The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-08-23
RENEWING
fruit TREES
Reasons For Unproductive
Trees.
Good Variety Trees Should Bear
Every Year ii Frost Doe;
Not Interfere.

number of Ic,.,roiuctive tr - that exist.
tn re are two Iainoiple reasons for suci
a c,,niltion-:h, yaiie'y Is foor one,
err share Is son ,l.ng wrong with the
,nanagemcn:. II 1t is variety faut
the ma'ier my usl n.ly h. c"r ctod by
sraarrg in the top some Il ,sirabi,
,ari,ty. Tho main rausa, how ever. lies
snn nea 'nya,iab.y in ,he management.
Il,y common 1t Is to find ira that are
ave run Il, airaycd, cut, waited or fer
tLl:. a. Pc PIE fail 10 real'z,, . seems,
Ala. Ia are as sensitive rs most other
ptlcs ard tlat they require attention
10 iusl matters If the y are to bear good
fu,i: trees with dead and broken branch
fni ttrqcs with dad and broken branch
es. 50 covered with brush that little air
..nl Light can r'anh the can't r. infested
with al kinds of insects and diseases
and, Of course, bearing little or no
frut..
Can such trecs b. brought back
or, IN other words, rcnewad? Usually
y
far. 1t is :rua that they wiz probably
meyer do rs VII as tro : treated prop
cry from IA slant, and il may be
that the nonb ear,ns habit las become 50
Giyol G,r tr,os % fin hnbi'4s) that
hlley VI. r,fItrd very rttlc, but the
chances IF suou So ar. great .nough TO
justify the effort.
The tlring to do is to remove the
conditions responsible for the trouble.
First there should be a heavy prun-
ing. Taxi out AZ dead. broken and |
superf hous branches. Cut tlrem off |
smoothly to tn, shoulder" that IS,
do not leave stubs, and coat al
wounds with good White had paint.
Cavities caused by cay should be
fIlcd with ccment. 1t rs wall to coyar
Large wounds with tin in addition.
-Besids the above one should head
back the ends of the branches, par
aculary in the case of PEACHES. They
can stand cutting hack into wood four
or five years old. Apples and pears can
not endure so much of it as peaches,
mona sdshtty. Cherries should never be
headed back and plums very little.
This pruning is primarily for opening
up the tree and for concentrating the
food Supply ITO a smalier amount of top.
The result, will, be a vigorous grow.A OF
lsaw wool ohter conditions being nor
ma. which wild probably be at the cx-
pcnse of fruit for coups, of yeacs. :
Judoious rrMdeg must folDw in the
Ettsr vars TO correct T. Dis. Water |
sprouts and superfluous erowths must
one half of Tn, young growth sHoull be
"head"d in" for III. flIst fw years, I
always cutting 10 bud so the WOUND
wi( heal over resldidly.
One shou d take into consil .rFstion
viii q he is pruning the b-nldng hslb-
its of the species, OH 'rwise h. may
he r-moving disc bearing wood. Peaches
brlr on the sid,s of the wood of the >
previous season, main'y at the base of .
II, spns qucntly heading-in Should not
be tao hnvy or the fruit blossoms viii
nc removed. Apples and pears bear on
SPURS on the Sides of tihe ,sdor wood
and fl,s' should nev2r BE- removed.
Pnms bear on the now wood and on
spurs. so both oracautions wiz nppE 10
them. With cherries the only pruning
sslOt{d he to take out conflicting
brrantkcs The fruit is borne on spurs.
Often the trees viii be found in
tested with borers. They should be
hunted out diligently with knife
and small wire. AZ Loose bark should
be removed from the trunks in order
that mo places Of conc eaganent are left
for lnsecis and disasees.
Wi1h thu many insect and disease
enemies now prevalent it is wel-
nigh impossible to rasse good fruit
without spraying. san Jose SCALE, codilin
moth. circulio, soab and many others
make it imperative. Dd neeiected frees
The first treatment i'm the way OF spray
ing should ID, ihroufn an application of
lime sulphur so'Gl,ion, which must he
lone lin III, winter when thu trees are
dormant, for this material viii XIII
Foliage when made strong enough to
D s,'oy scale insects.
besides the wintor spray one should
max preparations for a reasonable
n e'mW "praytns.
'1e sol, ar home, Tor trees must
nor I'VE attention, Orehslnd soils with ;
Law exceptions, should be cultivated :,
II rs common 10 find than in sod, aad
'ften the ground is cowTed with wesds
and brush in addition. II Is hopeless for !.
rccs 20 iaOhlre good fruit under such
pndfians The thing to do Is 20 pow