, 1864-03-05

,RAAthBEARI NuL1uHE.-4u LIE 11Qlt naS DE-
come so pop1 lar, and withal 50 cheap, that
Lawton is the variety mostly planted, yet
the main supply Of fruit has como from the
wild plant about the fields and borders Of the
woodland. In the south part Of the State
large amounts have been gathered from the
bushes growing along the banks Of tho Hi.
cut down, much to the regret Of the inhabft-
ants, though none to passengers, or the poc&-
cts Of the Company.
In setting out plantation Of blackberriea
the land should be dry and rolling, OF hazel
brush or naEato soil as the best. Trcnch plow
2 foot deep and lay or in rsws eight
two feet apart, Keep down a1l suckers except
for width Of six inches in the row, which
Will soon form perfect hedge. When the
plants attain about four feet cut the tops with
o pair Of hedge shears, and as the new plants
shoot above this line cut them oil This will
make 5torky branching plants, that will need
p1acc The spacc between the rows can be
planted with cabbage the first year and work
cd In tic usual way, and the following sea-
son with double shoTc1 ploW Or cnltlVator.
The rows should have m occasional side
trimming with the blade of IN old sythe or
corn cutter to keep them In place.
! am setting two acres in the manner above
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feet wide, as the plants filed the space 60
completely that horse could not 20 through,
and the whole was given up to the plants.
With Tows Of eight tect, some three or four
tcct "ia pe Iela1ueo I LUZ pasease "Af ao1 lHe
fI1it picker and the horse for the purpose Of
cultivation.
The Lawton has two faults one il, that 1t
winter kills, and the other that it ia too
spreading in It's habits, and o more upright
E!o"eI ~ oesuaoie- therefore use Plante
selected e,sie from TIE woods when In bearing: At
considerably Injured by The hari freeze Of Jan.
1st and of corrse It is NOT safr r. a. ff,ev -
perfectly hardy. In nv woodland he b}aeE.
beny +, i possible, il = worse condition: i
II pG5slnle toat the lower part OF the Plant
@ not injured may produce partial crop, Too
Htue IL rs yet known o. heid culture OF this
1ruit to lay down positive rules In regard to
pruning and the hardness Of varieties. The
mode OF planting as above is pretty, well
settled, Us well as the fact that We should
!ooE Tor more hardy variety thah the Law.
ton. II IS supposed t5at several Of
these have been found,. but plant
ers shonld not too Implicitly rely on
as it Is possible that the past winter may
hare sent some Of them up.
The Dorchester and Newman's Thornlesa
arc Of little ralue, and It Is useless to throw
away time and money with them
CHERRIES.
BU1E, WI. Co.. Feb. 70 "a.
un- RrnAL.-Durtur the nast ei~ht yesrs .se
have planted hercabonts large number 81 chcrry
trees Of the sorts from New York, but most Of the
trces wintcr-bl A few trees Of the MAY or Early
Aienmond mare neen piaansea ana ploaaes @ nne
% @ nrr s1nee 9 an5 ~ nsr reg te9 ono
daced a peci of dne ffait. Nov iheSe is great
Excitement in regard to Ills cherry, and one mai,
hee enntrnrtei3 tn 6et oyer fye ffiouEnnf rrnt in
these larc morc1n tees. some Of which are twenty
ea{a o'a. Up 70 en's oa1e nc Las ses TWO taoasaoo
I'LL ~ tnou ,f,, Ia mn TN a,r,r N so, ,x.cs
and next in re;:ard to the suckers about these mo-
re,'o e cet = IN ,ne ~m 10 10 fet 9os anq bga IL
some etoef that viii not sucker that can be hid
tnat IS vel adopted 70 th!s purpose =. 2.
,r5e haa5p - Xxi ~ S ~ ~ 49, ~ r-e
snd n,y,f1 cay, ~ he srt 'mnc,9 @ nar13er The Ma.
nna Ia a.s Sa4 @ ~ eead - atoi-s - ~
zafa cnens, "Mcn y usea , LOT I,i stocks a. tne
the Mala1eh any better. Ihaye seen nothing
equal to the common Mo1relo for a stock IN
which 10 Eraft the Nav cherry. The sprouts
o. tnose an efh ft
eet ouL ~ aI.e u1 o1SuaiL u teSets1s ~ y ps..
thew M " rev ~. ana to have the lana deenfv NOV
bnt 1yhcn they do sprout no they must be
treated as weeds.
sola. IN am9ss eve ne,ghnoxno9%dt hre 1aon
sanas ol tnese sloIeno tIees WMcn se1aoM aI
produce any fruit IN this country. but which
nre valuable for stocks for the May cherry.
T1fs cherry is attracting considerable at
tentin. IN FIX Eastern States from thr f.ct n,
~ h",5;n.s. .5 ,S.a+ .snrs o'oA 1As "
1ls ua1uluces a1u S1eaI c5oP.
In grating the cherry do not split the bark,
Us Is done with the apple, but cut 1t with q
thin. sharp-bladed knife: the small 6hoots
mr. mt sniff in. Int s1;n ionned wound will
fhread ma wsTe6 f3''' 'N'
T,n - NJ, c1arr1 h.,,,ne Of f,ra+a ahont N.
~, 1Ae may eneiit ~ ISte 4i ns1 augoe eus
<utn o1 June, auu IL tuis po4ut Lie iVtu.
RURAL.
r1,o norfs7, Cr11ecrS 0f FngI.nd-
E1o1;s1, -,or,are hr +3,a1os+ 1,s;1 .,onts,n
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the 1oAoNmg interesting news lcl2use 70 Liz
Danish cruisers:
PErxor1u. Sunday. Feb 14sPM
=, ihc maaish nasa1G when aHivea thls AFTERNOON
- ae 1ss*s ~. ~ .t tou1.eeu V15s ~
non CoPen4oEen ano eaeot ifom n9TTay. ias
1.at Mas9s sa mna ns sns , T " M ~
iasl !ueF1ay, was nounu tlum Memet Hltn Nm
1en aaa 1 ~ - 60, ~ poA4 i te .tka.s. n,
y M.aaS.eI, nao - fa.f ~ LYLE nnG S4 MeI 49, sSu
IA a. a;tSt ~, "a'en 1S LII o.
nesar o.ncE1 1a.a3.1 and S,Gn. insn, ;., .,
, ~ at VII VIII ias sa naIona 'aeA
t',rr +, ~ ~ thc cat Host 'een e
Inv r. p-nss;s 9nstris Rrerccn 1nhcc IN Was
nyer ~ 's.1'A 11A@''
The f,;c,te scpe.,a tn bare hcer Atte5 ant I,
creat haste SeerrTal of tie ercw arr iands.nen
Some Of her conner las been scraped OF On sand
hank, and it is probable that Bhe vii haye to b
@ 'r ~, netrIan 1og. II,
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