. Culture of the citrus in California. Citrus fruits; Fruit-culture. TH?: ORAN'GE IN CALIFORNIA—CULTIVATION. 115 5<'c-o))(f—Any portion of the orchard where there is any special occasion we cross-furrow before making main furrows. This done, with a little hard work the short pieces of the cross- furrows are easily tilled and kept full. (This is of special advantage among large trees where the spaces between the furrows, between the trees, are necessarily wide.) Third—We run water three days in place of two; total amount of water the same. I think this practice may be adopted to great advant
. Culture of the citrus in California. Citrus fruits; Fruit-culture. TH?: ORAN'GE IN CALIFORNIA—CULTIVATION. 115 5<'c-o))(f—Any portion of the orchard where there is any special occasion we cross-furrow before making main furrows. This done, with a little hard work the short pieces of the cross- furrows are easily tilled and kept full. (This is of special advantage among large trees where the spaces between the furrows, between the trees, are necessarily wide.) Third—We run water three days in place of two; total amount of water the same. I think this practice may be adopted to great advantage much more generally than it has been. We find that the third day leaves more water in. The subsoil plow, drawn by eight mules, in the Windermere orchards, La Mirada. the ground than either of the others. By this method of irri- gation I feel quite satisfied that the root strata could have been kept thoroughly wet in spite of the hard layer, in any of the young orchards where I have seen the subsoil plow used. In older orchards where this layer had been hardening for years, the implement may prove of great service. Of course, even in young orchards, the desired results can not be secured by the most careful irrigation, except the water when once in the ground is conserved by proper cultivation. Again, I would like to refer to our own experiences. Instead of waiting for the irrigating furrows to become dry and then breaking them up thoroughly, bringing much of the saturated earth to the surface, as we used to do, as soon as possible— often within twenty-four hours—we cover the furrows instead. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original California. State Board of Horticulture; Lelong, Bryon Martin, 1856-1901. Sacramento, A. J. Johnston
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