Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-04-14
A G RICULT AL.
EFFECTS OF GRATING, ON
FRUIT,

Hot oNlOHo Will plOuIICc Iut similar
TO the trees from which they are taken is a
fact we'll known; bat many people are mis-
ia Ken IN supFosing that the scions govern
wholly, and the stocks have no influence.
The scions govern mostly, but as the
stocks have some effect in many respects,
iii important to horticu4u,ists to examine
the subject and learn all the various effects
produced by the stocks, as in many cases it
may be TUNED to great advantage, and in
othcrsmu disa dvantaee, may be avoided
Stocks hare an effect as TO tearing gears.
Scions cut Fl ON trees that bear in alternate
years, and pat into stocks that bear every
year or in alternate years different from
which the scions we've TAKEN will bear
every year, though they may have their
full and scanty years Of bearing. This
principl Die will be of great advantage to the
fruit grower, as it vii cnatle him to raise
fruit annually Of those kinds that without
grating, or by grating on stocks that bear
in the same alternate years, would only
yield their fruit every second year.
Stocks affect the scion IN Fastening or
rctardsng tie r'ren;"g Of the Frat
Fruit that ri pens TOO late may be forwarded
by ENGRAVING it On stocks that ripen their
fruit earlier, and the reverse. This NAV
be turned 10 good account, and the same
truIt may be had in sUCCt ssIon ty grating
on stocks that RI pen their fruit at different
periods. We have seen accounts of fruit
being accelerated in its lirening one month
by this method Some fruits that are too
late for our nothern climate mi ht te RI
Fened here by ENGRAVING on earlier stocks.
In this way some excellent kinds of gratis
that are now too late, might be rirtned in
season.
Stocks produce Defects on grated Fruit
Stock s that have p oduced fruit with rotten
cores, or with water cores. will, IN some
cases, produce the same effect in a SmalIt +
! degree on fruit engraf)ed en- them. We
noticed an apple tree that produced water
cores in abundance; some of the apple S
were full of water, which could be plainly
seen, through the peel. The Newton
SWeetlng was cngratted in that tree and
some of the apples were water cores.
Stocks affect the Color Of Fruit. We
have seen apples of the same kind Of diff
i ferent colors owing to the scicns being set
on different stocks. Some of the apples
were red, others ola bright yellow
St0cAS affect the Quality Of Fruit
Sclons of the Baldwin apple were set liz
two trees; one bore very unI leasant fruit,
the other bore apples of very sharp sour,
but they had a very rich favor when mel
low; VIC now have apples tlCm both trees,
and we can preceive a difference in the
fruit, and that which grew On the last
named tree resembed the fruit of that stock
IN their peculiar rich favor. Butter or
Melting Peals are grated on ounce stocks
IN order to give soidlty to flesh: some
kinds are made valuable in that way which
otherwise would net be worth cultiyating.
1t is evident that sweet apples, in order to
retain their sweetness In full, should b.
giraffe into sweet apple stocks. We sell
dom see sweet apples from scions so sweet
as natural fuit, owing, doubtless, TO their
beng grown on sour stocks.
Stocks haze an influence in Increasing OF
decreasing tie Size Of Fuat We have
seen accounts Of fruit Icing increased one
half in size by being grated in trees that
produced much larger fruit, Perhaps the
increase IN size was owing IN part 10 the
thrift ofthe sion, g. some times an improve
mcnt is made in that way without any in
t1Uence ofthe stock otherwise than supply
ing an abundance Of sap. We grated lhe
Winter sw' citing into a sweet ape tree
that the sN eetness Of the fruit might not It
deprecated; that nee produced excelfen
fruit, very swe ct and good to keep, but i
vas very Small-the scions produced gooc
fruit that kept long, hut it was as small as
the truit ofthe stock whether that was ii!
common size or not we do not know, bU
suppose it was owing III measure TO TIT
, Yankee Farmer.
S MANURE is WEALTH In our inter
/ course with some OF the farmers residin!
within forty or fifty miles from New Y ork
= on Long Island, We have been surprise