Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-04-04
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J. THE HOME ORCHARD 4.
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(The article below is taken from a
| bulletin OF Clemson College contain
ing papers written by the various
| county demonstration agents. This
article is by G. NJ. Barnett, County
| Agent Of Oc0hce County,
No farm is complete without Il
home orchard and garden. Nothing
adds more to the financial returns Of
the farm than Il we'll kept home or
chard, while Il neglected one general.
ly isn't worth standing room. There
is more value derived from the Or
| chard ard garden than can be shown
on the farm ledger, especially vhcn
We consider the health and happi-
ness OF the family. The adage, AN
apple day keeps the doctor away"
believe is equally true with other
fruits and vegetables.
An Ideal Home Orchard
and garden is one that will furnish
fresh fruits and vegetables for as long
Il season as possible, and Il surplus
to can for winter use. By planting
summer fruits and winter varieties
Of apples you can have fresh apples
near twelve months in the year. BY
proper selection OF varieties you can
gather peaches of the trees from
May to September. Even the small
est farm can well afford one acre for
orchard. consisting Of ~ apple trees,
- peach, 6 pear, ~ plum, 6 cherries,
| scuppcrn0nG, and % bunch grapes.
In planting an orchard, the loca-
trees. and varieties, should be care
fully considered. The age Of tree
when planted determines, to a great
extent, the future growth and proper
has been allow ed to stay in the uur
ecry row and become stuntcd is a
vcry poor tree to plant, although it
is the opinion Of some men that the
ting for thier money.
Old Trees.
The attention the old trees get in
the next few weeks (now February
| 6th) will determine to- a great ex-
tent their capacity to produce fruit
| this year. Too many failures are
| credited to the season and tree, when
| the real fault is with the man in car
ing for his trees. One horticulturist
| says. "When it comes to home or
cnards, know Of nothing else grow
ing on the old earth that Is left to
solve its own problems and care for
itself as it is. When see the old,
faithful, neglected fruit tree fighting
hard against starvation, fungus and
insect enemies, top dense with water
| sprouts, broken and cankered limbs,
| wonder what criticism the farmer
has for the tree" The efficiency Of
such trees can, by the use Of sharp
saw, pruning shears, spray pump and
Il little manure. be increased a hun
| dred per cent.
| good barrel spray pump costing
from SIS to $40 seems to be the big
Scst thing in the path OF the home
! orchard, but without it, l believe, it
is useless to plan, III orchard. The
use Of one is absolutely necessary in
| controlling scale on trees and fruit,
coddling moth (apple worm), curcu-
lilo peach worm) scab, and rot, and
may be used to advantage in control
ling pota bugs and red spider on cot
ton. Where farmers live close to-
gethcr 1t is sometimes practical for
two or three to use the same pump.
Why Every Farmer Should Have
Home Garden.
| Every farmer and family must have
food, and 1t is up to him to supply it;
and OF all the helpers, a good home
garden is the best helper. Although
the South Is naturally a vegetable
growing section it seems to be too
common opinion. especially among
renters and cotton farmers in debt,
| that they have no time to devote to
the garden-not realizing that finan-
cial success depends on what Is left
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large so-callcd cash crop at the ex-
pcnSc OF home supplies. The farmer
| depending on store bought supplies
can in nearly every case cut his store
debt one-half by the help Of a we'll
kept. year round garden. and have
something besides dry bread. fat
back and black molasscs for his fam
! lily to eat
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