The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1860-05-23
Agricultural.

I1a. CLOU "A 1)ear Sir I'm my essay1fpon 1
fruit and its culture, | promised to give |
my views further upon the varieties that |
suit the South, and also. the proper ma
nuring Of an orchard. ! have received |
several private communications, soliciting |
cuttings of some Southern seedlings, 10 |
nine of which | have, by to-day's mail, |
complied and some of my correspond |
ent- request me to answer several inqui- |
rieS. too tedious to answer in a private |
letter. therefore avail myself of the |
medium of your very valuable magazine. |
Perhaps my answers may be Of some ben
eft to others as well as those that ask
them.
Qugy l.-"Will the apple do well,
grated on the Wild Crab, or Haw."
have grated Oh the Crab and they do
well in standing stock, but do not do as
well to tJile them up and graft the same
spring the Haw have not tried.
Query when is the proper time
to plant Apple Trees" IN the-fall, or
early i'm winter say November 10th to
December 18th. The trees grow off much
better when planted in November or De
cember than when planted in the spring.
as the Young roots that feed the tree are
formed in winter. hence a tree planted
| in spring loses nearly a years growth;
| this | have often tested.
Quay How shall we keep up our
orchards ?" There may be many good
plans Of enriching an orchard some va
rieties are improved by one kind OF ma
! nure and others by a different kind
| Leaves and lime rotted together mixed
! with stable manure. are very good as fer
! tilizerS, for most varieties in this climate
! ! haul rotten chips trash and leaves, in
| winter. and turn them under with a turn
! ng plow. over my orchard, but | put, at
the same time, sufficient supply of good
stable manure around my trees. and turn
it under with a spade around the roots
being careful not to bruise the roots.
Qarv 4.-"What varieties shall /
plant?' Is a question that ] am often ask
ed. Plant Southern seedlings in the
South, and Northern varieties in the
North. But few apples do well far from
their nativity. To answer the question
definitely. | Will give some varieties that
Will be found to suit the South generally,
"A, far south as apples will do well, viz. In
my communication for March. ! mention
ed the Oconee Greening as a winter apple.
but was misiniormed. ! saw very fine
green winter apple. of large size and great
beauty. and was told that il was the Oco-
| nee Grecuing but when | went to procure
the cuttings the owner of the tree assured
me that it was a seeding that he planted
| himself so | procured the cuttings, as
| liked the apple much better than the
/ Oc0nee GTeening. as il was a native win
terapple: ! named it the Mulberry Green
ing-it viii be quite a tayomte here in a
low years The tGa.I Mammoth apple. a
eodliug of Walton county, Georgia. j. a
tine fail apple, if il will stay on the trees
long enough to TTcn; IT j. too large to
stand a storm. being sixteen inches IN cir
rumfersnco. Kubo's Red. Seeding OF
Jsels-Os couaty --GscIEia. lately raised 10y
Mr.. kubo. is fine apple, keeps well, and
j. of fine appearance. Martin 5 Yellow, &
Z Seeding also of this county, lately raised
: / ay Mr Simeon Martin. is a fine winter
| rpple. keeps very well and Is finely flavor
0 ed trees very thrifty. The only objec
tion that l find to it Is that it withers
little when kept long. The Colman Rec
Is a fine tall apple, OF fine size, bUE a littl,
tart; the trees are thrifty and proliti,
bearers The Boston apple Is a very fine
tall apple good size, color red. inclined t,
be streaked. fine bearer, growth coarS,
bat thrifty. flavor the best. Both tn,
= above ripen in September and Octobe
gradually.
