New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-01
AGRICULTURAL INTELLIGENCE
,,o yporrcuos OF FRUIT TREES
NN'" AND SCRUBS.

h''1 ;,es AID shrubs nom damage W "A.0
tae ueso, addiction Of tender raspbsrriee IKE Tue
colo. ~. IfR,s Antwerp, is easily secured BY peno'
FsSsoia -. cares aod covering them lightly VITA
! ug GOV .od,. Just now Ia the time when thus wofh
eA'1 ,, 5. dona. Rose bushes soa gfSpo-vneS arc
80 safol, through the Winter in the same wsy.
.,.s,ton has been lately called to ne" "ay" u
r,.,s.v;rss that seems TO BE- worth copying
s.rh ..eb vine is cted ladder or piece Oh 'A'
...,vovy tint ia raised and lowered BY means y,
80. a. u. base. In Sunner the ladders aye i-''''
.,s,a Of go With the ground, haYing men 'oP'
1900 "A the south On the under tids VI '"e'e
-. .h. crane clusters tspg away from sne lssVeS'
49, ,bs hepeat Of a fall exposure 10 the Snn'
" A.. frames are dropped TO the groun1,
..s.oba5 v'pes lie there in safety, either with
!, or without covering OF eai'n' ,..,..
Oh. rrotec,ion of fruit trses is more difficult mr
4. A. orr soggesticns are intended mainly Tor tae
,,.,,sr;eoeed, We viii begin at the beginning, AUG
- AZ the leading conditions under which fruit trees
NV be expected to survive the rsorS Of WINTER a.
=, moth az Central New-York. In ordsr 10 susto
ga yses against dsmsge from oolj some referenoe
-. 10 this matter both in their planting and sub's
80. ou,svsiion. The aim should be to keep the
..s in such vigorous health that they can success
hu, defend then elves against summers neat ana
Winters cold
In selecting site for bis orchard, If the planter
"a. h;s on.ion be should choose hillside in prefer
s,ce to a valley divided b. small stream. Warm
lnx iptefysIs of land are ore subject TO untmely
So,s than the neghboripg elevations. As toe night
an becomes chilled its density increases, and it rolls
sovp the hiIlsides aud settles on the flats, where the
,reyapg stiffness favors the process OF freezing.
uiDg the mild sunny days of Winter, fruit trees are
more liable TO be sweiled premsturely, when the trees
ave planted en- low alluyiel bottoms. One who ia in
hs bsb Of riding ever broken piece OF eonotry IN
c,d still nights, will not need 10 be told that the low
t temperature will be found in tbe lowest localities
Ne are acquainted with two gentlemen one living In
sysHsy end the other on q hill, who have frequently
compared thermometers during the past twelve WIN
tsrs and the instrument in the valley has uniformly
eIhbited the lower temperature the average difference
bstween the two being about Eve degrees.
When the mercury falls TO La below Zero the BLOC
sem buds Of the peach are GENERALLY killed no.r the
black speok viii be seen In The certer indicating that
the vitality Of the ovsry is destroyed. The blossom
buds Of the apple ard the pear are much harder than
we're Winters Ia lessened when the trees planted
On high ground. This rule will not hold good against
he presence Of large body OF inland water like the
Hudson River or Lake Ede which will soften the oil
mate Of q neighborhbod. aud render it favorable to
tgrswing.
II Is false notion, sometimes carried out in prao-
tce that tender frui. tree should BE- planted c a
protected and sunny place the South eide OF wall
Or fence.
This Is precisely the place whore tender fruit tree
n sure 10 suffer the most. 1t will have to resist two
fCes instead Of 0ne--eIcessive heat being as mis-
chisvous "a extreme cold. Its wood viii be but
impereotly matured when Winter sets in; and what,
with rapid sucoe ,son of freezings aud tbawDgs, its
shsnces for health and ffuitfulness will be quite small
IL Fruit-trees will be lees likely to suffer from GOLD
weather when the ground they stand upon Is THOR
10 unn nfFaY0 hIa
trees to stand all Winter in puddes Of water or in fet-
iers Of ice has no right to complsn II his garden Is
eyerstocked With grated pea.brush.
When the ground occupied by an orchard Is uneven
And not drained the trees on the dry kaohs VIII De
larger and heslthier and will yield more abund .nt
stps than those in the wet hoaows aod THIS IN sp,es
81 hs tact tina. the sod In the hoDows 10 deeper ana
neher The subso plow is very useiul Ia prep st..s
DO away with the Iced Of drainage. The heaEniest
rear tree that we have anywhere seen stands on high
md dry knoll with subsyer OF stones, and 30 tnor.
eupbly draiued that its owner at hrst fesrfal 1t
vould die of thirst. Yet it thrves most vigorously,
AID hsrdens OF ts wood 20 thoroughly that goes
Trough the severest Winter without showing tnat
BACH of the inner bark which, in the case of many
rear trees procaims the ip drous erect OF extreme
cold On balf.Iipeued shoots.
Ill Fruit ire es will be better prepared TO enooue-
tsr the hsrdships of Winter il they are supplied with
enough Of wholesome and congenia food during the
Srmmer months. Farmers well know how much easier
ieiily they are In good condition when Winter be
yns The same rule is good respecting trees. They
Aoud be fed with specific manures. An analysis OF
the ashes of the pear tree viii show ~ Paf5s Q, pot,
ash q parts OF phosphate of lime, and IL parts OF
line. The pear tree 10 growing state hungerS afsef
these particular elements. Feeding it with barnyard
nanures will cause unhealthy snecuent Insurance,
wholly unfit TO resist the attacks Of cold. Different
results may be looked for where specific manures arc
sssd suoh as bones ashes and lime. Nothing is bet.
ter for this purpose than decayed vegetable mstter
hom the forest, mixed with LINE or ashes
". Another way Of foreaIming fruit trees against
udic.ous pruning. Many fruit growers prune too
much cutting away all the low branches 80 as to leave
he tree with tall slender, naked stem, fully exposed
10 all excuses Of heat and cold dryness and dsmpaess.
Let tree be allowed to have its oxn way, and it will
project itself by sending out branches near TO the
ground The trunk viii in this way become more
stooky, and will be surrounded IN Sunmer with q
oreastwSrk Of foliage The lower branches and
spray will break the force Of winds in Winter.
The first pear tree we planted was an extra-sizsd
Seckel with long, pokersh STEM for which an extra
price paid with the hope that would yield large
and immediate returns.
Our expectations were fulfilled az to the large re-
turns, In an unexpected way Blessings Omen come in
Disguise, and good springs from seeming injury. A
ssighbor's sroed in ct the open gate, and gave
an abrupt in tree culture by snsppiog OIL the
long bean pole Of Secke about two feet from the
ground. The trees tired to be resigned to this
Vandalism. The tree itself was more than resigned;
It was glad of It. In the Spring made hsste to re-
pair is shattered fortunes by throwing out circle OF
vigorous shoots and forming round, compact head,
enough TO the ground to Withstand the viosnOe
pihigh who'd, and proving by it's annual and abundant
srops that maIsuding COWS accidental pruning may
b philosophical than that Of men who boast OF
heir skill and careful observation.
The objection that low branches are hinderaucs to
blowing Is only another reason, In our Judgment, why
hey should be suffered TO remain. Among the many
ensmiss Of fruittrees few are more destructive ana
Hau tha MI 6OSa
chief by breaking roots, bruising bark and mntiatng
Branches. A pow ought never to pass nearer to
huttr than The tips Of its lowest branches. Let
ne spede be used in loosenDg the soil xnd removing