Annual Report of the Missouri State Board of AgricultureMissouri State Board of Agriculture, 1901 |
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Page 55
... pruning I prefer the spring of the year after the buds first begin to start . Then you can tell better how close to cut back the laterals which should never be over fifteen inches long and ten to twelve inches is better , unless the ...
... pruning I prefer the spring of the year after the buds first begin to start . Then you can tell better how close to cut back the laterals which should never be over fifteen inches long and ten to twelve inches is better , unless the ...
Page 57
... pruned as short as the Snyder . I have tried Minnewaska in a small way and like it pretty well . Some of my friends give it high praise . It is a large , late berry and sells well in any market . It is not quite so hardy as the Snyder ...
... pruned as short as the Snyder . I have tried Minnewaska in a small way and like it pretty well . Some of my friends give it high praise . It is a large , late berry and sells well in any market . It is not quite so hardy as the Snyder ...
Page 58
... prune and pick . Last week I visited a very successful grower of blackberries . He grows berries and clover in his orchard with remarkable success . His patch of three acres produced a full crop of berries last year when almost all ...
... prune and pick . Last week I visited a very successful grower of blackberries . He grows berries and clover in his orchard with remarkable success . His patch of three acres produced a full crop of berries last year when almost all ...
Page 77
... be put up in this way and save a great loss to the farmer or grower . We are aiming to put up 12,000 to 15,000 3 - pound cans this season on our little plant . CULTIVATION , PRUNING AND CARE OF PEACH ORCHARD . By Summer Meeting . 77.
... be put up in this way and save a great loss to the farmer or grower . We are aiming to put up 12,000 to 15,000 3 - pound cans this season on our little plant . CULTIVATION , PRUNING AND CARE OF PEACH ORCHARD . By Summer Meeting . 77.
Page 78
CULTIVATION , PRUNING AND CARE OF PEACH ORCHARD . By E. A. Sylvester , Osborne , Mo. This subject has been assigned to me ... Pruning . After trees are set they should be cut back twelve to eighteen inches above ground . Some of the best ...
CULTIVATION , PRUNING AND CARE OF PEACH ORCHARD . By E. A. Sylvester , Osborne , Mo. This subject has been assigned to me ... Pruning . After trees are set they should be cut back twelve to eighteen inches above ground . Some of the best ...
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