. Soils and plant life as related to agriculture . Agriculture; Soils; Plants. FRUIT GROWING 303 Second. — Remove all dead limbs, all limbs which rub or injure others, and those which make the inner parts of the tree dark and damp. In pruning apple trees, it is better to begin at the top of the tree and work downward, opening the outer branches so as to let the sunlight in and give the tree the desirable vase-Uke form, than to begin at the bottom and simply remove some of the large hmbs. Strawberries. — We do not ordinarily regard pruning as necessary or desirable for strawberries; yet there a
. Soils and plant life as related to agriculture . Agriculture; Soils; Plants. FRUIT GROWING 303 Second. — Remove all dead limbs, all limbs which rub or injure others, and those which make the inner parts of the tree dark and damp. In pruning apple trees, it is better to begin at the top of the tree and work downward, opening the outer branches so as to let the sunlight in and give the tree the desirable vase-Uke form, than to begin at the bottom and simply remove some of the large hmbs. Strawberries. — We do not ordinarily regard pruning as necessary or desirable for strawberries; yet there are few plants which really need it more, at least while they are very young. When a strawberry plant is set out in the spring, all its xdgor and strength should go to the develop- ment of a strong root system. The runners which it sends out and the blossoms which it puts forth should be cut away. About the middle of the growing season, however, the runners may be distributed along the row as they appear and allowed to take root. After this, the space between the rows should be kept cultivated or mulched, and the runners should be kept out of them. If after two or three years the rows become matted, the runners may be allowed to take possession of the space between them, and the old rows may be plowed or hoed out. In this way, we can virtually secure a new bed with little Fig. 137. — 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 Cunningham, Jules Cool, 1879-; Lancelot, William Henry, 1874-. New York : Macmillan
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