Nebraska advertiser., 1856-07-26
farmers .9tpattment.
From the Farmer Book.
4 ORCHARD.

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the worst, and the difference in price
fades into nothing when comparedwith
the difference in quality. Nobody is
satisfied with mean fruit after tasting
better.
For a fruit garden, a western aspect
is generally best, because it's the least
subject to sudden transition. of tenn
perature. Severe vernal frosts often
prove injurious, or otherwise, accord
ing to the weather that follows. If
the sky be overcast in the morning,
and the all. continues cold, little or no
damage occurs; but when. the sun
breaks out warm, the injury is the
greatest; and the most so, where the
trees are most exposed to his rays
For this reason, a hill or a wood on the
east side, may prove very beneficial.
A northern aspect would 60 far to-
ward insuring regular crops of the
peach, n~ectarine, apricot, if protected
from the sun and warm winds by a
belt Of eyergreens. On sandy soils
especially, the reflected heat is often
sufficient in autumn or winter, to start
the buds; and Snow and ice have been
suc~cessfully* heaped round the trees
to prevent this disaster; but a northern
aspect would probably render such
labor unnecessary.
Dry firm ground should be chosen,
preferring a sandy or gravelIy loan,
though clay Will do with good culture.
Wet, peaty, or spongy soils r apt to
be frosty; for the radiation of heat is
much greater han from frmer land.
Stuntedt trees always produce smaller
fruit than when the same kind grows
on vigorous branches; but the fruit
suffers in faUOr as well as in size. The
trees should therefore be planted in
deepbeds of fertile soil. In dry seasons
more especially this provision is o.
great Importance; and young trees
treated in this name are not only
more likely to live, but grow much
faster, bear much sooner, and bear
much better fruit than on sterile land
All our observations go to justify these
remarks.
When young trees are taken from
the nursery, inquiry is often made how
soon will they come into bearing? I
is a very proper question, audit would
be a proper answer to say: Verymucl
according to the treatment they get
When they are set in holes cut out o
. a sod, just large enough to receive thu
roots with some 'crowding, and ar,
then left to take care Of themselves
we have no right to expect them t,
come soon into bearing, nor to bea,
much when they do. Neither hal
starved cows, nor half starved tree
viii be found profitable. In the latte
case especially, the interest on tn,
purchase money is generally lost fo
some years, and not unfrequently tn,
purchase too; but We hardly ever los,
a tree in good condition, set in mellow
ground which is kept mellow.
The holes for the trees should beno
less than four feet diameter and ffteel
inches deep, but a greater breadth am
depth is desirable. Place the soil rount
the brink of the hole, ready for filling
in again; but scatter the harder subsoi
back out of the way. The hole SHOULD
then be filed with the best earth, an,
rise a few inches above the genera
surface on account of its settling, frs
mixing three orfour shovelfuls of chip
dirt with the part that is to come i
immediate contact with the roots. !
helps to keep the ground loose an.
moist, besides yielding much nutrimen
TO the trees.
The roots of the tree when take,
from the nursery should be CAREFUL
guarded against drying or freeziRg.-
If such care however, has not bee
taken, bury the frozen roots in tn
ground before they can thaw, an,
plunge the dried roots with severa
feet of the main stem into aoater. t
soak there from II to "a hours. till tn
moisture is sufficiently restored.
In planting, spread out the root
carefully, and put the best point agains
the strongest winds. Fine or meIlo,
earth should fill up all the spaces be
tween the roots, SO that every fbr
shall come in contact with it on ever
side; and in order to accomplish thi
intention more perfectly, throw in
pailful of water when the roots ar
covered, to wash the earth down, an,
to FIJI up every ~interstice.f
Newly planted trees being acted o
as levers by the wind, often press tn
earth round their stems aside, an
make an opening down to their root,
which in consequence suffer from bot
drought and disturbance. To brewer
this disaster, it is therefore importar
.. that stakes should be provided to SUI
port and stiffen them. IF driven befoT
the trees are planted, they may /
erect; if driven afterward they ma
be slanting; and in both cases, stra-
i. bands should be first wrapped ono
roundto preventive trees from chain.
.Whent trees aresetin clay whichhelc
water like a tub, they soak and ofte
perish; especially if transplanted j
autumn. This evil may be readily pr,
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