Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-09-04

In the Telegraph two weeks ago, we print
ed the principal portion Of paper read by
Mr.. William Parry, upon the cultivation of
small fruits. This was accompanied by Il few
preliminary remarks of our own, mainly upon
the point that 1t was difficult TO lay down any
precise system for the general cultivation of
these fruits; that from soil, exposure, and
other causes, the system pursued by one per-
son would fail if accurately pursued by an
other in the same region, if not in the same
vicinity. This principal seems to be borne
out in the remarks which followed the read
ing of MIR. P.'s paper. 1t is true, however,
that tins discussion or conversation was ex-
tremely confused and fugitive, and establish
ed no one thing in particular.
In reply to question as to the most pro-
ftablc kinds of strawberries, Mr.. Parry said
that the Triomphe de Gand was not profitable
with him. Whereupon Mr.. Satterthwate, a
gentlemen Of considerable experience in fruit
culture, rejoined ''that it was one of the most
profitable with me-" These persons reside
from ten to twelve miles apart-One in Penn
sylvonia and the other in Jersey. Mr. Parry
said in his paper that after years ofexperience
he had discarded most of the varieties of rasp-
berries generally cultivated, and retained only
the hardy and most productive and profitable.
On the other hand, Mr. Satterthwaite said
that he raises ms large or larger crops of the
Fastolif, Hudson River Antwerp, Franconia,
Knevitt's, Giant, Brinckle's Orange, and other
tender varieties, as of the common varieties,
''getS double the price for them, and picks
them at one half the expense. They pay
$500 to $500 per acre" One person never
used stakes or wires for either raspherres or
blackberries.
In mulching Mr.. S. said lawn grass killed
all al,
mulched with anything else and never lost a
plant by it, Mr.. Z. prefers for mulching
long stable manure put on in the fall; by
spring the litter is clean and serves as an ex-
celIent mulch" We pursue the same course,
but add the grass generally in the spring
Mr.. A. w. Harrison said he had raised ut
the rate of 630O quarts Of Albany Seeding
Strawberries to the acre. We have raised
more than twice that quantity of HOUey'S Seed
tiag and larger berries ;han produced by our
Albany. Mr.. Ii. said justly that ''thc yield OF
all the different kinds varies with the soil"
MIR. w. S. Schater said he ''mulched all
his Strawberries last winter, except Victoria,
which came out in the spring in better condl-
ton than any of those mulched." So, VIC
venture to say, did all strawberries, unless
very lightly muched with straw or long man
ure. The long open, moist weather was ex
uvmely injurious to the strawberry beds las
winter, hence those having the least GOVERN!
had the best chance TO get dry, instead OF get
| ting killed by water.rot.
Speaking Of currants, Mr. Satterthwait
said the CHERRY yielded as well as any othe
and brings vice the price" Our little expe
ricnce is against the Cherry both as to quail
ity and preductiveness, In size, too, it il
scarcely larger than the ordinary variety.
Mr.. Schatier testified to the productive.
ness of the Hornet raspberry-and we can
bear him out III bis statement.
Mr.. Satterthwaite said ''Brinckles Orange
is poor grower and soon runs out We
have not found it SO. We had II splendid crop
The past season, for THE seventh or eighth
year. We may possibly make new bed in
the spring.
Raspberries, blackberries, eurrants AND
gooseberries, require deep, loose cool ant
rather moist soil. If they are grown on the
northwest side Of fence, so as to be protect
ed for d fe" hours in the day, from the in.
tense rays OF the sun, it is benefit These
fruits, we say in opposition to learned profcs-
sorS in the art Of growing them, do not re-
quire much manure. Dead leaves, straw, the
general debris Of the garden, with Cccisiunal-
ly an Application Of fresh earth, will make
them all that we can expect them To be.
These should be applied annually and plenti-
fully.