Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1839-02-01

| has been trod down. II you have none OF
this litter, coarse manure may be used--old
stack hay or straw will answer The purpose.
This litter must lie here through the season
and be kept trod down close. Now you
need no stake to gall the trees, your litter
is sufficient prop. You need put no
water about The roots, for your litter or
coarse hay impedes evaporation to such
degree that the earth under it will continue
moist through the whole summer. If the
tree is racked little by The winds so much
the better, it is thus taught early to rely on
itself for support. A staked tree is like
spoiled child. Spoiled with too much
nursing. Tho litter about the tree will
prevent the rackiDg by the winds, and the
opening of the ground to let the air to the
roots and will save you the trouble of any
hoeing or tillng for the first year. No
weeds will grow under this i,ter-no grass
the two great obstacles to the extension
Of the roots. Your soil will thus be kept
mellow, and porous, and moist.
In autumn-before any snow falls, you
must remove all the litter, that has not be.
come rotten, to a distance from the trees
You will thus give some offence to mice that
are always fond Of making their bed, like
1 politip r1pso IN tauo.;ou ~;
that may afford them future support. If
your cats have done their duty and killed
off their freshmest stock in due time you
have nothing further to do the first season.
But if your cats have been negligent and
! got their ratons out of your commssariat
rather than CLEAN them abroad in honorable
services in the field, you must 60 out as
soon as the first snow has fallen and tread
it down close about the roots of your trees
Your field mice must now seek some other
habitaion, in case they had commenced
building as squatters on your soil, and you
need be at no further trouble through the
winter, for they, like the Cherokees, are
not for voluntary emigration in The midst
Of SHOWS. Now your trees are well set.
They have not only put out the leaf, but
their limbs have extended If you saw to
the work yoursef-from half foot to q
foot each way. They will need but very
little trimming the second season if you
trimmed them little on setting them
They must have top. Their leaves are
their lungs, and good proportion Of leaves
are indicative Of good health as good lung:
are in animals. What will You do witt
your trees the second summer, Will 20,
suffer the grass and weeds to draw ava,
all moisture from the neighborhood of TIT
roots aud occupy the space intended 70
them' We trust not. Keep your land il
lillage three or four years at the least
+ You may raise exhausting crops if you vii
apply manure. You may raise beans o
drilled turnips without manuring this sea
son-you may sow turnips broad cast q
late as The first Of July without injury t
f the trees. In fine you may plant almos
, any thing among your trees and they wi
) grow quite as fast as they should grow
provided always you keep up good tilagt
, On the first of October in the fourt
} year we will call on you-in case you too
5 your trees from our nursery-and help 20
G pick half dozen barrels of winter apple
= from an acre of trees. IF this happens NJ
to be q bearing year we shall wait on
e year longer and then give you friend
call and see that you have appointed SON
!. too legged animal to trim in preference
q such as sometimes, for want Of proper il
is strumen,s, cut little too close and do NJ
!. leave the body quite so smooth as it mig
6 be left with knife.
" More may be said, next week, on tn
n subject if you will draw your chair up clio
o so that this everlasting clatter on the paw
men,s shall not interrupt our CONVERSE
70 Will you call at our Office ogain9
O From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine.