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About The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 22, 1909)
(Supplement to) THE EVENING NEWS BY B. W. BATES 1SSI K1) DAIliV EXCEPT SUNDAY Entered as Becond-clasa matter Hoy. 6. 1909, at Koseburg, Ore., un der act of inarch 3, 1879. Subscription Untcs Dully Per year, by mnil $3.00 Per month, delivered 50 Scml-Wtekly Per year $2.00 Blx mouths 1.00 WEDNESDAY, DHCEMlll'H S3, 11)00 HOW TO CAKE FOR TltHKS. . Instructions That Will be Helpful to Fruit Growers. . Men who own a tree will soon find out that It must be trimmed and cared for( fed and nursed, and sym pathised with in ltd peculiarities, characteristics, and whims. IS very trei has Its notions as surely as every m iu. and you can do willing with it unless you are willing to study nnd Ufdersinnd what the tree mean. We should like to advise you now 10 nine care of your own trees, and tl'iit in a very simple manner. 6o'..t.'. n line . hand saw and a sharp pruning Unite. beRln at the bottom of the tire and Ilrst of all clean awny every olsn or "suckerase" that la, of" usrlepf growth. Next you will work your ,wav sttfldily nr. the bclv of the tree and over all the limbs until you hive removed every shoot thp.t has urewn lnce the lnrse limbs began to bear These hoot or surKers, as ihcv are rightly called, take the vitality of iw tre away from the established Hmbs that carry blossom buds and fruit -If thev have been left there alreadv to long as to have killed the .bearing :imbs, you must select a few of the voi v largest flnd strongest to make a new head for the tree. Use vour saw on big limbs only when vou find them too brittle aud life less to recover a flow of sail. It is not Impossible that the removal of Bucket's will renew the vitality of nid limbs, enough to mnL-o. them fruitful. It makes but little difference at what time of the vear vou work In these old orchards. 'We liave done the cutting in mid summer and In midwinter, and at .,1 ...,, ninot nnvpnfent.. any uinei ........ - --- With pear trees you will find less difficulty tnan wnn uiii have grown old, hut almost ceitnlnlj a neglected pear tree -sided and unsightly. I advise you no . a...... l.DHK, tnr ft VPVV Old ' tree will bear you sonic most delicious She dons. . . - ', -, wniie vou tic ni"1 ""c . fresh trees to ultimately tnte their places, .lust clean out the dead wood you are dealing with P'um trees and cherries, which are short lived at the l" t . advice would be to dig them nnfkSd I Plant anew. A plum tree six feet high vU com" to heaving in me cherry tree will hear when only four or five feet Mgn. aunuucii cherries take longer man me - rieUeS' . v Trees. ,,, ... In mh.rt lhat so far we have been talking about old nlaces where trees have been ncglect- ea. ii uion'- - - . management with these trees, it Is not a very viiai imuuri, , bra irninir to nlant more trees, and will keep them In order as they grow. 1 propose now iu u-u vou what to do with these new tree, and how still to be able to keep out the professional trimmer. As soon as vou receive your trees and let me "tell you they must tfe ordered from an honest dealer, and should be at least four or rive teei nign. ami ium.. you must begin your knife wnrlt ' hv cutting them rharnly hack. Take . off all feeble wood and shools as well as all that are bruised and broken bv shipping, cutting close to the body of the tree. Whtn this is done your tree will stand about three feet or four high, and. for limbs will have only spurs of two or three Inches. If peach trees, remove every limb and plant a straight stick. As soon as planted spreud about the - roots a mulch threj or four inches in thick ness, and reaching out two feet from the tree in all dlrectious. Now you have to learn how to man age the first few years opprowth, and that Is what most people . neglect, .lust as soon as they begin io grow, buds will push out. all over the tree, from bottom to top. You must pinch out most, of these grcwltig buds as quick as thev stmt, after this, at least once a month, you must go over your young orchard, and keep up this dis budding business, leaving only those shoots to grow on that will be needed lo make a jood top. Now you have allowed perhaps six or eight limbs to grow, nltning to have Ihem consti tute a good head for the tree; but you will notice that the latest growth is (he wealiest, and most liable to he frozen In winter. In October or No vember, when growth has Btopped, with a sharp knife cut back thse limbs about one-third. Always leave tho last bud pointing outward thnt Is, in the direction you would wish the limb td take. That last bud. If left as we tell you. will spread the troe more open In the top next year nnd let In nir and sunshine. This sort of trimming must he lept np'durliiR lie lii-st four or five year of the tree's life that Is, If you want perfect orchard. Each year cut hack from ono-thlrd to two-thirds of the new growth, until the ree gets well up out 'of reach. We go over our your.g pear trees with a step ladder, heading them in till they are at least ten feet high. Meanwhile understand that every anchor or use less shoot Is lo be quickly removed from body and limbs. Do not let one of them draw vitality from the good limbs fi'r a monlh. THE WATER FRONT DRY GOODS STORE Slioridun Street Neap Tho Depot. We don't sell for cost or below cost hut we will sell right at cost, ft you don't bellevo it, try us and see. With each dollar'B worth of goods purchased you are entitled to a chance on a nice set of silverware, knives, forks, table and teaspoons. See them in the window. Come and see for yourself, don't be misled by any one for j'ou will miss it D. J. JARVIS rilOPKIETOK. Clearance Sale Tailor Made! Clothes Commencing December 18, and continuing for two weekB, in order 10 reduce my Block of high-grade goods, I will make suits at the following greatly reduced prices: $35 Suits $28.00 $33 Suits $25.00 $30 Suits $22.00 For two weeks only. Call early white the stack is complete. GROUCH & ALDRIGH Ulllac: Warehouse No. Near the Depot. Telephone Main 3431 or 311. Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Cement Plaster, Lime and Cement Blocks, Cement Sewer Pipe, Mill Work and all Building Material Give us a call. We will save you money. xxxxxtxxxxxxxxixxxxxtnxxt xxxxxxxxtxxxtxxxxxmxxtxt XX LE0NA MILLS LUMBERCOMPANY tt Lumber, Lath, Shingles and Dry Finish Limit er Doors and Windows of all Kinds. XX MS&S VnrdB on Lower Oak Street. .. -, . 'Phone un ROSEBVRG,. OREGON txttmttmmtttmmmtxxumtmtumtmui Fill Your House with light no bouse i mod or n without electric tights. Though e oan wire "any old" building, the best work Is when the bonne is toeing guarantee the beat work. G. L. PRIOR D. H MARSTERS PLUMBING SHOP. BODGE The Reliable Tailor jj Plumbing Sheet Metal Worlf, Tinning' aad Heating North JacKson Street, adjoining Peoples Marble WorKs. Telephone 25H. Worh Done on Short Notice R0SEBUBC, OKE. WHITE AS SNOW This is tho claim made by all who send their waslving to tho Roseburg Steam Lauudiy. To get this result no chemicals are used. Your laundry is not treated in a severe manner very much to the contrary it is handled in the, most approved manner all the latest, and most modern luachia ery is at our command to do your work in a mos trorouiih manner. ROSEBURG STEAM LAUNDRY 0. C. BAKER, Prop. Jackson Street - - ROSEBURG, ORE.