. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. nurday. October 28, 1916] THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN ~H THE FARM TUNING TREES AFTER FRUIT IS OFF. [From Pacific Rrural Press.] There is considerably more late ite summer pruning of apricots, aches, and prunes, this season than er before. Its maximum benefits ill be obtained by those who pruned rectly after the fruit was off, but seems worth while to do it at any ne now. Arguments against the practice are at is removes functioning organs eaves) of the tree, starving it to that tent; it opens the inside to danger sunburn; and in some districts it .ay help the dise
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. nurday. October 28, 1916] THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN ~H THE FARM TUNING TREES AFTER FRUIT IS OFF. [From Pacific Rrural Press.] There is considerably more late ite summer pruning of apricots, aches, and prunes, this season than er before. Its maximum benefits ill be obtained by those who pruned rectly after the fruit was off, but seems worth while to do it at any ne now. Arguments against the practice are at is removes functioning organs eaves) of the tree, starving it to that tent; it opens the inside to danger sunburn; and in some districts it .ay help the disease known as apri- t rust. .Arguments for the practice are in ineral, that it directs all the energy the tree into the fruit spurs which main, developing them so they can t and mature fruit; it tends to use the leaves remaining, to func- i>n later in the season, thus making 'i for the loss of those pruned out; prevents waste of plant food in de- loping wood, buds, and spurs which auld be pruned out in winter any- iy- nong those who practice apricot miner pruning is G. H. Waters of >mona. He wrote us July 22: "I ink I have demonstrated beyond any lestion that summer and fall rpuning apricots is much the best. While e crop was very short this year, it is not from any fault of the prun- g, but because of heavy rains we id at the time they were in full oom. Peaches I do not prune heav- i in the fall, but usually in January, e are figuring now on pruning apri- â¢ts in August and ; Another is J. M. McKinnon of Sara- ga. This is the fourth year he has uned apricots right after the fruit as off; and several of his neighbors sited him this summer to learn and â¢actice his system. He has about io acres of Blenheims 20 years old id 1% acres seven years old. Since e young trees were later in matur- g their fruit, the old trees had been lined before all fruit was picked om the young ones this season. From the 3% acres, he got 16 tons â¢een this year; 17% or 1
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