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BETTER FRUIT 



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Why We Should Cultivate the Orchard 



By Charles E. Forkner 



TO grow fruit successfully requires a 

 man of sound business judgment and 

 broad vision. He must have a knowl- 

 edge of sound business principles and 

 be shrewd enough to adapt the ap- 

 proved modern methods of business 

 management which will curtail need- 

 less waste and attain greater efficiency. 



Successful fruit growing requires up- 

 to-date methods. Simply planting an 

 orchard and waiting for it to mature 

 and yield is not enough. The successful 

 orchardist must exercise intelligent 

 care over his fruit tract at every step, 

 from the selection of his trees to the 

 shipping of the ripened fruit. Nowhere 

 will intensive farming and scientific 

 methods produce greater rewards. 



The fruit grower who is not on the 

 alert to learn of the latest discoveries 

 and appliances in combating the dis- 

 eases of fruit and fruit trees and who 

 fails to become acquainted with the 

 latest methods of increasing the quan- 

 tity and quality of his crop is as hope- 

 lessly outclassed as the grain grower 

 who would attempt to take care of his 

 harvest with cradles and flails. 



Careful study of the conditions neces- 



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sary for the growth and abundant yield 

 of fruit-bearing trees has conclusively 

 demonstrated that the soil in the or- 

 chard should be cultivated. The tree 

 draws its vitality from the soil, through 

 its roots, and it stands to reason that 

 for best results the soil must be so 

 treated as to furnish most easily and 

 surely the food elements which the 

 growing tree requires. 



The purpose of orchard tillage may 

 be briefly stated as, first, conservation 

 of moisture; second, increase of fer- 

 tilization; third, destruction of germi- 

 nating insect pests. 



Whether orchards should be cropped 

 or given clean cultivation, or whether 

 they should be allowed to stand in sod, 

 depends largely upon the topography 

 and local conditions of the soil and 

 climate. Under most conditions a cer- 

 tain amount of tillage has a decided ad- 

 vantage. One thing is certain the 

 vitality of the tree must not be allowed 

 to weaken while the fruit is being ma- 

 tured. A steady normal growth of wood 

 fiber must be maintained throughout 

 the growing season if the tree is to 

 mature its fruit properly and develop 

 strong, healthy buds for a subsequent 

 crop. 



Moisture in the soil not properly 

 tilled is lost by dissipation through the 

 air above the surface of the soil. This 

 is because capillary attraction has been 

 established with the outside air and 

 water from the subsoil escapes. While 

 capillary attraction is not desirable at 

 the surface of the soil, it is very essen- 

 tial below the first two or three inches 

 of the surface. This surface capillarity 

 may be easily prevented by frequent 

 shallow tillage. 



Tillage is the greatest factor affecting 

 the duty of water. If the water ab- 

 sorbed by the soil can only be retained 

 and made available for the growth of 

 the trees, the problem of the duty of 



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 More 



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MANUFACTURER 



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water has been practically solved. 

 Orchards that will permit of thorough 

 cultivation after a thorough application 

 of water will show a decided increase 



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A modern type of cultivator at work in an orchard. 



