The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-01-04

After the tree has been planted
care shoald be given. and the mols-
ture in the soil should be carefully
watched, so that there will be enough
moisture in the soil at all times TO
make q maximum growth. although
too much water is just as bad as not
enough, and good cultivation is just
as essential az irrigation. In fact. some
OF the best orchards in the state OF
Idaho are those which are extensively
cultivated, and a minimum amount of
water used. In some OF the orchard
districts of Idaho the soil has become
alkaline by the excessive use Of va
ter.
One OF the essential things in the
care OF an orchard the second year is
the frame work of the tree. From
three TO five limbs should be allowed
to grow at a height OF from eighteen
to twenty-four inches from the ground.
The distance of these limbs apart
should be from five TO eight inches, Sc.
windward side and two to the lee, so
that the tree will be equally balanced.
| These scaifold limbs should be d.
vided around the body Of the tree, and
II Is not well to have one Immediately
above the other The forming of the
scaffold limbs on youns trees is the
most important work IN the growing
of a new orchard. We should always
strive to have our trees as low.headed
as possible, as this will reduce the
cost of spraying, harvesting, and the
! general care OF the orchard when i
comes into bearing
In pruning tree the third year,
the 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;
two OF these should be allowed to
I grow. the others should be pruned
away. The pruning of the tree from
then on should be, up to the time of
bearing, along the same line as is done
the second and third year, and each
year allowing two additional limbs to
grow from the last years growth. In
this way, at the time of bearing, you
will have a low-he3ded stocky, and
well developed tree, and one which
will be able to bear it's fruit In a good
quantity without breaking down under
the load.
There is no certain time that car
be set as TO when spraying should be
begun on newly planted orchards fol
the different insect pests. Some Of
the best orchardists in the state com
mence spraying the second and thirC
year after planting. This is done al
general preventive against diseases
and insect pests. Lime and sulphur
solution Is used at a strength o
from one gallon of lime solution t
10 or IL parts of water. A solution
OF kerosene emulsion or Black Leaf Al
is used in spraying young orchards TO
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, it should be attended TO at ono
and not put off as the only possibl
] way to keep trees in healthy grow
ing condition is by watching ther
closely and keeping them free fror
the different pests and fungus disease
, that destroy our orchards.
In conclusion, there are five i'm
, portant factors that should be born
} in mind at all times in the growing G
; young orchard; the selection of
, deep, well drained soil, second, IN
, purchasing Of first-class nursery stoc
with a good thrifty growth, and fire
from diseases; third, the careful an
D economical irrigation and thoroug
, cultivation; fourth, the proper PR
/ ming, and the forming of the fran,
!. work of the tree at the beginning c
! its second years growth; fifth, tb
;. ultimate outcome and the pToducin
! power of any orchard absolutely d,
/ ponds upon the care that is given
In its early stage of growth and d,
I yelopment.