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AGE FOU.l - .', . r n .r r W I And Commercial Uses j j) J Ww? 4 11 VVJMii : W i (Extension. Horticulturist, Clemson CoDese 8. C.) . , ry-HERB la no 'state in the south where con- J dltions are more favorable on mrj farm . for the production of fruit for bom use - ' than In South Carolina. The atata la less t aaaptea to apples and cherries than some of. the other fruits, yet on farma In all see v tlons. of , South Carolina-certain varieties of . apples are found growing , successfully. Cher. uo not seem 10 . near profitably except -.. In a few of the western counties, where the sou is xairiy atiix. , ... oucn iruits as peaches,1 ' plums, grapes, strawberries, dewberries', and blackberries, ' however, grow and produce well In all sec- tlons. In the oentral section or Sandhill belt, dewberries, grapes, and peaches are especially - - ' Care Of Orchards ' ' v . After having worked with fanners In an sec tions of the state for several yean, I am thor oughly convinced that there is only one rea son wny oouin uarouna tanners are not well .' aupplled : with : fruit direct from- their own farma the year round, and that reason Is the MOK or proper care of orchards. . v'U,--. To show the actual value in dollars' ahd cents or a well kept home orchard, a num ber of result demonstrations In home orchard management were- arranged several years ago. - The demonstrators were required to keep ac curate records of all expenditures, including spray materials,, containers, and labor- such as pruning, spraying, thinning, i cultivation, worming, harvesting, etc. . ' v - . A summary of results on M orchards shows that they contained 8,685 trees, which pro duced 6,442 bushels of fruit. Much of this was sold as fresh fruit and 4,183 quarts were canned and 488 pounds were dried. ' The to tal gross value from these orchards was 88,- 88-18 and the cost was 11,373.73, leaving nu prow or oiss.ei. ' .. . -. - Net Profit ankatulkl According to these records, the averue or chard consisted of us trees, which produced 188 bushels of fruit. Besides fresh fruit sold, . the average amount canned from each or chard was 14S quarts and the average amount dried was 18 pounds..; The average gross value products per orcnara was vi9.ta, the av erage cost being 843.88, leaving a net profit The - fruits represented in. these - orchards ma given in tne oraer of their popularity are; peaches, apples, grapes, pears, cherries, plums', pecans, figs, and apricots. No one orchard had all of these frulta but they alt contained Theee xMim aaxWtoeali .ar&'&'ea iMr left thlitf: half f&ttm K&Vt possibilities' which well managed orchard I ported', in the aicujtural'j census of nwfl:tlon of those who have orchard a net decrease of 79,1 00,000 : tree; nT.Xr""." WDO I From 1925 to 1930, there wa another - . - Planing The orchard '' ' ; "' decrease of ,21,700.000 trees, making when" pia.'homV Schrldr. vTv ? J reae ceht n r , .xam orcnaro snouia .be on an elevated id-1 wyor vpcnoai :. - -r -cation. ' It la not wise to set tree In a "flat I - Since 1830 a further rianMfaa r on flnn ftftn IBlow places late frost often kills the fruit, trees has occured, bringing the total of all The best sou on the farm is none too good Apple trees in commercial and farm orchards to the ? arm orchard. t . down to- about 86,000,000. ' - 1 -" . . The soil should be prepared thoroughly be. - Although this tremendous . falling off . has juouuug aj Drewuug as oeepiy as pos- oeeo aue iargeiy K economio rorces, tne COld slble and harrowing to pulverise. winters of 1933-84 and 1934-35. and recent It Is always best to purchase trees direct drought years have taken a heavy toll. Slx- from a reliable nursery that is inspected reg- teen per cent of the- reduction in the last five " minva diiicuus. - ...t. -v i years is annoutea or tne bureau ol agncui- Trees are propagated principally; by bud-1 tural economics to this cause. -Ninety to -95 ding and grafting. Seedling trees are un-1 per cent of trees killed in this manner were ueoimum, as iney maom produce good fruit. I oc Rearing age. , ),..