[young wood Is laid tn, the tree will ‘the ap soon coane to produce wood buda | we are arial 0 as Buch an before, and a g00d| darker In colour, he efop will result,'On the other hand, Tn July all la ‘& wenkly tree, shobld bo sternly Leanna” enunen the tree to {ANould be stopped back, : dealt with, As soon ax tho fruit Ls "gum," and for thin renson. it te Winter the “atubsr should ep prticaler Ti ast, ‘the ground’ shouldbe: wells Tt wherever possible, {o’ form [DTG back tolaide Siiaudsee Al’ rees watered, and Mquid manure may, the tt carefull old, broken and diseased wood | Pruning {8 carried out in July and August, and ogaln | vith, advantage, be given. anaaa ailipauein te aes art lial he cut pati diel anaes preeeal ‘ ‘the laterals or slde- shoots being pinched back, & feW | we vps Bing eetahcalt oT PaeTa, ives of Keeping the treo open usually “a time, to five or halt-a-dozen leaves, Pears should bo kept to thelr! with tho finger and’ thumb, Any |Meure# & kood supply of healthy ‘Fresh shoots that develop after & of well-surrounding | further pruning that Is found need-|{!P&Red wood, and thin will pro- Hag “pinching-back” are again trom thie young wood should be branches, cach branch kept thin| ful should be done in early Aut,|auce fult-bearing spurs spontane. | Mopped to two or three leaves eur back to four leaves In tho |like,a corson, with the aldenthoots, [umn, when the anp. ta att n uh [OUMYs ‘This encourages the formation of summer, which must not bo less than 8] wood; laterals boing shortened to ‘Truit buds and applies to all forms) yy winter-pruning, which should |Inches apart, shortened in July to/a or 4 if BE tres, EXCEPT THE STAND-Ipq done when the 1eaevs fall, all|5 or G leaves, ABD, which is not summerpruned.|jeqding shoots be stopped, all! ‘This summer-pruning muat start | this, the téndeney to gumming will|than 60 other countries, 0 WINTER PRUNING shoots not om the top of the tree and |be greater, The cherry easily forms For general instructions for! cant spaces on the wall being cut | should be carried out gradually, at food frulting spurs, and when the Priming newly planted trees, the|back to two or three buds Use-|intorvals of 2 or 3 days, until the ltree hus a sulflelent numer ot Weader is referred to last week's /less wood should be cut away. |shoots at tho bottom of the tree are these to seoure a good. but not too Sxticle on Pruning: In tno caxe of young shoots being nailed in tolfnally pinched back, ‘The Jargon-lexhatistive crop, It should bo let ‘the apple, newly planted stand-/replace them. All shoots which Jolle pear and one or wo other vari-|atona an much an may bo, Bais; bushes; or! pyramids, should /push forwards from the, wall should Jotles trult on tho tips of tho young | prays AND DAMSONS have their main shoots cut back | bo -removed. |shoots and not on spura, to About one-third of thelr length, | PEACHES AND NECTARIN Trees trained fan-wise and as cor-| The peach and nectarines arc ==] regular nun buds, Canadian iife insurance com= If pruning 1» done inter than|pantes carry on business in more wulred to AN up The plum fruits on spurs and Such varloties should be carefully jon the previous yenr’s wood. Tt |summer-pruncd; only shoots on the |has a hnbit of producing an inter Seesietess rejebectened ty, about /closcly, related that ind ons de-| crowded centro. of tho’ tree bolng| mediate’ kled’ae'sahost meitiee a quarter. scription will cover the Pruning of l~stopped." — Well-placed young lauite m atioot nor quite a spur, Mayeaveliers, (the “leader must |them both. As in the case of the shoots should be encouraged to| which: Js usually called a “algb