The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1847-04-10
A gricultural.
d, From the Ohio Cultiyator.
The Orchard.

Mn. BATEHAM.--There is really M
branch Of agricultural economy .mor.
important, and, at the same time, gen
orally more neglected in the western
country, than the orchard. The abun'
dant comfort which good selection Of
fruit brings to family, as well as the
actual profit, richly repays for all the
expense and trouble. i would now
speak exclusively Of good fruit; not the
common seedlings and crabs, which are
planted for orchards and permitted to
grow, if they will, without culture, or
care, or pruning. The large, luscious
peach, that gladdens the eye and pro-
vokes the appetite at the very sight Of
it, is seldom found IN central Ohio.
Now and then, in gentleman's garden,
you will find tree of some good fruit,
but in the range Of the farmers care,
.youwill seldom find peach that de-
serves the name. l grow peaches in
my garden, for ins 1.-THE Early York,
Morrisiana Pound, EARLY Yellow Rare
ripe, Gross Mignon. &c. &c. ono Of
which | would not give for bushel of
such as are usually brought to our mar.
.Ksts.
of Pears, we scarcely have any.
The ravages OF the blight has effectual-
lly deferred many OF our horticulturists
from cultivaiing this delicious fruit,
whilst the curcGio cuts off our plum
crop.
But the apple is the great sconomi.
cal crop, when judiciously selected,
PLANTED and cultivated. In its selection.
the farmer should have all its valuable
purposes in view. Say he is planting
an orchard Of five acres, which at two
rods apart each way, will require 200
trees. Now Of these 200, ten varieties
that will ripen before the first Of Octo-
Der, beginning with the earliest, are
quite sufficient. The proportion Of those
that are. usually called "fall apples," ri.
pening fully in October and November,
should be pretty large; say nearly 100
or 80 trees. Recommend this arrange.
ment, not for cider making, for there is
little economy in making cider either
for sale or use at this season. But !
would have them expressly for fatten-
ing hogs. 100 such trees, after they
have get into full bearing, will produce
1000 bushels Of apples year, which
for feeding will be about equal to 400
bushels of corn. | wish to be under
stood distinctly. lspeak only ofchoice
fruit. The common crabs we usually
find in our orchards, the hogs will not
eat, and if they do they will benefit
them but little. About 100 trees ofgood
winter fruit will fill up the collection.
In selecting these trees, many objects
should be kept in view. The good
keeping, of fine favour for the table,
and for market. Ofthese fair po, ton
should be of that variety Of winter
sweet apples, which cook well, for ba-
king, pies and sauce.
~ "A few trees should be included Of
one kind for CIDER. Their fruit should
be picked as carefully as any that are
gathered for winter use, and put safely |
BY, to be made up in the open weather |
ofDscember or January. No rotten,
or even bruised apples should 60 the CT
der mill, and beforei they are ground,
they should be thoroughly washed, so
that no filth or foreign matter should 60
into the cider. As!soon as the liquor
sis expressed, it should be barrelled, and
put into a warm cellar, when it will un-
. dsrgo it's saccharine fermentation: when
sfhis is completed, it should be careful
ly racked of, leaving all the feculent
matter in the barrel II this is not done,
the feculent matter, consisting OF the
.,pplpy fragments Of the apples, will un-
sdergo decomposition, and impart to the
.aiqnor the, unpleasant taste Of rotten
!, apples. If you now wish to make a
nice, pleasant and valuable article,
GEteftRei liquor through pulverised char
coal and sand, nothing but the pure Ii.