12—Lancaster Farming, Friday, March 22, 1957
«THE SPRUCE ON the left has been well
‘ pruned and cared for. Note how thick and
r full the foliage is. The long terminal stem
£at tKe top will be cut back this spring. At
' the right is -a tree on which a yearly prun-
Christmas Trees Are Crop Requiring
Special Care for Adequate Return
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'Mapy farmers who are putting
in the conservation reserve
tee Soil Bank have decided or
life teinkmg about using the land
Christmas tree production.
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They feel that in the eight or
10 years that they must agree to
keep the land out of production,
a good crop of Christmas trees
can be grown with little or no
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JOHN W. NEFF
iflg had been omitted. The open space be
tween the top cluster of branches and the
next cluster is the result. By cutting back
and shaping, the tree can be brought into
good shape in about two years. (LF Photos)
effort on their part.
At the same time, they are be
ing deluged with catalogs from
tree nurseries loaded with glow
ing promises of 100 per cent prof
its,* no work required and, of
course, how good the stock is.
Most farmers know, however,
that there is not a that will
produce a profit without work
and are not misled by these
anxious sales pieces.
And Christmas trees are a crop.
They take about 10 years to ma
ture, but they are a crop in every
Teen-agers who know the
facts about alcohol won’t be
much bothered by sarcastic
remarks when they say “No
thanks, I don’t drink!”
They know tMt alcohol, in
gin or vodka, wine or beer—
or what have you, is a DRUG
which men from ancient
times have used as an escape
from mental discomfort. To
be a drinker demands no
courage and requires no
brains. In fact it takes real
courage NOT to drink and
secretly the drinker often ad
mires the person with sense
enough to say no. Meanwhile,
aloud, he may be teasing:
“Aw c’mon, take a drink. It
won’t hurt you l What are you
Chicken?” Funny how many
drinkers put on a big front to
cover up their own failure to
be original!
Here’s the way one high
school senior put it in a
poem:
Everybody’s doing it? No!
Not Yet! Because - I’m Some
body, don’t forget! Anyone
with courage to stop and
Think Is certainly somebody.
I Don’t Drink!
Many a “somebody” who
didn’t think, Became a “no
body” because of drink. Any
one can follow what crowds
do; I’m trying to be some
body! How about you?
(Free copies of this article
may be secured by writing to
Grant D. Brandon, Sec’y,
Committee of 100, 818 State
Street, Lancaster, Pa.)
SPOTLIGHT on ALCOHOL
WHO’S THE CHICKEN?
refcpect. i< r> 1 ; u *■! i‘ h
The seedbed must be right and
the soil must be suitable. How
>ver, m the case of Christmas
rees, the piece of ground that is
best is one that has not
imed for several years and that
s acid. Other plant nutrients
should be available in good sup
ply
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Brush and weeds that might
compete with the young trees for
moisture and light must be cut
before planting. To plant the
trees, a single furrow planter is
Best and the most time and labor
saving. They can be‘> planted with,
a shovel in a furrow. The trees
should be planted about four feet
apart.
The first winter is the most
critical time for young trees.
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In Christmas tree production,
the biggest and most constant job
is that of pruning.
For the farmer, the best tree
to grow, so far as pruning is con
cerned, is the spruce. This tree
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