Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1854-12-08

report on tie management y. OIcI arde. pa pared
by Prof. NokTH OF Hanii.on College and read
before the Oneida Co. Agricultural Society a. is
la;s meeting. l 'sed hardly cay thatit conveys
in . modest and incidental way, great amount
Of instruction: A. y. G..
The Committee appointed on Orchard Culture
have carefully attended to their duty, and report
the following res ua oil their examinations:
The frst premium OF Sl5 they awarded to
Jonathan IuLcoa, of Itorne, whose orchard con
tsins 385 thrifty trees. most OF which have al
ready fruited. TIE largest Of t'em were planrcd
in Is4s. aud viii now measure sixteen inches in
girtb. Mr.. TacU.t's trees were bought III tie
nursery Of John T. ~horas Of Mactdon. with
the exception Of thirty OF he Ladies s;weetinr
variety, which were furnished by Charles Dow
ming Of Newbuigh. OF early Apple. Mr.. Tai
cott has thirteen varieties, .iz: Yellow Harvest
Red .Astyachan. Summer Rose, sine -q,.et-ison,
Sweet Bough, Early joe. Golden sweet Summer
Vnlen. ved6er's ZIP IN. snmner Pea'malii.
Early StrAwbevry William fawIi.e Eorttefn
Sweet The Red As'iac' m ard FarIv ~ Draw
berry rank very hi,st in Mr. facotfs' e@firita ion
Ot' FaH Apo - VAS 50 en- tatid'ies, viz: Lac
H'Fh"b eTIy, Por'ei, GIayeesieln, IA~ey, IA
turnnai Swaar, Fall Oiau,e, jersey e"ee .44.-
HIS Early Nin.ar .rfdS ;Se s4,er. vi: hal.be.
I.ibstou E.ppll ft.f Ft,spir Brlta~u Auf3a4-a-
7<ou Aorssch Mclee lIa'ner4e. liz In v II.
ter arJ! sprinie arit-iess are eighteen VIZ; Bad
wiz. Red Can4ia. E~opus -qi.lenburgh Z.
Island Gre.nins. .swaat Joaeii,i, R.eh'> ieI--
ant. 1lafaafls -. c'ain2 ht,r. ern sly, 0Ifox5ar.
Russet, ERsi~h au-.e We~ rla4r ehno 'uri.cr
yellow B,llfawrr. Dominic Etlidc>eaa. VINO
Her, Lady Apile Kingsley Apple Ia 80 &c ny
Ills trees, Dir Talcost gave tie etefencc tofar<
Leepipg win varie.ie<. especially he Ten it$t
named. *
The iant. OH which BE. Ialco-,s orchard 1.
i, mo-.iy pndyso i;rsNeiiy i"arn w'ai clay
subsol. i'Iesious {" rlinsi4 Z. tle ground "n'
plowed in back ;urr"w-. and .fe toie> were DR.,
along the ridges. tfirsy ie,.i npr;. d.9ee ne. I'll
width and Eighteen irs;.- dep ia tac hole
was put large wicc'b..rrc " toal ot conlFo.
made Of stable manure. !:te, ashes .lGi mack.
mixed under cover ~" vrar b,.slfe. H. planning
the trees, surface soj WAS placed ab"l d. io..-
The orchard ground has been cultivated AZ 4,5
crops. Once year t.. trees ! i, been pIune.l
and washed wlh strors soap ~udS. :; wo""n c!a.h
being used for ibis puIrcee. Ills washing as
given Tie stems clean, hea!'l look, ;nd has
tended 10 keep awsy tie ir>.c~. a G n
proach of winter tie sol las been f'area ~
about foot around lie This -. tep.
away the mice.
In Mr.. Talco:t's collection, 'fc TN Oh r;rpip
fruited the first year aer i'm iny. i- ttet
prolific bearer. and pio:Aises 70 te oIua 4" ne
Baldwin and the swaar ANON Ne ta"ies.c>
that fruied tie second tlird yea. we've lie
Jonathan. Early harvest H. |. G.ceHiu-. Fail
Orange, Iawlcy Golden Sweet, Ladies ,weeting
Peck's Pleasant: yellow B,llfc~cr
The second premium of $10tt is awarded
Norris Case, whose ore. ard stands urix Wash :
ington Mills. in The town Of New I.artto1d--
This orchard has fine exposure. standing on a
hillside that slopes down towards Tie southeast
The soil is gravel, loan. In 1913 j. wa, we'll Z
manfred, and Ian cd with corn and poia. oes.--
The trees Were plan ed IN he spring Of 1919 q
They were furnished by Tlmp@ Smith Of Syla- "
cuse and were warranted 70 be nue. to Il er la /,
bells They Wee SCI tiirly feet apart each way.
The holes We're dug very broad and deep and tie -
sub soil was thr.wn ASIDE. In fiu, Tie holes /
Tn. surface soil was u. cd. ise with wclro,ted z
Snpp ws was PsH'ss ID, p sn erin ss ZOOS
manure pu about he trees after tie,
rlap!ed The top. en- back 20 give The trees
uniform and y numerical beads Thcggound La,
been planted with corn aud potatoes G, ~ season
except tie present. Th, year i; VA cropped
with wheat. During the winter Tie snow as
be, tyodden down ahoat the trees 10 keep tie
mice fiorn gIa~iny OF TIE baih. VIXEN pau,ei.
TIE trees were thee years from the .Iatdn g.
Some of them frucd ia 1859. The Baldwin, ii
Greenng, and Haxbuy Ru,Set we've amou- ,Er Z
first to bear TIE Nor bern Spy ana Spizen
burgh have not ye. frued
The third pls u1nm Of 800 isavardrd . .iIt,.ed
J. WMs, WIZ ,r.l:il q 60 t,ooa, isn-l
IN 1870 staude ra:tr tie Clinton Cotton Nils
Tie trees w"re "h'aiari art.y rom y.aca-e
partly from J &. Hastings q. l..a.-..
ob aimed If It. hastings wee 81 It's
purchaser from lHr4c ~..rt 7ni al, ,"marhah ,
~ their >.orons and -tni ttoath. Eo'te
Nr. WEI usr- ve.e r'n.t' /. ~ oond WIS
sub s,tei rs ~. rlu.d ani.n..
tlauks Tor His lvo nan: ii a.e~ aa.u hi ,ton.
Tie aces we've se. ttui1 lie, .gt. e.'i4 ter.t
10 .Lu a,tc i Il clos Vtfa cir < tl.t,, t1at ia +,
diane ot, vs. a. ..t ,. .etp ity3 "e.,
ir,i ", II .s.ti IS III Nj -rsse. rz,d vl.a
compo-t !. te.n.al aud ,c--'ah mat.a'c. i..