Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-02-24

be permitted TO start from the main
trunk or stem; and these should grow
out, as near as may be, at right angles
with the stem. If they are suffered to
run up near together, sthey will, when
they attain considerable size, come
in contact and pinch-that is, enclose
the bark between the branches. When
such is the case, the limbs are very apt
to split off when the tree comes into
full bearing. BY giving the primary
and secondary limbs the right direc-
ton, in the start, there will afterwards
be blu, little use for the knife or the
saw, except to prune cut small limbs
which are beginning to decay, or such
as cross each other and chafe. The
most common error in pruning, is
committed by making an effort to hur-
ry up the main stem to its full height
for top, by depriving it Of all its side
limbs, which is literally "kilIing with
kindness" This suggestion however,
pertains rather to the nursery than the
orchard. have founp by experience,
that the nearer the ground the primary
limbs are permitted to branch of, the
better the young tree will grow
Three feet is high enough for the first
set of brrnches, and 50 feet for the
main top.
AS to the time Of pruning do not
think it very material, provided the
limbs to be taken off are small--but ia
king off limbs Of any considerable size
in winter is certainly a bad Practice.
The young orchard should be gone
over just as the leaves begin to start in
the spring, the tops thinned out where
too thick, the eggs Of the caterpillar ia
ken of, the root examined to see if the
borer has been there, and then thor
oughly washed with soap suds, or ra,h-
err with common soft soap diluted by
an equal quantity of water. Ifthere
are any holes in the bark Of the tree
made by insects, fill them up by press
ing in small piece of hard soap. In a
month after, take second look for the
borer; if he is there, and you examinC
carefully, you will find his chips, or
rather his saw dust, for he cannot make
hole in the wood, without leaving
some sign of his depredalions. Again
in July go through the orchard with
the knife, and also give the trees a Sec
ond wash as above.
We have few varieties of apples
which are liable 10 winter-kill when
cultivated so as to grow fast. But
these, when grated or inoculated OIL
Seeding stocks, foot or more from the
ground, are as hardy as any other, at
least they proved so last winter, which
must be admitted to have been fair
test OF their hardihood. 1t is always
dangerous to cultivate the peach so as
to give it rapid growth, The peach
trees ofthis region which stood upon
cultivated ground were, generally, Kill
led last winter, while those which were
neglected and grew but slowly, escap-
ed.
Delay in planting trees, Young far
mers, who are beginning new farms,
are no, generally aware Of the loss they
sustain by delaying single year 10
plant an orchard. Let us look at the
subject for moment. Mr.. A. is deter
mined to have an orchard, cost what il
will, and spends 500 in the purchase
and the planting 200 trees this year.
Mr.. B. is more cautious, and by wait
ing until next year, gets the same a
mount and quality for S25. Which
of the two has acted most wisely? A
good orchard of 200 trees will bear at
leas: 100 bushels OF apples the fifth
year after planting, and an increase at
the rate of 200 bushels per year for a
long time. Taking this data as correct,
A. will have gathered, at the end Of ten
years, 5000 bushels of apples, and b.
$500. Suppose the fruit 10 be worth
25 cents per bushel, A. gets 1915 more
than B. Add to this, A. gets 100
bushels, a year sooner than b., and
then for the next five seasons 200 bush
els more, the interest on which, at 25
cents per bushel, will, to say the least
paw the difference in the outlay. II
This estimate is not very much out al
the elbows, the sooner the young far
mer plants an orchard the better.
! Trivoli, H., Jan. 8, 1874.
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