El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-17

end Of January makes the pear especi-
ally adapted 10 family use.
! In considering the merits Of varie-
/ ties OF pears that a grower cOntem-
( plates setting, several factors need 10
Z De taken into consideration in this re-
| on-productiveness regularity Of
! from knots" perishabieness, and quail
! ny OF fruit II the pears are TO be
! grown for market. external appearance
Z must also be given due weight. some
/ EarieLes bear well, but the fruit is
/ unit for food, while other varieties
pIoouee good fruit, but in too small
Planting Time.
] IN. southern Arizona pear trees do
/ pest Wnen set during February: and in
other parts Of the state they should be
1 SCI Iater- In so dry a climate the
! stems are apt TO dry out and start
exposed to the atmosphere before the
I season or rapid growth begins. When
set the stems should be cut to a stub
OF y 10 10 inches high, the roots thor
oughly pruned and the young tree set
I IN the soil with the roots as near as
possible the same distance below the
surface as they were in the nursery
! They should be irrigated soon after SET
ting and given water frequently enolgh
curing our tne summer 70 keep them grow
ms thrittlly. In fact there is little
danger of irrigating them too much me
first season.
Use of water.
The second season the young trees
should be pruned to three prone-lfIze
s s1,9S tnat should come off, from the
Sup the flrst summer These first
limbs should be left only - to rs inches
long. Frequent irrigation is still ueces-
SSaFy In order to secure good growth,
put less frequent application Of water
is needed than the first season. After
the second season the trees need less
ana less water during the summer
Varieties and Seasons.
I'm southern Arizona pears begin
Flpenlng IN June The first TO mature
It's fruit at the station farm is the
Madellne' but in this section the quail
ny is hardly GO enough 70 warrant
setting It Tor family use. and II is too
perishable for shipping far A few
other varieties ripen during June. but
none can be especially recommended.
10 varieties tested AZ the station farm
r1pen during July. but during August
a large number Of varieties come to
maturity. One Of the first and best
Is the oId standard variety, Clapps
tavorite. 1t bears regularly and neav-
ily ana the quality is good. 1t usually
begins ripentng about the middle OF
august and continues to season for a
week or two. II ripenS well. but is
liable to rot from the core outwar1s.
Another good variety ripening about
the same time is the Flemish Beauty.
put us merits are apparent only after
the fruit has been off the tree some
time One Of the best pears that ripens
during the latter part OF August is the
Howell. but for market purposes the
lie Conte is best It's season is from
the latter part OF August to the middle
OF september 1t is smooth, free from
knots, and mellows well off the tree.
The flesh is somewhat coarse, but the
quality is quite good. The tree Is very
vigorous and prolific. the foliage being
heavy and Of a deep green color
The Anjou follows the lie Conte. its
season being from the early part Of
September to about the Goth. It is
somewhat subject to KNOTS" but on
the whole the quality is good. the
flesh being fine grained and juicy.
The Seckel ripens during the latter
part OF September, and is one Of the
most desirable varieties for home use
It is most too small for market, but
the flavor is so exquisite that il is
highly priced
During the early part OF October the (
well known Bartlett begins TO ripen.
and will supply the table for several
weeks It is somewhat subject TO
knots in southern Arizona, but is such
an excellent variety that IL will nat
urally have a place in every orchard
During the latter part OF October /
the Beurre Bose becomes mellow. If /
picked from the tree. This is a good