, 1866-05-18
THE ORCHARD AND GARDEN.
The Fruit Prospects Of Southern
Illinois.

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Value OF Pic p'ant-Thc grape crop
-Weatefa M1as oaause 80 I..t
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ts'''n 0ut so~ur.s pa. Iow. ~ ~ ,sss
w,,,e ror- corresnondcnt aRural > nosts |
,o,. ~ 5s-s .s -, frn,t nroenect, Ar from
one d,rectIon in vour bailivick. the follow
-. .,,..,o-a,a. ~. rosnaotG,1iv s,hvn;ttod
T.o,, ~, ano,her mint of NJ romn,es IN bonos
thot thcv NAV he found of interest IN t1osc
rr,4s,,v t,.,,naa ~ vonr re.de-a
rnn,- gp,a.rcre
Thorn ,s-e- 49, ~fcher ,,ro,n,ss NJ fruit
4bor ~ 49, ,,r.ss-+ .f1,,a Arn1as -a.-
oho7,.a. o-sres ana e,-svtor.1a, -,
1osdsd liz h,oon peache. 1s1 .ra ~ thousht
~ anv ,on1er thnuob twentv 1e,-s 49, .ao tIav
Tera aTnan. nv e,onds-s frs,t.s rs ~,
.h.o,, T., ~ a,s-,.4a ~ Nru,a
fr,;t bs1o .arxod IT. o~,s,t stsnEss ~ r. ~ n.t 49,
hs ~ r,.1oa- T ~. 49, 4. e.sas ...E -. ~ ,.u
as,,. ~ .so- ~. - -. -" ss ..H
49, .E.'
aN..Ss- .; - ~ DS1te "e4a wv wi tso,.o
Au4A = 4-a e'Net "uo las 401t tus
e'"Aus :" Wsssus''
a VALUABLE dAhohs fLAA9'
ING common fhaoaro or PIC plant, mas
p'osee ilsen tnls year. 10 % oeclaea4y tne
1"oe. neai1ns, te'FesAlns anu use'W u spF'u:
Nfeelao!es' For month pas1 aaanli5 u
naA uozen youngsters hHFe srceol'5 oe-
sou.eo lFon .ea 70 l"entS pouuos aAS,
maoe up IN Inc lofm o. sauce, HAaout
EetunE l1feo o. IL, OF having nn5 injurious
eiecls upon tnem. ouf heltet-han says sne
mas lohhd way OF removing large part OF
Tue acr1d Fesetanle aeid "aicn aoounas IN
this plant' wlthout lh]nt1ng tno nfVor. Aitef
pcel'Es, cutting up. &c, 1t Is washed 1hor-
oushIy iii n least l"o Hatczs, ncateo on Tue
stove TO po1'Es before oelns mashed up 1or
Use. 1t Is thch tulhcicntlY s"eclencd With
moiassce " sorghum, anu tne way tne small
Pcoplr consume II Is pel1ect caut1ons lot We
never s1lnt them IN anFth'ng OF lnis k1na thst
theS Ike, and that agrees WIN them. II
nad q thlras'1oot square gafoen' one lhifd AZ
least OF IL Should De hilea WITH THIS plant, Tor
carly spring use. tltty plants arc an ample
supply ior any ordinary 1am1ly and soma OF
the neishbors.
ASEST GRAPES.
I II Is certainly useless TO LAX OF haF1ne
grapes IN Iowa Without covering up IN tae
ground every winter. Tho Trouble Gnu et-
pensc Of this is small compared with the re
suits, To save $50 last fall. d nelehtor of
n;nc has 1ost , cron that woui1 h,rc ,e,,7i1v
-. 49, .sno NJ 80 ~ .,.s. ,..s.H.
D!on2H]euoo' We eu'te A,ace " tAas iallIuoes
VIII hu1ais estnnate OF Tue Ea'ue OF Tue nc"
acquisition In this 1iuc sent out at the mode
e. hacrrd mn ,r;t1, ccr+tacotce fron, Henry
49, ~, naass.e ~ '', ~ -ans.ss 1a,...e.,.
