The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-02-03

slightly deeper. The iron wedge Ia
| then removed from the middle OF the
| cleit and the cut surfaces, including
me UP OF the scion, covered with spe-
claily prepared grating wax care be-
ing TAKE not to cover the buds If the
stock Is inclined to split further after
the wedge has been removed, 1t should
oe tightly wound with several wrap
| pings OF stout rather coarse mate.
rial tefore wax Is applied.
lhln calico or cheap muslin saturat-
ed IN melted wax. drained and allowed
10 cool, makes material which answers
poth as wax and as binding sub
stance. The cloth should be torn into
| strips OF convenient width before be-
ing Immersed in the liquid. When it
Is thoroughly saturated, it should be
taken from the solution and the excess
| of hot wax removed.
| Another method of grating is
known in the nursery as whip graft
Ing. This operation Is usually per
formed in the latter part Of the DOR
mant season at some point on the
trunk which may be Immediately be-
low the surface or several inches un-
derground. The stock and the scion
should be very nearly the same size
and preferably not more than three
fourths of an inch in diameter. With
the knife held 80 as to make an up
ward stroke, cut the stock entirely
across at long angle. About one
third Of the diDtance from the upper
end OF the cut, make an incision
parallel with the grain. Cut the scion
at as nearly the same angle as posi-
bic and make Il similar incision in the
cut surface. Push the cut surfaces to-
gether In such way that the tongue
OF the scion made by the incision viii
be crowded into the groove made by
the incis1on in the stock Bind the
two parts together with rafiia or other
material and pack firmly with earth
In this process the use of wax Is not
necessary. In some respects budded
trees are preferable to grated ones
and 1T Is probable that more pecan
trees have been propagated by annular
budding in some form than by all 9th
,aYr methods combined. This process is
performed during the summer at the
time when the bark slips or peels the
most readily. Annular budding con.
sists In transferring ring of bark
cut from bud stick of the desired va
riety to which a bud is attached to
the trunk Or branch of another tree
to take the place of similar ring Of
bark previously removed Specially
designed tools are used for the pur-
pose Of cutting the rings After the
two rings have been exchanged the
stock should be wrapped at once with
wax cloth. care being taken not to
cover the bu.
With the annular method 1t is nee
essary to have stock and scion of ap-
proXimately the same size. If the bud
stick is slightly larger than the stock.
a portion of the bark to which the bud
is attached may be cut away SO tina t
the two ends of the ring just meet
around the stock If the bud stick is
smaller than the stock, a strip of bark
on the latter may be left in position
to complete the ring. In actual prac-
tice this is very frequently done and
Is known a patch budding.
The propagation of pecans is Of par
ticular Importance because it is essen
tial to success that the right varieties
be grown in the best localities. a list
Of these varieties and The localities to
which they are best suited Is con.
tanned in the bulletin already men
toned
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