The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1858-11-11
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Fruit Garden.

HINTS FOR NOVEMBER Preparing, planting,
protecting pruning, who would think so much
could be found to employ us in November
Either for pleasure or profit, nothing is more
interesting than fruit growing; and if what is
worth doing at all is worth doing well, it is
more particularly so at the hands of the orchard
list. As to whether fruit growing will "pay !"
that question is very easy of solution Any
thing will pay for which there is a demand and
which none of our neighbors can raise cheaper
than ourselves. When fruit growing once be-
comes regular business, prices will rise and fall
with the abundance and scarcity OF the crop, -
and except in cases of total unproductiveness,
it will be the consumer instead of the producer
who pays the difference. Will Pear growing
pay is like asking, will the Ice crop pay
More danger Judge should be apprehended
from its superabundance than its scarcity Still,
we would all rather split on the rock of super
abundance, and, with this view, now is the time
to prepare for next Springs operations.
First and foremost, an orchard should be thor
oughly underdrained in order to obtain moist
subsoil IS should your trees escape late frost
in bad season like the last = if the subsol is
dry the fruit will fall in a drought or if the fruit
does not fall, the leaves will, when the fruit may
as well for as soon as the leaves fall or in any
way become extensively injured, the fruit will
be worthless, if it even seem to ripen. What
ever is added to the soil in the shape of manure,
should be done as much with the view Of afford
ing misunderstanding property to it, as of
supplying any mineral or gaseous element; heat
ing or excessively stimulating manures are very
Injurious, especially to the pear and many fail
ures IN It's management have originated entirely
in this mistake. All fruit trees require soil
which is deep and dry in winter but cool and
relentive OF moisture in summer, - and if not so
naturally, must be made so, before much success
can be hoped for 1t "paysn better to have
but half an orchard thus well done. than whole
one as we usually see it. Agriculturists now
lay down the rule that, "there are few soils not
improved.by under draining" to which | viii
aid " especially for fruit orchards"
When drained SUBSIDIZED, and moderately ma
nured, the ground may be left rough all winter
when it will be lighter in the spring than if
smoothed off at once. For an orchard of Pears
Plums Cherries, or Apples twenty feet apart is
good distance to set the trees, which should
be in straight lines. Peaches or Apricots may
be planted between these if on or south a warm
aspect as they are there short lived and will,
be about done when the others come into bear
ing; on a north or northwestern aspect how
ever, especially if the trees are clothed with
branches to the ground they will often live to
great age but they may be cut away when the
others grow. Dwarf Pears are sometimes planted
between standards; but these require rather
higher culture than orchard trees and are best
grown by themselves. The ground for an or
chard, if prepared as above advised, may be