. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1901. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. HI LLC REST ORCHARDS, NOVA SCOTIA. 97 only goes one turn for each row of trees, and one team among these rows one quarter of a mile long will do 20 acres in 10 hours. Each half of the disk harrow is at an angle so it draws the earth from the trees at one end, and from a line midway between the rows at the other, thus forming a dead hol- low. To obviate this the harrow is widened Pruning is done in June and July, in order to induce fruit bud formation and to avoid the waste of wood growth which be- longs to winter p
. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1901. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. HI LLC REST ORCHARDS, NOVA SCOTIA. 97 only goes one turn for each row of trees, and one team among these rows one quarter of a mile long will do 20 acres in 10 hours. Each half of the disk harrow is at an angle so it draws the earth from the trees at one end, and from a line midway between the rows at the other, thus forming a dead hol- low. To obviate this the harrow is widened Pruning is done in June and July, in order to induce fruit bud formation and to avoid the waste of wood growth which be- longs to winter pruning. The stems of permanent apple trees are trimmed five and a half to six feet high, but the temporary trees of all species are trained low and head- ed in, thus gaining in four years as much. Fig. 2020. Burbank plum tree at Hillcrest, six years from the bud, fifth summer planted; product for 1900, two bushels. out to 12 feet, and a blank of four feet left in the centre. This secures a level surface and enables the horses to keep entirely clear of the trees. For pulverizing the soil a spring tooth harrow has been widened to eight feet, in the same way as the disk har- row. This plan appears to work admirably, for there is scarcely a weed to be seen in the orchard, and the ground is mellow as an ash heap. fruiting top as is ordinary obtained in double that time. Young Burbank plums and Ben Davis apple trees, not above seven feet high, in this orchard are bearing two bushels of fruit each. The temporary trees are never allowed to interfere with the growth of the permanent ones, but after they are large en- ough to bear a barrel each they are kept headed in. In spraying, as in cultivation, it is necess-. 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 St. Catharines, E. S. Leavenworth
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