American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1826-03-31
FRUIT TREES.

The best means which have devised OF bringing
an orchard to an hasty and productive state Of inn
prosement, is first to select the ground where YOU
intend your Orchard For this purpose almost any
soil will answer, from the plains Of the southern, to
the heaths OF the northern parts Of Massachusetts.
indeed Of any of the New England States. Plant
your seed whore you intend your Orchard, in rows,
at suitable distance from each other. If your land
be SO rocky as not to admit the plough, the gIeha
may be ,ufht iently puIverised by the hoe. In new
lands would reroi mend never to use the plough,
or to remove the rocks and stones. have found
by observation and experience, that rocks are not
only conducive TO the growth and fertility Of treess
bot are great security against the destructive in
Huence OF winds Select your seed from ungrnft-
I'd fruit that your trees be not alternate bearers.
or other words bear but little. or at all. This
know from experience You may graft your
trees the third year but would recommend its de-
lay until the seventh or eighth year, at ahich time
your trees will have commented bearing, aHordiDg
IN opportunity kpnw the value of the fruit Graft
ing think prefer able to budding. Be careful to
graft ly fruit t. early fruit and rice Keep
the sward moderately sub"ued abou, your trees, and
sOdS procured from the sides of the high way road,
are preferable 10 animal manure to facilitate their
growth ard wha, is sill better, almost every lar
mer has wild lands covered with shrubbery or BUSH
es o every descTp instead OF ths strange prac-
ce OF burnin4 them upon the ground in heaps, i'm.
sent is the bes, take them before willing i'm.
medistey 10 slough, or some other conveniently
situated place where they may have the advantage
Of the wash of the street, here the largest Of
barberry bushes will drcompoee IN the course Of
Two or three years, form rich alupa, or soil, the
best manure which can be procured for the growth
and fertility of trees. This manure has many ad.
yantages over that of animals. First it regeneraes
old soils and fertilizes the trees secondly, keeps
he ground n,eLoD and light, and prevents the sward
from binding the roots lastly it prevents worms
and insects those unwelcome vIstants from making
destructive depredstions. Where have put ami.
NAL manure about my trees, have found immune
able tribes of ants, or pismires, travelling up and
down and depostng green eggs or lice under the
leaves OF the extreme twigs and branches. Soon
the leaves curl drop OF, and the trees checked
in their growth. Wherever this vermin have be.
come numerous my fruit has been knurly and crab.
bed 1t is my opinion hat these the only in.
sects Tor worm, il you please,) which wok at the
roots and in the emo produce the death Of an or.
chard.
Now, where have used manure, made from
leaves, bushes brars, weeds, &c. when sufficiently
pulverzed, have been but little troubled with in
|sects.--Somet,mes however they make their ap-
pearance in old lands, and where this is The case,
have found sand, or fine gravel good remedy to.
gether with the above manure.
You may be assured from the above experiments
have found trees more productive Of fruit, more
durable, and likewise in the end to grow larger.
AGRICoLA.