The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1861-10-09
OCTOBER.

er l0 the 1rUlt harvest w Hy Is IL, tudt
so many farmers families are content to
90 wlthou. fruit, in land whose soil and
climate are So congenial to fruit that the
humbest efforts at horticulture are re-
warded with success Intelligent pomo
legists, who have seen the fruit shows Of
Europe, tell Us that they do not excel oar
ewn, Notwithstanding their larger expe
rieuce and skill. The apple grows almost
every where in our broad land, and most
of the large fruits have quite as wide a
range OF soil aud climate, though they
are much less abundant. Apples have
been most common, PROBABLY because
/ they were the most common fruit OF the
father laud, and were planted BY the first
settlers of the country. They were found
to flourish much better here than there,
and the seedlings which were soon orig
mated upon American soil, were improve
ments upon anything ever seen IN Ens
land In a virgin soil, the tree would
grow anywhere with luxurlance, and only
needed to have a clear field 10 yield
abundant fruit. The pear was rather an
aristocratic tre', and needed much more
careful culture in England than the ap-
ple-tree Here the standards flourish
quite as well as the apple tree, and seem
! to have fewer enemies, and to be quite
as productive. Yet the market has new
er been adequately supplied. and the tue
varieties of pears hrIug two or three tunes
as much As the best varieties of apples
4 pear orchard of any considerable ex-
tent is still novelty even in the oldest
parts of the country. Apple orchards,
though common, are still far below the
wants vf the country. Hundreds OF farms
where the apple is as hardy as the forest
oak, are still without good orchard.--
1t is somewhat amusing to hear the rea-
sons assigned oy thriving farmers, for the
great mistake in their husbandry, Of not
planting an orchard
/ 1t is u, yer admitted that they do not
love fruit There is hardly man or
woman in thousand that is not fond of
every variety of fruit. Every boy sighs
/ for bis neighbor's apples and pear trees,
and lot only breaks the tenth, but the
eighth commandment, in the eageruess of
his desire. Watermelon patches are pro-
verbal plumber on moonlight nights
With many the reason of this failure is
their unsettled condition They do not
own the soil they cultivate, or they are
expecting soon to sell out and emigraie
The planting Of an orchard is regarded as
work for another generation.
/ Others do not believe that the raisicg
of fruit pays as we'll as other departments
of husbandry In the first place, one has
to wait several years before he cen ex
! pect any returns whatever, for his labor
. In raising corn aud potatoes there Is some
thing to sell every Fall. Fun mas usany
enemies Dot only in the shape Of inzecJs
bat Of biBeds. who seriously interfere with
the profits Of the orchard Some are re-
mote from good market, and though
the depot Is within an hour- ride OF the
farm. they have never thought Of railroad
conveyance to market Others adulil
the advantage of planting al orchard. and
have always been intending to do it, bu;
they have had 50 much work upon their
hands that they have Deyer quite got
ready. Money i scarce, AMI the nursery
man wants cash. These objections, how-
ever unsubstaBlial. are real 10 many farm
ers, aud possibly to Snme Of cur readers
We have been eating frO.E for three
years, from apple trees planted only eight
years ago, aud from pear trees plaoIei
much more recently. They bear with
increasing abundance every year, and It
seems to u % feasible and 81 pruttzb.e.
to stock an acre Or twJ With fTgit trees,
that. We can 10; let the season Of tree
planting pass without Ecr3 Of ezagrt-
alton.
4 home surrounded With we'll gFo#B
fruit trees and vines adapted to the >oii
aud climate, Is Oue OF tie most beza1Itel
objects We meet with At this season Of the
ve4I- Every one admire< the dwelling
however humble. that Iooks ou, upon the
street, through shaded walks, through
fruitful gardens and orchards What
can D. finer than well grown pear tree,
hung With us yelloK fruit, an apple tree
whose boaghs are bending 10 the gToagd
win their rud5y burden, or vine loaded
wish It's purple clusters These are cheap
and substantial Ornaments, thar zDy nan
mzl plant aroaui liz ho2e The green
upoa has wiadOw. and the pa:os on the
dwelling vii require frequent expensive
renewal every returning Spring Eil.
bring oat the Lvl0g oruzueBss IN D=w
dress Eilb0as 1sooey zud without pTice-
. There i 10 gre41er ulscouezptio7 than
the pcPasZr notion that tFuis gToEIas d.ses
cot par 3 9ell 3 utaer bzzpckes Of E1s-
bandry- Ii reqGires SINE capital, zo1e
skill and patience. 10 wzig for returns
Bat capital and skill iavessei here are