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Olives Oranges And Peppers
We have been told that olive trees easily become infested with a fungus disease which they then impart to the orange tree. The same objection is raised to the planting of pepper trees. May this be true in some parts of the State and not in other... One Part Of My Orchard Is Low And Wet Much Scale And Old Trees Loose
Will much spraying be a cure and can I use posts to hold the old trees firm, or would you take out and put in Bartlett pears! Spraying would kill the scale but no spraying will make a tree satisfactory in inhospitable soil. As pears will endure wet ... Onions From Seed
Will onions from seed mature the same season if they are irrigated? Some tell us they will not, so we would be very much pleased to hear from you. Onions grown from the seed do fully develop during the growing season following the planting of... Onions From Sets
Will onion sets planted in July grow and mature in the fall months? Good onion sets grown during the winter and spring should be mature by July and if planted after drying would proceed to make a full growth of large onions if growing conditio... Open-front Chicken Houses
In what direction shall I face open-front poultry houses? North or northeast is the proper direction to face the open fronts of poultry houses and coops in the Pacific Coast climate. The prevailing winds are from the south and southeast in the... Orange Seedlings
What about planting the seed from St. Michael's oranges or of grapefruit for a seed-bed to be budded to Valencias? Good plump St. Michael's seeds would be all right if you desire to use sweet seedling stock. Grapefruit seedlings are good and q... Orange Training
Is not a single leader in an orange tree more desirable than the much-forked tree so commonly seen! Can a single-leader tree be made from the nursery trees which have already formed their heads, by cutting off the heads below so that only a stra... Oranges Over High Ground Water
Does California experience show that citrus trees can be grown upon land successfully where the water-level is 6 feet from the surface; that is, where water is found at that level at all seasons and does not appear to rise higher during the rain... Other Fertilizers
Manufacturers of commercial fertilizer make use of other materials, some of which, like manufactured nitrogen, are excellent, and others are low in quality and slow in action. The sources of plant-food that have been described form the great bulk of ... Over-fat Sow
My brood sow is awfully fat; how should I feed her so that she don't get too fat? She is bred and it will be her third litter. She was running in the vineyard all winter, and I fed her a handful of barley every day or a few potatoes. Now she has... Over-size Oranges
I have some orange trees in a disintegrated granite with a good many small pieces of rock still remaining in the soil. What I wish to know is whether it is probably something in the soil that makes them grow too large, or is it probably the meth... P Denny
... Paralysis During Pregnancy
I have a cow that will freshen in a few days. About six days ago she seemed weak in her hind legs and on going downhill would drag or stumble for 10 or 12 feet, then catch herself and go on rather wobbly. Pregnant animals about to bring forth ... Paralysis Of Sow
During the last few days one of my sows appears to be paralyzed in her hind quarters and now cannot use her hind legs at all. She is about a year old and is due to farrow her first litter in and about six weeks. It is paralysis due to advanced... Pasture And Cover Crop
I am thinking of sowing burr clover with rye to be plowed under in the spring. Is it good policy to sow rye with clover? Burr clover and rye would be very satisfactory for sowing, after the rains, to secure a winter growth for plowing under in... Pasturing Young Grain
Would it be advisable to herd milch cows for a few hours each day on a field of black oats which is to be grown for hay? The oats are now about four inches high and rank, as the land was pastured last year. The land is sandy, rolling soil and wi... Peach Budding
Which is easier with the peach, grafting or budding? The peach is rather a difficult tree to graft, and budding, on the other hand, is quite easy. You can bud into new shoots of this season's growth in July, and, if necessary, you can improve ... Peach Fillers In Apple Orchard
I have heard some talk against planting peach fillers in an apple orchard. What is your opinion on the subject? There is no objection providing the peach is profitable in the locality; and that point you must look into. The peach trees will no... Peach Planting In Alfalfa Sod
Is it advisable to plant canning peaches in April, and will I gain time in growth and development? I want to set out eight acres in Tuscans or Phillips on deep rich soil near Yuba City. I have a pumping plant and can irrigate. The land has been ... Peaches On Apricot
I have a three-year-old peach orchard grafted or budded on apricot roots, and interspersed through the orchard are young apricot trees, from half-inch to inch and a half in diameter, which sprang from the root, the peach bud or graft having died... Pear Problems
Kindly let me know the advisability of grafting Bartlett pears onto apple trees. In replanting pears in young orchard, how would it do to take rooted pear suckers, graft the Bartlett on them, and save the cost of nursery stock? Last year my five... Pears On Quince
I saw some time ago a report of some French experiments in grafting the pear onto quince root. The report said the fruit produced was much larger than on any other root. Most of our common pears will take readily when grafted on the quince, b...