. The encyclopedia of practical horticulture; a reference system of commercial horticulture, covering the practical and scientific phases of horticulture, with special reference to fruits and vegetables;. Gardening; Fruit-culture; Vegetable gardening. APPLES 301. Fi£; 1 Lne Wood Bolts limbs together. This is better than any system of propping, because it does no injury to the bark of the limbs, as is true with props, as the wind sways the branches and chafes the bark. It is bet- ter than the system of wiring, for wires can only be fastened to the limb by means of wrapping around the branch, or
. The encyclopedia of practical horticulture; a reference system of commercial horticulture, covering the practical and scientific phases of horticulture, with special reference to fruits and vegetables;. Gardening; Fruit-culture; Vegetable gardening. APPLES 301. Fi£; 1 Lne Wood Bolts limbs together. This is better than any system of propping, because it does no injury to the bark of the limbs, as is true with props, as the wind sways the branches and chafes the bark. It is bet- ter than the system of wiring, for wires can only be fastened to the limb by means of wrapping around the branch, or by means of a small hole through it. In either case the limb is more or less injured. Granville Lowtheb How to Grow an Aninial Crop of Apples The habit of some trees to bear irregu- larly, or to bear every second year, has led to a discussion of the question, "How to make our trees bear a crop ; This has been done in many instances by pruning and thinning. The trees are thinned to a fair crop each year instead of being allowed to bear heavily one year, and then a light crop the next year. Further, summer pruning causes the for- mation of fruit spurs, and tends to pro- duce a crop the following year. Mr. John R. Moulton of Weiser, Idaho, gives some good advice adapted to condi- tions in that country, and we believe adapted to many other sections as well. Mr. Moulton says: "The pruning is a very important part; should be done annually; not too heavilj ; cut out all the dormant limbs, and on an old tree that has been bearing heavily, cut out part of the old fruit wood and allow new wood to stait By so doing a process of rebuilding and rejuvenation is continually going on. The tree must be thinned down to what it will bear without breaking. All clust- ers must be thinned to one apple on a truit spur, and no two apples should be left close enough together to touch. The most important of all, is the question of irrigation, during the months of July and Augus
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