The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1912-02-16
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OF the chief reasons why we are able
to raise high priced apples IL because
OF our long days Of summer sunshine. |
and yet II we allow tho wood growth |
/ OF oar trees to become 80 thick as Co |
shade q crop Of apples. We might az
well plant our trees In ohio and be |
/ done with Il. The open headed tree /
with plenty Of sunlight. plenty Of air
/ circulation carrying a small enough |
crop OF apples 80 that the tree can
/ produce them to the standard size, 10 !
/ the efficient tree. There are almost
ma many methods Of pruning M there
are men To pruue. and yc, they all
I practically agree In regard tu the oh
,ect sought. The majhr portion Of
the experienced western orchardists.
However. agree that after the tree has
been grown and the head properly
formed and spread out. az has been
described TO you by Secretary Me-
Phcrson. one should bc careful with
the pruning knife In the winter time
until the tree rs In full bearing And
above all other th-.rs, after the
fourth or NTH year. the tops ~ the
branches should not be cut back un.
less there IN to be q heavy crop Of ap.
pies the next season. and even In
that case. II is far better 10 leave
them until the crop of apples IL set
and assured and then reduce their
length by summer pruning work.
There are thousands Of orchards In
this intcrmountain region In which an
original branch has been headed back
only TO start three more long water
groWths which have again been head
ed back. each ono starting two or
three more. and 10 on. until tho top
~ the tree is miniature broom. and
n witohs broom nt that 4 tree In
that shape can only he cured 10y long
and tedious EFFORT Onothird Of this
energy. however. expended In starting
the trso right will prevent an this.
The rule then, ON the young develop.
Ing tree IN never to cut OF branch
towards the top unless you cut on
tho entire branch. until that tree is
, frulting heavily. then the excessive
wood growth may be- reduced small
! amount at n time by summer pruning
without disturbing the balance be
, tween the roots aud top, In all prun
, ing OF course II must be remembered
! that the fruit Is borne on the short
D spurs next to the branches and that
0 the lower down the fruit " borne on
' tho tree the cheaper and easier II car
: be handled at picking time. II cost
y I'VE tires as much TO pick a bushe
u Of apples ten feet from the ground M
U II does to pick Il bushel within reach
and when you get much above tel
y feet. there is little pront In Raising
y apples.
y Irrigation ls another Of the western
: problems. In this day We hear goot
!, deal about raising orchards withou
!. irrigation or with u very small mum
n Der Of irrigations II Ia probably tru'
!. that many orchards have been over
A irrigated In the past but there vii
a be still greater disappointment In IN,
n future II We 30 to the extreme ant
Il think we are going TO raise fruit with
o out irrigation water, II IN cas-!
l. enough 10 raise trees, ana many or
I. chnrds have been raised up 10 TN
x bearing time with very small use o
H. water, but when crop Of fruit ma
p 10 be ripencd right ut the very dryes
~ limo Of the year when wood growtl
~ has practically ceased and otherwis,
IL the tree would be using very It'll,
N moisture, II will be round that an OF
IN chard requires as much water ~ an!
& other crop. and II the water Is shor
ut that time few days may ruin tn
entire efforts OF the year There 4
J." also another factor TO be kept II
- mind In the use Of the irrigation
~ water. and that is that the fruit bud
for the next seasons crop must b.
developed during the last part Of Jul
and August Of the preceding year
Just at the time that the creates
drain rs made ON the tree by the grow
n Ing crop In our irrigation eXper
,f ments on peaches. we have been abb
by Withholding water at this time l.
~ absolutely stop the development O
II. fruit buds,
There Is also another factor 10 b
Is considered In irrigating the orchard
y ] lUlNNhlhNlli NINNhlAlHAH WIZ ANhN VII
o out. point 70 a young orchard and sal
Look At that, II has never had dro
n Of water" and have looked man
10 times and have seen trees fine an
healthy In appearance, but only hal
~ or even one.third the size they woul
,, have been had they been irrigated
~ and capable Of carrying only a ycr
~, small load Of fruit, even II Trey ha
plenty OF moisture TO mature u, 81
u, that even II the orchard should be 4
" rIgarcd from that time on It would h
o. three or four years behind an irrign
ed orchard in lts producing powe
on the other hand in our peach q
a perimcnts. we have found that IN