. The modern guide for fruit and truck shippers and poultry raisers in the southern states; . ands inthe South. The laud, to begin with, must be rolling; /Gravelly hillside^!are highly suitable for pear culture, and may be utilised for that purpose. Pears like the Le Conte or KeifEer may be propagated by cuttings. Cut- 130 Pears. tings are made from pieces of limb about six inches long and stuck inthe ground where the tree is to stand, or put out in the nursery rowfor one or two years and then set out in the orchard. Other varieties mustbe propagated by grafting or budding into a hardy pear st
. The modern guide for fruit and truck shippers and poultry raisers in the southern states; . ands inthe South. The laud, to begin with, must be rolling; /Gravelly hillside^!are highly suitable for pear culture, and may be utilised for that purpose. Pears like the Le Conte or KeifEer may be propagated by cuttings. Cut- 130 Pears. tings are made from pieces of limb about six inches long and stuck inthe ground where the tree is to stand, or put out in the nursery rowfor one or two years and then set out in the orchard. Other varieties mustbe propagated by grafting or budding into a hardy pear stock. In theSouth the Le Conte has proven a favorite for the stock. PLANTING. Pear trees should be set out 20x20 or 30x30 for the large varieties, asthe Keiffer and Le Conte. Free access of winds and sunshine conducesto the health of all pear trees and reduces the ravages of blight. CULTIVATION. Light crops of all kinds may be planted in the young pear orchard withprofit, and even of benefit to the trees, and, aside from these crops, thecultivation should be clean for the first five PEAR The only varieties of pears which have proven successful in the Southernfruit garden are the Wilder, Bartlett, Garber, Anjou, Keiffer and Le Conte. i PEAR BLIGHT. The presence of the blight may be recognized by the black, wilted leavesand twigs in the top of the tree. These dead twigs and leaves cling tothe tree and the discoloration spreads rapidly over the older wood on thesame branch. In many cases the twigs and leaves look as if they had beenkilled by fire. The disease is more noticeable on the young shoots andleaves than on the trunk and larger limbs. It works also most rapidlyon the young shoots. Peaches from, a Commercial Standpoint. 131 The only known remedy is to cut and burn all diseased wood. Thebranches should be cut several inches below the lowest dead bark. Thereare many supposed preventives and cures for the pear blight, but unfor-tunately these do not seem to do all that
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