Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-10-02
cnltiratinr Orchards.

For few years past about eighty thousand dollars
worth Of fruit have been annually set out IN orchards
in the single State Of New York. II these were all
treated in the best manner in preparing the ground IN
carefully transpantIng and IN good care anu cultivation
afterwards, each years planting would probably he
worth the in ten years. not less than three
millions of dollars, far their value may b. measure
cd by OF money. The question arises, what pro-
portion OF this great number ot trees are actually All
vancng with full promise Of what they might attains
What portion will really become IN ten years, 10y the
best treatment lull-siZei, healthy, and producNef
Several intelligent individuals have given it as their
opinion that oneha of the trees that are set out
survive the third n very large numuer are
certainly LIST by careless removal, hasty transpanting
hard ground and total subsequent neglect But oil
those which survive there undoubtedly not one-tenh
than make hall the growth they would ataia under soou
management We have seen whole orchards o young
peach smotered death the first summer 10y the
heavy growth at meadow grass which nearly enveiopd
them A far larger number, however, are those Which
killed outright but which naer year after year
with slow and feeble growth Nov this taTdiness Is
altogether unnecessary Peach trees, far north
frty three degrees, have been male To yield The third
summer from transpaatng three pecks OF peaches and
apple trees the fifth sumner, one sushel each An emil
nent pomologsi, living in western New York, set
large fruit garden after long years had silvered
his head with wheness: yet for the past twenty years
he has annually enjoyed prousion o Irult from this
identical fruit garden. The consisted simply in
treating his well every good farmer treats his
corn and cabhages.
But afford to give much attention TO
our rees-the rich man only do this, says Tue Ia
/ boring farmer. what! not alord 10 he ecOhpmcais
The Of small is the very to save lis trees
alter he has paid for them he Is the very man who
should spend his coin have feeble and ulIless
chards. Let him buy half the number and apply the
other half of the purchase in taking oil what
he has and he will become the gamer 10y the opera
tiOn. 1t is, however, great mistake To suppose that
much expense is needed. Enrchng the land is largely
paid for by the heavy crops of noaioes CAROLS rutaba
gcs which grow between the when tho trees are
SMALL and by the equally heavy and more valuable loads
OF ripe fruit prolnsey yielded afterwards The expense
OF ploughng year and narrowing four times, IS
perhaps not half the first Of the orchard, TO say
nothing of the annual crops anrded while soon rem
ders quadrnpe the value oil the neglected plantation
Why do farmers apply the wit and wisdom
to the management of their orchards that they do To
their corn and clover crops! Why should they not,
when many, who fortunately, have already lull grown
orchards in monied value from them than from
all their farms besdes7
The difficulty rendered greater in most casrs by the
very nconvehient machinery used for puughng the
rows. plough drawn with "A two horse team, with
double while trees, cannot safely approach than
three feet To tree and every plOughman breads task
which is commonly attended with mutated bark on one
hand, and wide grassy ''baks the other. A great
Improvement is made by placing horse ahead Of the
other with short single whie trees especially il the
dranght traces of the hinder horse considerably
lene thcned TO allow running to right or left.
A wide error is committed in cnltivaing orchards 10y
those who forget that extend far beyond the circle
mea ured by the branches. The whole surface of the
ground Is covered Iy The work of The roots, where
full grown trees stand twenty feet apart. The larger
and more ohvlous roots. it is true, near the base o
the trunk bn all the finer ones which largely
Hence all orchards which have made years o
growth should have tie whole surface cultivated and
kcrt mellow and not strips small circles Just
at the foot of the trees.-.aIbaay Cultita,Or.