June Ipip 



tance was left between the trees when 

 they were planted. 



\\Tiile the demand for several years 

 has not been for such large fruit as in 

 former years the trade still wants fruit 

 of good average size, and, while the 

 orchardist may decide to modify his 

 thinning to some extent on this account, 

 the many other reasons why fruit 



BETTER FRUIT 



should be thinned, particularly the 

 apple, are just as important as ever, 

 whether the price be high or low. Thin- 

 ning means to the orchardist more high 

 quality fruit, bringing with it a better 

 price, more vigorous trees, the greater 

 likelihood of a good annual yield and a 

 longer lived and better all-around 

 orchard. 



Pollenization Important in Cherry Growing 



By M. H. Harlow, Eugene, Oregon 



Chorrv orchard in bloom. 



IN growing cherries I consider pol- 

 lenization one of the most important 

 factors. In my young cherry orchard 

 I have put pollenizers of the Water- 

 house variety in, one in four; that is, a 

 Waterhouse every other tree in every 

 other row. This proportion, I think, is 

 about right to secure the best results in 

 pollenization. If I were going to set 

 either Royal Anns, Bings or Lamberts 

 I would set them the same way and 

 plant the trees forty feet apart each 

 way. 



I attribute my success in cherry 

 growing to the fact that my trees were 

 set on deep soil that was well drained. 

 Since they have been in full bearing I 

 have given them several dressings of 

 manure. While there are other features 

 that must be observed in order to grow 

 cherries successfully the two 1 have 

 mentioned are of the greatest impor- 

 tance to the inexperienced grower. 



sion service work and who had no in- 

 timation of his decision to give up the 

 position in which he has made such an 

 enviable record. 



It is stated that Professor Thornber 

 will resign in order to give his whole 

 attention to the work of consulting hor- 

 ticulturist in the Pacific Northwest and 

 also to devote more of his time to his 

 own horticultural interests, which are 

 situated in the Lewiston Valley. 



Prof. Thornber to Retire from 

 Extension Service 



The announcement is made that Pro- 

 fessor W. S. Thornber, director of ex- 

 tension service at the Washington State 

 College at Pullman, will retire from 

 that position July 1. The announce- 

 ment of the retirement of Mr. Thorn- 

 ber comes as a surprise to his many 

 friends in horticultural and fruit- 

 growing circles throughout the North- 

 west, who look upon him as one of the 

 most valuable men engaged in exlen- 



PROF. W. S. THOHNBER 



Who will retire as director of the extension 

 service of the Washington Stale College at Pull- 

 man to devote his time to the work of a con- 

 sullini4 horticulturist in the Pacific Northwest 

 and his own horticultural interests. 



Page II 



It is stated also that Professor Thorn- 

 ber may be induced to give part of his 

 time during the winter months to lec- 

 turing before the winter short courses 

 which are held annually at the Wash- 

 ington State College. 



During his connection with the col- 

 lege Professor Thornber has extended 

 many courtesies to Better Fruit in the 

 way of articles and expert knowledge 

 on horticultural subjects that have been 

 a great help to the fruit growers of the 

 Northwest, and while this magazine re- 

 grets to see the college lose his expert 

 services, it at the same time wishes him 

 unqualified success in his new field of 

 endeavor. 



Growing and Prunning the 

 Sweet Cherry Tree 



Continued from page 5. 



knife about one-half inch below the 

 attached leaf stem and drawn under the 

 bud, as in Fig. 1. Enough wood should 

 be lifted with this cut to give the bud 

 and bark a firm, stiff body, so that it can 

 be pushed under the bark of the stock. 



W ^' 



Figure 2 



Figure 4 



as in Fig. 3. The last cut that separates 

 the bud from the parent bud stick should 

 be made about one-half inch above the 

 bud, or even with the edge of the knife, 

 as shown in Fig. 1. The stock, which 

 should be growing rapidly, so the bark 

 will slip easily, is prepared to receive 

 the bud by a longitudinal split about 

 one and one-half inches long, with a 

 cross cut at the top, as shown in Fig. 2. 

 The point of the bud is then inserted 

 under the corner of the bark and 

 pushed as far down as the split will 

 let it go. It is then wrapped, as shown 

 in Fig. 4, and left in that condition 

 for eight or ten days. At the end of 

 this time the binding should be cut 

 away, and if the bud is not green and 

 attached to the wood another should be 

 set in a new position. The branch 

 should be cut away just above this bud 

 the following spring. 



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