The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-03-05

about sir inches below the surface.
II the ground IL dry on the surface
II should be scraped 10 one side aud
only moist dirt used from below.
The main point In thIs operation Is
inmping the ground solid, TO make Il
perfect compact earth connection, for
without this, osmo.is canno act, aud
the roots cnnnot draw moisture and
nourishment from the soil 4 tree
planted in this manner will leaf OUT
twice M quickly ~ one planted, as is
often done, In mud and water without
the necessary comphcthess. The tree
should be severely trimmed back, cut
ting M at least two thirds Of the top.
II il better 10 prune too much than too
little.
Cultivation In n powerful stimulus 90
the newly planted trees and should be
performed ~ soon as possible after
! planting.
There II much less win~tcrkilling ~
trees IN the dry orchard than IN the
irrigated. The buds do not swell 20
much in winter, neither do the trunks
become sappy on the south side where
exposed 10 the sun, but nevertheless
it is best 90 take NIL precautions aud
keep the trees low headed with NJ ~
lie Of the trunk exposed NJ possible
/ n U.t.tsAs NIa yWaaa Ia NsaA F.Es. = a
most n total preventative To wnitcrkil.
ing In any orchard, aud the less trunk
the better.
In places where rabbits abound. and
they are 20 be found almost every.
where, although lone may ever be seen
n daylight, the trees must be protect.
ID from October 10 April.
Screen wire Is the handiest aud can
he left on the tree until too old Tor the
rabbits 10 modest. \ roll should bc pur
chased two feet wide and then cut
IN six inch widths, making each piece
two feet aud six inches wide, which
should be rolled around q broom,iirk
nhd hen can be snapped on the tree.
Small OF medium sized trees are bet
ter 80 plant than large trees; they take
"''' '''c l"''N'E """ 'n''' NnhI" 'hn
ne more ''Siiy c""'roIIed' cherries
'"hd Rt"P'N are ha'ur"l dty iahd it"l'S
aud reach their fullest development
"' 'h' western P'"i''e'' we! Sh""'l
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me P'uWN NEXT "hu theh the apples;
'"' WISH " worn OH II Tess injurious
10 '"' 'u'''r 'h"h y" tue '"'"'f'
" mas o'oh the custom hih"hg some
ho''i'u'tu'Is'S OF 'h'" years 10 dEn".
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rect ""ioie Pian''hR 'r'es' ia "rd'i' rs
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nus m"'''' "ha lo'Io"s UP th' roo
growth vi trees VIII soon discover '"a'
u WI" penetrate "h! son ho"eNe' h"'d
"n''" contains moisture therefore
All We heou 10 uo II 10 Pfo''ue thi'
moisture "hieh the ROOTS WIZ ioi'o"
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tue '"pso'i
oh investigating tue root structure
"i u ''!eSt'oid apple Tree a year OF ~
ago. ! iouhd mat tue moisture hnd
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Gnu VI tue 'o"' ""ich nnu ho''' oee'
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i"o' 'heie WAS no moisture AZ ah! deP'h
iHs " " 'o'! Ss"'"c""' anu i"
N'ue'''e iac'' al" everyone Interested
II invited 10 dioP III NJ my ranch any
''"'c ""u m"Nc 'hcse Ves'S l"' 'nei'
own 'H'i''''''o" WIN s'ounu uH"
anu implements e'P' i"' 'h' u,PoN'
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'hah e"P'''a'''! u'"he'
"n'" necessary Tue s"''r P"Pu'af
'"'us' OF eve" h'" DAVIS apple tIee'
va" oe "''u ~ u "'"doioAN' 'n' '"'e'
PoPu'a' p''"s Vi Ne'! QUICK s'o"'" VIII
P''u'y Oh eui'''"''Oh'
Any nun '''e can DC p'Sn''u 'na'
'o'' not "'H'e'N'h ia 'ne ''c'""! IL
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