The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-02-21

atuuud the outside uI this 10 IN
certain to have q sufficient mount uf
Ndtcr run into TINS shallow turguV
fu Thoroughly wci the soil Go the fun
depth Of the hole. DO not have thr
tree IA the center of "a hole Tor thc
water VIII then soften the as nest
tu the tree 80 that cVu % tligh who'd
VIII loosen the tree aud luiUsp Itf
suull feed ng ruoilct- f. would be
better for the tree 30 after the water
has soaked ia and the surface has
dried the earth forming the outer
portion of the furrov bee akcd Into
TIE turrow u finely pulvcrizod :
loter Orom . ~ 3 inches dcepl 90 IT.
'o' or i@nf debris placed around 'h'
trs's also prevents th, evaporation
OF me water
The other method of watering tine
.c. ana ono that b. FAR preferable
D. th.- climate .s 90 place it the SIDE
nf o. hole 10 pip. made cog vnud or
better Stll OF thing or Dcm"r' 10
lcl.' siN IuD hcs ln diameter bnd rS-
tend 3 tol the bottom ul The hui, o.
- ihru H yer, npi' matter to run
tr. water into this pipe ultl. the
rruuud it"uud the tro, In t~horuughIl
.ttlrut,l ono uf tho mltl trouble
with th" trees planted H A%Inugu.r-
que fl. the superficial chtra.t. of
uIe WItorips 100 which 'u., .h, uH-
p.u 'Nu ur three niche. ,g -riI 1rn
wet. This forces the trc, tu develop
~. ,c,ulug roots V.thu tn, uppoy
shallow .ater u' soil aId consequent
d.. dining bot CO.. auIumo's
these runt -Iuof .ot uul, from th,
Ia .E OF water hut iruw tho burt .u.
effects ui fhc Gums rat- = tire, to
grow rup.d', durlug cur 90 o nary sea-.
OTIS ard Gee survive during severe
dr,ughts mu.t has. e. d,op-ruot,l
feeding system agd sufficient water
and food Go ,usil4l DO r. b. FOR these
reasons that 3 recommend the dr,u.
large holes and vltey.ur So m,lIs
of the pipes
Nourishmout A tee should bee
f'rtil.lrd tt least cyrn other .cat bN
spreading "a small quantity OF old
stahl' manure over the omen space
.u the spring ana working b. INTO "a,
soil with a 'rIk IL the oVpused ma
uur' D" objectionable. mix equal
weights of nitrate OF soda acid phos-
phutc Wdrattc ol potash ana ground
bpIc, Hu apply la the spring ut the
rate Of one pound OF the mixture tu
100 sluu.o feet OF exposed soil. He
careful not tu as" too much c.-c the
tree ruotf may ice burned.
Injuries street trees ere subject tu
%yarious kinds OF injuries. The cum-
muncst ate those winch occur rom
horses aud vehicles but the, are often
damaged when new huildlnss ire be
i1x erected ur by IcaNaro of the gn.
| FHr1L "a. .Hs.I Ih. sItsfFI.s a.. .Htl .ss
ious iI-eots and fungus di,c1s,- The
injuries from n"t-'f u ychiDice DHu
be avoided hy the usc Of suitable ,ror
guards The injuries from the cree
ton of new buildings electric wires.
etc. can bee guarded gains hes prop
or o.ty legislation
The majority of the inscc, and fun
guus enemies OF the trees can be cone
trollcd hy proper u judiCiouH SPRAY %
ing ! also believe that our cotton
nuisance which arises from he wide
distribution Of the cotton from our
cutton-bonriug cottouNpods can De
controlled h. spraying the blooms DO
the carlS spring before the leaves
have unfoldcd. Sprat ing experiments
on a large scale on the control OF this
cotton nuisance are contemplated
'HNT "lfNlNH.
prunius Trees n vigorous and
| heath s need bar little pruning sin 4"
nature takes care 81 them Il "a limb
dies or lie broken oI grows In an uH.
desirable position. 10 should DE cat
OF close go the branch from which IL
| spi lugs " the limb u one inch or
more in diameter, the wound should
be covered with TAR or paint Co pre-
vent the entrance of disease.
The sooner an unnecessary branch
n prunod nn. the better tor the tro"
since the branch b. then small aud
the wound viii heal much quic@er
| than II % wait, until the branch -
, large. Thrro ~ this very important
| fact to remember that the older a
| branch b. Vhen pruncd OF, the great
81 the injury 10 The tree, since IN"
| pruncd branch has been using food
ana water during it, entire NE
which should hnNe gone To me
| branches which are 10 remain ON m"
| tree. Fuilt 90 per cent of N" street
l%treos IN Albuquerque are headed too
' low aud pruutd too late Ia lie, while