Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-11-05
Gagrtcultura Ia.
On the Cultivation of Ore hards.
II. g. Overman writes as fellows, in the
Pcniric Enrmer

Prairie Farmer -
Among the objects that constitute the
charm oil rural ite.s the orchard stands
pre- eminent. 1t is the most cherished spot
on the tarm--the treasure house III which
is garnered natures choicest offering to
her dependent children. To the young aud
gnileless it is cherished retreat, where,
perhaps, fer the first time, the spontaneous
gush of gratitude to the Bountiful Givtr
may have thrilled the soul. The generous
impulses there formed in the heart Of q
child will 20 with him through life
Should his lot in after lie be cast among
strane ers, in a far off land, how often viii
memory revert to the cherished scenes Of
his 'ite's morning march, and fancy re-
paint vivid pictures Of E# ~ ~hN"3
. Tbs orchard, the medov the deep tangled Wild
Ana every loved spot which bis fancy knew
Bat around the orchard will his memory
mvst love to linyer,f for it was there, be
reveled in all the iulness of joy. There
the quintessenoe Of beauty gladdened his
eye. and the perfection of aroma delight
ed his palate. What wonder then that he
paid such sincere yet unconscious devo-
ton at Po,nono's shrine. .,... ..-4.asvs,....
Parents plant orchards, If only to instill
into the hearts of their offspring a deeper
love of home, TO centralize their affections
to counterfeit the nomadc spirit Of the
age. Convince them by argument, at
once potential and pleasing, that "there's
no place Ike home" In a word. do all
you can to make their home attractive,
and be assured that they will be less in
clued to wander from the paternal roof in
quest of forbidden joys.
. Without extending the preface, we now
proceed to offer few practical thoughts
on location, planting aud culture OF Or
cAards, persumng that additional infor-
nation on such subjects may be aecepta-
BILE to the public MUD. In treating Of the
orchard in general, W. would be under
stood as referring to the apple as the ss-
sentisl element Of the orchard, proper
Though other fruits are sometimes reck-
oned "in," the apple is acknowledged
monarch, and Of him we treat.
In locating an orchard the first object,
and a most important one, is to select an
eligible situation. An elevated or rolling
situation is greatly to be preferred, and if
the aspect is northern, all the better but
as such site is not always to be obtained
yet u level or less rropItiou. one may be
rendered nearly equivalent by thorough
understanding and subsoiling. Indeed,
this system Of preparing orchard ground,
whether high or low, cannot be too strong-
ly recommended, for, though its need up
on high ground is not SO absolute as upon
low. yet all situations, high or low, will
be greatly benefited by it. 1t is worthy
Of remark that the best natural situations
for orchards to be found in the country
are ia the "barrens' and the timber, on
the claey ridges nd srayelly slopes. On
such localities we have generally found
the hardest ana most productive orchard
he proprietor should select the NOS.
eligible spot on his premises for the
orchard, and what it lacks by nature he
must endeavor to make M by art. Wheth-
~ the ground be undermined or not, the
dep blowing or subscribing should in no
case be dispensed with. Perhaps the
most ehectuai way to do this is as follows
Use two strong teams; with the first
number Old ground p.oY, s.t torun as
deep as il can be.drawns wi,hihe aeecond
team use a number D, corn plow. set also
10 run deep follow VITA it in the rfnrsow
made by the first team al a brisk walk,
and you will throw up the subsoil and de-
post it upon the surface.
IN this way we have sometimes trench
ploSed near twenty inches deep but II
requires stout teams, and brigh, securing
plows. The Fall previous to planting is
the iim= to DO hi , bat iii has baea ne
elected, it is better 10 do it in the Spring
than omit it altogether. for 40 opportunity
for thour2uEh!y subsotling the orchard
ground 10 ever aierwari. expected to oc-
cur. Another method Of subsoiling ia to
break Up the subsoil &c deeply as possible
and let it lie wiihout baEpiaE it Hp For
this purpose the Michigan double or sub.
soil pillow is used. The ground being Thus
thoroughly prepared let il lie so TIL time
to set tie trees Prairie Farmer.