Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-04-14

a quantity of excellent fuel, and would clear his
pasture of quite nuisance, il he regarded The
welfare Of his cattle in September or August,
when apples begin 10 fall. II quite too much
labor for cows to tramp dozen times day
through large pasture 10 pick up the wind-ialls
of the old scattering trees.
Cutthem all down and burn them, for they
are the worst shade trees you can have in COW
pasture. Why hire a man of skill to gran old
and scattering trees when you can obtain new
trees in an orchard set apart for this purpose
The cost of gathering fruit from scattered trees
should be taken into the account. The cattle
planted out all the old scattering trees on your
farm, and afterwards trimmed them without re-
gard to scientific principles, and you cannot ex-
poet to build well on the foundation which they
have laid
Good and thrifty trees Of the baldwin and
1lubbardsion varieties will produce fruit in a
very few years, provided they are well set and
the soil well titled. We have had them pro-
duce peck each by the fourth year
As farmers have given less attention TO the
cultivation of trees than that Of grain, we re-
new our recommendations in regard TO trans
planted trees with more frequency than we
otherwise should Aud we begin with taking
the tree from the nursery.
BE patient and cut Off what roots you intend
to leave in the ground Never pull so hard as
to break any roots near the body. Take up as
many Of the small fbrous roots as you can, and
if any are bruised, cut them OF,
A good hole should be prepared for the tree
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good quality should come in contact with them,
but no manure. The earth ought TO be as rich
as good garden soil.
Three persons are needed to set tree we'll.
One should hold the trunk upright-one should
scatter in the good mould with shovel shaking
il of as fine as possbo- sand the third should
be in the hole. on his knees, where he can dis
tribute all the mould properly and sec that all
the fbrous roots are kept separate from each
other, and us nearly as possible in the same
position as in the nursery.
When the hole is filled up even with the sur
face, leaving no hollow for water to gather around
the trunk, tread on the light earth to make it
settle even Then cover the surface with straw
poor hay, litter, leaves, or almost any matter Of
this kind 10 keep the ground around the tree
moist light, and suitable for the young roots to
work in.
The litter around the tree may be six inches
thick without deiriment-and il may be kept in
place by fat stones on it, or by bllo,s Of wood,
brush, &c. BY this course you will need no
stakes to your trees, and you will have fruit
sooner than by grating old tops.
Probably more of the real essence Of manures
is secured when we bury them as soon as pos
sible and incorporate them with the soil. But
this course cannot always be pursued and we
are driven TO mingle foreign matter with them,
and to heap them up, protecting the outside of
Of the heaps as best we can till we are ready TO
use them.
Fruit trees are to be sci 10 the month Of April,
when there is time for the business. Apple
trees may be taken up as soon as the frusi is out
Of the ground, but they need not be set in the
orchard till the soil has become warm and mel
low. Take them up early, therefore, when
there is leisure, and bury them with earth in a
cool place. Perhaps they will not want setting
till May.-Mass. Pionghman.