Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-02-19

slightly deeper The iron wedge IL
then removed from the middle OF the |
cleft and tho cut surfaces, including !
tho tip of the scion. covered with Spc
clally prepared grating wax, care ho
ing take not TO cover the buds. IT the
stock IN inclined to split further alter
the wcdGC has been removed. II should
DO tightly wound with several wrap
pings of stout rather coarse mate
rial lcrorc wax is applied
Thin calico or cheap muslin saturat
cd I'm melted wax. drained and allowed
10 cool. makes material which answers
both ~ wax and IA binding SUD
stance Tho cloth should be torn INTO
strips Of convenient width before be
ing immersed I'm the liquid When 1t
Ia thoroughly saturated. It should be
taken from the solution and the excess
of hot wax removed.
Another method OF grating ia
known In 'hc nursery M whip graft
ing This operation is usually per
/ formed I'm the lattcr part of the dor
mant season nt some point on tho
/ trunk which may be Immediately be.
/ low the surface or several inches I'M
/ dorgrOund The stock and the scion
should be very nearly the Same size
and preferably not more than three
/ fourths of an inch I'm diameter with
/ the knife held so as TO make an up
ward stroke. cut the stock entirely
across nj long angle. About one
third OF the distance from the upper
/ end of the cut. make an inCislOn
parallel with tho grain. Cut the scion
nj as nearly the Same angle IA posi-
BILE and make IA similar incisiOn I'm the
cut surface. Push the cut surfaces to-
gother I'm such n way that the tongue
OF the scion made by the inCision Will
be crowded into the groove made by
the inclslon In the stock. Bind the
two parts together with rafIla or other
material and pack firmly with earth.
In this process the use OF wax Ia not
necessary. In some respects budded
trees are preferable to grated ones
and II is probable that more pecan
trees have been propagated by annuar
budding I'm some form than by all 9th
or methods combined This process Is
performed during the summer at the
time when the bark slips or peels tn,
most readily Annular budding con
sists In transferring ring OF bari
cut from a bud stick OF the desired va
riety TO which n bud Is attached L
tho trunk )r branch of another tre'
10 take the place of similar ring o
bark previously removed. Special.
designed tools are used for the pun
pose OF cutting the rings. After tn
two rings have been exchanged tn
stock should be wrapped at once wit
wax cloth. care being taken not {
cover the bu'.
With the annular method It IL net
essary to hay, stock and scion of NJ
proxlmatcly the same size II the bu
stick Is slightly larger than the stool
\ n portion Of the bark to which the bu
\ il attached may be cut away so tha
4 the two ends OF the ring Just NEE
: around the stock n the bud stick
smaller than the stock. strip of bar
= on the latter may be left I'm positfo
=. to complete the ring. In actual pra
tice this IN very frequently done an
ls known as patch budding
A. The propagation OF pecans ls of pa
d ticular Importance because II Is esser
10 tal TO success that the right varietIC
IT be grown in the best localities. A III
d of these varl Jtics ind he localities
- which they are best suited Is co
D, tanned in the bulletin already me
Q, toned