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BETTER FRUIT 



December, 1920 



will ripen earlier than those located on 

 a cooler northern slope. 



Strawberries not only have a wide cli- 

 matic adaptation but may be grown suc- 

 cessfully upon almost any type of soil, 

 from coarse sand to heavy clay, provid- 

 ed it is well supplied with moisture and 

 at the same time well drained. When 

 early fruit is desired sandy soil is often 

 chosen, since the berries ripen some- 

 what earlier than on clav soil. 



Pruning the Grape 



In pruning the grape some successful 

 vineyardists do not prune at all until 

 the latter part of winter or early spring. 

 In this case the pruning is done so as to 

 leave only the buds wanted to bear fruit 

 for the coming season. Grape vines, 

 however, may be safely trimmed any 

 time btewecn the falling of the leaves 

 in the fall and the beginning of sap flow 

 in the spring. 



In general practice the pruning of 

 grape vines is usually commenced as 

 soon as the leaves drop in the fall. If 

 the wood is to be used in starting new 

 vines, it is best to cut it from the 

 vines, before freezing weather comes. 

 When pruning in the fall or during the 

 winter, the vines should not be cut 

 back to the bud or buds that are wanted 

 for fruit. 



A few weeks before the buds start the 

 vines should be gone over and the extra 

 buds cut off. The second pruning should 

 be done before the cold weather is over 

 for if put off too long the sap will ooze 

 from the wound and injure the vines. 

 Should the vines be pruned in the fall 

 down to the buds wanted for fruit, 

 some of them might be winter-killed 

 and the amount of fruit expected cut 

 short. 



If vines are laid down and protected 

 during the winter, the pruning may be 

 all done before they are laid down in 

 the fall. 



Tractor Depreciation 



Many farmers look upon the tractor 

 proposition with disfavor because of a 

 mistaken idea of excessive depreciation, 

 says a writer in discussing the value 

 of the tractor. Tractor depreciation is 

 figured at 20 per cent per year, while 

 the average depreciation upon draft 

 horses will not exceed 10 per cent. 



A standard rate of depreciation can- 

 not be determined, for the care or abuse 

 which a tractor gets is the one deter- 

 mining factor, and matters of care are 

 purely individual. 



We have known of many tractors 

 which went into the scrap heap at the 

 end of three years. But there are just 

 as many and more which have kepi on 

 year after year for eight, ten or twelve 

 years. When sold, the depreciation of 

 all was figured alike. When they got 

 into the hands of users, depreciation 

 became a personal problem, and one 

 farmer had to charge off more than 30 

 per cent a year, while his neighbor 

 charged off only 10 per cent. 



Investigation of the 30 per cent class 

 will invariably show that the owner 

 knew very little about the care of his 

 machine; that he changed the oil when 



he thought of it and that his tractor 

 stood out in the open most of the time. 

 This fresh air treatment has been found 

 cmite successful for humans suffering 

 from tuberculosis, but it has never been 

 known to add to the life of a piece of 

 farm machinery. 



On the other hand, the same farmer 

 will spend an hour or more each day 

 keeping his horses fit. Metal and horse- 

 flesh are so dissimilar that he fails to 

 recognize the tractor's need of intelli- 

 gent care, and when it fails he blames 

 the dealer and the maker for his loss. 



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