Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-10-31
AUTUMNAL MANAGEMENT OF FRUIT
TREES

TREES
OrchaIdists aud CuluNutors OF garlen fuit
viii have need OF their skill to prepare tender
fruit trees for winter. IL is the misfortune.
alike, OF the English summers, aud OF ours in
the Wes'. that trees do not properly np,n
their wood. Bat IN Gaat Bnlaiu 10 j. from
the want OF enough aud ia America, from
too much summer. Our long ami hot stin-
mer' give two car three separate gr0,sibs to
fruit trees. aud the last one is usually nm pro-
ercss at period 80 late severe trusts uJ irr,z-
ings oNertake the tree while yet m an excit.
able state, pushing new wool and with d top
quite unupcned Tor severe frost, handling
We have before rs, and shall next week
publish DR.. Piumncr, memoranda OF The
three past summer months. b. tbs state
mcni tle average temperature oi June was :
deg. and the rdiu 90 inches; OF July. average
noon heat, 50 deg, rain 81 inches. OF August,
average noon heat 80 dog. riiu 81 inches
Nights were exceedingly warm The day r..
pcaledly opened aud closed at 80 deg. Oar
thermometer on tie north OF our hnus, i'm
shady yard. stood for eigh. aud ten DAYS to-
grthrr between 81 deg aud 100 deg, twice
attaining the latter height,
Under such stimulus oar pear apple, and
plum trees made their first growth los the first
OF July They soon started into second
growth which wound up during the lost of
August and the first OF September, plum tree.
entirely shedding their leaves and standing as
bare aslH January. a lhim grow th il now iu
progress. Nights nre becoming cooler, ihe
days are warm aud moist aud 10 /. pru5llIc
thai this new growth will continue late. and
every wise culliva,or should keep has eyes up-
on lis trees
Let orchards b. examined when frost, be
Sin io occur, aud every side shoot sucker.
NdIcispout Cui Ciyduly out. These sletulr
raw sprouts are The breeding spots OF dsca>
Cnld biigh, invariably mauilcsls itself inth,.
M The most positive form.
Gaplcns trees, choice pears sions fruits.
Should, ia addition 10 this operation. II sill ia
growth az ihc last ol September. rrcriyes laU
pruning. From the frs, to the niddle of o..
iobct, according Ia the season. cut oa two
W''"' - "'Y new grown, ot back Go strong
npc Nool. IL II worm MOVING thJt thr new.
est buds, near the extremity ol Young wool
are The most sensitive and apt To break aud
grow, whereas the buds near the base Of the
branch axe dormant. Il j. the rrpose OF the
Older buds which makes fall pruning, il per
formed with ga igement. 50 valuable. Because
II iOrces the tree 10 expand lis energies in RI
PrnnS IT'S wood instead of making NOR. aud
II also tends to induce lsliiiulnesS. hy chang.
Ing lcai-budS 90 fruit beds The great art of
iall pruning IS To- relieve the tree Of its crude
wood, without causing It's dormant buds TO
break. II performed too early, or il but the
ups oi the fine wood are removed. the n,v
bais muy break and side shoots issue. leaving
ihc trees worse of than before
Young trees Jusi coming into bcanng shonld
have Their trunks protected. That there j. a
change in the economy OF tree when IL be-.
gins To bear, u piain, and experience seems TO
FfzlFa d fNasf 4.
lime OF tIls change: since ihey are more got
to Gle when coming to fruit ihm either bslor,
or oitcTward. Cherry trees. in this dimtt..
and pear trees should have brush. or corn.
stalks. or straw, or uniting. as is most con.
N'nirui, 80 placed. from the ground TO the
branches, a. Go exclude the sun without ex.
Guiding air. IN hours attention may saYc
much Iegrct.-L Indiana Farmer d. EaTdener.
INCIDENT ON BEN LoMOND. -onS,t.
uriay last on American lady aud gentleman
visited Ben Lompnl, and the latter stoppcd a
short time 10 make a sketch, Wilde his com.
Pauion proceeded downward In a fe,
minutes he followed, but was unable tn make
mp with heT-aud having gone down some
way began TO lear some mistake had occurred
hr auain osceuicd aui SEARCHED bat could find
oiiarr ol her, nud ultimately hurried down
'o ,Ie ihn. Immediate measures were taken.
'ii' numerous parties were gathered from All
gulHef' around Including tourists. villagers.
'hH shepherds sud ihey 50 ont boo search Of
we idiy. They assembled 90 tie spot where
enc goo been last s-cu. and heu divided into
sl'a'' groups setting OF iu every direction
lh. search WIS continued dunng ihe whole
D sIi- aud she NHsat last discovered by one
OF Gee snlies. sb1ut seven o'clock op su.igv
n lfuins fully twelve hours after lcf Girnl
hfi parted with beer. Site hil during m,
mth' alter discovering That -he hsd lost hsr
way H',, pulenly kcp, herself avak. b.
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