The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-04-02
For the Middlebury Register.


As one apple tree of mature age will bear
more fruit than two Young ones that have
recently c,mmencel bearing. il Incomes I'M
portant TO know how old orchards may be-
continued in vigorous bearing. or be revived
when declining For this purpose a slight
knowledge of what may be dtroninaed the
philosophy of vegetation is necessary. A
venct bic to remain in healthy condition
as truly requires nourlshmrni rs m animal.
No particle of matter is created to compose
the sraiclicst trees of the forest. All is de
rived from the earlh ana the air Analysis
shows that trees are composed Of different
ingredients Hence every tree must have II
soil which contains Inc earthly Ingredients of
which it is composed, or il will languish and
soon die. In many eases the seed will moi
vegcta,e in the earth. Now as tree OK.
tracts frum the soil the materials which are
appropriate to il, unless they greatly abound
they will after successive wears of feeding
the tree, become exhausted But vege;a-
bles. whose earthly parts are composed OF a
different kind oil PARTICLES from the earh,
will flourish on the same soil. Hence farm.
ers have found important the rotation Of
crops. Hence when forest is cleared oil,
there usually springs up different kind Of
trees. Many tracts that 10 years ago were
covered with lofty pines now abound with
oaks and walnuts AMI many hills, where was
found scarcely sing e evergreen, are now
covered with pines and other trees that give
us the same foliage in winter and summer.
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idrm Is gehcra'.! uoie WI" N'"'ce' III"
contains many ihg,eu'eh's anu o'.e'' al '''"'
are fel"is'e' iHN'ns u'"ilu,e ,h. q c',
sense sense Is InJ' 80 r';mor.I or yo,,e,,.
lilizing: whe'her ah'n'a.' H'i"er"i or ''Io'"-
bic. some arc prc'ei''"e"''! ,"'e"'"''" "
flourish C"e Nihu oi P'"'''S' ann so,nc ""o''''
or kind. 10 d, 'e'"''"o "''' N'"' Vi ma"
ure is necessary IN '''"N"'"' '"''' y"
comes necessary to snalyze sou'e Po''lo" Vi
the tree or plant, and ASCERTAIN :" "na' car
TIM ingredients it is conpose,.. - Tue
chemist can DO, and It is found that Inc sap
wool oiappe trees contains Of Lime ID "a,
Potash G or. Phosphate Of Lime 6 or,
The ashes from the bark of an apple tree
generally give 80 per cent OF lime Com
mon manure furnishes these ingredients, and
many others, but no: in proportion to the de-
mand of IN. a,uIlc tree. Hence the practi>
cal man calls 10 his aid the scientific, in or
der 10 ascertain what manures are needed in
particular cases.
The apple tree requires larger portion
Of lime and potash Cor ashes which contain
potash) than is found in common manure,
Ashes and lime are therefore very important
in reviying trees that begin to lose their
freshness. Bone dust, which contains he
phosphate Of lime. would be very useful but
! il i, not usually very available In England
they secured the fields of W atcr loo for bones,
which were broken and ground for that pur-
pose.
To revive a tree or an orchard, or tobring
il TO bear fine fruit in abundance. plough the
land. that il may admit plen;iiuly the air
and the rays of the sun, and give il Il good
supply of the spe life manure needed say,
for a large lree, half bushcl of Stacked lime,
half A bushcl of ashes, a good supply of long
stable manure, and, if convenient. few
bushels of pcat or swamp muck. Give the
tree also, after the first wear, u peek OF lime
and a peek of ashes, cached or unlrached.
every alternate autumn, and dressing OF
long stable manure every alternate spring
and with due attention in other respects. the
highest hopes may be entertained. Down
ng in the lImilculiurlst, recommends Tor
pear ,rees-ahd the same by adding a lew
|, bushels OF lime will answer well for apple
trees-"take a Wagon load Of peat OF black
swamp earth, dissolve 20 lbs OF potash in
water, and water The part thoroughly witt
the ionid Let il lie couple OF days and
it is fit for use. Or. for The same quanlii,