The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-04-15
GETTING FRUIT TREES.


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GETTING FRUIT TREES.
Since trees In crooked rows are I'M
slightly and make trouble In blowing
and cultivation Of any crop put IN
rows It = just - well to set them
straight While there II more than
ono way of'Aoing this. there - no bet
ter method than tho running Of three
rows Of sighting stakes both ways
across the area 70 be set. OF course
II the tract - very large or the sur
face quite rolling more rows OF stakes
should be set. It u well to begin ut
one side. measuring OF the distances
for the stakes and ut the same time
sighting them, 20 that they will set
true and straight. A row should then
be run In the same way on one Of the
other sides at right angles to the one
already set Two rows should then be
set near the middle Of the tract paral-
lei to the rows already Get, and, lastly,
two other rows should be run through
on the two edges OF the feld not al
ready staked. These last rows may
be quickly set by sighting those al
ready In. From this point on no meas
uring stick Is needed. It being possible
to quickly determine the location Of
all the rest Of the trees to be set by
sighting from the rows Of stakes al
ready placed. While the work. Of
planting IL expedited II two work to-
gether. one person can sight both ways
alone and do very good work. Anoth-
er aid in setting the trees true is a
board about four inches wide and four
feet long, In the middle of both ends
Of which notches have been cut about
an inch square and third cut In one
edge at the middle and extending half
m inch beyond the exact center Of the
board, 30 as to make an opening about
an inch square ut the center. A long
straight stake should be used for the
center-the one which will mark the
location Of the tree-while two pegs
considerably shorter should be used
for the ends.
When the tree stake has been prop
erly set the board described should be
slipped on to 1t SO that the stake will
be at the middle. The end pegs should
then be put in the nstches referred to.
when the middle stake may be pulled
and the board removed while the dig
cling Of the hole Is in progress. When
the hole b ready the frame should be
adjusted over the end pegs and the
tree held in place In the notch at the
center OF the board. where the long
peg was. This equipment will work
best IL the three pegs used are rounded
somewhat and are made a tride less
than an inch In diameter, so that they
will not stick in the notches of the
board. II this method Is followed care
fully straight trees can be set so true
that rifle ball shot from the end row
would strike more than half Of the
trees.
A CORN BREEDING PLOT.
It would be well IL every farmer who
Is seriously engaged In the growing Of
corn had q few acres Of the best soil
on the place as corn breeding plot.
On such a plot could be raised the
seed needed for the general crop, while
valuable tests in determining the pro-
ducuvity Of various types Of corn
could be carried on and would not
only give q new interest to the farm
operations, but would have q direct
bearing on the financial consideration.
The field set apart for this purpose
should be by itself and separated from
the main neld OF corn by twenty or
thirty rods, which would reduce to a
minimum pollination OF the breeding
plot from the main field. II 1t is de-
sirable to produce seed Of especial
vigor by cross, rather than self fertil-
ization Of the stalks In the breeding
plot. this may be done by detasseling
alternate rows and selecting the seed
for the ensuing year from those stalks
from which the blossoms (stamens)
have been removed. Another instruc-
tive experiment IL planting q given
number Of hills with kernels from
several desirable types Of ears, the
seed from each ear being In Q row by
itself When the corn from such ear
rows h measured at harvest time q
good idea IL obtainable OF the vigor
and productfvity-and this means real
value-of given types a. well as va
riettes Of corn.
4 NEW POTATO DISEASE.
As II it were not enough for the
murphy" raiser to contend with scab
and bugs and blight and commission
men, Z new disease, the potato wart,
q fungous disease which causes un-
slightly warts and In severe attacks
completely destroys the crop. has late
" attracted much interest. II was
discovered In Hungary number OF
years ago, 10 prevalent In many sec
tons Of England. has been carried to
Newfoundland : and the. chances are