The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-03-16

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ment Of trees.
trust the public will not think me intru'
sive If offer few suggestions Tor their oen'
eft. The Improvement OF fruit has, OF iate'
occupied the attention of people in tins coun'
ty 20 some extent; but the facilities Tor lis
cultivation, the adaptation OF soil and climate
and the increasing demand for Maine apples
for expectation, do not seem TO be geneTa'l ~
understood and appreciated US they ought to
bs. That the soil and climate OF this coun-
~, are the best to be found in this country
for the production OF winter apples, Is un'
questionably true but to raise the stand
ard of their cultivation, and bring that excel
lent fruit up 20 u greater degree ofperiection
should bs the study ofevery mas who pos
seSses sufficient quantity OF hnd to set
tree upon. There are yei great many ap
ple trees in this county in their natural state
and producing apples not worth the picking
which might be made u source OF consider
able income If they were graited 10 some
good variety Of standard fruit.
But in shifting the tops Of large trees
many people become discouraged at the
large expense attending it, the liability o.
losing the trees in the process OF shifting
and Also the uncertainty Of obtaining such
lk;nds rs will bear well and produce fruit the
most desirable. If n farmer wishes to build
him a nice house he is not apt 10 employ q
man 10 draw the plans, and execute the
work who has had but little or no experience
in the business but the yeriest novice is
onsn emnlo,ed in the difficult and important
wal of rraiting trees. There is more diff
enlty in successfully shifting the tops OF
trees. than many people suppose, and
have known some experienced craftsmen,
by one single error, to Kill great many
trees outright in the process Of shifting the
tons. But the expense is not so great, nor
the risk so hazardous that so many should
h. suffered % remain in an Improbable state.
In shifting the tops of large trees, great care
sbould be taken to remove all unhealthy
limbs. a. we'll as the large quantity OF small
sprout, that are often lett to encumoer the
tons. Having done this, and reduced the
TON 10 n proper size for bearing, not more
| than one halt of the other limbs should be
taken or the second year, and the remainder
the third year. BY thus managing, you will
preserve yonr gratis from the liability oil be
inr blown out by the winds, and save the
Inbor of cutting oil large lot OF sprouts
that would otherwise spring cut from
more mutilated top.
Some remarks in regard to cutting and
preserving seions, may not be out OF place
here. should recommend u cut them In
March. but the fore part of April will do u
the season is backward. l find the best
nethod of preserving, is to place them on
the north side of building or stone wall
and keen them covered with snow until the
snow il nearly gone; and then remove them
,n the cellar, and there cover them with
.wom, moss. which keeps them cool and
moist. The best time for setting, is Just as
the leaves begin to burst from the buds.
In regard - the best varieties ot apples
~ cultivate. there is variety OF opinions.
have from City to seventy different kinds
os crnned fruit, but | should be better on
viii n selection Of IL or 10 kinds, which
Ear hearing and keeping qualities, are prefer
ab,e 20 MI others. | think the standard Tor
winter lrui, /. the Baldwin and the northern
any. The Baldwin has been so thoroughly
tested. that il needs no recommendation
from me. The Northern spy promises to se
quite ..s good bearer MS the Baldwin, ana
a mnch better fruit II properly cultivated
and harvested. In order to show the profits
If this apple; will relate my experience
with 1t. grated, four years ago last May,
, medium size tree which hal been set ou'
"a years. The cost OF grating was % cents
rom which obtained few apples the
,h;rd se,son. Last Fall | harvested three
barrels of as perfect fruit us ! ever saw, iOl
which have been offered two dollars pei
mi The natuul fruit before grating was
hardly wOrth picking; the account stands
thus: ,o
Grating ~
Pruning lU
Three bbls. oV
Two hour, picking ~
Sl.00
Three bh!s. apples oUo
Nett profit the fourth year So,OO
passed by an orchard OF good thrifty
rees the past week, consisting ol about 800,
all in an nnCralted state, which are rs large
and nromisinr rs mine were before grating,
the owner of which tod me that his apples
were hardly worth the picking. but said u
would cos, so much. that he could not afford
To have them grated. Now, let us see.
Taking NV tree rs u sample. we obtain the
Iollowinr results 800 trees. SIS profit per
tree, amounts to $500 profit the fourth
wear after rruitirg Now Mr.. Editor, can
a man af.ird to keep such an orchard IN an
ungr,ited state' Let tho above statistics
answer Oh, question.
There are other good kinds of irinier Gp'
pies. which may be raised to good profit, us
well as early and late Fall apples, among
which are the following; Early Fall, August
Pippin. Red Astrachan, Aunt Hannah. Sup
sayin. Williams Favorite, Belknap Sweet,
August sweet. Early Harvest. Georglanna.
FaR apples for cooking. Oxford Plppin.
Howthorndon a-d Porter are the best.
Late Fall Appies for Eating. None Such,
Porter, Snow, Grayenst.in, Sweet Greening,
French Sweet, Fall Pippin, and Jersey
Sweet. Among the other COOL varieties OF
Winter apples will he found the Hunt or
English Russell, Orange Apple, New York
Greening, superior to the IL. | Greenins,)
Black Oxford, Peck's Pleasant, Scotch Sweet
and Ruxbury Sweet. Any OF the above
varieties can be obtained Of me, ut a small
expense. In future article | shall speak
of other kinds OF fruit and their qualities.
JonS G. RoDiNsoS.
Greenwood, FEB. Sh, 1855.
DENTAL HlsroRY OF LorIs NAPOLEON
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