The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1859-04-08
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From TIE Ohio Farmer
BEAs0NABLE HINTS.
FLlNIma AE0 culTvnr % roraa Tagr.

L3eaiioa - An unlulaiiug surface
with q slight descent TO The north. and
shielded from tho bliehting east winds,
also fFom dlep changes Of temp fa.nra
or frosty mornings. is best.
S1t il oil ani tenacious should be
thoroughly mauured and sub solsd tho
previous year. Il Is useless TO re. plant
10 oli orchards, for the elements ne ces.
sary to a healthy growth have been cH.
hauatei.
Tees bsIlor DO procured from tho nur.
sery alter The buds begin TO swell, ae
they Ihen contain sap, which will Do of
eorvico IN their now position. Small
trees 40 best, say Tor peach, from one 10
Two year'' growthi fof apple, from two
10 three years from the bud Several
huadred can BE- procur d At one iim4. by
taking Them 20 central point Of tho land.
% be planted; dix q tiouoh, place Tie
roots 10, aad cover vel, leaving the tops
slighuy elevated 20 lha south | have
kept iaem 70 1his way liil the leaves of
ue trees wero half grown, and planted
them with good success.
PifHi'ag.-I plant my ample treos two
rods aiuudcr, each way, and 6ll in. with
peaches between lie rows, north and
south, leaving the spaces open esst and
west, 90 ioi 800 light and sun in. be
pensh trees win pass away before tho 40.
ple trees require tho room Dig tho
holes broad and deep; hll iu with 6no.
mois, soil lill tho earth about the tree
will be elevated sufficient TO keep off wa
ter Set tha tree inclined a few degrees
20 the aoath.wost; II crooked. place The
crown 20 Che northeast. As tho earth
u put on, raise tho tree slightly. up and
down, taking great caro- o. distribute the
roots as oveniy ag mssible. placing the
d'rs about them with the hand; aud last
" press The earth around the tree with
The foot. They never should be planted
when tho soil Is wet. or put trihc, Il
any. deeper than when stsnduy in the
nursery.
Pruning cut apple trees down lc
i've iec, encourage three or moro branch
"a TO grow on opposite sides. aud form q
eymmeirical TOP; should not be trained
higherthan 70 paFmit working about them
with teams. Peach trees should branch
near iho ground, and pruned 10 grow as
compact as may be.
Side Shoots should be headed back,
and encouraged 10 grow. especially on
the southwest side. THev sireR0i1ea The
trunk, and prepoRt sun stroke. Remove
ehem by times. after tho lrco is establish
cd and has sufficient top to shade tho
trunk. BY judicious heading back, which
causes trees to grow strong trunks. and
inclined TO counterbalanco tho prevailing
southwest wind. stakes and strings 10
girdlo trees are useless. Should a tree
become inclined 10 the northeast, Il
should DO ssahed 20 an opposite ineInS-
tion.
Allehinq --Aa the dry season ap
proaehes, thoroughly pulvorizo the soil
about The trees, and examine the base Of
peach irunks. il gummy. with a knife,
and ramnve tho gr,,h ~ parsL.uaa a, q.
treo will be destroyed. Then tako moist
half.rotted manure. and put about the
trees, some four or FIVE inches 10 depth,
keeping il quite clean close by the trunk.
Tho earth beneath will keep moist during
ihe dryost weather. Ny pear trees. on a
moderately loose clay soil aro doing hne.
Is of several hundred trees managed
as above, tho past year, | have lost from
all casualties, about ono out Of q hun
dred.--MArtE GRovE FARY, Berlin
lights, o.