Biggle orchard book : fruit and orchard gleanings from bough to basket : gathered and packed into book form . do for the appleorchard, provided that it be somewhat elevated and sufficiently welldrained. Verylight sand, orswampy muck,would be leastdesirable; aloamy clay soil,most areOften MAYS PROMISE S T E R I Iv E . * Bellflower, Primate, Spitzenburg, Willow Twig,Winesap, says Cornell Experiment Station. Someother varieties might be added to this list. In fact,the only safe way is to mix the planting, and toinclude some of the more self-fertile-blossom kinds,—s
Biggle orchard book : fruit and orchard gleanings from bough to basket : gathered and packed into book form . do for the appleorchard, provided that it be somewhat elevated and sufficiently welldrained. Verylight sand, orswampy muck,would be leastdesirable; aloamy clay soil,most areOften MAYS PROMISE S T E R I Iv E . * Bellflower, Primate, Spitzenburg, Willow Twig,Winesap, says Cornell Experiment Station. Someother varieties might be added to this list. In fact,the only safe way is to mix the planting, and toinclude some of the more self-fertile-blossom kinds,—such as Baldwin, Ben Davis, Fallawater, Jannet,Oldenburg, Rhode Island Greening,Astrachan, Smiths Cider, etc. (Andeven some of these are self-sterile insome localities and under some cir-cumstances ! So I again say, Mix.)Pruning.—Apple trees should be?cut back (so as not to grow too high),thinned out (so as to let sunshine andair into the head), and trimmed up(to permit of necessary horse cultiva-tion) . For general pruning directions, see Chapter , regular trimming is preferable to heavy,. AUTUMNSFULFILLMENT THE APPI,E 83 irregular trimming. The apple produces its fruit ontwigs or fruit spurs which are at least three or fouryears old. PrincipaIv Insect Pests.—Aphis (lice) onleaves. Remedy : Spray with tobacco solution whenlice first hatch out and before they are hidden by curlof leaves. Apple maggot: A tiny worm which tunnels thefruit in all directions. Remedy : Promptly pick upand destroy or feed to the stock all windfalls. Apple-twig borer: A tiny blackish beetle whichbores into terminal twigs near buds. Infested twigsoften wilt and die. No good remedy is known, exceptto cut off all such twigs, not later than July, and burnthem. Borers: Two kinds — round-headed and flat-headed. See Chapter IX for borer remedies. Bud worm : A little caterpillar that attacks buds,blossoms and starting leaves. Remedy : Arsenicalspray when buds begin to open. Buffalo tree-hopper
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