336 
100 acre orchard in Vermont, with a 
$20,000.00 crop in 1909. 
1911 Watt, G A. Reclaiming an old apple orohard in 
Ohio, The Fruit Grower. (Missouri) Jan., 
1911, 49-50p. 
720 Trees, 40 years old, in very bad shape 
were sprayed, pruned, repaired and made to bear 
a profitadle orop. 
1912 Ballou, F. 8. Improvement of farm orchards. 
The Ohio Farmer, Maree, 1912, pe il. 
Compares infested trees with scabby stock; 
the latter would never be tolerated on the farm. 
Varieties for Ohio - Wealthy, Grimes, Spy, Jona- 
than, Sutton, Stayman, ete. Trouble in old 
ercherds due to pruning up and consequent decay. 
The general principles of renovation are 
considered - removine tall branches, scraping, 
spreading manure generously, out under the 
branches, straw mulch tn conserve moisture or 
flow, application of complete fertilizers as 
follows: 100 lbs. nitrate of soda, 100 lbs. 
acid phosphate or ground bone and 50 lbs. muri- 
ate of potash, per acre, good results in due 
season, Apply at beginning of growing season. 
Thoroueh epraying. lst, just as the buds are 
@welling, 2d, juet after tha blossoms fall, ird, 
same two weeks later, 4th, the latter part of 
July spray with lime sulphur or Bordeaux with 
arsenate. 
1912 Cole, E. F. Open head pruning. The Fruit 
Grower (Missourt) Mareh, 1912, 32-33 p. 
Tall trees should ba lowered by removing 
the central or vertical branches at the crotch 
or as near the crotch aa possible, As mush as 
possible the cutting should be done on the in- 
aide of the tree, so ac to push out the side 
branches to broaden the top. 
The objections - non-healing, sunscald, etc. 
are proved to be false theories by practice, 
when the trees were well cared for, even though 
the cute are left untreated. 
