Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-02-09
VOLU ME 6.
EesE2 EGgETEssGE,.
From the Iowa Farmer aad Hortic ulturist.
THE ORCHARD.

ion, every one VINO manages a iaru, or
garden, should feel il 10 be his special
BUSINESS TO bring back that portion OF
the earih's surface under his immediate
control, as near as he may TO the original
fhis includes, not only the determination
Of nnxlsus weeds and shrubs, but also
Tue planting and cultivation of "eyery
tree HAT is pleasan, to the sight, and
good fn food" The phrase Farm and
Glrden," iaken in It's full and hlghes,
sense, embraces the beau ideal of "a ter.
rssiriaI paradise. Wi,hou: these sur.
rounding mans dwelling place, his res
idence ehould never be called farm.
bu, the dreary abode Of one cast farIhesl
Oh: from Eden.
The labor and expense Of rearing a
g,ol Orchard. are 80 email as TO take
away all excuse Tor neglecsing so impor
tant an item in the comforts Of life -
VIVA, are :lle expenses. in comparison Of
the comfor's-the sweeis-the luxuries
the real blessings drawn from a well
selected well cultivated Orchard!-
"shing-Srme delay because of the
time, which ,nuai elapse before they can
reap The fruits Of their labor! The very
reason why they should take hold
promptly, wiihou, ANY delay. lcanrot
speak of the experience of The others
here. and yet | will venture an opinion;
that there shall not be one man in an
hundred, no will earnestly take hold
Of this work. who vii! not enjoy more
real pleasure IN watching tue bursting
buds, the expanded leaves, in measuring
the length of The spreading branches
from year to year. IS they stretch out.
ward, especially in that blossom, the
early promise Of coming fruit. than is
sufficient TO repay him many foiG for all
expenses. time, and labor too. Many of
the nober principles of our nature are
called into exercise, whilst hope, that
solace of human i'll, sis regent. These
principles moi only GET room for exercise,
hut have ample play; they are such as
the tender mother feels in rearing her
babe, the husbandman in fencing his
land. in rilling his field but especially
in cul,ivatlAg his Orchard. Labor is
swee,ened in all, and made delightful, |
even in the tolls OF life. To delay then,
is for the time being to close up one i'm
ponant avenue, through which pleasure
comes, and shut out one of the purest
sources gf6cuj.y men This mortal lie
knows. We shall not now dwell on the !
moral ina renee, exeried directly on the |
character # the man himself, The entire |
tendency or which is TO make him bet
&c. :;cn.
Care should be Iaken in the selection. |
And here The responsibility OF The Mar
seryman looms NJ; not the manner of
grating, SO much, as the varieties graf |
ted. Whether tree is started by lay
ering, budding, root or top grating, is a
matter u very small importance provi |
ded The destined fruit be good.
here are some kinds Of Fruit, about
which there can be no mistake; the opin
ion Of good Judges is pretty well settled.
OF AppIes---the pippins Of various
kinds, except that SEINE are shy bearers,
a defect, the age of the tree, will in time
correct BellilaweFs, Pearmans, Rus
sess, Goltcn and Buxherry, Sap Roman
Stem. Hauibn. Porter, Cooper, Early !
Harvest, Red June. &r. had Autumn
Swasrs, t.uiied las, !ali, that | deemed
equal TO any Autumn Apples, have
seen. RawIss' Janue!!, with faithful
WINNING. and a proirac'ed season OF ri
pen;ng is equal to any, though oar loca
ZION here, IN most seasons. and with only |
ordinary care 10 cultivation, is q LILLE
,cc far nQ.,h.
IagEec vil,I yon. M,ssrs Editors,
respecting The time the tree should be |
trans planted. taken up in the fall--buried
below isost uni1lk pring--.hcn planted in
Toe Orchard. Thgro is more to be
gained BY il. than Farmers are willing
% believe, ill hey D. il. Il checks the
growth Of the treesaimost none a, ALL
Indeed. We have ,ransplanied trees 10
This way, whirh made lotge shoots the |
frs. year. than trees of the same kind
lef, in the Nursery; we can account for
This philosophically. bn' to not stop TO
do il now. aa
We muss wait 10 see an old ehard
in Iowa, before We can say posisi>ely.
what Is The proper distance from each |
u,her. a, which Orchard trees should u
planted. Ii,rees making so rapid Crowd
~ ours. should also be long lived, them
indeed, are we planting our trees To-
close.
Bluff land. although il be little steep
il better for Orchards, than our level
prairie. especially fer Plums, Grapes,
Pears and Peaches. Ii is with difficulty |
we get our Plum and Pear tree 10 live on |
the Prairie. while, on The steep bluffs Of
para;ively poor soii. ll,ey grow lux
and the fru, is abundant and
fair.
la our zeal to purge our Catalogues.
and Nurseries too, we have deemed ex-
ceptionable, The principle on winch peel
,n,ums are offered for fruits. viz: The
highest premium for the greatest dispisy
in other words. the largest number of
kinds. This excludes oil coNreti,ion
except very few. and shuts OF. a large
majority from any expectation of no
tanning that premium. (hus sllli!ng effort,
she opposite Of The Pr per and ossensible
desiga - axnsdin premiums. Again