The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-02-26
1arifuliural.
Far The Cecil Wing
The Planting, Culture and Manage
ment Of Peach Trees.

MIR EDITOR AS ! am confined in my
domiclle by rainy weather and bad roads -
| thought would communicate to your nu
merous readers tcX thoughts on the Plant
ing, and after Culture, and Management of
Peach aud other Trees. have an Orchard
II years odd, which has given ne, for three
years past clear gam Of 5000 per acre.
each year but it now shows indca' ions that
1t will not last much longer.
PLANTING. Lay off your ground at right
angles, Is feet vide; take large Plough,
run deep furrow each side from the Inc
whs.e your Trees are to be planted, then
throw ont the middle with ON. or two rurruwS
as tie case may require, which will, with a
little CLEANING out. two feet square. at each
cross, DC ready to receive your Trees. which
should he sci shout one inch d,epCr than
thcy originally grew. AZ er the orchard is
planted, mulch tie frees for lwp OF three .ct
all around, about Two inches deep, t!rv take
Your large Plough. and throw The furioWs
w!:!ch you llrsl threw ou.. ! ack to the trees
and that viii cover the inulciinw, and leave
| burrows TO carry off The water, that wuuld
| Other wise stand abolt the trees and ,iure the
hbtoua roots This all being done. your trees
are ready for the winter. and very much
question tie Iootsf, et2ng, gIl wlntrr. under
| thiS treatment: and ihns lnSuc al ,a,ly
star, in the Spring, The nulcllmg will act
rs feeder, bo,n Tor nouii>hnent and moi stule
III 'he spring aud SUMNER
CrLT RE i h. ground should he cul.ivat.
I'd i'll Com, Potatoes, or Beans. foI three
years and after that period nothing should
grow IN the orchard but the trees. 1t should
i'c cultivated, and kept as clean and iine Us Il
cUintIe'd.
TREATMENT OF TREEs. The trees should
be "o1nitd every year. and The second year
th, dirt should h" taken away from the Trees.
aud shove lIu!l Of wood ASHES thrown around
each tree. when the trees are six Years OIL oil
take The GARTH from the trees and oil the rou! 5
tor TWO !tel out worm we'll, and sclapr the
hodicS, from the roots to foot above til,
grourd: take scraper Ike a vessel mast
>crapcr and >crapr all tie rough. bark off the
tree; then make solution Of strong pickl,
and qnick lime, have it Of the consistency ul
Thick white-wash, and make mop Of sheep
skin and mop The trees well. fon the roots
up foot above ground do this in The month
Of May: let them remain SO week, then
| throw back the earth with Plough. Trees
will not require anything more done to them
but good cultivation and liberal ManuIing.-
Everything iik. $ lich Garth.
hlNlSb -'olbNI'l Dt Nnnc III may ana
jun. but not in tie winter as is the opinion
of some fruit growers. will give somr
reasons for Sp,ins and Summer pruning =
! II you cut oil limb Of amy size in the
| Winter, the bark dies around the stump from,
which the limb was cat, and Go,s not, for a
| long time. if ever cover the stump whereas.
on The contrary If rnt of in May or June,
when the sap is in full flow, il Will 60 ON to
| 70 L.,
the first year. The tee should De- trimmed
well out Of the middle. so as to give the rsl
aud fiult air limbs that incline to grow
sraish' out. should he cropped or.>horlen,d
50 as to give the tree an upward lcndcnrv-
Trees should tie trimmed up so hat IL lran
Of horses can work under them without bark
| ing The limbs slnglr-treeS should be muill,d
50 as TO prevent barking the trees.
In culiiratlng trees. The earth should he
thrown from lIem evcry-olh.r year that i.
when y"n begin to plough your Trees. b,gir
III the middle nf the rows. and when YOU Get
near the trees tnkeout one OF your horses, and
pillow with single horse. thereby YOU ca,
, get very near the tree. and the earth YOU
cannot throw from the tree with the pluw
should bc taken away with the hoe: and
on the contrary. when you throw the
lnrrow to The trees it should be done witt
one horse. AT least two burrows should b,
thrown with one horse. The Flowing SHOULD
be deep so AS the roots may tind moisture j,
time of ~ drought.
The foregoing is the way that have trea'ct
my trees. and every one who has seen them
says they are most ilour,hing. and tn,
largest trees they have ever seen. Lave
young orchard which Shall treat in tn,
same way. Il SEMANs.
Ccchon, February. lS'h. 1859.