The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1910-06-03
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iag ~. soil wsliArainsd. and By dssp
blowing.
Select lad which 10 well drained
for the orchard. for Il b drisr IN vet
spells and moister In dry spells than
other lands.
Nitr0gsn promotes srovtA and for
ibis reason should be used with cau-
tioa In the orchard where fruit rather
thaA wood 10 desired.
How are the roads In your sectionf
est . good example and put them In
,,ood condition alongside your place.
Il will encourage others 70 . like yer
vice.
Doa't try to make the weather. Just
keep busy trying To At your work Into
the weather an al wise providence
provides and all will come out right In
the end.
In the warm weather Il ID . good
plan to chsrn every day. This avoids
the necessity Of mixing the different
days cream and insures better d.
v0rcd butter.
Look out for the farmer whose
chickens scatter and run every time
he passes through the barnyard. He's
ill-tsmpered and 10 pretty good man
TO leave alone.
During the hot days Of the summer
be particular about the barn and
barnyard. Keep both scruputously
clean. Make the brssding places IT,
aiss q scarce - possible.
eod-bound orchards cannot - q.
pscted to b. productive. Break -
the ground and give covering c( ma-
lure. You will be surprised ct the nsv
vigor which your trsss win display
another seas0o-
God 10 sometimes allowable d ~
pie anA standard pear orchards. but
never In other fruit PLANTATIONS: but
even then u should b. pastureA close
y with sheep o. hogs. n the stock
u fed Il the same time. the land win
fare better.
Clean quarters for the chickens pay.
Never allow droppings to accumulate;
change the bedding ~ the floor and
In the nests often: 90 among the birds
carefully. not soaring them By quick
movements. Look 1t things from their
standpoint: Il pays 70 sympatAisc
even With . hen n you want TO make
her pay.
Join the boosters' club and give
your ucighbor . good boost every
chance you get. You viii b sur.
prissd how many boosts you will get
In return for the favors you bsstow
upon others. Thst 10 . poor motive
for extending the helping hand. but
nevertheless such service always
brings It, rewards.
Late cuitivatioa In the orchard b
aps 10 Be Injurious for The reason that
Il inducss lats growth. AZ al svsats
Il can b. Of small utility when the
tree begins 10 mature and rains b.
come frsaSsnt This season Of re-.
pite gives the grower the opportunity
u RAISING . green manure. and Of ed.
Ing fertility TO bic lan1 ct trtnlns ~.
psnss and With % harm 10 Bile trsss.
rail ploving may - advisable foe
farm crops. but Il should gsasrally
b discouraged II orchards. The lan1
IN orchards should b. lsft compact In
the eall. and u h advisable 70 cover
Il With some close heritage.
The saa Jose scAls b Distinguish
able from other scale by the small siss
u the scales. Which measure Con-
mosly about one-sixtesath u ~ ineh
In diameter. though rarely spscinsas
arr found ssasly - eighth al n tseA
across. The scales ere circular cd
sunsvhat elevated 10 the mt11le.
which bsars . snall black o. yellow.
isA polatsA process. n ba1ly isSeses1
orchards they completely cover ~
tree. giving The bsaachss - ~.
healthy. grayisA. security appsaraacs.
u winter the scales arc 10 - foSal
ealy h halt a. nsarly fall grown GO.
ditioa. cd completely dormant. wieh
shs orss Gov = ~ y spsias thsy
begin 70 sss1 again. 90 bscoms fully
grown u Nay aal Jsns. vhsa he nsse
brood e larvae b Dro1uce1. % Tar
- hnova. I'll tAsss larvae ars bera
alive. Thsy move abost eetively for
. lev hovss a. even . 1ay a. noes,
onally ssstlins - tssaes twtss. lsavss
q ePuls. Mo whlsh thsy gradually u.
~ sAsir bsaks asl hsgis % susk
iutess ssoo he uoaae. vSoa this tins
. bses1s ass Dss1ses1 iessssaatly
shsosGh ~ essnnsg. an1 ~ tassee
"a y seuo1 n ~ senoss with laas d
ososhss. Dhsstiy aelss esettiag . 3
- ~ tasvoe sessseeo . Waxy sxA-
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