. Apple growing in the Pacific Northwest; a condensation of lectures, experiments and discussions. You do not need any fertilizer after the orchard has borne severalcrops of fruit. The kind of fertilizer is another of our future prob-lems to solve, and we are trying to head it off with vetch. Q. AVhat do you use to stimulate the growth of the tree? A. Any kind of a fertilizer will do. The best that I can give isordinary barnyard manure. There are a dozen kinds of commercialfertilizers. Several big companies are carrying on results in ourvalley now. Q. Do you believe in putting fertilizer in wi
. Apple growing in the Pacific Northwest; a condensation of lectures, experiments and discussions. You do not need any fertilizer after the orchard has borne severalcrops of fruit. The kind of fertilizer is another of our future prob-lems to solve, and we are trying to head it off with vetch. Q. AVhat do you use to stimulate the growth of the tree? A. Any kind of a fertilizer will do. The best that I can give isordinary barnyard manure. There are a dozen kinds of commercialfertilizers. Several big companies are carrying on results in ourvalley now. Q. Do you believe in putting fertilizer in with the roots inplanting? A. No, I do not. I do not think it necessary unless the soil isvery poor, then you show poor judgment in planting it. Q. Do you summer prune your old orchard? A. Now I am going to be like the preacher. I am going to tellyou what to do, whether I do it or not. I do not cut back except onSpitzenbergs. Newtowns do not need it. You should take out all thisinside growth. It shades your tree, prevents circulation of air throughthe tree and destroys the coloring of the Apples from Walla \\alla Valley, Washington. ax apple tree 79 Q. How do you do grafting? A. With a knife, pair of shears, wax and a cloth. I cannot il-lustrate that very well unless I have some tools. Q. What time of year do you graft? A. In the spring, about blossoming time. Q. AVhere do you get your sprouts? A. The previous year I get them off the larger trees. Cut it now,put it in the cellar and in the spring take and cut that up into a two buds. Cut a pointed: wedge and put it on the outside. Q. What is the limit of the size of stub capable of grafting? A. I cut limbs off up to five inches through. Q. Could it be done eight inches through? A. I lielieve I would allow a water sprout to grow and grafta bud on the water sprout. Q. Do you advocate more than one graft in the wound? A. Yes. but do not allow but one of these grafts to form andbecome an upright limb, beca
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