The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1919-11-21
Nl'cn this is done, take a good
AID rnmove any crossing limbs

80 AID ramove any crossing limbs
Ni,ci may be rubbing. It is good
-. wperv ycu have any doubt about
e n.oving 81 limb on an old tree to re-
~ it. if or a young tree, leave it.
''e trees cre showing consider
~ e mount Of decay und slow growth
- nr the branches. it is well to saw
ci1T', at a DIS s'ance Of about two feet
Ia, IL the main trunk of the tree, one
- 80 81 man leader or scaffold limbs
vi :'' represents about one-fourth or
Gre fifth Of the en.ire branches. If
IS b,N. t'is should be done at dis.
"-*--'ve inches above two of
Is small lateral limbs which are about
q f&tt Fl r! the main trunk Of the
t.1e. This will stimulate the small
mi ( 70 ranid growth and as they
rc-- r"~rr the stub. which is left,
rap cut nes rer to them. If large
.b i ranscv close to small limb,
h,a'ins over of the cut is so slow
1T it causes decay to start where
tl!c .Grae lirlb was cut and spreads 50
IrcpIy into tie sound wood that it
laws i,avre defective part in the
4e~. when if it has been removed
.',,ai'v. TIE stub as it becomes
: tive car ba cut from time to time
- - tHo last cut, it will be re-
moved near one of thesa lateral 'ln1es
.vhich has grown large enough to cal
'cus the wound Immediately. About
everv other year, one OF these large
limbs should be taken off in the man
ser above described so that new
orcw+h can gradually be estahllshed
epr +he trunk of the tree. II the en-
+irn limbs are sawed back to STUBS.
which is commonly precticed IN manv
,oca1i+ios II viii DESTROY the enullb-
.,.,-y, he+wcon tho hranches and the
.porrvone ere snr91H aTuy1uoId 0IoI7o
eroer rr~r tn oaTu1 frr~rsn ST ~ sFrn1'
-1puoo uons 1apun 'sono1ds IeoBM 70
uaMoI5 snopuemeI4 g 7snvo puB s1on1
When these laroe limbs are removed
oradusllv, ss outlined above. the pr1ln-
inr is lust heavy enough to stimulate
sufficient new Growth to cause fruit
;no and to gradually build new tree
rear the old trunk.
Next to pruning. fertilization is of
,, whine irnpnrtance in renovatlng Cne
old orchard The most advantageous
wav to do this is to DIG trench ABOUT
twenty inches deem and about s'ytnen
inches vida lust under the uoter llmps
IN q complete circ1e around the tree
en- this wnll nacked. to within fo'lv
;ncl.ag If ,ths. ton Of the gyourd with
stsble manure, then cover with dirt.
This s+im,lates new root deve'onlnent
and also has a tendency to draw the
roo+s cut from the main trunk OF the
+rea go that It can Withstand droI1t" !"
when besrino crons 1T fruit. 1t 's
VOW ironor+ant. whore possible. t"
Vow tho ground in fan or wirter nee"
those old trees as close to the tr'l"'
SO nose;bln with something ike one
here +urnino vlcw Then the or"'1ro
sbo,,rd he +horon~h1v narrowed wif'
arv kird cf harrow YOU hapnen r
bove thst will pulvar'iZe the soil a".
hreslr the clods. This helps estab7s'
new vigor. - ,.,.
- .,,o,I srravn1 with concentrate
linoe-sulrhnr sc1ntinn. di'rted to wv"
+o,. r+reroth which sh"'l'd usn"'"
ono Gallon Of linne-s'''rhlr t" s'V "a
~. ~ vratc~. u vri'l tpto about n"'
Gallons of the Diluted suray to cover
a -.,o1l orcvun arrle troe.
70 the above Treatment is owe, "
.o,,,. horne orrhards durir" the raw OF
wintnr. there is M rnason why vou
should not he nadn harrv t"'s ne.
,,oor froro irc~es sed vin'ds ard s''nnr'
~ cus,i+v Of frni+ pc w"'l as from the ne
aesthetic touch which this ron"vat'H"
~,:1l give to your home and commu-
nifty. .