The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-05-02
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lion. John Quincy. il. ii The Chair
The subject under discussion-a Fruil
Trees." The editor Of This paper opsn,
Ell the meeting si'h die following Re.
marks:
Aplenilal supply ef good Fruit l. i'm.
pouautto or country an these parlicu-
lars. siz: !, i conducive to our health,
pleasure sni profit. A plentiful supply
vl The delicious fruits Of our climate, when
fnlly maiare, may BE- freely INDUCED in
n they successfully appear, with beae6-
clal effects.
10 those who have made commence
meal in horticultural pursuits. | need moi
say. they haze entered field, which as
they advance. presents Al every step i
more delightful aspect, giving increasing
satisfaction and pleasure. Let man bul
once get taste for the cultivation offruil
and ornamental trees and plants. and he
6nd Al his command all The relaxation and
amusement desirable. in connexion with
his avn family and home.
The cultivation of goodfrpi,. Is source
Of profit. j. eagsging the attention uf ma
NY in the vicinity Of our principal cities
and villages; but il will be long lime be-
fore the supply win be equal 10 the de-
maad. Al present, The price Of good fruit
Is 20 high that . numerous class are ex-
cludcj from purchasing many Of the more
delicious sorts.
The principal varieties Of fruit which
succeed In our climate, are The Apple,
Pear, Ounce, Plum, Cherry and Peach.
besides many other minor fruits, which
thoagl of less importance are highly de-
sirably.
The Apple stands arst In importance,
as is use Is indispensable In every fsmi-
". As an article DC export, |, is Of some
and increasing consequence: our climate
is admirable for The perfection Of The
fruit. ~@
Formerly, little attention was given by
many OF our farmers TO tle quality Of lie
apple which they suffered To grow on
ta.ir farms. lfit was good cider apple,
il was all that was necessary; good fruit
Tor The family and market was Of minor
importance. If farmer could make 80,
100. or 100 barrels Of cider, i, was about
all he expected from his orchard, or de-
sired. Ii was enough TO- fuddie his own
and his neighbours family for the year 10
come-and what, with the feelings and
habits shen prevailing, could he wish for
more.
hut when the glorious Temperance
Reformation dawned upon us, aud the
brains Of The people began 10 be a liule
more clear, and the mental vision more
distinct, The inquiry was made, " What
shall we do with our orcharls!" AT first,
some, in their zeal, were disposed 10
wrcak their Vengeance upon The trees, and
mconsideraiely laid the axe To the
root" and fellet them 70 the ground
but the discerning soon discovered
thu, apples were valuable food Tor stock,
and many were consumed in this way.
As the vitia,cd taste Of men became re-
Tanned with their habits, desire for bet
Ter fruits was manifest. and we had the
pleasure of Witnessing renovation Of ma
ny orchards by grating them over with
good fruit.
In New England are found many ma
tive yarie,csofthe Apple, ofshe first class,
and which for our climate, are superior
to any IN The world. Among all the i'm
ported varieties, and those from the Mid
die States, few will compare with The
baldwin, Roxbury Russe,, Grecning,
i.yscom, Porter, and a long catalogue Of
native fruits that might be enumerated.
In setting out an orchard, The first i'm
pTlan, sep is To prepare and enclose the
g'onad. as il is necessary that young
lress should be projected from cattle.
The ground should be deeply pnlverized
and enriched. The subsoil pillow is ca
Pital instrument % use, as it by the ground
can be stirred 10 the depth If 90 inches.
The next step 10 take il 10 procure young
trees, suitable for planting. And in this
matter u Is necessary 10 use some precau
tlon. III trees are taken from nursery
where they have been crowded together,
aud forced BY too great an application OF
manure, as IS sometimes the case, the
trees when set out in a more exposed
SITUATION and in poorer soil will no, do
well. and although they may not die.
will receive so great check that i, will
take many years for them 10 recover. On
the other hand, trees should not be taken
where they have been stunted in the nur-
sery, and starved in such manner that
they hive become messy and diseased.
Good haaillly trees should lie selected.