Arizona republican., 1910-04-10
I'VE SA DEPARTMENT
CHAs. F. vo"Es
 Manager

SdrN Tor the proper propagation of the tree desired. IL must not be inferred that trees will be made tu order while you wait" fer such is not the case. It is quite long step from the germ mating of d seed to the planting of a tree in the orchard. For instance the trees which are now set in the nur- s"rv roWs are one year old or one year from the seed This fall they will be hudded and then will come a stalking process which will mean that every particular sprout will have to be tied to d stake at every four inches of growth until they are prac- tically ready to he taken out into the groves. After the trees are budded they will in one year be ready to be transplanted at least no sooner than that and in some instances many growers will insist on getting trees two years from the bud In fact a good many of the local growers have given preference for the two year from the bud trees over those younger dt a greater price
 Another feature of the local propo- siti"n for supplying citrus trees to the
 
 ment of feeder for the nursery in the shape of a seed bed where approx imately l20.000 seeds are being germ mated. This work is done in a lath seed house. which is located on Mir Wingars property on East First street and represents an investment of sev- eral hundred dollars original cost. The seeds which are from sour orange stock have been in the special sand bed for week and already the germ ination process has started out nicely In one year these trees or sprouts they will be, will be transplanted to the nursery rows wheer they will be taken through the same process as that de scribed above.
 At present the indications are that the project will prove a success for the time is already here when there is demand for home propasated trees but it must be conceded at the same time that a rather long chance is being taken. The investment al ready will aggregate upwards of two thousand dollars and the first cost does not represent the outlay for the successful management of nursery. Then again this first cost plus addi- tional maintenance must be carried against the cost of the trees until they are set in the groves. The young plants are very tender and require careful attention and even then there is liable to be loss The proposition must be called venture pure ana simple.
 Another feature should he taken into consideration in the general discussion of the citrus industry in the valley and that is the special adaptabiIity of the soil for the growth of orange and pomelo and lemon trees when irriCat ed with the underground water Ii cannot be many years until the IanG [" the south of Mesa will be planted {" oranges. The land lies in the i'm mediate vicinity of the government deep wells that have been in tn, course of drilling for the past two years. The real importance of this information is that the water from will increase the temperature no less than ten degrees. This is a fact that has been proven on the Chandler ranch and is a statement made by pr Chandler that he has on cold nights been able to raise the temperature on starting of his pumps and letting the warm water from the deep wells flow out over the land