Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1851-01-17

lie conn aratively unproductivr, yet, when made
lat by high cultivation. the crops = sure and
the land is more easily worked than heavier
loan.
Seven acres are principally devoted 10 the
raising Of fruit. In the apple orchard, the
trees stand Ihirty-six feet apart, each way. AS
they are now mostly large trees, the ground is
pretty much given up to them. A moderate
coat Of manure is spread over the surface each
spring and powrd in, without particular rcfe-
renee to the roots of the trees. but with special
care to prevent the barking of their trunks
All weeds are kept down, tha, the trees may
have full possession of the soil. The apr lie,
are in consequence large and fair, the product
is large, and the fruit brings top prices in the
market. While tho trees were young and
growing. heavier drPsslng+ OF manure were ar
pied to the ground, and the open spaces be-
t tyeen the rows were occupied with vegetables
for the market. BY means Of this constant
working Of the land, The trees begin to bear
some fruit in six years from the time they are
set out and in thirteen 10 fifteen years, they
viii produce, IN favuratfe seasons, an average
ED of five barrels per tree. From four trees
of the Porter apple, Mr.. Pierce last year sold
twenty-four barrels OF appIes, so large smooth
and fair as to command five dollars per barrel.
Mr.. Pierce is particular in so training the
branches of his Young trees as TO prevent them
r rm shading or otherwise interfering with each
ether; and the branches are encouraged to
start out low on the trunk, to protect its sap
from too high heat by the rays Of the sun.
-Four years ago, an apple orchard was plant
ed ou', embracing four acres, the trees standing
in rows hirty-sx feet apart, each way. At
the same time, about one 1000 peach trees
were part'd between the rows Of apple trees,
twelve feet apart each way. The land, for sew
eral years previous, had been devoted to market
vegetables, under high cultivation. The growth
Of trees is very remarkable and the peach trees
are now bearing finely. Being short lived,
they viii soon be out of the way of the app'e
trees and then, for few years, vegetables
will be grown IN the open spaces.
Nineteen acres are devoted to the raising Of
vegetables for the Boston markc'. As before
ntimated. this land is highly manured; it is
also deeply worked, as deep as the plows can
be made to run. great variety of vegetables
is here raised, in order seasonabIy to supply
the successive requirements of the markell
For several weeks in tine height OF the produ-
cling season, two and three wagon loads are
sent to market, embracing twelve to fifteen
varieties of vegetables.
It is a leading and princip pal idea with Mr..
Pierce, so to adapt different vegetables to the
land and TO each other, "a to obtain at least two
and often four crops in season, from one and
the same piece Of ground. For instance: on
one plat OF land early radishes are sown broad
cas- ana carry peas are SOW" u" uu'''e Inns
say hve f'et apart; al me proper ui"p, e,''t'
s1na-hes, melons, UT c"cuHo's ',c P'"n'Vu oc,
tween the rows OF pear 'nP ra"i-he' yet o"' o'
me way OF the peas anu ,''e peas sct ""' VI
the way OF the vines anI '""' '"''e crops are
succesSVrIy Whl"r'u' ht'o"e' 'nh"u,c p"'
on 10 me gfouhu III 'he spring 10 "n"'u '"'' S"I-
'enahce 10 all 'l'e c'"P-' "" o,nel E'"""u'
early potatoes are ra''eu' anu 'eNn'tu III St1, e.
son 10 sow '"rIeps anu ooI",', iu!' 81 P' w
peru p7 a.e' ''c P''"'",' ,'''" " ~ oo ~" v
III august 10 on'o"I. !" ''.t ''it .,e! ale Wv
ereu WIN swamp n"y "' U'''G' "',e' u'ri re-
main III ne gro"nu ''''ou4" ,"e winter ",'"|"'
INJURY III Mdy lo.u"l"E ,'y are ,e9u! ~.
hla'Ne'' '"u !" June t'' '"''p - ,I'0y 'oI ".!
o'He' ctP' w p'I"'Po "'.e' we r'a'.,'
'Phase - Su"" 'o' s'ec"s' ""u VIC ii'A' NY
inc ''"u i V'c"''
Il il also a leading idea to get all kinds OF
vegetables into the market at the earliest pos
sibe period ; for any article, appearing there a
week or two before lis usual time, commands
a very high price, which richly rewards any
/ extra laboro pains. Mr. Pierce has extensive
Hl utuN lIl wv W h''ll'p '''7 ''''l'
/ for an early market lie has 25O sashes, o'
some l4OO surface feet o. glass, under which
all sorts of vegetables are started. Last spring
/ be went largely into the production under Q Ass
of early dandelions for greens. The receipts
from this source, in March and early Ap;il
amounted TO So rcr sash, or one shilling pei
surface foot of ground. Tomatoes are sown
under glass; and as IT Is important IN early
spring TO economiSe the room IN the not beds,
Il ey are first transplant from the seed oed to
a vacant space in the hot bed' SIX inches apart
and when too arGe to stand SO closely they
are apan transp'anted twelve lnrheS apart an
when the weather Is flEht' tNry are taken up
AMI placsd in the open pat Wh'rc th'y are 10
mature ~ one plck'ng ol tomato :, 'h'S sea
son, 81 bushels were "o-HIned' ucn' rom
their ear'ness' 50 al SI''o per ouSneI' ie'e
beans are produced carry by dgaInE Urge deer
holcs for the hills and hiIng them partly with
fresh hot horse manure ever mat suitable
covering OF earth Is placed, ana the beans are
planted. For all early vegetables The gronnt
: s'outly dressed with not horse manure, Wl'ct
IS plowed in, and winch, by lts Fermentation
keeps the land warm and mellow, aud bring
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