The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-03-30

prepared by the United states Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Cherry trees do not thrive well as
a rule where the are particu-
larry long and hot. For this reason
more than any other they are
grown but little In the South, and to
the limited extent they are planted In
that part Of the country the best sue
Is attained at the higher alti-
tudes.
In their endurance of low tempera-
lures the widely grown Jour cherry
varieties approach the apple varieties
which are grown commonly in the
northern commercial Reproducing
districts.
The leading varieties of sweet cher
ries are less hardy than the best
known sour sorts. Their endurance Of
cold corresponds more nearly to that
Of the peach. 1t mny be doubted
whether sweet cherries as a group
endure long, hot any better
than the sour sorts, possibly not so
well.
Locations for Cherry Growing.
In selecting q location for cherry
growing-that Is, the general region or
community in which the enterprise Is to
be developed-fruit growers should
realize that as the fruit is very perish
able, quick transportation to market is
essential, and also refrigerator service
IL the fruit is to be shipped long dis
tances; and, further, a relatively large
crew is required to handle the fruit
properly. Large orchards therefore
should not be located where 1t is
| practically or economically impossible
to assemble and care for the requisite
labor to handle the fruit properly.
Sites for Orchards.
The 'sIte" is the exact piece of land
occupied by the trees. The same gen
cral factors which require considera-
ton In selecting a site for IN apple or
peach orchard need to be taken into
account in choosing sites for cherries.
The most important of these factors
are soil and local climatic conditions.
Cherry trees thrive on a wide range
OF soil types. provided the soils are
well drained, There Is, perhaps, no
fruit tree more sensitive to the ill
effects of a poorly drained soil than
the cherry. In many important cherry
growing regions the prevailing types of
soil are rather llght-ssady, sandy
loans. and other light loams-com-
monty underlain with Il more or less
clayey subsoil. Such soils character
ize the areas bordering the great lakes,
where the most important commercial
interests east of the Rocky mountains
are located.
The Temperature factor in its in
iuence on the geographic distribution
of cherry growing has been mentioned,
but In it's relation to local conditions
this factor also requires consideration.
Cherries blossom comparatively early,
the sweet sorts earlier in most cases
than the soul varieties; therefore,
sites that are subject to spring frosts
during the usual blossoming period
should be avoided.
P~rcpaoating Cherry Trees.
The details of propagating cherry
trees are of little direct Importance tC
the average grower, as he viii usually
find it to his advantage to buy trees
from a reputable nurseryman. Trees
are propagated by budding on seeding
stocks in the nursery row. and ar,
commonly sold for planting either al
one or two year old rees.
Though the average cherry grove
rarely has occasion to propagate cher
ry trees himself, the kind Of stock Of
which his trees are propagated is
matter Of Importance to him.
Two kinds of stocks, the mahalel
and mazzard. are in common use
These are two distinct types of cher
rfes. which are Of value for stocks bu
unimportant for their fruit.
The mahaIeb is used much more e1
tensiveIy than the mazzard, and 70
the sour varieties II generally give
fairly good satisfaction. While Ii
!. maslaleb is much used in propagatin
sweet cherries, growers who has
studied the matter carefully are clos
~ in accord In their conviction III;
; the sweet sorts give much better r
suits when gr0En IN mazzard than {
nzahaIeb stocks. The mazzard stos
appears 10 increase the yfgor an
length Of Life ef trees prOpagated on