Be shortened to 12 to 18 inches | Apricot, they should be grown fan-| row and thus form vigorous! The shoots Jerow and th rm vigorous! The si proper, those which ex- our town a fer- ebame ita) top Pair of side-branches, Shape on a south or west wall, Be !ranchiets to bear frult the follow-| tend from| the: framework of the d 2S ES I al econ cent wish for A = jing season. tree, usually bear no fruit buds, He pay here estems need [on the young wood of the previ-| : lappy New Year! \ Ue Saal be ta bid pe viten | WWinter-pruning conaists in eut-/@nd are found in great quantity on a ely be allghtly. shortened, unless Sonia, bee *"| Ung the slde-shoots back to 2 or|young trees. H M ithey have grown very rank. Laters|be confronted with the problem of ‘(ALLAM AND | als, on the main shoots, in all c: how to remove a sufficient quan-|° DU¢S, always cutting back to an} The pruner should select from SHELL SERVICE eee er Gat beck. to usin tas tttror tne ota wena after the sunt: [outwara-pointing bud to. preserv6 [amang them Wore whieh he meeas|. MONTGOMERY, ae a. Tha lerop, white at the came Unme long, |* S004 shape In the tree. Al dead |to form hia tree; Where thls is oF: FUEL MERCHAN’ ; ener ee ce ene re same (imo leay-| ood ‘and.jany, branches, growing’ | ready tw sillthapedt aaaNAailen th eet Bak inte( oS Pruming should be done in March. j!ng enough of it to bear the young | “°™ y, ehipa if} ready woll shaped and filled, the Prop. SS SSeS shoots for next year, as it doeg|*CTo% other wood must be cut|shoots may bo loft untouched. as WHITE ROCK, B.C. 1 aay his operation can be done any thls mostly at the ends of the fruit. |°¥9%" 88d where the frult spurs |then they will merely lengthen, but : Bee meen) |Neveetber and [ing shoots Tisturealt Eee eropozkanero| ill Maca Ua Reiser 1 March, but it ie best done in Dec- The novice is apt to err on the tral bs % s Sieg ig Sie a ees the tips et rae ise = HAPPY NE YEAR Ger and sunny Stuntree of tne, and cosonety | 9 rowel ame or teat one tod te el bah : go IN Ww should be ed as little sj his tree, after four or five 8 an FRO! ois Pe u | Whero spurs haye’ aged and be-/fill the vacant spaces. tree po laut to creat racte teen | - Reese: dea cea ate: : Tha, vaclal grow lyin sain Bear Creek Brick Co. Miaiageandlrora= dead andiais:|copt atthe end of its. branches [COMe Weak. they shoulda |spurs should be cut right out. |that thoy may break sidew: (Rasta wood and all sucker growth |This may bo prevented by the sim. Sea eel i rea tree are the “stubs” which do not JIM McBETH, Manager TEust. Of course, be cut out, Bushes |Ple method of leaving, when tho |"PTIN# from their bases. make long wood, A tree which pro- Phene Newton 14E-1 Archibald Road md pyramids will do best when |¢stablished shoot is disbudded as| As with apples, standard-trained |duces these in number is a good Night) Newton 226-2 @ieir Branches are cut back by|the Spring growth starts, a good a = = Omethird, while trees trained on|WOod bud at the ba of the} RRA, White Rock Phone: White Rock 5661 | (walls, or as espaliers and cordons, | Sh well as one at the top,| eerie Pa |forinis-bud. atthe vaso cr. tral S. H. BROWN ; LUMBER SPECIALS til they have covered the desired| shoot as well as one at the top, PLUMBING and HEATING | for this bud at the base will have | 5 : : | ‘space. ie wil Full Bathroom Sots—Range Bollers—Septic Tanks .OTS—4, ft. and over fi Ta all. forms, except the standard to replace tho fruit-bearing branch | Full rough In materlals—Satlsfactory service our alm TRUCK LOAD LOTS—4,000. ft. een ee ere oe) en the eae Meee tbe See BOB BLACK for SHIPLAP substitute, per M. .......... $22 