Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-03-20
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reason cropping least one year before plant
sustra of kind that have been left surface in the
process of evellng and yet not noticeable in way
Such be remeded far easier before is planted
after and cropping the orchard site the way dis
n sns oa %sn asd SAY n n the srn of the ground
thorough would make for planting potatoes
The Plan of Planting
Here to subject might make most detailed one
might string page after page which because
it fully covered in departmental bulletin necessary
will discuss only generally here
ont m % gner fs OF pnn n orchard worked
conditions the conditions which him As rule two
hexagona and the name seIfexpanatory
81 want to call your attention to thing, practice
the mistake so many growers make in putting their
he very large cared for will plenty Suppose
you planted trees 25 feet they
now your trees would touch and YOU would have to take ont
other each to the remaining the
ought =" to have AND as result your trees would then
little farther apart the start3o SO feet have
avoided cutting out half of orchard when is full
~ Permanent Trees 80 Feet Apart
ere Washington is an abundance of
rainfall and where the soil is rich plant food expect
age years your observation Of
of the large trees in the vicinity of Olympia with
be wise to plant trees less than 30 feet and
considering 'sss n %S ss the
permanent variety apart you well afford
plant other pear filler taken
you filters interfering space permanent
trees % brings us up to the question t Of whether or not is wise
the plan of planting little longer
divides space evenly among
There objection it, however for who would
is that the exagona will not allow much for inter
cropping the plan would because the closer
going attempt up Of different
to mail bulletin those interested give
detailed knowledge of the different systems and diagrams showing
Shall We Plant "Filers?"
much chance for an IN W hn we nave
which the individual planter will have to make his
coming question that has been argued and
backward forward and all around since began to
thinking other things Nevertheless subject of vital
too which with all its argument past future nd
vdual decide for himself largely for
only tell after he has heard the and the advice of
the arguments work themselves out in various
whether he Rnt no% or 50 here
older fruit districts of the state where orchard planting
mens advanced for and against filters pear apple orchards
Mr. Morrison nd in fact there are @ good many people p
though the latter are apples and the hers
are hes MANY na n e ap orchards with peach
filters bearing and produce fruit for number Of years
allotted to the apple trees which were intended
The idea Of these filters when was nat y were
planned for the apple trees but as you and know 1t IS
hard feelings of the grower to have to pull out
eight old just because 1T
filler give the permanent trees from which you and
be will find out for sure little
later-at Mr. Morrison strong for filters unless the
carst has nerve enough when the needed
for the permanent trees. *s,
Must Remove ''Fillers" Some Day, q - 4
The same principles apply apple orchards would apply
to pear orchars he would that If do
plant your pear orchard should bear in mind that
they will have be pulled day and you should also make
up your minds that when will try hard to have
the pull them before they njure the permanent trees
example planting orchard, believe would
trees and plant them tar enough
apart that they 20 old they will have plenty OF
room and at the same me when planting the Anous would
filters filters Of peaches or any other variety OF
fruit but pear filters perhaps the of II
without interfering with permanent might be well to
say that mean trees when say and that what said here