Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-12-03

From the American Farmer.
ON THE MANAGEMENT OF FRUIT
f TREES. n

ON HE MANANBtMEItl Va TRSiA
TREE.
The best time having now arrived for
planting trees, thought it might be ac-
cep,abe TO many OF our young farmers
10 have the benefit Of occasional atlen'
iicn for twenty years, in planting, TRIM
ming, and culllvaing them having rais
ed Oh orchard during that time, which IS
now il full bearing, and the personal at
tention gave the same, has enabled tie
to make my observations from year to
year, and draw the following conclusions:
BEST VARIETIES.
There is frequently one great mistake
in the outset, in planting orchards, which
is that of planting too many kinds OF APP
Piles, peaches, &c. as there are endless
varieties of bolb; but there are but lew
kinds of either which are very superior.
II cider is the object, few kinds are best;
as ia picking and storing, they may the
more conveniently be kept separate,
which is recommended by all good cider
makers: and il designed for table use,
they are also more easily stored in one
parcel than in many. The different sec
tions of the coun,ry have their favorite
apples ;--the Vrginians, the crab; she
Mary landers, the black red streak and
Robinson the Pennsylv the gray
house and wine sap /; the Jerseymen, the
Harrison apples for cider: but the three
last are much the best IN my opinion, Us
they hang ON until the weather is cool,
and the farmer is at leisure to attend TO
making the cider. They produce cider
with good body, will clarity well, and
If bottled will keep through our hot sum-
mers for several years. For table use
aud cooking, few kinds to succeed each
other through the sumner and Tall, and
the larger proportion for winter coping
The most approved kinds Tor the tall,
a,e.the rombo, bell flower, English rcd
streak, and maiden's blush; for table
during winter, the Newton pippm and
carl-house; for spring the grind stone
and golden russell. Many other table
apples might be mentioned equally good,
except that Of the plppsn, which | es.
teen the best table apple in our coun-
Try, but they require rich land.
SITUATION, EXPOSURE AND SOIL.
Having made JGd.cious selection OF
apples, peaches, cherries, pears, plumbs
and apricots, for the different seasons,
and purposes wanted, the neat conslde-
ration is to make choice OF a suitable ST.
taaion for the orchard. High, dry ST.
tua,ions are best, being less. subject to
frost, in consequence Of The absence oil
moisture; and If circumstances will adj
nit, place it northerly from the buildings.
The best soil is sandy loan, bu, any
soil may be improved by artificial means,
il TOO stiff add sand manure, or rich earth
from the wood by the use Of sand or
clay, the time OF the fruil ripehing may
be very properly changed, on some oc-
casions to sur circumstances.
METHOD OF PLANTING.
When the place Is decided on for
planting, lay on, the holes as follows.
Twelve feet from the fence drive stakes
Eor,y-five feet apart in The first row; aud
Cor the second row, set up the stakes
twenty-five and half feet from the FIRST,
beginning from the fence thirly-tour and
half feet, which will place each tree in
the second row opposite the centre, be-
tween the trees in the irst row thus:
By this method of planting we can
put more trees on the same ground, with
|. equal benefit Of ligh, and air. The
above distance is intended for apple
trees, peach trees nigh, be ten ieet near
or. s
Dig the holes some time before they
are wanted, three feet square and one
foot deep, laying he virgin or top soil
n one heap and the clay in another.
With the frs, plan, the rec about its
usual depth in the nursery, spreading
the roots equally and horizontally around,
first cutting the tap root, and Trimming
the bruised ones; and as the earth is hi
ling in press it down with the foot, Ire
auentIy shaking the tree upwards to set
Gle the earth equally among the roots.
And in a north west direction from the
tree drive in stake. (this may be the
stake FIRST used to range the holcs) five
feet long, around the head OF which
wrap wisp Of straw, and tie thefewlsh