The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-01-06
GET BEHIND THE ORCHARD.
Prune, Spray, Cultivate, and Plant,
Says County Agent.

SNJS NOA4AVy GASCAos
When planning the orchard, there
is one thing that farmers should bear
in mind. The orchard requires at
tention and should receive such, else.
all trees and vines put out will soon
so like thousands of others have gone
over the state, and all the farmers
get from their labor and money put
into the trees is case of disappoint-
ment. We urge you to give the trees
a fair trial and see the results. The
methods of caring for an orchard are
indeed simple and inexpensive and
if any farmer in the state who is not
thoroughly familiar with the methods
will get in touch with the county
agent or drop him card and ask
fer this information it will be gladly
gwen. The profits will greatly ex-
ceed the expense.
The work to be done this winter can
be summed up as follows: f-
/. Select the site for an orchard,
which should be on an elevated Sec
ton, not a high hill; but simply as
the farmers would speak of it, lit
tie knoll. This gives good air and
lessons the danger of frost.
2. Prepare the soil thoroughly be-
fore setting the trees. Break deep
and follow with cutaWay in order
to get the soil as fine as possible. 1t
is better to do this from three to four
weeks before the trees are set out.
8. When setting the trees, if the soil
is not in a good state of fertility, it
will be we'll to haul in little woods
earth to place about the roots. If
this cannot be secured, get little
barnyard manure thoroughly incor-
porated with the soil, that is placed
around the roots. This will enable
the trees to grow faster the following
spring.
4. Be sure to trim off all roots
that were injured while removing
from the nursery row. Cut trees or
| Just back of the bruise, leaving a.
smooth cut. This enables them to
heal quicker and also lessons the dan
ger of diseases. Also trim off all
small branches and in case of peaches
cut them off Is to 1S inches above
the ground, apples should be cut on
two feet above the ground.
5. Be sure to dig the holes IN
| which the trees are placed deep
enough to allow trees to be about
two inches deeper in the soil than
they were in the nursery row and
wide enough to allow all roots to
spread out full length.
6. Give the trees the proper dis
tance. The following distances do
well for home orchards: Peaches, IL
feet each way; apples, 80 feet each
way; pears same as the apples; plums,
and cherries, 20 feet each way;
blackberries and dewberries, make
rows five feet wide and set three feet
in drills; dewberries are often plant
ed 4 K 4, and grapes 8 8.
7. The following varieties are rec
commended for home orchards: Ap-
pies: Red June, horse, early, har-
vest, Staymen, winesap, shockley,
Ben Davis and Mrs. Bryan; pears:
Keiffer, LeConte, Bartlett and Sc
kel; plums: Wild goose, climax and
abundance; cherries: Earle Rich
mond; peach: Mayflower, Greensboro
red bird, Riley Belle, Carman, Elber-
ia, Old Nixon Free, Crowther's Late;
black berries: Lucretia; grapes:
Moore's early, Lutte, Delaware, Mag
ara. Concord and Brighton.
The outline given above is all that
is necessary to get the home orchard
started. Let's have an orchard on
every farm and raise our fruits as
we'll as other things to eat.