The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1865-07-22
The Planting, Culture and Man.
a9emeAt Of Peach Trees,

PLANrIsa-Lay off your ground at right angles, IS
feet WIDE take large pillow, run deep furrow each
then throw out the middle with one or two burrows
as the case may require, which will, with little
cleaning out two feet square at each cross be ready
inch deeper than they originally grew. After the
orchard is planted, mulch the trees for two three
feet all around, about two inches deep; then take
your large pillow and throw the burrows which you
first threw out back to the trees and that will cover
the mulching and leave burrows to carry off the
ter that would otherwise stand about the trees and
injure the fbrous roots. This all being done, your
trees ready for the winter and ycry much q,les.
ton the root freezing all winter under this treat
ment and thus insure an early start in the spring.
The mulching will act as feeder, both for noursh-
ment and moisture in the spring and summer
CuLrURE.-The ground should be cultivated in corn,
potatoes. beans for three years. and after that Pc
Rod nothing should grow in the orchard but the
trees. 1t should be cultivated and kept clean and
fine as a cornield.
TREATMENT OF 'rREEs-The trees should be wormed
every year; and the second year the dirt should be
taken away from the trees and shovelfill of wood
ashes thrown around each tree. When the trees are
six years old take the earth from the trees and off
the roots for two feet out worm WELL and scrape the
bodies from the roots to foot above the ground
Take a scraper like vessemast scraper and scrape
all the rough bark off the tree: then make solution
Of strong pickle and quick lime, have it of the con-
sistency Of white-wash, and make mop of sheep
skim and mop the trees well from the roots up foot
above ground. Do this in the month Of May. Let
tl.ena remain 80 week; then throw back the earth
with piow. Trees will not require anything more
done TO them but good cultivation and liberal manur-
ing. Everything likes rlcn earth.
PRUNING shoufH be done in May and June but not
n The winter, is the opinion Of some fruit growers
n i'll give some reasons for spring and summer
pruning If you cut off limb of any size in the
winter the bark dies around the stump from which
the limb was cut and does not, for long time, if
ever cover the stump; whereas on the contrary if
cut off in May or June, when the sap is in full flow,
it will 60 on to grow, and if not too large, the
stump the first year. The tree should be trimmed
well out of the middle SO as to give the tree and
fruit air. limbs that incline to grow straight out,
should be cropped or shortened, so as to give the
tree upward tendency Trees should be trimmed
up that team of horses can work under them
without barking the limbs Single trees should be
mutfed, so 20 prevent barking the trees.
IN cutvating trees, the earth should he thrown
from them every other year; that il when you begin
to pillow your trees begin in the middle of the rows:
and when you get near yorr trees, take out Ole of
your horses, and pillow with a single horse thereby
you can get very near the tree; and the earth you
cannot throw from the tree with the pow should be
taken away with the hoe; and the contrary, when
you throw the urrow to the trees should be done
with horse At least two burrows should be
thrown with horse The blowing should be
deep, SO the roots may find moisture in time Of
drought
The foregoing is the way that have treated my
trees, and every one who has seen them says they
most hourshing and the largest trees they Have
ever seen. X. SENAss.