The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-11

30 reduce the Struggle Tor exist
ence In the tree top.
6--To remove dead or interfering
branches.
To aid in stimulating the develop
ment of fruit buds.
S--To thin the fruit.
s-To make thorough spraying pos
sible.
lo-To facilitate the harvesting OF
the fruit.
obviously the pruning which a tree
receives during the first two or three
years after it Is planted has much to
do with its future. Mistakes in form
lfW the head or the results OF neglect
during the early years in the life OF a
tree are practically irreparablc. on
the other hand. IL the tree In well
formed and properly pruned during
it's first years the foundation for a
good tree Is established subsequent
errors in pruning. if'they occur. may
admit OF correction without permanent
harm to the tree.
In certain regions where warm pc
RODS Of considerable length occur dur
ing the winter ii is well to proloig
season. The rest period during which
trees generally remain dormant IL one
which is fairly decided by nature. Tn
Ill that period Is past. when once the
trees have become dormant they do
not respond readily to temperatures
wh!th later would cause them to re-
sumo more or less active condition
lf the growth Of the tree Is continued
actively until the near approach Of
cold weather each season by means OF
late tillage. heterogeneous fertilizers or
In other ways the period of rest for
the tree will not he completed until
later time in the winter. Then IL a
spell of warm weather occurs in Jan
uary. for instance, the tree. which
would ord'rarily respond to 1t. will
remain Inactive until many OF the dan
gers OF frost have passed.
\ great many practical POINTERS on
renewing the tops OF peach trees
changing the top by budding and
grating. thinning the fruit. controlling
insect pests, and on growing some an
nual crop IN between the trees are in
cluded in Bulletin No. 63l, L. :. De-
partment of Agriculture. Those in
terested should send for this bulletin
and also No. 632. covering the general
subject Of peach growing and orchar,
operations, third bulletin l. undei
way. No. 633. and will be ready soon
deailnE with the classification q.
peaches. All of these bullet ms can be
mad free on. request.
me cold snap has not injured the
peach trees in Georgia. according TO
reports from that state. but the trees
are about two weeks behind last wear.
Last year Louisiana shipped over
1900 carloads OF Strawberries. The
frost Of March 81 this year destroved
three-fourths Of the crop already set
and will probably reduce the expected
shipments of 1000 cars by about one
quarter.
Reports from the Carolinas. central
Alabama and Arkansas indicate no
damage. but crops are two weeks late.
As rule farmers plant when crops
are nigh and as a result there is an
ovcrproduction and low prices the
next season. Take potatoes as an il
lustration: A year ago potatoes were
high and were generally planted last
spring. with the result that there were
100000 bushels more potatoes Janu-
AIRY !. 1915. than the previous year.
with correspondingly lower prices.
The probabilities are that much
smaller acreage OF potatoes will be
planted this season and that. there
fore, better prices will be realized on
this years crop.
Cabbages. caulfiower and celery
plants may be set out this month for
carly crops. The whole planting of
potatoes can he made late in the
month.
Give strawberries mulching of
.ittery manure or straw before the
plants flower.
Many Of the hardy ANIMALS can be
sown in the garden late in April.
Cinerarias and prtmulas should he
sown now for next seasons Towering.
THE HYBRID PYRETHRUMS.