The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-16

for trees to feet, Qarger, if the
trees are larger,) and when planting
the trees fill back to size sufficient to
receive the tree, and filling back about
2 inches above the point where the
tree stood in the nursery, to allow for
use of fertilizer of any kind being put
in the hole when planted. A dry
season following would result in great
around the tree, use top soil from
near by in preference to the dirt taken
from the hole, in digging it.
FertiIizing.
| New trees just planted should be
fortified about middle of March OF
first of April by application of say
three large forks of stable fertilizer
scattered around the tree, or II
!! inches therefrom or 10 to II pounds of
commercial fertilizer, 6 phosphate, )
nitrogen and potash scattered same
way, followed by a pillow covering
same 1t is a good plan to bed to the
young trees thus planted with turn
ing pillow or > burrows on each side,
thus leaving your trees on the center
of an elevated ridge and especially
! is this method desirable in low land
or where water is inclined to stand.
Follow the pillow in a week or ten days
with a harrow. This method of cul-
! tivation may be followed throughout
the growth of the grove to maturity,
increasing, however, the width of the
grow larger.
! In high, well drained land how
ever, flat cultivation may be used, but
application of fertilizer and cultiva-
| ton is practically the same
AS trees increase in age and size,
increase the quantity of fertilizer
each year from 10 to II pounds at
planting to 20 to % pounds at years,
the usual bearing age. After trees
commence to bear or at the seventh
year, change fertilizer formula from
6-5-2, increasing phosphate and potash,
and decreasing nitrogen to about s.
Sc or 1926, according to the nature
of the land. Frequent cultivation is
important during the early life of the
pecan and this may be accomplished
in several ways. Where an orchardist
utilizes the waste land between the
trees, using fertilizers on his by-crops.
the trees will respond to such plant
| ing, absorbing a share of the ferti
lizers and very little additional atten-
ton direct on the trees is necessary.
( Where by-crOps are not planted be
tween the trees, the planting of cow
peas throughout the orchard. aft
er having fortified the trees
is a very economical method, plant
ing the peas close up to the trees.
so as to cover the whole surface OF
the grove. Where no intermediate
crops are planted, the ground, especial
ly near the trees, should be plowed
and narrowed during the Spring and
Summer, but blowing should be shall
low and frequent four to five times
during the Spring and Summer, and as
far out as the roots extend and fur
Their would be better. Weeds should
be kept down Bearing trees from sew.
en- years and up, according to age,
should have from % to 40 TBS. of S-5-6
or 1926 fertilizer applied in March
each year for good results. Where
dead leaves can be had from the
ravines or branches, mulching of the
trees is found very good. Apply in
Fall. so it may rot during Winter. Use
surplus hay and grasses in the grove
for mulching.
Pruning.
This is matter of taste, some like
trees trimmed low and some high
Trees are usually headed first year at.
ter planting and only trimming re
quired is suckers that may appear
from time to time below the head |
recommend the tree be headed six
feet from the ground for practical pur-
poses as well as appearance. Never
allow tree to head with less than three
limbs from fork or more than four
Diseases
Thus far we have little or no trou-
BILE in this territory with diseases in
pecan trees, and they seem to be freer
from disease than any fruit tree of