Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-03-16
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To the EdttOfS ~ the TTuEte
Farmer: As fruit.growing is likely
TO be one among the many profitable
avocations of the farmer in northern
Illinois, perhaps hint or two might
be Of service to those who have had
less experience than myself. North
ern Illinois is in my opinion, calcula-
ted to be one Of the best regions in A.
merica, for apples and pears Farther
north, they will not come to SO good
perfection; and farther south. they will
not possess those keeping qualities SO
necessary for marketing. have sold
many hundred barrels of apples, grown
in CORVALLIS, at the head of the Bay Of
Fundy, for a West India market, when
the same kinds grown in New York and
Massachusetts could not be sold at all,
for that purpose, in consequence Of
their bookkeeping qualities. This evil
| think will be remedie1 in all the
Lake region of Illinois; and there will
be an abundant market down the
river to the southern States.
From long experience, do recon-
mend to farmers who are about TO plant
out orchards, to get, if possible, seed
ling trees Of at least six feet high; and
never to graft them below that height,
if hey want to cultivate the land among
them-and they will be of but little
value without it.-Scions taken from
horizontal branches Of fruit bearing
tree and grated into such stocks, will
in three years be in full bearing if
properly attended to. But if grated
at the ground into roots, sprouts, or
anything that will make them live, will
with extreme difficulty be trained up
into good handsome tree. But if un-
der the necessity Of grating at the
ground, be sure TO take your scion from
thrifty growing sprout in the middle
of tree; these can be trained up much
better than the other, but will never
make so good tree. In cutting
scions from horizontal branches, be
sure to cut just below the bulb Of the
last years growth, and st it for your
stock RICH, in the place where the two
years wood unites-and if properly
done will seldom fail Of growing.
Two, or at most, three buds upon the
scion is long enough, and much more
likely to live than longer ones.
Butt should prefer having but a
small proportion Of an orchard grated
until they had come into bearing. for
the old varieties are many of them
much degenera,;ng. And in Illinois,
far greater part Of the seedling fruit,
is far superior to that in the East; and
what is no, SO, can be easily grated
from what is. A few years attention
to this thing, will give Illinois charac-
ter for fruit tha..he East never enjoy
ed in equal degree. Scions may be
cut anytime from November to May,
If properly taken care Of have had
them do we'll both from Boston and
from London. that have been six
months cut from the tree.
Starts Grove Will CO., ILL.,, Dec, 1S43.
FouNpER.-The Western Farmer
and Gardener says, that handful of
salt thrown into the manger Of horse
when traveling-allowing him to stand
five minutes and lick the same, is a
certain preventive Of founder.
The following admirable couundrum
has been sent us well uleriting place
by the side of those we gave some days
since:-N T. Commercial
Why is money like the letter Pr
.7ns.-Because it makes an ass-pass.
In Massachusetts Legislature, a few
DAYS since, Mr.. Graves presented a
petition from Mr.. and Mrs. Death, for
a change Of name. 1t was referred 10
a committee on motion OF Mr.. Coffin.
Some birds never make noise but
at the approach of foul weather; so there
are persons who never cry TO God but
when his Christening hand is upon
them. This is selfish: what can God
think of your religion, If you never
seek him but in trouble.
GA paper down east tells story
Of disconsola,e widower, who on see
ing the remains of his late wife lower
ed into the grave, exclaimed, with tears
in his eyes. swell, I've los. hogs, and
I've los, cows, but never had any
thing to Gu, ne up like this"
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