Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-08-24
oh,o Fruit Culrure---New Insect Enemy.

A A1r;c.,Iturs. for advance sheets of that portion
of the Agricultural Report relating to Fruit
Culture in Ohio. 1t embraces matter OF much |
interest to farmers and fruit growers, and closes
with the answers received from some fifty eoun-
ties TO the question-"Which are the SIX best
varieties of Winter Applesi" We append the
answers from such of the Reserve counties as
are given
uyahopa-Belmont, R 1. Greening, Spit
zenberg, Canada Red, Baldwin, Baltimore ZIP
Iorain-Belmont, Baldwin, Canada Red,
Peek's Pleasant, r. L Greening, SPitzenberg
Huron-R J. Greening, Baldwin, Rambo'
Spitzenberg, PiPpin, Rrsset-
Erie-Spitzenberg Baldwin, Belmont
Streak, r l. Greening, Seek-no further
Lake-Peck's Pleasant, R. /. Greening. Ro1-
bury Russet, Belmont, Spitzenberg, Bellhower.
Medina-R l. Greening, Seek-no further,
NOnesuch, SPitzenberg, ROIbury Russell Pear
Portage-YeIow BeIlaOwer, swaAr, Bel
mont, Spitzenberg, Rambo, RoxbuIy Russet
summit Greening, Baldwin, Spitzenberg,
Russet, Canada Red, Northern Spy, Rambo-
Trumbull-Spitzenberg Roxbury Russet, X
/. Greening Baldwin, Golden Gate, Ramoo-
We also add Kelley's Island and severa
Counties off the Reserve;
KeIley's Island-Belmont, Peck's Pleasant,
Rambo, Spitzenberg.
Ashland-RambO, Vandevier, 'hizer," Bell
flower Butter, Spitzenberg.
CoIumbiana-Switch Willow, RoXbury Rus
set. Rambo, Lopside. " aldower, Gilliower
Sandusky-R !. Greening, Spitzenberg, Rox-
bury Russet, Baldwin, Newton PiPpin, Van
DUN.
Stark-Rambo, FslIawalder, Rome Beauty,
Golden Pippin, Canada Red, Baldwin.
Lucas-Baldwin, BellhOwsr, Newton PIPPln'
R. 1. Greening, Spitzenberg
Wood-RaInbo, Bellfower, Smoke House,
Vandum, Roxbury Russet, R. |. Greenlng.
Wsype-Rambo, Canada Red, Baldwin,
Spitzenberg, Greening.
Crawfqyd-Pippin, R. /. Greening, SPItzen-
berg, Rainbo, Beliaower, Northern Spy, Golden
RussetS
Knox-Rambo, Tulpehocken, Golden Rus
set Timber Limb, Pippin, r, l. Greening'
Newtown PiPpin.
Tuscarawas--Newtown Pippin, Rambo,
Northern Spy, Baldwin, Swaar, Amerieln Col
den Rnsset.
CarrulI-Roxbury Russet, R. l. Greening,
Gate Apple, Spitzenberg, PennOcks, RambO-
Coshocton-R. J. Greening, Putnam Russet,
Newtown Pippin, SPtzenberg, Baldwin, Seek
no further.
The Report presents a rather discouraging
view Of Fruit Culture in Ohio The demand
for good fruits il cities and townsis increasing
farmers are devoting more attention than for
merly TO their orchards and fruit gardens, as
a whole no State possesses greater advantages
of soil and climate for the production of good
| fruits. and in no State has there been so large
an amount OF money expended daring the past
ten wears in the purchase Of fruit trees. Much
of this expenditure has resulted In faiiure aud
disappointment, owing to the severity OF the
winters Of late, and other causes, and many
cultivators have become in q measure disheart-
ened. The severe drought of the summer OF
1855 was the commencement of the series Of
disasters to fruit culture. Most Of the trees
planted that season died, while those that sur
viyed, as vel as of the previous years plant
ing, were generally attacked by bOrers. The
Report says
Next followed the extraordinary severe win
ter of 1856, which was the most disastrous to
fruit trees Of any winter that ever occurred in
I O4lu-hAilli4 AtAli1 GIL tAS HS@~A 49, Se-'
right, and many Of the apple, pear, cherry,
grape, DC At inst it was supposed that no
very general injury had been done to apple trees,
as they did not show the extent Of the mischief
/ as soon as others But before the end of sum-
mer many Of the trees in most orchards gave
unmistakable evidence of disease, the cause Of
which could only be attributed to the past win
ter Again the following year, and up to the
preseut time many apple trees have continued
to sieken and die, no doubt from the same
cause, so that many persons have concluded
that all the orchards that were of bearing age
at the time of the hard winter, received such
injury therefrom as will cause them premature
" to decay. The past winter, also, though
mild in its general character, was very inju-
riOus to fruit trees in consequence of the Sc
we're and sudden changes Of temperature
inc the destruction OF many young peach and
cherry trees, and much injury to the young
wood Of apple trees. This, it Is believed, is
the cause of the falling of the young fruit, and
the sickly color of the leaves in orchards
Throughout many parts Of the State at the pres
ent time, (June, 1851
Such disasters resulting from the vicissitudes
of the seasons arc more or less liable TO occur
in all countries, and cannot be fully guarded
against by human forethought, although some
thing might be done to lessen the amount Of in
Jury that would occur in most cases Of the kind,
If people would profit by the lessons derived
from the past. Care should be taken TO select
the locations for orchards where the SOIL eeva
ton, exposure, dc, are such as are found TO
aford the greatest imI. unity from these iDju-
ries. The selection Of varieties of fruit is also
a matter of Importance; for It is found that
some varieties are much harder and better able
to Withstand severe changes of temperature
than others. Attention to these two points
will also in a great measure afford protection
against several other evils, as the seab, fungus.
bifter-rof DC, of which more complaint than
usual has been made by fruit growers the past
two or three years
NEW INSECT EMMY.
Mr. KLIPPAEr notices at some length new