The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-07-18
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numbers large enough to prepare suf
ficient plant food to provide for a
normal growth of the trees. The re-
suit eventually is a decreased fruit
yield. In localities of limited rainfall
or available moisture during the grow
ing season this form of orchard Gull
ture will undoubtedly prove not only
the best practice, but the only feas-
IDLE practice that could be followed
with any degree of success.
Many orchards are located in irri-
gated sections or localities having an
abundant rainfall, and the available
moisture during the growing season is
not the limiting factor. Orchards so
located should consider the problem
of decreased labor outlay and in
creased profits as result of more
diversified orcharding.
The kind of diversification in or
charding to be used is necessarily a
local and individual problem, but,
generally speaking, there are three
ways of accomplishing the desired
result.
|. Growing non-leguminous inter
crops.
2. Growing various types of fruit
harvested at different periods.
8. Raising livestock on legume
cover crops.
| While intercrops of various kinds
ranging from vegetables to grain:
have proven profitable in young or.
chards the question of continued fer.
tility must be considered in mature
orchards. In addition to this the Ia.
Dor outlay is usually materially in,
creased and the market mus: be very
favorable if the profits are to con
tinue.
The growing of various types o.
fruit harvested at different period.
offers one of the best forms Of diver
sification for the fruit-grower; since
by this system the overhead expens,
can be distributed over an extended
period and cash incomes are received
at different periods of the year. Pick
ing and packing may be accomplished
i by smaller crew. Diversification r.,
ordinations of fruit culture such a
Strawberries, bush fruits, cherries
peaches, plums, pears and apple
adopted to the locality will do mucl
to eliminate the possibility of Leaf
years. The maintenance of an acre
age which guarantees economical pro
: duction is naturally a problem tina
enters here.
1t has long been recognized that
permanent system of agriculture mus
; rest on livestock and this fact sho,,l,
lend weight to the practicabiliiy o
raising livestock in connection witt
orcharding. The pasturing of iegur,
cover crops has proven more profia
able than cutting them for hay. TIL
experience of E. A. Cannon @
Hood, Cal, is interesting in this con
nection. Mr.. Gammon's 80-acre irri
gated pear orchard was planted i
the fall to veteh and Japanese cloves
: In the. spring IS sows were turne
into the orchard to pasture and late
a band of Hampshire sheep. The OF
d chard was pastured throughout tn
: season. The books showed savin
: in cultivation that year which amour
t ed to 1887, while approximately $l0C
: was cleared on the hogs. Mr.. Gan
r mon figures that the manure from tt
: hogs and sheep offset any loss in fe
t tility due to feeding. In addition ii
y pear trees bore a bumper crop (
e fruit, some trees yielding from 80
~ DONSS. MI. SdHiHloH says WI
IS continue to intercrop with legume
81 A. B. Humphrey of Mayhes, c.
- is as well known among livestot
$ bre, ,lers as among fruit growers. H
ii Berkshire boar, Grand Leader ]
'e was grand champion of the Panam
a. Pacific International Exposition al
ID later with several of his progeny so
e. for $4s00 Mr.. Humphrey also rails
lg Star Leader, sired bv Grand Lead
he III. who headed the Berkshire he
in of the University of California a,
= later sold for $780, Mr., Humphr
has his three orchards of plums a,
pears on a 30O-acre farm sown to ;
falfa. not only to save the labor
cultivation but to furnish pasture
his increasing herds,
~ The Wenatchee irrigated secti
~ used to be staunch adherer to Gle