The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-05-05
NORTHERN rftrfr CuLTuRIsT.

This ia the tltlc uf = new Wuk 10y CustH.
CIV GoobHcH, OF burlington, devoted 20 d.
ccGons iad suggestions upon raising fruit,
particularly in Vermont Tho author ia him.
self fruit grower and enlbod,cs IN his book
the results of hls experience Mf q. notices
.he difficulty Of eult,va',ng the apple IN some
loculhics ia the northern section Of the state.
20 many orogJ readers suggestions upon h'S
point viii be read With Interests we therefore
copy the following
1.-THE best soil foran uprlc orchard, isa deep
oam, rather moist ih,n dryj but, asa general
ralc, my soil. which viii produce good crops
or lnd,an corn, except natural meadow OF
bogom laud) 10 favorable Tor the apple. II is
often said that the apple cannot be grown on
The banks Of some Of the small rivers empty
ng into Lake Chsmplain, in the Northern
part Of Vermont, and, We have il from the
best authority, that young trees viii grow with
great viyot .or a fen years, but invariably de
before producing fFuit. The cause, the oeeu
pants of such farms attribute to climate, or
rather to ihc atmosphere. on,the streams, and
,ay that en- The hills few miles distant, APP.
pies VIII grow.
Nov. with all due rcApeci To the npininna
of the occupants 4. owners Of such farms we
believe the fault is in the soil The Rev. Mr.
Colman, ia his European Agriculture, says
that IA certain localities in England, barley
was subject 10 rust--that on removing this
soil to another place and making beds Of II 10
inches deep end sowing barley, it would still
he Affected with rust, while the coil near ii
wluld produce bright straw -
This would seem 10 show that the cause
was in the soil and not in the atmos phcre II
this is tho case with barley, why not with the
upplr VIZ nope the owners OF such soft
near the streams, viii fairly test this question,
by removing soil from large holes and filling
them with soil from locations where trees pro.
ducc fruit ,.ulso that they will plant trees aud
apply lime, or ashes and charcoal freely, thus
changing the sOft, s60s.to determine whether
the soil or atmosphere causes the failure com.
planned Qf. In the northern part of New Eng
land, in situations one thousand feet or marc
above tide wntcr,~plnccs sheltered from cold
winds by hills or natural forests, and having
a TAR exposure 10 TIE sun, should be selected
when practicable. Among-Ihc bills of New
IsuNldHbr ,ilTtU IoNhl EltUt, OF lllNlt
value for agricultural purposes which arc ;hc
best places for fruit trees. We have seen, in
such places, ff>een hundred feet above Lake
Champlain, aud at the base Of the highest
mountains in Vermont, MS thrifty apple trees,
and 49, fair lrait, as. We have ever srrn in any
placr. il is desirable to have all fruit on
lnrms growing near the owners dwelling
Eutt, VIZ r,esld sircngly recommend that rocky
land, where suitablS depth and qadiity of soil
can be had, should be.plantcd with apple trees.
The soil in such places is generally favorable
the little hollows among rocks ure well wa.
tered-the rocks attract the heat, go that fruit
E.ps4as pssll- AaA Ia high aaYnteh leach tsee-
cap BE- projected from cattle or sheep at
trihng expense, and few years will bring
large return for the labor