to two or three buds. Shor wing winter. meaily to two or three buds, Short t GENERAL SHEET METAL WORK ‘p00 18/analover , Gwigs 3 to 4 inches in I@ogth need| Should this shoot grow to more | Bot Be pruned back ax they will)than 2 feet in Ingth during the] Probably carry fruit: when they|summer, its top must be pinched Bave borne fruit, they may be cut|Out. This shortening will. probably Baek to two Buds lke the “more | Cause the formation of sub-laterals FURNACES INSTALLED; AIR CONDITIONING 2x 4,2x6,2«x 8, per M. ‘TIMATES FREE—WORK GUARANTEED, Johnston Road—Corner North Bluff Road SPECIAL d vigorous laterals. which must again be pinched back 2) x 3.4 fer Moise as $ -; - Ito one leaf, It Is well to leave an T x J; slAchekohcrche seks hela mame el cee et 2 el fo eave an HAPPY NEW YEAR fm Bablts of growth that what js|%f the shoot, as it serves a usefu AEAOP ‘ SHORT SIDING, special, per M. ..... - $30) cxetllent for one may be pad for|PUPose in helping to draw up tho 2 LUCAS LUMBER YARD WAKEFIELD ROAD—SURREY CENTIE Phone Cloverdale “267-W. 3 another, within, however. the gen-|“*?: and thus ensure a full supply Ee or a scctsnient to whe hui ne attson ros some of the kinds us’ e}O% the Intermediate part of the . ad ,| branch, but the top bud must be | WHALLEY, B.C. Yery strong growth, and for tt na @fter the first four years after |PINChcd back if it begins to ex-| Piasting. severe pruning js not ad-|(°"4 too far—that is, shortenea||] Phone New West, 2497-R-1. RR.3 New. West. Vised, as it leaves them to for ack to 5 or —and should DEALERS FOR Hames Of strong young shoots.|P* cut off with the old wood after Which take all the tree's vigour, | *¥iting and the lower one left to STUDEBAKER and HILLMAN ieee varieties ‘nay ‘be it make the new wood. 1% miles from Cloverdale, west of Pacific Highway) off Old McLellan Road— See ifm wont mel © Garvin Ice & Fuel Co. Ltd. North Bluff Greenhouse: for their first weasom by having the shoots tip-|"D0Uld be = ped and any flowers removed be-|"P*™. The Be wood may be done at any. tn eee guitar tia trots aecovan, ||) Pheze: Langley Prairie/394 and\ raverse!the shown by ancther class, This kint| This “disbuda should be per charges has a tendency to spend all jta|fFMCd gradually, but vigorously. G. E. Sery Ln ined in to fill these y oa LANGLEY PRAIRIE Sen, idk aoca Gusemeoeeisoanear utting out of the old Sy eration te putin oti tof exry 0 young tho FIRWOOD — FIR SAWDUST fruit, leaving sneutticlent nourish-| ll! need to be removed. The work 3 ent for the sormation of heaithy|*714 b¢ begun in April, betore ALBERTA DRUMHELLER COAL Young wood. The result x varly {M° buds are an inch long, and SR of wal tris, md a dart. "014 extend ever month, Al LUMP — EGG or NUT ed and stunted tree, The remedy t i ie bagi Push forward . ee ors Shs wa shoot te ae ; G OT lalate sisal tikes i cen Agent for: Pittsburgh Paints—B-A Oil Co. Ltd. the erop to a small one in the | PUNY will not cusily bo made ‘second, ie Mi) & convenient #pace in the Stove Oil, Furnace Oil, Gasoline aad APRICOT rae: fea 7 ( <5 ee eee in|, 24 800 a8 the Young shootn » Lubricating Greases and Oils e flourishes best train- i shoot hre long enough 10 handle, they who Ot, MERVIO eae Ui ta toain croncnee | 2% fo handle, they should Vor SERVIOW STATIONS and FARM USE he placed in position, some tome 9 inches apart, It will| ” ™ pee On, i Inelt to produce spurs which con- wood and fruit buds; Sas wic|| Harpy ? -9 NEW YEAR AHN ! or ab Soost threo O'S BUICOINE Wrapped up in our greet- ‘ands of the ing is all the unspoken stand, a8 ipsa appreciation for your 008 young | patronage during the year tree will ea)