Evening star., 1909-04-25

menta tests having shown that it will increase the
temperature in fruit orchard from to seven
teen degrees Fahrenheit.
The Scientific orchard,st thinks nothing of throw
ing away two-thrds OF his entire possible crop, in
order that the remaining third may be of the highest
quai1ty. Where peaches pears apples are con-
cerned all fruit picked from the tree before
it has had time to develop No limb is allowed to
bear too heavy burden 1t is realized that Nature
can furnish through given branch only certain
quantity OF food which best results are to be OBJ
tained must not be shared by too many consumers
Thanks to this policy. the few fruits that remain
attain perfect development and superior flavor.
The trees in the pattern orchards are not
allowed to grow will They all trimmed to the
same height and size and are pruned to shape that
has regard for easy picking. At intervals they
sprayed with insect destroying and fungus killing
fluids, in order that they may be kept in perfect
health and that their fruit may suffer injury
Even the leaves picked off here and there that
all sides of each pear peach may be touched by the
rays of the
Not only must fruits be perfect possible in
spect to shape, SIZE flavor and color but they must
be absolutely sound in order to ship we'll To COM
mand the high prices expected they must reach the
market in condition beyond criticism. Often they
must travel thousands of miles. So, to expedite
shipment much as possible, the apples and peaches
in some of the irrigated valleys of the West are picked
and packed by electric light For this purpose incan
descent bulbs strung along wires which, carried
through the orchards moved from place to place
at intervals. to furnish illumination wherever the
p1ckers may want It.
Plenty of Sunshine and Water
NOWHERE else in the world, apparently. can hor-
tculture be pursued successfully and SO prof.
tably on these irrigated areas; fact easily
counted for by certain obvious circumstances To
begin with the country being rainess there is per-
petual sunshine, which means continuous and unn-
terrupted growth. The SOIL too is wonderfully fertile
And then there is the matter of water supply The
farmer in humid region would consider it advan-
tage of incalcuable value he able control the
rains but this, in effect, is exactly what the grower
of fruits and vegetables in the arid valleys of the West
is in position to do. He is not obliged pray for
showers week and to suppicate Providence for
sunshine the next When he wants rain he simply
turns it or the equivalent on from his bitches
The farmer control of the rain under such circun-
stances does not signify merely that he may have it
not have it, at his option, but also (Which is mat
ter of great Importance that he able use it at
just the times when it is needed and in the exact
quantities required neither too much too little
He applies it himself his experience teaching him
when to turn on the water and how much of it good
for each tree garden plant.
In some sections, in Southern California, the
water is not put the land through open bitches;
but is led through concrete or iron conduis, that
of the precious fluid may be wasted. Every few
feet along the pipe, 1t runs through orchard,
a stop cock, which, when opened, supplies tree
little bank of earth round the tree retaining the
thus furnished, and preventing it from flowing far and
wide. When the tree has received its allowance the
stop cock is turned off and the next turned on
to mosten the roots of the next tree in the Thus
given quantity of water is made to do maximum
of work
Business Methods in Arid Belt
THE scientific farmer in the arid belt runs his plan
tation as if it factory, keeping himself ac-
quanted with whatever is newest and best in his line
providing himself with the latest and most improved
labor saving contrivances and, above ALL studying
the market constantly. His farm business estab-
lishment, and is conducted business basis The
manager of first class factory would never think it