Bordeaux Mixture
Fungicides are mixtures of chemical compounds made up for the purpose of controlling plant disea...
This section is all about apple growing, planting apple seeds and then the fall harvesting.
Fungicides are mixtures of chemical compounds made up for the purpose of controlling plant disea...
The first of the following tables is given as a sample of one year's records, that of 1907, on t...
Individuals have practically no power to remedy such a state of affairs. So long as producers ac...
Where manure is not available or where it cannot be applied in sufficient amounts, commercial fe...
Four compounds are used as contact sprays in combating sucking insects, namely, lime sulphur, so...
For the benefit of those who would like to get some idea of the probable cost of renovating old ...
In its broad sense cultivation is the treatment of the soil. Thus understood orchard cultivati...
Although not as numerous as insects, the diseases which attack the apple inflict great damage an...
Many people make the common mistake of thinking that a green manure crop must be allowed to grow...
Three elements are necessary for the growth of apple trees, nitrogen, phosphoric acid, and potas...
The value of records depends on their accuracy and on their completeness. There are a great man...
Whether or not the planter of an apple orchard should use fillers is a question which he alone m...
A matter which is quite nearly related to pruning is thinning the fruit, and may properly be tre...
In the writer's opinion the future of apple growing in the United States is likely to shape itse...
The old custom of picking and laying on the ground in the orchard is a poor one and should not b...
Apples are practically never allowed to ripen on the trees but are picked and shipped green. B...
Moreover, it should be further noted that this falling off in the apple crop has been in the fac...
Another method of arrangement of the trees which is becoming more and more popular is the hexago...
The general method of pruning the old trees and the ideal in mind for it will also influence the...
Having given the reader an idea of the probable cost of bringing an orchard to bearing age, it m...
Of the many insects which affect either the tree or the fruit of the apple, the nine selected pr...
It is a common saying among farmers who have grown apples on their farms for many years that t...
The question of intercropping a young orchard is one to be carefully considered. As it is often ...
There are two general types of picking ladders, the rung and the step ladders. For large trees t...
The common tillage practice in the sections where it is most followed is to plow either in late...
In general, legumes are more valuable as cover and green manure crops than non-leguminous plants...
The more important fungicides, the commercial lime sulphur and the self-boiled lime-sulphur, are...
Having decided that under certain conditions the planting of an apple orchard will prove a profi...
Cover crops may be said to be supplementary to tillage. In the previous chapter this function ...
Having produced a good product, there remains the problem of making a profitable and satisfact...
An apple orchard must have certain qualifications in order to make it worth while to spend the t...
The most important of the non-leguminous crops are rye, buckwheat, turnips or rape, barley, oats...
A few suggestions on patching up the weak places in an old tree may not be entirely out of place...
The proper soil, site, and location having been selected, the solution of the problems of orch...
The previous condition and treatment of a soil for an orchard are important. If the soil has bee...
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Pruning is not an entirely artificial operation as one might at first thought suppose. It is o...
The best tool to use in pruning is one which brings you nearest to your work and over which you ...
When there is an abundance of food and conditions are otherwise favorable, any animal or plant w...
With these fundamental principles in mind we may safely outline a method of pruning an apple tre...
The method of setting or the arrangement of the trees will greatly influence the number of trees...
The ordinary sod culture which is practiced in so many orchards should not be confused with the ...
In general, the apple prefers a rather strong soil, neither very heavy nor very light. Subsoil i...
Nearly every general farm in the humid part of the United States has its small, old apple orch...
The application of the foregoing spray mixtures is fully as important as the sprays themselves, ...
The necessary plant food is best supplied by stable manure applied at the rate of ten loads per ...
Car refrigeration and cold storage of fruit are comparatively modern developments. Few persons w...
The present system of marketing fruit products makes the commission man almost a necessity in th...
Two factors have always operated to deter many persons from taking up fruit growing as a busin...
The apple has long been the most popular of our tree fruits, but the last few years have seen ...
The spraying of fruit trees in the United States is of comparatively recent origin, having bee...
The particular time of the year for pruning is not vital. As between summer and winter pruning, ...
Fortunately it is not necessary to make a separate application for each insect and disease, but ...
There are two general types of markets, the local, which is a special market and the general or ...
A proper soil and a good location and site having been selected, the next important question to ...
The question of fall or spring planting is a less important one with a comparatively hardy fruit...
But one rule as to where to buy trees can be laid down. Buy where you can secure the best trees ...