For summer. may mention the Boya
p June. large red apple fine bearer, flavor
little tart The Yellow June very fin,
apple The Striped June. one Of the bes
of the June apples, bears well, flavor yer,
v fine. growth thrifty. The Yellow. or OH
May. fine apple ripens slowly, Of goo,
size flavor very fine: this Is the best @
, he Nav apples. The Tuscaloosa Red,
fine July apple, a native Of Tuscaloos
p, county. Alabama. medium size, flavor sai
to be fine | have but Just received it
I. As an August apple, will mention m
Summer Sweet a large red apple, one
4 have lately introduced to public notice
it was found and planted by a negro cir
and when it bore the fruit was 80 yer
o.. fine that ! grated from the tree, and CAV
ar cuttings to Others. and they call it Goss
summer Sweet. This is one of the swee
est of apples OF fine slzC and great beal
~. color a deep red on yellow ground
3 Il riuens in August and September. Tn
>ummort is u very large winter appl
lately brought to notice by Mr.. Summe
u- OF South Carolina; its nativity ] do n,
p know. Ii is a very large and handson
apple. keeps well. and Is of fine Aayo
Ii brings a higher price here than al
" other apple. The Nichojack Is said to
a fine apple but | have never tested
ae but would try it if | could get it; / see
IN highly recommended. The Buckingham
n- q Seeding of the Cherokee Indians, Is
fine fall apple riIens IN October, fine
II favored. The Mangum. or Carter, Is sa
8. also to be a good iall apple, ripens also
A1 October. he Creep Crank Is said to
a hue winter apple. O-good's Favorite
at a fine winter variety, the growth is thr
r. ": fits flavor cannot speak, as my tire
.ar have not truited. but il Is said to he We
fine. I mentioned before the Shockle
22l GosS' Seeding Oconee Grceniog. (whi
last. 10y mistake. | called a winter appl,
he and the Rhode Island Greening; the
viii do here. and as far south. | think,
ae any apple. The Baldwin Apple. so fam
in some Northern States, does not do W,
here as il is inclined to fall before mat
ring. The French Pippin does well
81 far and l. a beautiful apple, of deep V
low, flavor the very best. grows very thri
" ilv. The Spitzbeygen is a fine apple, l
is inclined TO SPOT here. The Bellflov
VIII not do here, it falls before ripeniI
= The Newtown Pippin is not fully testC
X ] am now testing 1t; some think II W
If TO well here-perhaps it may. The Re
bury Russell has not been well tested
yet. ! am also testing that too. 7
Cherokee Red, a Seeding of Cherok
l. county. Georgia. Is fine fall apple, lat
brought to notice; medium size ha'
said TO bc very good. color deep red. I
" Black Apple, a Northern variety, Fl
apple. has been tested IN Hall coun
.-- Georgia, does well there medium 81
flavor very fine coior very deep r
~ keep, we'll The North Carolina Red
fine large red apple, keeps well, fla
very fine, growth very thrifty and spre
v. ing.
j. The above list has been selected out
a great many, varieties and such, ] thin
will be found generally to suit the Sou
.e,. at least this latitude. | have not nan
many summer and tall varieties. beca
we have SO many, and they, many
them. are so generally known, rs
Horse Apple, SN.. that diG not ment
MN them. Many of the above | have test
tes and seen tested. and know they are VI
nat they are represented TO be. Ii may Sc
4 to some strange why | have thus m
toned varieties of apples, when so ma
~ uurseymen are constantly circulating
aloues of apples but permit me TO
that "all is not gold that glitters" h
been bit, SO ! shall watch in ful
Many Northern varieties were sold TO
anu alltl lt~NlilE llltlll cut lutlH OH
top grated with Southern kinds.
|. J. Goss, NJ. |
Mulberry, Ga, 1850.
PUMrKIN PuDDING.-Take one pint
pumpkin that has been stewed soft
pressed through colander: melt in
"A pint of warm milk, quarter Of POI
of butter, and the same quantity of su
stirring them well together; one pin
rich cream will be better than milk
ng butter; beat eight eggs very light,
am add them gradually to the other IN
dients alternately with the pumpt
then stir in wine-glass of rose-water
nc two glasses of wine mixed together
i''' large teaspoonful of powdered mace
SHEER cinnamon mixed, and a grated nutn
stos. Having stirred the whole very hard,
work il in a buttered dish, and bake it tn
Nv quarters of an hour.