Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-04-21

OIL IdUl ISIJud1 tiIuttu dHu fttU WIN
vegetable mould, and where it is protec-
ted from the severe changes Of the wealth
or and the alternate thaws Of winter
II on the stream and in the vallios
a northern slope is preferred but on high
ground a southern or eastern slope is
best.
We have about 1000 young apple and
plumb trees set for orchards. Our meth
cd for setting in old or poor ground is
10 dig hole from to 6 feet in dame
Ter and from II 10 ! 5 inches deep, mix
4 or 6 bushels of compost manure with
the soil, and plant the tree the same
depth that it was when standing IN the
nursery.
The ground around the tree for
few feet should be covered with straw,
OF leaves, which will serve TO protect IL
from the drought, and TO keep out the
grass. We are very well satisfied with
our success thus far.
We have about 1000 apples trees set
on land which was cleared of lis timber
without the common practice of burn
ing. The soil is rich, with an abundance
of vegetable matter which is usually
burned up when the land is cleared of its
timber.
Trees have been set 2 years holes
were dug 3 feet in diameter and one
foot in depth about 10 bushels of de-
cayed leaves were put around each tree
Which served as mulchng. Last sea-
son we moved the grass, and put il I'M
der the tree while it was green ii kill
ed the grass and keeps the soil moist
and light. Thus far we are well salts
fed with the result.
To protect trees from being destroyed
by mice, we take blocks of wood 6 inches
IN length and three in diameter, and,
with a six-quartered auger, bore a hole
inches in depth, mix one desert spoon
ful OF arsenic with one quart of corn
meal; or in that proportion, put one
spoonful in each box, prepared as above,
and put it under each tree, beneath the
mulch, and renew the meal once OF
twice each year. This proves Il sure
projections.
We have quite an extensive nursery
mostly of apple trees. With proper
management, as good trees and as good
fruit can be raised in this State as in an,
State in the Union.
Trees grated in the root, as is prac-
ticed in many Of the Western nurseries
VIII not flourish here, it being too con
'rary 10 nature for our climate neither
should young trees be trained 10 stak,
as some nursey-men practice. Train
lng TO n stake makes the tree small at thu
bottom and large at the top of the stake
True they are straight so is The young
10 iy that wears corsets; but they are boil
feeble and shorl-lved.
have not known Of tree that wa
started on sandy soil that has done well
We have few thousand pear stocks tina
were grown one year on sandy soil an,
fhey are worthless. Foliage falls in Au
gust, while those started on hard soil re
main bright ill November.
The Baldwin is our best apple for late
winter and spring use, also growth o
tree is very great. With good care anc
cultivation ole thousand bushels can be
raised on one acre Of good ground i,
one season.
We think the Porter is our best lat
fall and early winter apple.
Swee, apples might be grown at grea
profit for our stock. Our sheep pasture
might be set 10 sweet apple trees to grea
advantage for there is nothing that wi
ialien sheep as fast as sweet appes.-
Plumbs do well, and no doubt an abur
dance of the best varieties can be grow
here.
In grating old trees, limbs from thre
iourlhs TO inch, in diameter are III
best TO cut. Large limbs grow the scior
too fast the first season, start oil the Goa
position, and the gratis are very liable
wnier-kill. Small limbs heal over Il
second summer and bear abundantly ii
third.
We have not one agricultural or no
iicullural paper published in the Stat,
political, religious, and miscellaneous
bound; but the day is not far disia
when the people may learn that we liz
by agriculture"