Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-07-13
OLD ORCHARDS
MADE LIKE NEW
Farmers Bulletin Gives Some Timely
Advlce-Character
Example


Farmers Bulletin 491, issued by the
Department of Agriculture, is entitled
The Profitable Management of the
Small Apple Orchard on the General
Farm"
Or Galloway, chief of the Bureau
Plant Industry, in note to the Secre-
tary of agriculture, says that the pa
per published deals with the question
of rejuyenating old apple orchards
which has been a subject of much in
quiry While the statistics used in
connection with some of the discus
sions are compiled from data in u
Northern apple-growing region the APP
plicatioh of them is made from the
standpoint Of the problem in question
and the fundamental principles involy
ed.
The Illustrated pamphlet of % pag-
es gives much available informations
are compiled from data in orchards
and the profits therefrom. Here are
some extracts from the report:
"a characteristic example of or
chard renovating is the case of a far
mer in Monroe county, New York. A
four-acre orchard over so years old
containing about 100 trees, mostly
Baldwins (nearly half of the trees
had died) had had no care whatever
for at least 20 years to the writer's
certain knowledge. The largest liz
come ever obtained from this orchard
in it's best year was $500, and the av-
erage income was probably less than
500.
"Two years ago this farm changed
ownership. The new owner was a
good orchards; and began operations
to renovate the orchard at once. Sew
enty-fve loads of able manure were
applied and piowei under, and the
most thorough cultivation was prac-
tlced. About one-tourth OF all the
wood in the trees We're thoroughly
sprayed.
THE first year rot more than s25
worth of fruit was sold, but the sec
ond year the response to better meth
DDS was $1,000 worth OF fruit.
Pruning has COS about $50, plow-
ing and cultivation $75; spraying $50
and fertilization 500. a total of $685.,
leaving the net profit for the first two
years of operating o $40, or $40 per
acre.
The information contained in The
bulletin shows how these old orchards
can be renovated, ard gives many 9th
er valuable pointers that are believed
worth looking into by farmers in all
sections of the country where it is
possible to produce apples.
Another exceptionally interesting
Farmers Bulletin mo. 4SS) just is
sued is On Diseases of Cabbage and
Related Crops and their CONTROL :"
This is an illustrated pamphlet of -
pages Cabbage and related crops
are grown in almost every section Of
the United States, and it is astonish-
ing how many diseased plants have
been discovered according to the sci.
entiiic investigations made by the Elk.
perts of the Department of Agricul-
ture They tell in ibis bulletin how
the disease may be eradicated, how
they may he prevented in the first In
stance, and have published lot Of
facts for the guidance, especially for
truck farmers who make a specially OF
gpwing cabbage, cauliflower, Brus-
sells sprouts, kohl-rabI, collards ami
kale others cultivated acruciiers cloBe.
II related tolihosesalreadY mentiopstli
are ufnips radieiies tiane broccoli
rutabaga and charloek-s s. 4 * ~
President TAFT has bounced Pest,
master McHarg OF London, by Any
kin 70 Ormsby?-Washington Post y.