Excerpt from Agricultural Explorations in the Fruit and Nut Orchards of China In transplanting, however, the cutting back of roots is carried to excess, and this is one of the reasons why tree planting in China is considered such a hazardous undertaking. What Is lacking, however, in the care of the trees is made up by the excellent care bestowed upon the soil. All orchards are cultivated except those of the jujube, which do not need it, but even these are kept free from weeds. The custom is to plow the orchards before the ...
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Excerpt from Agricultural Explorations in the Fruit and Nut Orchards of China In transplanting, however, the cutting back of roots is carried to excess, and this is one of the reasons why tree planting in China is considered such a hazardous undertaking. What Is lacking, however, in the care of the trees is made up by the excellent care bestowed upon the soil. All orchards are cultivated except those of the jujube, which do not need it, but even these are kept free from weeds. The custom is to plow the orchards before the winter sets in, then to let the ground lie rough during that season, to plow it again in the spring, and to harrow and cultivate whenever the ground needs it, so as to conserve the subsoil moisture. Manuring is not much resorted to for fruit trees, as fertilizers Of all kinds are too scarce; but crops are Often grown between the trees, and perhaps the trees Obtain extra nourishment from the manure supplied to these crops. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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