Papc 10 



BETTER FRUIT 



November 



FiGUBE 31 — A good example of proper balance between branches. Note that 



wherever there is a crotch in most cases one branch is stronger tlian the 



other. .\t .\.\ is a bad fork due to even cutting. 



ing is done at about tlie rigtit time very 

 little secondary growth will take place, 

 and what does will naturally be very 

 small. Of course we realize that in 

 many cases these trees four to seven 

 years of age do not harden up until 

 late in September or even in October, 

 and then it would be too late to do any 

 pruning to advantage. Even though 

 summer pruning with these trees might 

 not lead to an increase in fruiting the 

 following summer, it would be a (Hs- 



tinct help in keeping the trees in bal- 

 ance and in eliminating the excessive 

 cutting which might otherwise be 

 necessary the following spring. 



We shall consider for just a moment 

 the trees which are from eight to ten 

 or twelve years of age which should 

 be in fruiting, but have never borne. 

 These trees have almost always been 

 over-stinnilated. They have been over- 

 ]3runed, over-tilled, over-irrigated; they 

 liave had some one stimulus or a com- 

 Ijination of stimuli given them which 

 results in forcing back wood growth, 

 producing heavy large leaves, but little 

 or no fruit. The remedy is to remove 

 the stimulus, whatever it may be, and 

 prune several limes a year. 



Summer pruning for such trees will 

 come probably more about the time 

 you should prime the very young trees; 

 that is, along in .lune. At each time 

 wlien the terminal growth has reached 

 such a length that >ou can see it is 

 going to become excessive, it should be 

 cut back and the trees thinned out 

 somewhat, and the follow-ing spring a 

 lillle more thinning and i)runing out 

 could be done to advantage. The appli- 

 cation of summer pruning to these trees 



should be largely merely a distribution 

 of the pruning over two periods, thus 

 avoiding an excessive pruning. Only 

 in very rare cases could you expect 

 (Hrect results from such pruning. Re- 

 sults will come indirectly in bringing 

 the trees back to their normal balance. 

 It often becomes necessary to reduce 

 the amount of tillage or irrigation 

 given such trees and in cases where the 

 growth is abnormally excessive it is 

 sometimes found advisable even to 

 check this by growing crops between 

 the trees, such as hay or grain. 

 Continued in next issue 



It is reported that Mr. H. F. David- 

 son states that the guarantee-fund plan 

 which was instrumental in advancing 

 the price on pears in Yakima Valley, 

 made $10,000 extra money for the pear 

 growers. Prices on pears were ad- 

 vanced from .$15.00 to .$17.50 per ton; 

 and by the box went from 65 cents to 

 75 cents to 85 cents. Bartlett pears, 

 which started low at the early part of 

 the season, the latter part of August 

 were reported as selling at -^l.OO per 

 box in various districts throughout the 

 Northwest. 



The cherry crop of the Northwest 

 has brought excellent prices this year. 

 Canneries have paid five cents per 

 pound for Royal Anns, or .$100 per ton. 

 One cherry grower in Hood River, J. R. 

 Nunamaker, realized considerably over 

 $4,000 on four acres of cherries. 



Now is the Shooter's Time 



The call of the woods, the fields 

 and the marshes is not: to be denied. 



Get readyl See that your scatter- 

 gun is oiled and easy. Get shells 

 loaded with 



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Each has irs good points — each has its 

 friends and all are bound to gcX. desired results 

 if your aim is right. 



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THE SIZE 



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There are also other points of interest 



tn orchardists. 



