The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-12-11
From de chshosls Journal
n, Cultivation q ipplt and Rtafh Trs-In
tht Soulnern slalfa

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There y no principle which should
have greater weight with The Farmer, than
looking Tor happiness a. home. 'ris here
hat man looks Tor and rxprcs enjoy mrnI
Aad say, what is more conducive 10 tina
happiness 70 which We al aspire, han a
well nsed aud we'll cultivated orchard,
For what j. more delicious stter line bust.
mes Of lbe day - past, and man surrounds
b. own firesIde. Than basket OF iine ap.
pies, or peaches. 10 say noshIngoi lire OH.
sr tsrieIiss OF ffui,. And yet how Few
Of our Sou,hera Farmer, cad boast OF
those enjoy menl.. They cannul, nor
must not. attribute j. 10 our CLIMATE. For
there 10 no climate brisrr adapted 10 .iIe
rea Ing Of f,ull Iees ,han OLr cafolInss.
and YET how ies good Orchs'ds do YOU
see "a travelling over mo,e especisll. .he
southern and essterh psrIs Of tiIose Sla'es.
ThI. il Gol =, |. should be --fofesery far
mer has me means. aud those means
should be used. Aud among The strange
thugs Of The present day. lIIereis nothing
50 sIange as Ire want that all feel Tor de
lleious lruIt-and The utter carelessness OF
the farmer 10 make any exrrtion 10 srp-
ply that want. 10 il not therefore pass
lng strange that Of oil the occupants Of the
soil the Iruil tree stands the worse chance.
Tie Farmer is willing 10 enclose eiec1u-
ais, to plant yearly and cultivate IlIo-
roughly his iielO FOR potatoes. corn, wheat,
and oiner grain, and other grain, and ibis
10 his business every year; but lruil trees,
though 10 be planted but once. and attend
ed 10 only occasionally, 10 totally neg.
lseled, or iIf attended 10 al all the labour
beslosed is very small. | have there
lore thoughs - ..t amiss 20 give a few
plain and practical rules. hoping Thai they
nav benefit some Of our numerous Jar.
niers.
Let. The seed OF The apple may be plan
ted in trench, after being thoroughly pre-
pared by pulyerizing the earth and Milling
IN " i.i emp manure, live INCHES apart, witt
a very lighlcpyerins. afler The scIons are
large enough. Tie process Of grating must
lie gone through with, suppose most
farmers understand grailing.) an" IL. alter
grating, the young frees are worked, The
buars aud weeds kept down, aud tue
Young branches from the Trunk carefully
Gu. Oh, occasionally loosen'ng tie SOL
with The hoe or culliva.or, in Two years
the trees will be large enough Tor trans
planting.
I'd. The trees should be planted about
one and a half or two rods apart, IN rows
or squares, according to the fancy Of live
farmer. The best time for TRANSFORMING
is in February or March, and The holes
should he abou. 4 feet in diameter aud IA
or Is inches deep, filled up with cnip ma
pure, ashes, subsoil from the woods or
near branches or creeks. The trees,
thus planted, will grow very vigorously
81. Trees planned in new ground are
better than those planted in old won OUT
fields. unless the above process oil msnnr'
ing il attended In. An occasional clio ce
tree, planned in The hole "heoe there has
been an oak stump perfectly rotten, Hour
ishes finely. Young trees planted III all
old orchard seldom flourish well.
4,h. Peach seed. should be planted IN
o tober or November, five inches apart
The Peach flourishes the best in llgn'
sandy soils.
SUI. The different varieties oil the
Yellow Peach might he planted in fence
corners, whe they flourish best. They
should be planted abou, Elk inches deep
and Two feet around. ~,
Peach or Apple orchards should be
thoroughly ploughed once every year al
least. -..
Horses, cattle and sheep should be KEEP
GU, Of orchards, or the trees Viii be very
much injured by them. :.
New valley soil out OF the woods emp
dirt, rotten wood and ashes, are the pes
manure for frui. trees, and are far prele'
rable TO stable manure.
BY digging around old apple. trees AM
throwing Off the red dirt and filling II
with CHIP dirt, ashes, or ro.'en wood, tn
health and production Of Tue tree IS very
much increased.
When pruning. the wounds should o.
covered with tar and brick dust.
Sol, so,p rubbed on The trunks Of tree
prevents insec,s from troubling them
Aud lard rubbed on the trunks OF trees Ell
feciuaIly prevents the inroads OF ina
grea est Of pests TO the farmer. the rao
bits.
q BY following the above plan l hav'
now one Of the finest Of nurserys AM
some very en- fruit trees. ~
Yours respectfully,
A DEAF AND DUMD FAkM6h
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