Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 157, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 July 1915 — NEGLECT WILL SOON DEVASTATE ORCHARD [ARTICLE]

NEGLECT WILL SOON DEVASTATE ORCHARD

Thorough Cultivation Is Needed, but It Must Stop in Tune to Give Wood a Chance. When you are pushing the young orchard for growth it needs thorough cultivation, but it should stop in July In order to give the wood a chance to ripen before fall. Rub off the water sprouts tn the center of the tree and do not allow them to grow large enough to be pruned. < Look out for the curduUo on the plum and peach trees. Jar them off on sheets and be sure to burn every one. If you made the mistake of not pruning your grapevines last winter let them alone now, as bleeding would be sure to follow the knife at thin season. If you can arrange to spray just m the petals of the buds are well formed! you can save the bees, as a great many are killed by spraying just a* --- healthy, but that is no reason why Neglect will soon