The practical fruit grower . Fig 43. Fig. 44. by the dotted line a, b, Fig. 43. This is rendered necessary bythe natural tendency of the tree to grow only at the ends, pro-ducing few or no new laterals each year and resulting in thecondition illustrated by Fig. 44, unless corrected. Cultivation and Manuring.—This subject, as discussed un-der head of The Apple, may be applied to the Peach. In the ap-plication of manure or fertilizer to any fruit crop, and to thoseespecially like the Peach and pear, that are liable to injury fromcold and other causes, great caution must be used. No tree canbe ex
The practical fruit grower . Fig 43. Fig. 44. by the dotted line a, b, Fig. 43. This is rendered necessary bythe natural tendency of the tree to grow only at the ends, pro-ducing few or no new laterals each year and resulting in thecondition illustrated by Fig. 44, unless corrected. Cultivation and Manuring.—This subject, as discussed un-der head of The Apple, may be applied to the Peach. In the ap-plication of manure or fertilizer to any fruit crop, and to thoseespecially like the Peach and pear, that are liable to injury fromcold and other causes, great caution must be used. No tree canbe expected to produce a large crop of fruit without a liberalsupply of food. The farmer never expects to get a large or pay-ing crop of corn or potatoes from land unless he applies from WINTER PROTECTION. 53 fifteen to fifty dollars worth of manure or fertilizer; yet many afruit grower will expect to gather crops, many times the value ofeither of the above, without any fertilizer at all. The fruitgrowers who apply to their orc
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