. American pomology : apples . Apples. PROPAGATION. 131 lAeir summer's work in time to ripen their wood thor- oughly before the advent of winter. This is particularly necessary where the climate is severe, especially on new lands, where the trees are very vigorous. Upon the ap- proach of winter, it is a good practice to plow a light fur- row against the trees on each side; this protects the collar from cold, prevents heaving by the frost, and gives a good surface drainage to excess of water. For deeply loosening the ground between the rows, the one-horse subsoil lifting plow is a very valuable
. American pomology : apples . Apples. PROPAGATION. 131 lAeir summer's work in time to ripen their wood thor- oughly before the advent of winter. This is particularly necessary where the climate is severe, especially on new lands, where the trees are very vigorous. Upon the ap- proach of winter, it is a good practice to plow a light fur- row against the trees on each side; this protects the collar from cold, prevents heaving by the frost, and gives a good surface drainage to excess of water. For deeply loosening the ground between the rows, the one-horse subsoil lifting plow is a very valuable instru- ment; this can be used in very narrow spaces. This plow prepares the ground admirably for the pronged hoe, and it may be used between rows of cuttings and seedlings. The Pronged Hoe.—One of the most valuable imple- ments in the nursery to clean out the weeds from between the trees, and also to work among cuttings, and other plants, that are set too closely for the use of the horse, is the pronged hoe; it makes the best shallow culture, prevents the soil from be- coming hard, and it is the best destroyer of small Fig. 24.—THE PBOKGED HOE. wceds that Can be used. The flat hoe is never sharp enough to cut all of the weeds effectually, it produces little tilth, and the result of its use is too often a disappointment, but half killing the weeds, in some places, and dragging them out by the roots in others, and often leaving the ground hard and in miser- able condition. Planting Cuttings.—Some of the small fruits, as cur-. 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 Warder, J. A. (John Aston), 1812-1883. New York : Orange Judd and Company
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