. Agriculture of Maine : ... annual report of the Commissioner of Agriculture of the State of Maine. Agriculture -- Maine. EXPERIMENTS IX ORCHARD CULTURE. 25 Waxing is one of the most important factors in successful grafting. The work must be done carefully, that the cions be not disturbed, and completely, that all air and moisture shall be excluded. A very good wax is made by melting together four pounds of resin, two pounds of beeswax and one pound of tallow. When melted, pour into a tub of cold water to cool; then pull, the same as for taffy, until it is of a clear golden color. Of course g
. Agriculture of Maine : ... annual report of the Commissioner of Agriculture of the State of Maine. Agriculture -- Maine. EXPERIMENTS IX ORCHARD CULTURE. 25 Waxing is one of the most important factors in successful grafting. The work must be done carefully, that the cions be not disturbed, and completely, that all air and moisture shall be excluded. A very good wax is made by melting together four pounds of resin, two pounds of beeswax and one pound of tallow. When melted, pour into a tub of cold water to cool; then pull, the same as for taffy, until it is of a clear golden color. Of course grafting should be done on warm, bright days; otherwise the wax hardens so quickly it is difficult to do the work well. Young trees may be re-topped in a single season ; a tree eight to ten years old in two years, and one of twenty or more years. Figure 15. A top-workefl tree showing a defectiv'^e seedling stock. in three seasons. Of the accompanying illustrations, Figure 13 shows a six-year-old tree in the Station orchard before top- grafting. Figure 14 shows the same tree after the operation. Three years later the new top produced one bushel of fruit. The suggestion to top-graft orchard trees—like most other advice—must be followed intelligently and adapted to specific needs and conditions. At the present time, however, the top- working of certain varieties, like the Baldwin, is highly recom- mended for general orchard practice by some of the most suc- cessful growers. There must be some reason, real or imaginary,. 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 Maine. Dept. of Agriculture. Augusta : [State of Maine, Dept. of Agriculture
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