The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-12-31
We LOVE OUR APPLES
But Oh, You Trees. -iJecessity Of
Pruning.

A0asnc'' otCnatdist Ct Spokane,
writes to the Tribune as follows;
There is no feature connected
with the material conditions Of do
mestic life which is of more inn
Portance to the home dwellers
than the ways and means EMPLOYED
to maintain comfort and good
cheer. ] never pass an orchard
without thinking kindly and rever-
emily Of the man or woman who
might have planted it. 1t always
speaks to my mind like play Of
peace. May God bless such peo-
ple' are my wishes very truly.
If the following suggestions are
worth anything please take them.
i Why we must prune. LIST, is to
correct evil habits Of growing; and,
to hold the young tree back and
first thicken it, for first, il must
have good foundation to hold
and support its future weight.
The stronger the found alton /
stronger the tree. You may say
man does not have to pr,,ne tree
OF the forest, but you must admit
that man did make the domestic
fruit tree and he did not make the
forest. Therefore wi en- man
creates thing, in prcpagating,s
r ne has a new task on hand. That
6 is, the tree goes back, If not cor
rected, to its first nature, from
which man took it. TO avoid
: idleness, and to train a tree, is q
thing of patience. Study careful
e ness, with rewards Of good fruit,
/ which is our chief aim, with due
respect to SO much with out room
here to mention.
Second, If you do not prune,
your tree will rest. That is, when
n the tree is not pruned, and apples
are not thinned, it takes all the
J. plant food to ripen the apples and
r apple wood, SO, you see, there is
not enough plant food roots, extra,
to grow fruit buds for the seasons
crop, as you will find, and the
s. fruit buds must grow the same
nt year that your apples do. That
S, is, it takes a year to grow fruit
!, buds. So, if your trees do moi
bear. don't blame anyone but your
= self, because It's your neglect t.
&c prune and lessen the previous
I. growth, so your tree can bear it
fruit, fruit wood and fruit bud
the same year.
er Third, Don't put off pruning
er It's dangerous, because correctin
+ in some cases is impossible, if yo
- ~ let your tree 60 two or three year
with neglect. 1t may lie ruine
cd forever, in spite Of best efforts I
prune. Prune; don't wait; z
er dangerous. If you cannot do !
II get some person, who knows, VIII
,,o will care for the trees as # the
ID we're his own. Do not trust evel
lpt man that comes along. Make hi
prove he is qualified to perfor
al, his duty. Your trees are the san
'nu as money. They are money
oil deposit, and should bring "
n.y. good returns, and will, il you
silly your duty to them. They will I
OIL ward you tenfold.
The tree apple is your banke
Trust him. Trees do not go brok
lon. Dear friends, do you know III
ook if you plant the species, that
n | winter varieties-those that keep
till all apples miscellaneous a
n,e . gone, that some day'you can ha
something better than a oa
ing account? The banker pays ire
me to12 per cent every year on
ana an net deposit in his vaults, ana yo
w money can rest there, your }
cent will not raise. But you /
! as vours 81 in tree apple. IL
me apple will cost you IS. lhen'
of five years, the apple tree Will 81
N q paying you; 81 in six years. se'
anu years, you have all your nor
back; eight years, you y
me doubled your money invested;
'ork (ooNTlNuED ON LAST rAdE'