The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1913-05-08

whole fruit into coarse pieces and evap-
Grating them.
Apple butter OF the real. rich, old
time farm product. not the thin. FAC
tory made excuse. ellis an important
place in the household economy and al
ways finds ready sale at good prices
Sweet Cider.
Good sweet cider made from sound
apples, not from half decayed. wormy
fruit, is one Of the most beautiful
products of the orchard. and all surplus
over and above what Is needed for
home consumption is always in demand
at remunerative prices. 1t can be kept
sweet and unfermented by heating 1t
to a temperature Of $50 degrees F. and
holding it there for thirty minutes.
then sealing it up tight in bottles or
casks and storing it in a cool place.
Boiled cider made In the good old
fashioned way by reducing to one-nfth
by boiling and then canned IL an ex-
cellent article for culinary purposes,
for making apple butter. apple sauce
or for use in apple or mince pies. 1t
also has a commercial value.
While the aim and purpose Of the
farmer should be to supply an abun-
dance Of fruit for his own family, he
should also be able to offer to the out
side world a liberal surplus. The apple
orchard will often bring him better re-
turns for his outlay than any other
portion Of his farm. acre for acre. The
product of a single tree will sometimes
sell for $40 or more, and Fifty such
trees can be grown on an acre Of land
Though we may not always count on
such large results, we may safely ex.
pect the orchard to do its full duty one
year with another, especially II we
first do our duty by It
Propagation.
II is not recommended that the aver.
age farmer propagate his own trees
for planting. but 1t is well enough for
him to understand something Of the
processes and methods Of propagation
commonly used. The natural method
Of propagation is by planting the seed
Of the fruit. but as a very large per
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ity to the parent variety the results
are too uncertain to recommend for
planters generally. Only the pains
taking experimental who wishes to
originate new varieties can afford to
practice this natural method Of propa.
cation.
Once having obtained valuable va
riety and wishing to multiply and per-
petuate 1t. one Of several methods now
in use must be resorted to for propa-
CATION. The methods more commonly
practiced in growing young apple trees
for planting in orchards are budding
and grating.
With the apple. budding must be per
formed during the growing season
This operation consists in removing a
bud from a twig Of the variety which
we wish to propagate and inserting 1t
beneath the bark Of the stock or young
Seeding tree we wish to change. and
this Is then held In place by tying II
fast until the bud and the stock have
united. Then. by forcing the sap and
consequent growth into this trans.
planted bud by preventing all other
growth. we get new tree Of the de-
sired variety. This we call budding II
is method Of artifcially multiplying q
desirable variety. The extent Of this
multiplication is limited only by the
number Of buds available
Keeping the Seions.
The main requisites for success in
budding are healthy. growing condi
ton Of the stock on which the work is
TO be done and a certain state of ma
turity of the buds. The bark Of the
stock must separate freely. SO that the
bud may be forced under 1t without in
jury to the cambium layer Of either
bud or stock. The bud sticks or scions
selected for summer budding should
be Of the current years growth and
should have well developed buds.
When taken from the tree the leaves
must be cut OF at once. leaving only
a short stub Of the leaf stem for con.
ton. They should be kept in a fresh
condition by means of damp moss or a
wet cloth until used. and not more
than one or two scions should be with
drawn from the package at time.
If it Is desired to start the bud into
growth the same season it IL inserted
the budding should be done as early in
the season as well developed buds can
be obtained. As soop as II is found
that the bud has united with the stock
or branch the material used to fasten
the bud In place must be removed and
the stock or branch cut back to within
a short distance from the bud to force
the growth Of the inserted bud
Early June Budding.
This is the kind of budding more
commonly practiced among nursery.
men. the buds being inserted into the
stock as late in the season as the bark
Of the stock will teparate freely to re-
ceive It, In such instances the bud
remains dormant through the follow
ing winter. The following spring the
wrapping is removed. and wherever the
buds appear sound the tops Of the
stocks are cut back and treated In the
same manner as described for June
budding. A n buds on the stocks below
the one inserted should be rubbed Oh
as they start to grow. The objection
to early or June budding IL that the
growth from such buds does not al.
ways mature sufficiently in northern
sections to pass a severely cold winter
without injury.
Other important things to be consid.
cred In the propagation Of apples is
the different kinds Of grating. Splice.
tongue. root and cleft grating. the
regrafting Of bearing trees, the best
way Of grating wax. the best way OF