The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-11-06

more the fruit In blown Of. and he more n :.
bruised by long fall II 10 easier ioo to GATH,
frui, from q low tree than from tall one-.,s
another I'm portant matter IN the South is, that n
is easy 10 protect the stem that IL only . foo,
long from the sun until the top shades IT ovsr. 20,
sun-scald In often . serious damage on a tan. sr
posed stem
HAVING then. trees Of the proper are how shau
~e plant them Formerly writers on fruits placed
rrea, stress on the i portance OF digging and ,ay
inx all the roots OF course. IL is lr 2ortant TIA,
The trees should be carefully lifted and the roots
protected from drying out IN the sun and wind
and good nurserynen fully unde-vtand thla
Blu, no matter how carefully Tree In lifted
from the nursery. nor how carefully Il In packed
the roo; hairs Oh the extremity Of the fne nbers
are ali destroyed and these root hairs are the
only part OF the roo; that takes food from the
sell n In OF the greatest I'm portanee that ones
shall be formed soon possible after plant
INK The nev ab~rs and root hairs are more
quickly formed on roots p-unet with a sharp
knife than from the old 6ried-up abers. Hence
We End that good pruning o. the roots before
planting tn important IL has been shown that Ne
nay now prune OF xli the roots 20 a stub q
loux as ones enx~r and can then plant the srss
IN q hole mad. with q cr0w-aa-. and Il viii live
and grow.
am no; ready 20 advise such radical pruning
hu, DO advise pruning all roots TO about six inches
In length. making = clean sloplng cut the IN
derxicc OF the roo; The preparation OF the
ground In. OF courS~. rather Important II should
b. broken and ~ hsoiled sixteen Inches deep and
II the rova are checked on; with a good two
horse pillow. there viii be need FOR digging
holes for the trees ~ the Intersections For ap-
PIE trees. make the rows IS o, 40 feet apart each
Say. the greater distance for tie strongest soil
A. 80 foe; apart you can plant peach trees b.
tween the apples. and they will have run their
oours~ and Be removed by n. tire the apples
n~ed oil the room
s~s that the trees Arc nned in veil In both d.
rccsions. II Only for looka In planting ran every
inch % coll II II put Ia ;ixh; though ses.
iinx . gate post. putting the sssfaee soli N ~
bottom OF the surrova Never pu, any manure In
eoniacs With the roots OF sres II the soil needs
the manure. pu, Il on after planting
Having the tree planted. CT; the top % Just
above = bud about Is TO 20 inches from the
erounc-you will then have rows OF little s,umps
In the spring the growth starts select three or
four buds 20 form the limbs 10 carry the head and
rub OF all buds below. DO no; have the limbs
start opposite. but arrange around the stem In
natural order from within = foot OF the ground
up. Then. II care 10 taken In the subsequent
pruning 10 form a round. open head you viii hare
nneshapcd trees.
Tho Keller pear tree should have diceren'
pruning from the apple. IL Ia naturally inclined
TO make long side limbs that are apt TO break
down. In planting = Keller pear tree would
csc tho same yeariinE trees OF apples but To-
stead OF cutting IL back TO u short stem | would
leave the switch entire 10 form central stem
cutting only slightly back TO four feet In height
Then In spring would let all the buds starr
from the ground mp. and would rub OF those D.
low foot and all weak shoots above so - TO
leave tho limbs free from Interference. Then
keep the lower limbs the longest AID form the
tree to = regular pyramid. This will require
good deal OF summer plnching. but IL IL the oest
| form for the KciRer
In all subsequent growth. OF apples particular
~. watch the start OF water sprouts In the center
OF the tree and rub them out while young