. Annual report of the Missouri State Board of Agriculture. Missouri. State Board of Agriculture; Agriculture -- Missouri. 216 MISSOURI AGRICULTURAL REPORT. all to be cut back to within about an inch of the bodv, leavins; onlv one bud on each stump. All branches are to be cut awav smoothly against the body up to a height of about twelve inches, so the trees will be headed at this distance from the ground. The tops are to be cut off at a point about 24 to 30 inches high. See Figs, i and 2 for tree before and after being trimmed for planting. It is unnecessary and undesirable to have the trees h
. Annual report of the Missouri State Board of Agriculture. Missouri. State Board of Agriculture; Agriculture -- Missouri. 216 MISSOURI AGRICULTURAL REPORT. all to be cut back to within about an inch of the bodv, leavins; onlv one bud on each stump. All branches are to be cut awav smoothly against the body up to a height of about twelve inches, so the trees will be headed at this distance from the ground. The tops are to be cut off at a point about 24 to 30 inches high. See Figs, i and 2 for tree before and after being trimmed for planting. It is unnecessary and undesirable to have the trees headed higher than 12 inches. Great care should be exercised in handling the trees before planting. The roots should not be allowed to be exposed to the sun any more than can be helped and neither should they be in the wind if the day happens. Fig. 4.—Same as Fig. 3, after being properly pruned. to be cloudy. Sun and wind acting together quickly dry out and greatly injure the root of the peach. A prominent fruit grower was asked how long it was safe to leave the roots of the peach exposed. The answer was, "about as long as you can hold your head under wa'.; This was a forcible illustration, and, while not literally true, serves to emphasize the importance of protecting the roots, ^^'hile the roots of apple trees are also injured by exposure to sun and wind, they will stand worse treat- ment in this respect 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 Missouri. State Board of Agriculture. Jefferson City, Mo. : Missouri State Board of Agriculture
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