Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1912-01-12

sarly GATE IN the spring, and furnish
es n good wind break After the tree
has been planted, the top should be
cut back 10 correspond with the root
g. stem. The acreage height in cut
ting back tree from four to six
fest, Is from twenty-four to thirty-six
inch 5. The cutting back Of smaller
,rees should be at the same rate. This
operation Is very Important as II is
very eesehtial TO form a good root
sys'cm before the top is allowed &c
develop.
After the tree has been planted
are should be given. and the mois
ure in the soil should be carefully
yatchcd. so that there will be enough
moisture in the soil at all times to
make a maximum growth, although
100 much water is Just as bad as not
nough, and good cultivation is just
IS essential as irrigation, in fact. some
the best orchards in the state oi
daho are those which are extensively
cultivated, and a minimum amount OF
Yatcr used. In some OF the orchard
.istricts of Idaho the soil has becoms
alkaline by the excessive use OF wa
err.
One OF the essential things in the
are OF an orchard the second year ~
ne forming OF the scaffold limbs, OF
he framework of the trse. From
hree to i've limbs should be allowed
70 grow at height OF from eighteen
20 twenty-four inches frcm the ground
The distance of these limbs apart
should be from five to eight inches, sc.
.ecting, II possible, three limbs to the
windward side and two to the lee. b.
hat the tree will be equally balanced
These scaffold limbs should be di-
Sided around the body of the tree, and
1t is not well to have one Immediately
above tie other. The forming OF the
scaTold limbs on young trees is the
most important work in the growing
of new orchard. We should always
strive to have our trees as low head d
rs possible, as this will reduce the
cost OF spraying, harvesting, and the
general care of the orchard when ii
comes into bearing.
In pruning tree the third year.
he second year growth should be cut
back all but about twelve to eighteen
inches. This will cause each scaffold
limb to throw out additional limbs i;
Two OF these should be allowed to
grow, the others should be pruned
way. The pruning OF the tree from
hen on should be, up to the time OF
caring. along the same line as is done
the second and third year, and each
year allowing two additional limbs &c
crow from the last years growth. In
his way, at the time OF bearing. yor
| will have a low-headed stocky, anC
wen developed tree, and one which
will be able to bear it's fruit In gooC
quantity without breaking down undel
| the load.
There is no certain time that car
lie set as to when spraying should b.
begun on newly planted orchards TO
| he different insect pests. Some o
ne best orchardists in the state com
mence spraying the second and thirC
year after planting This Is done a
general preventive against disease
| and insect pests, Lime and sulphu
solution is used at a strength o
| from one gallon of lime solution 4
10 or IL parts of water. A solution
is used In spraying young orchards 70
the different species of aphis that ar,
| prevalent on young trees. A careful
watch should be kept on young tree
and II any infection is found OF an.
| kind, 1t should be attended TO at ono,
and not put off as the only possibl
way to keep trees In a healthy grow
ing condition is by watching then
closely and keeping them free iron
tho different pests and fungus disease
that destroy our orchards.
In conclusion, there are Ave IN
portant factors that should be born
in mind at all times in the growing O
young orchard; the selection of
deep, well drained SOIL second. tn
| purchasing of first-class nursery stoc
with a good thrifty growth, and FIRE
from diseases; third, the careful an
economical irrigation and thorouS
cultivation; fourth, the proper pr;
ming, and the forming Of the frame
work of the tree at the beginning @
its second years growth; fifth, th
ultimate outcome and the producin
power OF any orchard absolutely dc
Ponds upon the care that is given
in it's earI stage OF growth and dc
| yelcpment.