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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



June, 1910 



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Amateur Fruit Growing" 



By Prof. SAMUEL B. GREEN 



Of the University of Minnesota 



A practical guide to the growinK of fruit for home 

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Referring to Mr. J. Spencer's article on 

 pruning in tlie March issue of Thb 

 Can.vdian H0KTICULTUBI8T, I might mention 

 that I find it pays to prune twice a year. In 

 the spring, just before growth starts, and 

 just before the last application of winter 

 strength linie-sulpbur spray, 1 prune to form 

 the head <:f tiie tree ; that is, 1 cut back to 

 the buds I want to form the leading shoots. 

 Again, about June (generally towards the 

 end) I prune for the formation of fruit- 

 bearing spurs. 



The winter pruning, which generally 

 means cutting back about one-third of the 

 leading shoots, starts into growth all the 

 buds that are left. Of these the leading 

 shoots are left and the other shoots chec'ked 

 by pinching off with the finger and thumb 

 at about the fourth or fifth bud of the new 

 shoot. By doing this we tend to produce 

 fruit-bearing spurs, which are really abor- 

 tive branches. I am speaking of apple trees. 



1 believe in a low open head, even if ivc 

 don't sell the apples that drop, which will 

 not keep. There is no trouble in cultivating 

 around low-headed trees if a siae draft cul- 

 tivator is used, and we can gather the fruit 

 cheaper and so make more profit. Condi- 

 tions, probably, vary much from province to 

 province. 



A Progressive District 



W. G. Uoroe, Ciukson, OdI. 



Clarksou is one of the best fruit and veg- 

 etable districts in Canada. Thousands of 

 packages are shipped from this station each 

 year, chiefly strawberries and raspber. ies 

 Clarkson has the reputation of growing as 

 fine strawberries as can be produced any- 

 where in America. A large percentage of the 

 small fruit is sold on the platform at sta- 

 tion to buyers and shippud to different 

 points in Ontario and Montreal and To- 

 ronto. 



In vegetables, potatoes are the most ex- 

 tensively grown. Some growers plant as 

 many as 20 acres. Within a mile and a half 

 circle, some 40U to 500 acres are grown aver- 

 aging loO bags to the acre or more. A large 

 amount of sweet corn is grown each year. 

 About 10 acres of onions yielding an aver- 

 age of about 400 bags an acre are planted 

 Nearly all kinds of vegetables are grown on 

 a greater or less scale and the most of them 

 are teamed into Toronto. 



Manure is a large factor in producing 

 both fruit and vegetables. Clarkson ex- 

 pends each year about $5,000 for manure 

 brought in in carload lots, priucip-illy from 

 Toronto. Clarkson has quite a strong branch 

 of the Ontario Fruit Growers' Association, 

 numbering some 70 members who paid in 

 cash for fruit packages alone last season 

 some $10,000, through tender and contract. 



The C.^nadi.vn Horticulturist is very 

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 without its very helpful articles. — Arthur 

 J. TufFord, Lincoln Co., Ont. 



A booklet entitled "Fruit Tree Sprays 

 and How to Use Them" has been received 

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 parts of Canada will find in it much valua- 

 ble information. Copies will be furnished 

 on request to the address above-mentioned. 



