. His sue
cess has pointed the way for others.
While he has not realized from his
orchard what he might have or should
have. II is because his other interests
have claimed too much Of his attention
ard his orchard has been neglected.
But In seventeen years he has never
had failure Of his apple crop Tie has
had several good yields Of peaches. and
his pears have done sell since he learn
cd what varieties wrre adapted 70 this
climate.
Mf. s0renson has number Of yarie-
ties Of apples, hut his greatest success
has been with the Jonathan and
Wealthy. Both II thnse varieties have
proven good bearers. ard the fayor snd
keeping qualities al tina, can be asked.
The jonathan will keep until frui, of
the following year Is on the market.
and the Wealthy until March or April.
II planting = new orchard these two
varieties ~oald constitute the bulk Of
Il, The yellow Transparent has proven
is worth. yielding AZ abundant crop Of
excellent quality.
Nr. SoreRsor has half dozen or more
varieties ~ pears. hut has had lnGif.
ferent success with sll except the
Flemish Beauty and Clspp's Fsyorite.
These varieties have reyer missed
season. ard he recommends them 70 all
who engage in fruit raising
As the pioneer In fruit growing in
this section Mf SoreEson has had 10
experiment mere OF less. and others
may profit by his experience. One Of
the things he has learned is that a wind.
breas Is undesirable. Part of his or.
chsrd Il surrounded hy Balm Of Gilleads
and poplsrs a. thick as they can be
grown. sna part OF IL Is left exposed 10
the wind The part that Is protected
suffers mere from frost than the other.
and loses more fruit during heavy wind
storms than the unprotected orchard.
Il l. easy 10 understand that more
free circulation of air will lessen the
s-snger from frost. but the undesirable.
its of windbreak wilI bc ncw idea
20 many. Mr. Sorcnsou Ergucs from
experience that nature adjusts the fruit
to conditions. Tho stems on the apples
in his exposed orchard are larger than
those in the orchard with the windbresk.
The wind. having free play with the
former. swing them with every breeze.
developing the stems all the while. to
make them equal to the task before
them. and when hard wind comes. AZ
1t sometimes docs when the fruit is
nearly maturcd. the damage is not near
~ so great A. might be expected.
The protected orchard, however. is
not so we'll prepared to withstand the
onslaughts of the elements. The trees
are protecteded during ordinary weather
10 such an extent that the stems Of the
apples do not become so strong as in the
unprotected orchard. And when y
really hard wind comes, the windbreak
is Intellectual. the parting of the limbs
allowing the wind to enter in channels.
denuding all the trees in its path. And
II the wind veers little. or two storms
come from different directions. the pro-
tccted orchard is riddlcd. Whatever
the theory. the fact remains. Mr.. Sorcn-
son says, that the unprotected orchard
has proven the best in every way. and
he would not have windbrake IL he
were planting new orchard.