The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-11-27
PRACTICAL ADVICE FOR
THE ORCHARDIST
Clemson College Distributing New
Bulletin on Pruning.
EACH PHASE FULLY TREATRD
Every Farmer WAe Has Fruit Tees
WIN Find Helpful Things
In sPraetical PruniHg.n

CLEMSON COLLEGE, Nov. as. -
Pruning" says +. J. Crider, associate
horticuituralist OF Clemson, College.
In the beginning of Bulletin No. l67,
Practical Orachard Pruning, OF the
South Carolina Experiment Station,
is ono of the most important opera
tions in the successful handling of
any orchard and 1t is very essential
where the best results are desired
from any fruit plant. Unless pro-
pefly pruned, no fruit tree or vine
OF any sort will produce fruit OF
maximum size, color or quality, nor
attain q full and proportionate de-
velopment of It's wood parts. The
number OF unpluned orchards all
over our state furnish striking exam
pies OF these facts. They fail to give
profitable returns In many cases for
no other reason than that they are
allowed r remain from year to year
without being pruned.
This condition is generally de-
plored by the owners and exists
not from an absence of good inten-
lions on their part, but on account OF
lack OF definite knowledge OF how
to prune and the benefits to be de-
rived from this practice. believe
there ts no person who makes any
attempt e. growing fruit Tho does
not desire to produce the best. II
is our purpose therefore, in this work
TO point out In q concise, practictnl
way, the fundamental principles Of
pruning and the methods or pruning
the leading fruits OF South Carolina
that VIII best serve the needs OF the
fruit grower and the gerenal farmer,"
Prof. Crider's bulletin Is one OF the
most thorough handbooks on prun-
Ing ever issued by an agricultural
,ollege for free distributions, In for
ty-seven pages, 1t discusses every
phase OF pruning as It affects the or
chsrds OF South Carolina. It is free
to every farmer In the State who
applies to Clemson College for it
and It should be In the hands of ev-
cry one In the State who has even
q few trees that he cares about.
In writing ask for Bulletin 1877.
The first half OF the bulletin con-
tains general subjects OF vital inter-
eat and Importance to every orchard,
list in the state. such as the individn-
ality or fruit trees, how and when to
prune, making cuts, protecting
wounds, forming the head, heading
back, summer treatment of young
tr ss, pruning the neglected tree, re-
81 ting amount OF fruit tree should
m ,ure, etc. =
Next there is . deteiiea and Sim
pie description OF the d pIuning tools
that a farmer should have, with an
estimate OF the approximate cost
pf the necessary tools. This will be
found help to the inexperienced.
The remainder Of the bulletin is
aaydtss II iaGs-sdua: 5sfsasissi6Sss ce
pruning methods for each OF the
common fruits of South Carolina ami
here information is presented that
should leave no orchard owner tin-
certain as to how to prune any OF
his trees. Peach, plum cherry. apple,
pear, ounce, pecan, pbrsiminon, fig,
currant, gooseberry, bunch grape,
fnuscadine grape, raspberry blacks
berry, dewbefry- each Is given I'm,
dividunl treatment by Prof. Crider In
his bulletin.
thirteen large plates graphically
represent In the fn1Inrving5 illnatr.a-
tion6 esshe methods that are set forth
In print In the bulletin. The season
Tor pruning lis approaching and farm
ere have more reason this year than
ever before TO take care OF their trees
and have them produce next season
ali that they can with profit and SAT-
ely. All farmers who have orchards,
however small, should possess them
seiyessog Bulletin Mo-; 176. which viii
be supplied free to all who apply for
1t as long as the supply lastSl,