American homes and gardens . 252 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS October, 1906 Fruit and Orchard Work in October By E. P. Powell. E WIND up our work, in October, in theberry garden, by cutting out all the fruitcanes that have yielded fruit; by crowdingthe new canes between two wires stretchedfrom post to post; and just at the end of themonth, or perhaps better in November, wecut off the tops of these canes with long-handled shears,leaving them about five feet in height. The old canes mustthen be forked out and thrown into a bonfire. This work ispleasant and cheerful, because we do not feel hurried,
American homes and gardens . 252 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS October, 1906 Fruit and Orchard Work in October By E. P. Powell. E WIND up our work, in October, in theberry garden, by cutting out all the fruitcanes that have yielded fruit; by crowdingthe new canes between two wires stretchedfrom post to post; and just at the end of themonth, or perhaps better in November, wecut off the tops of these canes with long-handled shears,leaving them about five feet in height. The old canes mustthen be forked out and thrown into a bonfire. This work ispleasant and cheerful, because we do not feel hurried, as wedo in the picking time. The sun is rarely over-hot, and thebirds, although no longer singing, are winding up theiraffairs all about us. Occasionally a catbird bids us good-byewith a song, in a minor key. The rattling of wagons, loadedwith corn or potatoes, comes up to us from the valley our work in the berry garden is finished, everythingis ready for plow or cultivator. But if your field is on a slop-ing hillside, you had better not stir the soil nor kill the weeds,but leave them to prevent waste by wa
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