The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-04-18
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opz or uniss ISEs The
obserya atioBs con aimed sins / the following
lines should be tensively ySs known. AS. IS,
ito the llsnnsr ID which manure nets, !.
and on tlis orig sof the carbon and snii-I
strog plants. s. s.; ]
soYe that 8 ysiney yard may Be
retained dinsf fsrtil without the applica-3
ton Of ani,nal matters, when the leaves
/ md branches are, ,,pruned the vines vinsesss1
are cut into small pieces and used I ass
manure mo According to the first ofsthe
following statements, both Of WliscRi
merit complete confidence, the perfect
fruitfulness Of vineyard has been
maintained in this manner r* for. eight
years.. and according to the second
statement for ten years. ssi55 ssd y
Now, during this long period, no,
carbon was conveyed to the soil, for.
that contained in the pruned branches
was the, produce ofthe plant itself, SO
that the we're placed exactly in.
the same condition as trees in a forest
which received no manure. UnderLo or
tiinary circnmstances4sa mantle CON
ta,lius 'p1tash ,nilst be used. otherwise
the Fertility Of the soil Will dccrease..-
THIS Is tsshe in all wine-cpuntries, so
that aisalies to d very considerable
amount must be extracted from the
Ssoil. Z. i iit5,.g
The foliage falls from trees in for
est. only when they. are withered, and
they lie feT years before they decay;
but the branches are pruned from the
vine in theen Of July or beginning of
August whilst still fresh and moist. {, IF
they are then cut into small pieces and
mixed with the earth, they undergo pu-
treiactipn so completely, that as have
learned by experience, at the end of
ft,nr, weeks not the smallest trace of
them lean be. found y * 4, II.
81 remember that twenty years ago,
aman called Peter Muller had a vine.
yard here which he manured with the
branches pruned from the vines, and
c1ntinuedtthis practice for thirty years.
His Way ofapply ying them was to, hoe
them into the soil after having cut them
into small pieces.
Ills vineyard was always in thriv-
ing condition; SO much so indeed, that
the peasants here speak of it to this
day, wondering that cid Muller had so
good a vineyard, and yet used no ma
nure.
Lastly, Wilhelm Ruff Of Schries.
helm writes: ,.s.s.. &. 'l.'',. 4. 4. Fl "
,as.For the last ten years I have been
unable to place dung on my vineyard, !,
hecnase ! am poor and can buy none.
But I was very unwilling to allow my
vines to decay, as they, are my only
source Of. support in my old age; and I
often walked very anxiously amongst
them, without knowing what I should
do. AT last my necessities became
greater, which made me more attentive,
SO that ! remarked that the grass was
longer. on some spots where the branch
es Of the vine fell than on those on
which there were none. So thought
upon the matter, and then said to nv
self: If these branches can make the
grass large, strong, and green, they
must also be able to mako my plants
grow better, and become strong, and
green. | dug therefore my vine yard
as deep as if | wouli put dung into it,
and cut tho branches into pieces, plac-
ing them IN the holes and covering them
With earth. In a year l had the very
great satisfaction to see my barren vine
Yari become quite beautiful. This
plan continued every year, and now
NJ vines grow splendi,lly, aud remain
the whole summer green, even in the
greatest heat.
'.All my neighbours wonder very
innch how my vineyard is 50 rich, and
that / Obtain 80 many grapes from it,
aaiYat rhey all know that have put
no duns Upon it For ten years"
Curious Mons OF GF4riIvs THE GRAPE
SaNEs--A Gantlrnii:i ~ ,ii iegi.h ,r!ooi
u 'r"r'n split u vinn shoot {wh.r gr,p y
vct4 c9sini'v down tho middle, cutting
tF@ iij inlh,if and Then split cores.
f.andns s',o3t on n black vine, and united
',':nr: asia con'non grating, and, after
nsny experiments. succeeded in making
IN. graft grow, aud the produce of the
vine was white and black frui, on the
same bunch, and on others variegatcd
fruit. ia
PROFITS OF APPLE ORcHARDs.-The
American. Agriculturist says: A gentle.
man having less than seven acres Of or.
cLanl, realizes from $500 10 $3.50 worth
efapples annually. In another exchange
paper It is snid, an old orcha ri Of four or