- In planting trees, it is best to remove all ' The 1835 Cron '- .'" r: injured limbs and roota and make holes large During the five years from 1B30 to 1934 enough to allow the roots to take natural production has averaged about 163,000,000 positions. -,'v:-v.. bushels a year, a decrease of-8.8 per cent CnMlvate Regularly '. r ' from the previous flvs year period. - The 1935 Trees should be cultivated reguarly. They crop la estimated now at 188,000,000 bushels. mtiuuu w svuu ureaunoH as weu as any oil a reianveiy targe production. ' f :. -thecultlvated crops. , s- ... j Although the number' of apple trees of Trees will not do well or produce good crops bearing age has decreased 20 to 25- per cent w piiw "iu wnauui ubctbi lertuusauon. I in tne last ten years, potential producing ea For the first two or three years two or three I nacltv of all orchards has been nuarlv main. tows of any of the low-growing crops can be talned by an increased producing capacity grown between the rows of trees. Grain I per bearing tree, and there has been no short- uuuiu never oe auowea to mature in or- age or apples on the average. ' Leguminous cover crops, sown regularly In September and turned under in early spring, will take the place of a large amount of fer- The diseases of the trees and fruits are nu merous. The . only method of 'controlling them Is by spraying. .'. ,. ' : The best varieties, chosen to provide fruit the entire year, should always be selected for toe urcuera. . , Ptonting time Now " Tree plantlnc time, lust aa annn u th u we leaves zrorn the trees n'-J t - t ' ''a ' and their dormant season has started, la about rTOdUCUOn fer tSeanilff Tret) And ItAM TVaa nlantlrin 4- ... - I - st - " - w beg to-bu'inlh; 'irmT JTsou s Abandonment Of Speculative ern ciunates it is generally a good plan to act I ' Plan tine Chief Cause. -the trees durlncr November end nemmW I . - """. vino vsuic When a few hundred or lees trees are to no set tne following is a good method to fol low. As soon as the trees arrive from the Home Orchards Are Profitable Oh Jjeth - SoraTlns the annls orchard for control of bitter root and noddllns moth at Pores Number Of AppleTrees Decreased 120MOWQmW&M3ar$ MOMBER or ipplof 1 United Stateg "today ir consider- 'Apple prices' declined 'sharply from -4938 to 1832, largely because of .reduced" consumer ouyins; power.-, unoi to a reduction in the vrop of .1834,' prices went up to 90 cental a bushel. In the South " Atlantic -States this year they averaged. 80- cents jfs agalnst.M : ht?r ' Eastern' tata RnfrM .' -During. the last five years 1881 to 1935 the eastern states, which lnolude Mew Aig land, the 'middle Atlantic and the south At- lantio, states,, produced .. about 84,00000 bushels' of apples .per annum, or about 41 per cent of the total" United. States crop. ' The freese. of. 1933-84. killed- or so badly injured that they are. expected to die, at least a.ouu.uuu trees, ana.:, severely injured . many more. Most Of these of course were In New England and New York. Production in 'this area .declined lit 1934-35 by 700,000 bushels as a result, and a large part of this decrease nuimiiti a nermanent jrenuetion in ttui m. " ul uieee siAtea. , The Export Situation ' .Apples have been ah asrieultimi' nmvt w iw y,' assuming tneir greatest importance following the World War. As much aa one-fifth of the commercial croo ().. TT I..J ax . - . " w w v""-u aMv aam neen - exnortea . in some seasons.:";,. ..ji.jv '.-: Exports have declined since th itrmwnion owing to a combination of unfavorable clr- uumatanoa. , rroDsoiy. the most Important factor has been the raising of trade barriers u uinuy countries, inner reasons have been small American crops, - Increasing competi tion from the fruit of other exporting coun tries, and reduced purchasing power In all importing countries,. Apple exports cannot be expected to expand much unless present " mn mourned or removed. . Fruit Production Increases Despite AcreageDecrease (By A Staff Writer) - nursery they should be heeled-ln to rSot ;.v?""a8 r ."" W the Unit- them from dying out before they are plant- VLZT " m... .S2eC"nm! . 28 d. Dig a hole two feet square andtwo toet S?1? '? tvim .Poxlcl. there has deep, put the soli that comes fS, toe to? ZZStL Prtlon n jplte of the hole on one side and theoufront 71, , ! deling, increase in citrus the lower part on anotheTslde fJ Potion .largely due to speculative Jr-!?'