Nalo occenet auo otncl 1e1olineo 'o'l'ieoniau
kcconstructionlsts. The Delaware. most
putjcd Of all these proves to he any thing but
suited to this climate. Thousands Of them hav-
- ~. r -. r.,.- 80
Utmost ca1e oeslo"ea On tne"' CoDcofo1s Is
I'LL right, beyond doubt, bui where we can
get crop at all, the old CataWba IL good
enough. I should not like to try the credit
litv of vour readers in stating The Quantity Of
Ass ~ 'a. ~ 49, s - ~. 49, 'sa.Ia... ay :.
ground dcvoled 10 grapes N thls hection; out
II mounts up to many thousands Of acres,
mud is fast becoming an important and lead
;r. ;rtaroe. R,ack n,a,r;a so;1 Z, not
- .eaa w.. thTs ,,,,l.aea ~ satI,os
pfaeffeo lot tn's Pu1pose' ou. tHlncr
the rough cray knops anu naScl rouShs
on the margin of rivers and creeks that
is good for little else. Our yintncrs, like Ru-
' .s, y. .,s,1. ~ -..a n.;s.;s 49, -. s.Is, sAe'.
tsea ~ "c" 'aAeeee out eoAeooay ""sI
test these, or all progress will be ut IN end,
aud Concord Nse1 l., you knoW, one OF these
that Is not yet out OF It's nonaSe- That there
are other equally valuable discoveries yet
10 come iorth, Is unqucstionable, and We must
not nc too tucrcdulous in such matters, To
those wishing to plant grapes north Of Peo-
r7a, Concord aud CatnWb3 arc good enough
for . standard supply. Trim late in the t1tI.
branches that bear the buds for the next crop
just sufficient to cover and Keep the1n down
With earth. II the cuttings are made In the
tall, cut OF with long sloping cut, and also
buried In the ground, nearly every one will
grow with almost as much certainty as root
Till March, as il usually the case, len 10 one
the buds have been winter killed, and not
one In hundred cuttings will grow at all,
though they look green and all right Hence
the great scarcity OF plants and cuttings for
sale in the spring, and here It Is almost an I'M
possibility to get a sufficient supply.
Dr. Schroeder, OF Bloomington, in your
Statc, suggests an Improvement In grape cul-
lure, tnnt promises TO be otEscat ralae. 1t is
undeniabie TINT notwithstanding all our past
hopes End declarations, that the TOT u m un"
var! ing visitor to all Well established vine
Yards, ana commits great havoc. LAST sea"
son, berg very vel one, the aFases Of the
re! were seTE escat, and, IL Is To &c feared,
Hlii not decrease IN iature Year,. As thls M
welcome pest Is rarely seen on any but vlnas
more than four years old, DR.. Schroeder pro-
poses 10 put down new laEsFs eEery year, or
every othel one, as required, anu mus keep
constant @ STOCK o. new plants inc OLD ones
Nihgsooted eot and thrown away. ~ do
tLis, II Is only Necessary to take shoot that
i las @ been bnf1sd !1 or otherwise Kept from De
ipg Winter killed, some Six, eight, or ten feet
lon; lhF II Gown In q shallow trench, coy
crea "ltA cafth, leaving ron i've 70 zen buas
20 Inc extremity out 0, t9e ground, "htch Is
made last 10 stake This shoot vii bear
lale c'op tae same year y Is lnattoomn, ana
fy2ry year aftcs that VIII be M Established
plaat- II tnis mode ol cultivation W1l IN
sHef. ~ VIII enect a!most feso'unoa III
grape chltufe' 1or ihe great expense we
mare gone 10 OF s-N 70 S.oo an acre LOT
trenchins may be aroided altogether, as the
sarth twenty inches deep was to make deep
bed OF .oa That should support the grape
roofs Without EiElng OUT tor haii century
q q more. and II We eaanso our plants every
lhtse or ioa5 years. OF course 1t Is unnecessa"
Ay own opinion y strongly IN fayor Of the
Doe1of't plan, and nope II VII be thofougn-
y tested; especially IN localities where thls
pest 81 the lot Is saca ~, araT back on the cnl'
'oIf aye 'T Tau sve9 sess @ Editors imobod
any Of the juice Of The grape rs prepared by
Western winners! 1t ia truly tho nectar Of
the Gods, with IN aroma or boquet, when
passed beneath the nose, far superior to Earl
mas or phaion's finest perfumes, and taste
that Is not surpassed by the most noted Wines
this vicinity, II is, 10 their great credit, press
cd perfectly pure, with none Of the med1ca-
ments that have given foreign wines such m
unsavo-y reputation, and Is truly the best
IS not much esteemed by our natIre-bosn pop
slaton, but SO great Is the demand Tor the
product, thtt no surplus is left, and the price
Is constantly OF the Increase It Is now