Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-06-26

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ssPrOducts of seven Eighfhs Of an Acre.


sPrOducts of seven Eighths Of an Acre.-
In our paper of JAM Is, we published remark
able account (from the Summit Beacon) of the pro-
ducts of eighths of of land belonging TO
Mr. J. w. Weld, Of Akron His statement was
copied into the Louisville Journal and persons
having questioned its correctness, Mr.. Richardson of
that place was induced TO write 10 Mr. Weld for
particular information in regard TO his garden and lis
productions The following is the answer Of MIR.
Weld:
RIcHFIELD, SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio,
FEBRUARY u, 1851.
"MY DEAR SIR: | embrace leisure moment 10
reply to your interrogatories of JAM 23d more par
ticularly than in my last.
Since the question has been raised as TO the truth
fitness of the report will endeayor TO be as partcu
lar can. First, then, have taken pains to count
my nursery trees and find apples 1852, pears 439
cherries 25l pums ~, peaches l63, ounces SO,
grapes 30; making in all 2l32. My statement was
over 1000. | think | perfectly safe in saying
that 1000 of these from to two inches in di
ameter three inches above the ground; the most OF
that number from one 10 i inches. There are about
100 pears and l40 cherries small that they not
yet grated noculaed all the rest are grated or
inocuated, with the tops of one OF more years
growth.
NV standard bearing trees are as follows 10 apple,
l6 cherry, 8 pear, plum, 40 peach, ounce and
grape,
In addition to these there are 10 pears for stand
ards peaches and grapes hathave not yet fruited.
You will perceive (f get time to prepare skech)
that standards very thick, much too TO stand,
and many of them must be cut out this spring | set
them with view of this, believing that they would
doubIy paw for themselves before interfering with each
other (and in this have not been Disappointed and
having but little land, desired to make the most
could of it while the trees were small. The fruit is
of the best varieties and sold for good price Pea
ches and plums 50 per bushel cherries 50 so by the
bushel-by quart 10 cents, pears 81 so per bushel
and grapes 6 cents per pound.
have used for manures, ashes and lime but prin-
cipally stable manure. About my fruit trees, have
used freely common salt and saltpetreone part salt
petre 10 seven parts salt.
ed mostly with my own hands (not being disreputa-
bic for a man to labor here, making it my business
to take care of my garden and nursery myself; an
Englishman few days with spade being all the
help needed on this seyen-eighths of an acre.
One other idea perhaps might be mentioned here.
II is very common remaak that ii is of no use to
set out fruit trees it takes ones life time to get fruit
from them. Fifteen years ago last September, there
nothing but gray stumps and briars on this place
Last season had one black Tartarian cherry that
had than two bushels of fruit pear that bore
over six bushels and have one apple tree that is Ia
inches in diameter six inches above the ground and
10 in diameter six feet from the ground (about six
inches blow the first limbs) If you have any doubt
the quality of the fruit, just step up
ing and get some of the apples: if you think they are
not fine after tasting, we shall be mistaken; and il
you stay night, will have of those
fine cabbages fer salad at breakfast.
| Next summer if YOU, or any of your doubling
friends should pass this way, you may find me Of
live) in my garden hardat work, with coat off and old
straw hat on. j. w. WELD.