- otihL t"- Pruned to7back of the EZZr-Z, pnm8ry 5? lutuvTuiK sui oh um Drocfm or in mreast .. . " ones and those that are too long for the '. UB0"n numbers aooompanted by hole.v The earth from hs p of the hole nreased production Is indicative of the char la thrown Into thebottom and; mixed wH f!,5 JV ,hi".hlC ? Pll0 a couple of forkfuls of weU rotted manure IS? ilf '.nd "taking plaoe' at " P?un . a pound. : cot-"isr. ITSE" Btnwevu lucnt. ' - ' ' ' ; - - . '"'";' Pruning New Tree iri'i'v'' m The tree is then set in the oenter-of the .noie. The hand is used to work some soil nmiii th ,wi. -.' U lin under, tha rnnta uul v 1. . I TTTr " " 'vm th. V.T. z:." . ""'"I umo is apt to Be- Droxen or in, : uiw Minn- it scooa i lurea during the Heavy planting of apple treee between 1808 and '1913 was made., in many localities not planting;- it therefore In aa twuwu i ordsreDio to leave ui nruninir until ti- io into the nole It U tramped down as tight I Never expose the roots of a tree to the sun hole and be sure tof.ll the hole in a few cover Its roots with a few shovels of earth inches higher than the surrounding land in until ready to place , tt ta the hole; - , order to take care jot the settling. , - v.f - i I'Vifld otantinc , treiaTwWa, fo 'grtraifil ja : After the planting Is finished and all of wet 'or sd damp InatMt wlll' WoK or puddle - " ww, uji wiiua Deius bttinu into tne noie, well adapted to commercial apple' production. During the next 20 years, many of thees trees went out of production. m hnn mm and 1930 apple tree numbers declined about -v v wus., riantings in favorable loca tions remained, however, and these -with ad ditional plantings, have resulted In an In crease in the average production per bearing -- . wui uuruiK tne same 20 year period. .. ' Other fruits have passed through the same cycle. ; PlanUngs of citrus trees was heavy iiww iwuQucing acre ages of citrus are naaslns out nt imiw Since the oonsumer demand for all fruits waia uwt smau crops tend to re sult in about the same gross return to pro. ducers as large crops, change in the total gross income for fruit are dependent largely upon changes in consumer buying " power. Thus, as consumer buying power is expeot. cd to be higher , in 1938 than in 1938, some increase in - total cross income from fn.it production may be expected. .This at least. Is the forecast of the bureau of agricultural economics of tne USDA. T s Foreign fruit crops wni be smaller.1' gen- aralltf - 11.1- n- -a . - . . ' -vib v pc lavoraoie to. the sxport trade In the United States during the balance of this -vear. ' rom h. stsndpdint.Jiowever, producers in this noun mim mterestea in the fact that many of the European countries are making good progress In Improving: and nrnimin. home industry. - 7 :,,,. , , - ' : inis win mean that a larger proportion'of the requirements of the European consum er will be supplied from home orchards Fruit exports have been relatively well maintained throughout the depression period,- and may be expected to benefit to some extent by im proved economic conditions.-. - t- f . ' ' O : '.." .i-i-':. tTrend of pear 1 production In the United States, Which has been decidedly upward for the last 30 years, is likely to continue In that direction, for the , next, ten jjears. jwovlded ho unusual - reduction In tree numbers ' takes place. ..'.:,. - . . '(By Our Npw i "Despite the bvvv : the cold storaKe h i . j were, lighter than lu t v -. -. , ,. . . lnga are usually a t t l ,- , , s. , plus of apples left ur i i i . The smaller reserves ng , c , to the large crop of iriy vi. . , . son, severe freeae iampvo In ttm iv ivm-.. lat in October md to e'1 enw -! , , . mand during the pmit t.- n-i. , , have been cheap and peoiae have been u log a lot of apples. - . ... . . This season's preatmt suriMiis of annKu In Virginia and adjacent sue s so tne tni-" age,, holdings In the 6outh Auuntio gi-yna of ' states totals C26,000 buHhels, or a li - ' quantity than In any of tne past five i. ' nowever,- tne ,export aemana nas been havy this season and seems likely to continim which .will; tend to absorb the surplus in that area. - . -- ..,--.,.,- , . ' " ' Prices pave Improved S V , Prices of apples were relatively 'low during -the harvest season but since then prices have Improved slightly and seem to be In a strong position at present, Curiously enough, the' large sized fruit is more difficult to sell In ' some' lnstanoes than the small and medium -because of the heavy surplus of. large slues, -Sxport markets require small to medium sizes ' for the most part and supplies have been barely adequate of these sizes to supply both export and domestic