Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1863-05-14
LET US RAISE OUR OWN FRUIT.


LET US RAISE OUR OWN FRUIT.
All kinds of fruit are so scarce in this
section that almost anything of the kind
is acceptable; and that which has here
after been lightly esteemed is now meet
ing with considerable favor. Every man
chooses to raise his own fruit, so far as is
possible. On all sides we are told that 1t
will be useless to attempt to raise apples,
and though we shall test the matter thor
oughly, before yielding the point, we have
taken the precaution to get few Grab
apple trees, which are hardy and thrifty
growers and good bearers, so sto be able
to have something to fall back on should
the others fail. 1t seems to us that far
mers are too easily discouraged III attempt
ing to raise fruit, and that if we were in
their place we should keep trying. 1t
would cost but little to SOW few apple
seeds, and to take care of the young trees
till large enough to transplant, and it
would be but little trouble to take care of
the trees, if they lived, and but little
more to "try again" if they failed. And
who can doubt that a degree of success
would attend any effort, and that we might
soon again raise our own apples !? "What
has been done can be done again" is an
old motto, and should not be forgotten in
attempting to raise an orchard. If the
mice girdle a'few of the trees. set out
more. If afew die from other causes,
set out others in their places. Keep the
ranks always full by new recruits, and
keep a supply of young trees growing as
a reserve from which to draw reinforce
mcnts in case of disaster to those in the
field. If any of the older trees show
signs of decay, or falling out by tie way,
set out others near them, so as to guard
against the danger of having the ranks
permanently thinned. Where apple trees
have been raised, they can be raised again.
Our soil is not SO impoverished. nor our
climate grown so severe that we cannot
raise the crops our fathers did. The fact
that some trees still live and do well, is
evidence that others may be raised to fill
the places of those which have died.
j. H. Bennett, of Stowe, of whom we
procured our crab apple trees, has few
left. and we hope he will raise more, for if
farmers cannot raise the common apple,
these can be grown, and will be found to
supply quite an acceptable fruit, and we
have no doubt they will be in good de.
mand for few years, till the community
is supplied. Mr.. Bennett also raises a
kind Of gooseberries, the origin of which
he says was in Wolcott They are smooth
and prod'gous bearers, preferable, while
green, to. currants, and quite as easily
prepared for stewing. He also raises
black raspberries, and finds them as easily
taken care of and as sure to produce a
good crop as currants, and they are GER
tainly more acceptable dish, and require
far less sugar to make them eatable, and
no doubt every man who has garden and
who appreciates good eating, would find
that it would pay to cultivate them. Mr.
BENNETT has also kind of plum called
the Congress Plum" They are similar
to the common red plum, but grow larger,
and are nearly yellow in color, and much
finer favored. The treeis said to be as
hardy, and as good bearer as the COM
mon red. No kind of food is more ac-
ceptable, or more healthful than fruit, and
but few kinds are more easily or more
cheaply raised. So let us have it in abun-
dance and variety.
Stowe Book STORE is soon to be moved