The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19
Land Should be Made FertlN
Great Care in
Planting u
NORTHERN EXPOSURE '
is CONSIDERED BESI
Trees Must be Pruned Afte5
Third Year--Spraying Nee
essary if Success is
to Follow Il;
BY cHAS. A. MILLER.
written especially for The virsiniAn

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written especially for The virsiniAn.
Planting an apple orchard Ii 4 6al51
Gus matter and should be undertake.
only by those who know what the1t ~
doing. BY getting the trees In wxc
and In poor soil the whole 0fe1l
may receive such a set back th&t h111
tireds of dollars may be lost. 81;
II the land 10 not already fert5I4s3
should he improved by one or tive Gt5
of cow peas followed BY q cxnp
clover. which should be turned uhI
Old land. especially. should be p1G
deep. Subsoiling Is recommende6
at any rate plow az deep 40 the p
ing.
In new land, such AZ you hn@1
mountain sides. deep plowing t9&5
Their practicable or necessary. III
being mellow and loose, though
stoney. Yet the best ard most
favored apples In the world Ct
grown on lust thls kind Of lani
famous Albemarle pippin n o1o0
its perfection only under these
tions. which apple. ~ you poo&
know. brings the highest price oe
apple grown
Vigorous Growth tmpeeiauek
1t Will pay to make also one u
good applications OF fertilizer. IT.
there Is supply OF plant fOo0 TIL
soil. ready to feed the young tr06
make vigorous growth frc
start, the trees will become ~
and never develop q healthy.
orchard. II good soil 10 ch0e1
trees will bear two or three n
sooner. #9sa4
Location Of orshard, S
Land should b. chosen that VIII r
ford good drainage. Flat land uS,I
tile drained. 10 the last place q r.
an orchard. In order that trAoA t.
bs thrifty and not ret what 4
as wet feet" the land should ~
ING. The exposure Of any Oec1
not 20 essential away from til
! tAins. but in mountainous Dr.
| am favorable to northern e.
so as to hold OF the blooming ~
long as possible and thus avufA =
| ing frost. But know OF good Qf6
! that are yielding fruit In PAYING II
titles OH southern slopes Of IT,
Ridge. sIsSsz
Planting AZ Trees s
frees should be put in tho -
bout two inches deeper than
stood In the nursery, and plncod
thirty to thirty-five feet apaRt
way. depending upon the fert11
the soil Rich Land will nAce1
grow large trees, the greater
ence il then In this case nao1
Apple trees need sunlight an2l
both TO ripen the fruit and - a
trees vigorous If the planting n
in the mountains, conditions 60
. that good location for each
may be found. Without crowd
getting them too Tar away.
shelves on the mountain side VII
found to suggest the homo foG
tree. These fiat places help XIII
the soil and retain the moisture
such place may not be found
the point where Z tree cou11
plant the tree and build Z Iitfl0
wall just below. This viii eak1k64IS
soil thrown down from cuItIx1
furnishing the desired oondttto
Fertilizer and Cultiva1tn
Until tho trees begin to beax
low-growin1 hoe-crops. such ~
toes. berries and vegetables. nAo&
grown. but not corn. This 60
only draws heavily upon the 9S
| OF the soil. but Ii late mAtuy4n
which interferes with the lalG ~
III the trees.
1t must be borne In mlnd IN
sole object In to have fruitful,
able orchard. Everything that
must be with that end In view.
is what we want In the eAx1y
the orchard and any crop that M1A
put on Is not for the purpose ~
ing crop yields at all but -
the cultivation OF the trees. SaS ss
nc hAA fnp nj
food that Is AIKEN OF by tha@
there has already been put ~
soil plant food for the purpoGo
should be- supplied with stAbfe
and fertilizer, used in conneeeG
the crops already named. An9M
hundred pounds to the acre M& II
grade of fertilizer will pay Ia
The potatoes or the h04
should be followed then
clover and turned under.
trees begin to bear active c1l&4
and cropping should then cem4e
cowpeas followed by red. etoN
orchard gross for 4 sod. III
trees begin to bear. potash
used more literally. which
make highly colored fruit
Prunane.
This work should b done
trees are dormant during tn
months Do little pruninG
three or four years. cutting
sprouts a. may make "a
and improper growth. x
orchard ID often IrAAttoE
There Il : great difxerNnee
lon on the subject o1 how
should be done. but Tor MoN
tricts dificulty q gatAert14