trade. . - , . This seems to be one of those years when' the supply of late keeping apples is light lh proportion to the total crop and after all of the early varieties are cleaned up, a some- -what firmer situation may develop. Citrus' fruits are fighter than last season, which should tend td strengthen the market through Increasing the demand for . apples. -. -: v Acreage In Pezchcs, - Expands Haf'dly In : '':WedkmS:Ccrolkk Rapid expansion of peach acrease In .We.' . ern South Carolina . during recent years, i ' a sudjcci or comment in tne annual outlook' reports of the bureau of airrloultural eco-1 nomles, recently released. The -bureau says' that some, abandonment of -old orchard, in the Sand Hills district of the CaroUnss ha occurred, hut new plantings in South Caro-, Una tend- to offset 'ttvi-.f - '. A large part of the market sunnlv of tmk Peaches from June to the middle of August. Is produced In seven southern states.' name.' ly, Oeorgla, North, Carolina, South Carolina,' Alabama,' - Tennessee, Arkansas and Texas. -With; average growing conditions, a crop of about 18.000.000 - bushels is Ukelv to be im. duced In these tates.- . , . ,.. , ' - Receive Better Care The number .of bearinar trend in thu mm States has declined durum the nut fm V five yars. Southern orchards In general, how-, ever, are receiving better car than a few; . yean ago, and production may: not' decline' In' accordance with the decrease in virUlty . of the trees.- In many districts of' the south' a rather large proportion of tree are beyond i weir proaucuig prune. r-:. .v i . Developments In the Deach lndustrv Inclnds' :. a continuation of the Increasing trend ut' marketing by motor truck., and a ttimnuit' to plant early-maturing varieties in an ef fort to lengthen the marketing season. .".' With a crop of 52,000.000 busheU in 1938, the. average price of peaches ' , was 85 cent ' - ousnei. tn the eouth AUantlo states the - average was 80 cent a bushel. , : . - ; Peaches used for eannlns -mirnosea are mostly California clingstone varieties. Ex"'-" ports of fresh peaches are relatively unimportant ' OBAPE CROPS INCREASED Indicated United States nrndunt.lnn nf ta. ' ble-grape varieties for loss u naflnoo tnna. of .which California produced 862,000 tons. . This is approximately 12 oer cent urester than the productivity of the present acre age at average yields. Sines renealr eonsld - " erable quantities of table-grape varieties have , oeen usea zor tne manufacture of commercial ' win and brandy., '.. ... ( . ::::r ' O - V MICE ATTACK APPLE TREES By gnawing Away aanwood from the trunk and root of appl trees, field mice will some. , , time ruin a' good orchard during a single winter. These Deeta mat ba controllen b ' destroying grass and weeds under the tree and by putting out poisoned wheat bait. The bait may be placed In old tin can or bottle laid on their aides. . - .- O : r-" :.Y:, .. CANNING. CONTEST WINNERS Cleveland and Rutherford counties. N. a won first place in the annual home demon stratlon canning contest held at State. Col lege. The contest was conducted in two di visions, one sponsored by the Ball Brother -Company, which offered 878 In Drlr.ee. and the other by the Kerr Company, with $50 in prises. Winners of the first contest were! Mrs, Hunter Ware, of Cleveland County, 825; Mrs. Annie Godwin, of Cleveland, 815; Mrs.' Viator Penny, of Johnston, 812; Miss Ellen Dixon of Alamance, 810; Mrs. J. O. Geer, i Rutherford, 88; and Mrs. F. 6. Hagar, of Gas ton,; 85. 1 In the latter contest the winners were: Mr. O. Y. Nanhev. of Rutherfoitl. 30: Mrs. A. F. Falls, of Cleveland, 1S; Mrs, Annie Godwin, of Cumberland, 10; Mrs. W. O. Wet kins, of Vance. S3: and Mrs. W. P. Borne a, of Alamance, 2. ;. o "" PLANNING THE HOMR HARDEN 1 One of the greatest nleasurwi I have Is planning, planting, and carirx; for our. home garden. It means so much to the health ft our family I don't know what I wouM o without It," said Mrs. Ernest F. Scott, Hoi . son county, N. O. farm womim. "We on- naa the idea that a snrlns and summer t ' den was sufficient, but now we have leai , better. When we did have a fml and v, - ter garden, we ate too much pn.it. As a result, our comnlnxinns were t we suffered from constipation i"l ot'ier i mente, and we felt-awfuity But that we have plenty of vtjjetuui-. .a, t, l bles are eliminated.
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