The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1846-03-13
NINTH STATE AGRICULTURAL MEETING.
From the Boston Dahl Whig

cussloh by giving cure Tor warts in Plum trees
Previous to making his experience in the case
public, he said he had written to DR.. Dana of
Lowell, and DIR. Harris of Cambridge, both emf
nent as scientific men, to learn their views of the
nature of his proposed remedy. Their replies he
read to the meeting.
In the spring of 1841, he tried the experiment
on Washington Plum tree, which was badly
effected with the wart upon the trunk. Had it
been limb only, he would have cut it off, He
applied salt not only to the earth, but to the part
effected, after cutting of portion with the knife,
with good effect
In the spring of the next year he renewed the
experiment, applying soap boilers lie, which had
the effect of entirely removing the wart. In
1874, it appeared damsons, when he
made the application directly to the wart with
out cutting. 1t had the desired effect again
Neither DR.. Dana nor Dr. Harris were clearly
satisfied of the principle of the cure, though they
thought il worthy of further investigation. DR..
Dana said as regards chemical action, its analogy
was seen in the application of vitriol to the ring
worm or alum to the canker in the mouth. Dr.
Harris thought if the disease was a local one, an
application Of the kind might cure it. He quo
ted from work of his in relation to the different
kinds OF insects which iniest trees. Mr.. Owen
related case in confirmation of his theory, cited
by Dr. Harris.
Mr. Pond of Cambridgeport, in 1882, had his
garden inundated by high tides to the depth of
three or four feet, which killed every thing in it
but his Plum trees. These appeared to grow the
better for it, and he had every year since ap-
Piled lie from the soap boilers and had never been
troubled with warts upon his trees
DIR. Shurtleff of Brookline, said he removed to
the country IN 1887. To some diseased Plum
trees, he applied SALT for the purpose of killing
the worm which he supposed caused it. upon the
same principle he used il in the practice of his
profession. lie continued it the following wear.
eitecting perfect cure. He thought about two
quarts OF brine applied to the ground about each
tree, while frozen, was the proper quantity. Bv
Washing the diseased parts, feeding the tree with
1t, all kinds OF insects were kept from IT, He
tried similar experiments with other trees. and
found that salt, although great stimulant to Cher
RES and Peaches, was OF no advantage to vegeta-s
ton, except to Plums, onions and asparagus.
In relation to gathering Apples, he derived
some useful hints from the late Hon Jas Llovd.
that winter Apples should be gathered about the
10th Sept He usually puts them In barrels on
picking them, and lets them stand under piazza
on the north side of his house.
In answer to inquiry, he had succeeded bv
transplanting two three times, in getting fruit
from Pears in from eight to ten years 1t was of
the utmost Importance in getting fruit early. TO
head them down. They should be treated like
child should be fed, nourished, and taken care
OF it expected 10 do well.
OCu' 1NcNudIl Oh Iynnuelu, In relation to the
gathering OF fruit related exponiaA~..s a iir--
ping hundred barrels OF fruit the goth Sep
TENDER, which proved to the shipper the most
successful he ever made He made some further
remarks on the matter of gathering fruit for pres
ervation before perfectly ripe. On the durabIi-
ty OF fruit, he said there difference OF opn-
ion. Some years ago he planted hundred APP
pie trees, among which there were a dozen of
winter Pearmain. This fruit has been cultivated
almost from the settlement OF Essex county, yet
he found these trees did not do we'll in this case
He supposed that fruits would run out.
Gen. Newhall had also used salt to his Plum
trees, with great success. He appliedti in April
upon the ground, extending to about the distance
OF the branches. He applied also about four
quarts Of salt to his apple trees, and the result
was good crop of fruit without any worms in
the fruit
Mr. Glazer of Ashburnham had made some
experiments in the cultivation Of trees He used
manures about his trees-and found the vegeta
bic manure the best. His plan was to place saw
DUST about the tree, to the amount OF some 40 or
90 bushels; this would last three or four wears.
On digging about the tree after two or three
years, the soil presented the appearance of earth
under an Old building, with the look Of satpetre.
his SOIL was light and sandy, with gravelly
mixture. His practice in pruning was TO cut off
nothing which he could not do with lack knife
removing all shoots while small, which tended TO
nJule the CROWN, or the appearance of the tree
lie thought it of no disadvantage to have trees
thicker than it had been thought advisable bv
some ~
Mr.. Earle of Worcester, was glad Of the re-
mark OF Dr. Shurteff on the Importance Of rood
cultivation. He considered such course ,5dis-
pensable in raising good fruit In gettinr fruit
early, care must be exercised in selecting rood
plants OF early varieties, and taking proper care
OF the trees. BY attending to these matters
irult may be obtained in few wears. He had
some Pear trees OF the Dix variety. which re-
CURED from hfteen to twenty years for hearing
fruit, while some Bartlett Pears bv their side
bear iruit from the graft in three years and from
the seed in FIVE years ''''
MI Earle enumerated the different varieties of
Pears which were to be preferred for cult;vat;on
The Bartlett he considered the best. tho ~
more, OF quick, full growth, was nearly as good
me u. Andrews, native pear, was very fine: the
flemish Beauty was early ripe the Louise
bonne DC Jersey, Easter Beurre, and the Rergas
motto were good pears; the Napoleon he ga
was good late pear, but did not ripen well ~
exposed situations. ''p'" wen III
oithe Peach ne recommended the Early Sweat.
water, which rlpened about the niddia IS A.
gusts this he thought near as good 90 H. poI
6arerlpe, and it ripens fortnight earlier thsn
Coolidge Favorite. The Snow Peach i = ~ no
variety, not apt to be winter killed So,na So
series cultivate peach, by that mama ka.