The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-02-13

surfaces. The trees are now in shape
Tor forcing out shoots upon which the
buds are to be placed, and will de-
mand no further special attention un
I'll summer.
About the middle Of June thin out
some Of the numerous shoots, leaving
two or three well placed vigorous ones
on each stub. This will increase the
development Of the remaining shoots
90 that Trey will have attained lsufff
Gent size for budding by August
Buddins.-zn this article ring bud
ding only will be considered, as it is
he most successful method. Before
ring budding season, late July thru
August, a specially constructed knife
must be obtained and waxed cloth pre-
pared. The budding knife is made
Ay securing two ordinary budding
knives to the sides of q small BLOCK
Of soft wood so that the cutting
blades will be parallel and inch
epart-
For budding cloth use ordinary
Bleaching. Tear into strips ~. wids
ind roll tightly on small round sticks
Tie and submerge in a hot melted so
iution OF grating wax for a half hour
The formula for grating wax ts:
sosin 81 lbs, beeswax 2 lbs, tallov
I b. Put these into q pot, melt, and
mix thoroughly before placing the
cloth therein.
Bud wood should be selected from
veil developed shoots Of the present
saaeon;s growth. from healthy pro
ductive trees of known variety. By
wrapping bud wood in moist buFla1
and placing in q cool shady place II
sRn be kept for a week Or ten dayA
1ut It is best to have it delivered in
smaHer quantities every other day.
Varieties suggested are Stuart
Schley, Moneymaker, and Curtis.
Performing the operation.-The op
GRAFTON Of budding is simple, yet re-
Quires practice and car~efulness. The
Auds are usually set about 6 to Il
inches from the base of the limb and
On top of it. Always select a smooth
round place. With the knife ring the
limb being careful to make the cuts
straight so that they will coincide
when they meet. Select q good bud
from the budstick and do likewise
Now remove the bark from the limb
BY Sitting it down the back and
prizing it up with the point OF the
knife. Remove the bud right likewise
and insert it in the cut made on the
limb. Tear q strip of waxed cloth
about y inch wide and 1S inches
long, and starting below the bud, wrap
It firmly in place. Leave only the tip
of the bud out. If the bud ring OF
bark is Of greater circumference than
the limb, a small piece may be taken
out 60 as to make it fit closely to the
limb. On the other hand, If the bud
ring will not meet around the limb, q
small strip Of bark may be left on the
limb. It does not matter If q small
open place is left between the edges
Of the ring. In fact, some builders
make this q practice, for this gives
room for the swelling of the bud ring.
However, 1t is essential that the ends
of the bud ring come In close contact
with the bark Of the tree. After q
days the wraps r removed from the
buds, and at this time, under favor
Gble conditions, you can tell whether
he bud has set or not.
After Treatment - When growth
starts the following spring, all tops
should be removed from branches on
which the buds are living. These
tops are cut of about 10 inches above
the bud, and the bark skinned of
from 1" above the bud and upwards.
The shoot from the bud is tied to this
10" piece Of limb to prevent its being
broken of by the wind. All sprouts
coming out on the branch must be
removed and only the inserted bud
should be allowed to grow. Some. time
during the following winter, the ten
inch stubs to which the bud shoots
have been tied must be cut back close
to the shoots.
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