St. Cloud Democrat., 1863-09-10
ARPLE~CULTURE.

IT:
L.,'. e: y * y; ": hay. k:;:t
feely fPm our fxohhges in the $ u,hep
pSrtion 6fahe aate, Ssllowing thai pp1s
|fl |bfu }aised there with pcrfe( sue
cssse ssse a.s@h loaget logst'l' VI experiment, Sus
certainty. The evidences arc to be seen
in fnc thrifty trees, covered with apples
Of excellent ssarietiss and large she: ri
this weeks paper are two paragraphs
from TIC Winona ReP1J1;caa That still
E'afIsh<r add tq thfP testimony st ii favor |of
ap 2le culture in Minnesota.
assslRpt ip this matter Ne Of .NQktharn .Mins
nesota are likely, TO get. behind 1.-The times.
In but very few instances has any attempt
been made at fruit Sing and then ii from
an unfavorable result ii, some particular
or other, most Of them have been abalniI::
doned. It Should be remembered that
thisis orc department, at least, in which
success cannot be attained without con.
tinuousss experimenting, and much labor
and patience. i requires time to set the
trees fairly started, and then, much care
midst be :exercisedito protect them, both
from being frozen in the win er and from
being exposed too mucl, to the warm warn sun
Of early spring that. brings out the buds,
which a subsequent frost is very liable to
kill. ,.,r1< .,..'A". ..'.< .-:'I =. J. ~ .
Those who, in other portions Of the
State, have been successful in the cult
walton of fruit, nave no doubt labored un-
der many inconvcniences arising from the
difficulty Of procuring the proper kinds
Of trees, and from many; disappointments
after, all seemed, progressing finely but
their recompense must be more than suffi-
cient!in seeing the .aourishins orchards
springing up about them, yielding their
luscious burden into the hands that train
ed them. &. J.. s,tF g.. .,s;F&'H ~
1t is true that this, as, more newly set
tied section Of the State, has not had the
same time: to devote to this, subject as our
|neighbors furthers down the river The
first energies Of the settler must be turned
toward raising those staples that will
bring him the,surest and heaviest reve-
nue., for the opening and improvement Of
his farm, and thus wheat, corn, oats and
potatoes occupy all his acres as we'll as
his time. In the first settlement Of a
country this is right as it is ineyitable.. !;
But the time has passed. when this will
serve, the farmers of Northern Minnesota
as an excuse for neSlecting to enter heart
lily into the cultivation. of fruitrtrees:--.
They are all in good condition, with. we'll
filed grauer1es, Notwithstanding this sea.
sons drouth, and have plenty Of stock
about them. In: fact they arefin just the
position to devote good share Of time to
this important, subject, and they should
not neglect it: Northern Minnesota lis
fully as capable Of raising fruit, and as
much Of it, as Southern Minnesota, They
have raised, it there, aud inl.no mean
quantities; so can we here, and the SOON.
,er we enter upon the work the better :
/ Let every farmer make preparations to set
out his orchard-not only Of apple 1trees,
but peaches, plums and pears--and then
give itevery care and attention. tits. an
enterprise that will pay u hundred fold in
1G" 1G" ,Jee:tt'S1'' Je:t p -".,- gD;!}3ln : *nW HTr1!i
:, We shall publish anything concerning
the management of trees that we find in
.our State exchanges, and would at Che
same time, invite correspondence fiom our
own. citizens, several of whom arc we'll
qualified to write on this subject. .'ndj i''l"
- - .: :. :1..--1 -.!L !5a! d1NsT
IL WHAT GEN. srjLLLY IS no 1bD,o,;. 80; u. =. :.
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The Press contains the following infor-
nation with regard to what Gen. Sully IS