. Horticulture; a text book for high schools and normals. Gardening; Vegetable gardening; Fruit-culture. CHAPTER XXVI WORK BY SEASONS IN THE ORCHARD, FRUIT GARDEN AND THE HOME GROUNDS The beginner in orcharding may be helped materially by out- lines showing the work to be done each season in the orchard. Outline of the Year's Work in the Apple Orchard.—There are four main lines of work in the orchard which demand attention. In the winter the first task is to give the annual pruning which the orchard must have to be successful. Following this at any suitable time when the weather is favorable,
. Horticulture; a text book for high schools and normals. Gardening; Vegetable gardening; Fruit-culture. CHAPTER XXVI WORK BY SEASONS IN THE ORCHARD, FRUIT GARDEN AND THE HOME GROUNDS The beginner in orcharding may be helped materially by out- lines showing the work to be done each season in the orchard. Outline of the Year's Work in the Apple Orchard.—There are four main lines of work in the orchard which demand attention. In the winter the first task is to give the annual pruning which the orchard must have to be successful. Following this at any suitable time when the weather is favorable, the spraying campaign must begin. This will continue through the spring and early. Fig. 232.—In co-operative fruit shipping associations the sorting and packing is often done on an extensive scale at a central station. (Photo by T. Gagnon.) summer. Thinning is often necessary when the fruit is small. Probably before spraying is ended the annual cultivation must begin. This will be accompanied by fertilizing or feeding the soil to supply plant food to the trees and growing fruit. After the culti- vation, picking will soon begin, and the fruit will have to be sorted and marketed or stored and later sold (Fig. 232). There are special problems coming up from time to time during the year, such as the examination of trees for borers, and perhaps the fighting of codling moth by the banding methods. Protect the trees from sun scald, from attacks of rabbits, etc. The Annual Campaign for the Stone Fruits.—The operations in the peach orchard are about the same as for the apple orchard. 329. 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 Davis, Kary Cadmus, 1867-. Philadelphia, London, J. B. Lippincott Co
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