Biggle orchard book : fruit and orchard gleanings from bough to basket : gathered and packed into book form . e cover crop shouldimmediately follow, of course. Substitute for Cui^tivation.—The mulchsystem has its advocates, and its faults and advan-tages. Its main faults are : It furnishes a harboringplace for mice and insects ; it does not stinuilate treegrowth, if growth is wanted; it favors fungoustroubles. Its main advantages are : Lessened labor(which is somewhat offset by the necessity of mowinggrass and weeds which may push through the nuilcli); 54 BIGGI<K ORCHARD BOOK lessened wood
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Biggle orchard book : fruit and orchard gleanings from bough to basket : gathered and packed into book form . e cover crop shouldimmediately follow, of course. Substitute for Cui^tivation.—The mulchsystem has its advocates, and its faults and advan-tages. Its main faults are : It furnishes a harboringplace for mice and insects ; it does not stinuilate treegrowth, if growth is wanted; it favors fungoustroubles. Its main advantages are : Lessened labor(which is somewhat offset by the necessity of mowinggrass and weeds which may push through the nuilcli); 54 BIGGI<K ORCHARD BOOK lessened wood growth (which in some cases might betemporarily desirable). Irrigation.—In regions of normal rainfall, arti-ficial watering of orchards is seldom practised ornecessary. Cultivation, under normal conditions, conserves sufficient moisture for the trees needs.In California and some other states, irrigation isdesirable. Folks who need to practise this methodshould write to the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C, and ask for free Farmers BulletinNo. 116, entitled, Irrigation in Fruit Growing.. GOOD TILLAGE, THIS Fertilization.—Fruit trees need the same ele-ments that are required by other crops—/. e., nitrogen, potash and phosphoric acid. Nitrogen is particularlyefficacious in promoting growth. In fact, the amountof growth and the color of foliage are reliable guidesfor the application of nitrogen. Leaves of good sizeand dark color, and a wood growth of a foot or moreon mature trees in one season, indicate sufficientnitrogen. Nitrogen is usually most easily, advantageouslyand cheaply applied in the form of legume cover crops(Chapter IX). Prof. Bailey, of Cornell, says: In CUIvTiVATlON. FERTlIvIZATlON. THINNING 55 orchards which are thoroughly tilled, the use of barnmanures (which contain considerable nitrogen), shouldgenerally be discouraged. Use tillage and late greencrops to supply the nitrogen, — except perhaps for aseason or two when an attemptis making to