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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 20, 1915)
IIOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION Correct Setting of Fruit Trees Os'K lias but to brcomo ft fruit trco iiKcnt, siij'b a salesmnti, In older to rcallsso what a very small porccntngo of tho trees set out ctcry Spring BtirvlVo, ovon through tho first BcnBon. Tho nurserymen got tho big end of the blamo for these losses, when It Is in ore often tho fault of tho party who sotB out tho trees. Great care must bo exorcised In handling trees thnt nro to bo planted, or set out. Tho packing should not be reiiiocd fioiu around them till ouo is ready to nut them out or heel them in, as It takes but u very short time for exposure to sun and wind to ruin the roots. If for uny reason the trees hao been unpneked or the packing seems inefficient, tho trees may bo carefully removed mid held In. This Is nccompllslul by placing tho trees on n slightly Bloplng Hpot, a shallow trench being dug for tho roots. Plnco tho trees In thin layors, covering them well ubovc the roots with moist earth. A thin cloth or layer of straw ovortho branches for tho first day will furnlBb protection from sudden exposure to tho sun after tho trees have been confined in tho shado so long. After Put-king Is Itcmoved. As. soon as tho trees nro removed from tho packing (or the ground If hooted In), they should bo trans ferred to n vessel gf water, to guurd against tho roots becoming dry dur ing the process or setting out. A common wash tub makes n voiy suitable vessel for this purpose, ns It can bo carried from plnco to place. Or a barrel can bo arranged on a sled nud hauled with n team, which af fords much more room for trcoa. A sort of thin mud-pastqniny bo used la plnco of tho water, nud this Is fltio, ns It not only dampens tho roots well before being plnced In tho ground but sumo of tho mud will cling to them nud be burled with thorn at tho time of setting. The holes Into which trees nro to bo set, should bo of gonorous dimen sions and put down to n good depth, to Insuro sufficient molsturo nud am ple loom for root duvolopmont. Tho roots of tho tree novor should bo bent or doubted up, but should Ho straight their full length. Pruning Sfy Trees. In placing tho trcos In tho holes, tho roots should bo well pruned, especially nil bruised or broken ones being removed. Tho tops of tho trees also should bo pruned back be foio being set, tho head and loot sjsteni bolng of practically tho same proportions. Leavo from four to nix branches, alx 'to 12 Inches long, on nppte, plum nnd pour. Pruno peach trees back to the bccond bud. The trees should bo In tho ground nn Inch or moro nbovo tho point nt which they glow In tho nursery. Fill tho holo about onothlrd or ono-hnlf Cull of fluo soil; pack It In woll around the treo: pour in from ono to two gallons of water, depending on tho stnto of the noil. Wlion tho water sonkH into tho noil (and not before) finish filling In around tho tree. Picas and smooth this last layer, to provont tho oscapo of mois ture, hut do not puck It. It Is Imporlnnt that tho trees ho closely watched during tho first Boa sou after setting out. Often Bomo branch will begin to wither and dlo, and such should bo removed ns soon ns noticed. Tho sott usually Buttles n Httlo arouud tho trunk of tho trees, nnd this spneo should bo filled In, else great damugo will bo done by tho ex posure to sun and wind below tho propor point. A mulch of woll-rottod straw or hny will provo highly beneficial If Placed around tho trees shortly after thoj arc Bot out, ns it will prevent tho oscnpo of molsturo, keop dowu weeds and net as a fortlllzor in pro moting rapid, thrifty growth, Olvo tho Trees ltoom. Tho qiicstlou of how much spneo to leavo between tho trees is ono that occasions much argument. This should bd rogulntod largoly by cir cumstances. If tho trees nro to bo ltopt woll pruned back thoy may bo as near as four yards npnrt, white thoso which nro to bo allowed moro fieo growth In tho tops should bo at least 20 feot apart. Tho question of dlstnnco depends ontlroly upon tho systom of trulnlng and richness of tho soil. Thorough cultivation is necessary to dovelop tho peach crop as the trco during tho tlmo of hearing requires extremely largo amounts of moisture aud plant food. Orclinrd mul flurden Notes. In applying tho spray to low-grow- To the Teachers and Students of The Imperial Northwest . . $ turn This hotel wants to help you see the World's Greatest Exposition. We want you to see it at the least possible cost. Before you turn this page, fill out the coupon and mail to us for full details. We will have hundreds of applicants and the number we can help is limited, so do it NOW. Mummer llulrl NuMrr, Mtn rrniirUru, Cnl. I'lritNr nriul nn- full liiforinnlloii on nlir lliotfltin. 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