Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1856-12-25


and pound down the dirt with a maui
and then lie: the ground grow up 10 grass
and expect the tree to grow and produts
fruit. Now have in my mind a gentle
man who. by careful preparation of the
ground and special manuring OF the trees
has produced healthy wood and abundant
crops ol frni, at his option; and. q. the
risk of saying what has been said before.
| will ask that gentlemen to favor US
with some remarks upon this subject.
Prof. Mapes--l have experimented ten
years. Till have found that | can make
pear :rees grow wood or produce fruit
By the use of a fertilizer applied to a
lssge cargo OF shrivelled trees, friend
saved The life of ell 10 which i, was ap-
piled, while all Others died. By apply
ing certain fertilizers | have produced
very large crops Of pears year after year.
My dwarf pear trees this year averaged
200 large pears per year. In putting out
pear tree top them severely. sur
face plowed and subsoiled as deep as pos :
sible. then dug a hole four feet deep
aud four feet wide and filled it with sur
face soil. then bored with a foot augur
still deeper than dug the holes. set
nv trees from four to six inches below
the joining of the pear with the ounce
ROOT. / trim iato pyramidical shape.
To prevent winter bligh. ! take away the
mulch and earth in the fall 10 check the
growth before winter. In The summer
keep all .he trees mulched TO keep the
soil moist and Of an even temperature.
take soluble humus and potash to make
wood. bat DO not do that 10 make fruit.
For that l render phosphate. of lime sol,
uble by an exces of sulphuric acid, and
apply in spring. Guano should naver
be applied in spring. or summer; il may
be in the fall. | always apply potash
after the phosphate. Some of my pear
trees this year, that do not occupy over
eight feet Of ground. brought me 200 shil-
lings. sold all ny crop at 81 to sl.5o
dozen. My rows stand twenty feet n
part, and cullivaie between. but new
or use any barn yard manu:e--tha will
always injure the trees. The surface
must always be kept ina pulverient state.
! would adYise tn set dwarf trees feet
apart both ways. where the land 10 not
TO be titled. Great care must be taken
in pisniing trees--that is sll-impor,an,
so 10 the soil. The fame of Newark
cider is world.wid Il comes from the
Harrison and Canfeld apples, grown up
on certain locality. The juice is very
rich. and not inclined TO ran into vine
gar. The fruit Of this district is pos
sssed of peculiar favor. Some of the
orchards are 100 years Old. but the pso-'
pie are generally very negligent sbou,
Ylaniing nS~ orchards, T~th-rs " De
cause the old trees do not continue TO
bear well. which is owing 10 want CT
lime and.soda in the soil. The only val.
liable wash forsfruit trees is a saturated
soluiionsof soda. Take sal soda and heat
i, red hot, and add one pound to g .llon
OF water. A wash of this removes dead
bark and leaves the bodies smooth.
To.ss question from Mr.. Bergen. Of
Long lslant. the Professor said there was
no danger of.his trees blowing down. as
uC iSit WI tAbbiC tOP - N'~.1@
out, and trimed them as fas. as they grew
into a ryramidical form. As 10 talk of
overslocking the market, i. is all noon
shine. The confectioner's windows are
full Of French pears, at SO cents apiece.
A pear from California on the table.
weighing two pounds. no matter wha. its
quality. would sell in any quantity at
wholesale at Sc dozen. This pear is
l4a inches in circumference by 10 incEes
by way OF the stem. The kind is not
known. The Rev. Eli Corwin. of Sacra.
men:o, exhibited another pear, supposed
to be of the common pound pear" spe.
cies, that grew upon graftona Calaior
MIA slock at San Joss. that weighed lbs.
Ia OF. and measured Id round the bulge.
and 2l3 inches around by way OF the
stem. by actual measurement to day
These pears are looked upon by all pres
ent as some OF the most remarka bic spec
linens ever seen here; yet Mr.. Corwin
says they are not uncommon productions
in that re marks be State. Ell llcas ~;
lThe price of apples, in this market.
Is uiEUeI uOW tbun NciS ~ ttito oCucOn
of the year. The Maine Farmer reports
that tie apple crop Of that State. ncom-
mon with that Of other States, is very
light, and good apples fetch a high price.
Here. in New York. since il has been as.
that there is short crop Of ap.
ples, no, only al the West. but in the
Eastern States, and Throughout the ccun.
Il. =. =.
try generally. the price of this fruit is
enormously high. Greenings retail at
IS per barrel; Russets at IS. etc.
Respecting apples which have been ex-
ported. the accounts are favorable. in'
stead Of The total export between some
8 900 or 1o. 900 barrels. as estimated ear
" in the season. the amount will prob.
IDLY be near 20. 600. Thus. wssend sp-
pies to England, and bring pears from
France. We hops.farmers will increase
their orchards. and produce fun supply
Of fruits.
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