31. 
1911 Abraham, 0. R. Renewing old Orchards. The Fruit 
Grower, St. Joseph, Mo., Decs, 1911, pe 6. 
Indiana. 
Desoribes the renewing of some old Milam 
apple trees (75 years old), which had not pro- 
duced a crop for years and were badly decayed. 
They were thoroughly pruned and sprayed with 
lime-sulphur and arsenate of lead. A good 
crop the first year. 
1911 Drew, G. Aw Reclaiming old apple orchards. 
44-52 p. (In 56 Ann. Proc. West New York Hort. 
Soc. 
Pruning. Low heading for easy spraying, 
picking and lesg danger from winds. Good re- 
sults in 2 years after topping. 
Surgery. Put in cement, bolta and cable- 
wire. thee tar in cavities and on all cuts. 
Spraying. Oils for acale on rough trees. 
iiue-aul enue to clean up old trees in epring. 
Cultivation. Use disc or cutaway harrow 
and follow w spring tooth. Seed down to 
clover and let trees lay in sod until they 
show that it should be broken up again. Better 
color on sod, Cut and leave clover on ground. 
Fertilization. Use chemicals. Sul phate 
and nitrate of potash, ground-bone, wood-ashes, 
nitrate of soda and basic slag for the phos- 
phoric acid and lime. Muriate of potash re- 
moves lime from soil. 100 pounds nitrate of 
soda, 200 pounds sulphate of potash, 500 pounds 
basic slag. Later less nitrogen, but a dress- 
ing of basic slag, 300 or 400 pounds each year 
with 150 pounds of sulphate of potash. 
. Thinning. Costs 50 ¢ per tree, but pays 
well, 
Cost of Renovation. One to five dollars 
rer tree. 
Results of Renovation. 30 year old RBald- 
win and Greenings. 
100 barrels of poor fruit before from 200 
trees. 
800 barrels of choice fruit after from 200 
trees, 
Another 25 year old orchard. Baldwin. 
9 barrels per tree three years after treating - 
