Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-24

Closely connected with hardness
is adaptation to soil. 4 variety that
easily accommodates itself to any soil
Is OF far greater value :han one which
is difficult in it's choice, and therefore
confined TO harrow limits.
A northern exposure is the very
best for the apple kinds, because cool
er IN the summer and fall. causing
trees TO stop growing early and rip
ening their wood No tree can do
well unless the wood Of body and
branch are we'll matured in good
time, say the first of October. Sur
rounding bodies of water also lower
the atmospheric temperature and
cause the apple tree wood to ripen.
Apple trees are great growers-too
great for health-some greater grow
ers than others. Whatever reduces
the temperature about trees stops
their growth. On the contrary, heat
stimulates their growth.
Productiveness is placed after
health and hardness, because these
are necessary to fruitful tree, and
before vlgor, because, our object in
planting being the fruit. productive-
ness Of fruit takes precedence with
prodnctiveuess Of wood. But, while
tree should be fruitful. it is desira>
bic TO avoid u habi; Of overhcarng,
which involves either the work of
thinningthc fruit, or else 4 largo guam
ty OF inferior fruit, and perhaps iniu
ry to the tree by exhaustion.
Pruning and girdIine Of limbs aod
cutting roots, il is sand aud scarcely
doubted promotes the formation Of
fruit buds ami Increases or improves
the fruit bearing fluid Such work
should be done in Judy. after the fruit
buds are formed. aud after which
time ,he wood is hi0dered from
growing by such means as pruning.
Barren trees are therefore made pro-
ductive by July pruning and oy cut
ding their roots al the tip ends
Said lady, Il have found ont bow
10 make limb bear: just tie one end
of the clothes line 10 a limb; next year
il viii bear, even though the other
limbs remain Barren" She was
right-ou' then the same result may
be caused by girdiing barren limb
in The month OF July, or topping Off
Il part.
Persistency Of fruit has not rccci~-
ed the attention which its Importance
deserves bat it needs no argument
TO prove that an abundant crop is
greatly lessenned in value 10y its liza
bility to fall from the tree. This may
arlce from TWO causes: first, prema>
ture ripening owing to disease, and
SO far connected with our first chars
acteristic; or 10 heat drouth or in
sects, to resist which its power de-
ponds on its hardness; second, from
violence.
Pefsistency Of foliage is closely de-
pendent upon our first characteristic;
for one OF the surest indications Of
strong and healthy constitution is
abundant, dcep-colored foliage. re,
naming upon the tree until frost.
The habit Of growth may be up
right, spreading or dropping; sym
metrical or UasYmmetrical. straight
or feXuoSc, stout, slender, pyramidaI
or round-headcd, compact or open.-
The value OF good habit is well ap
preciated by the nurseryman who has
eudcavorcd to raise trees OF an 9th
erwise fine variety, or slender, strag>
Cling, almost pendulous growth, and,
after great pains, succeeds in pr0duc~
ING only tolcrabe tree; while oth>
ers naturally take such beautiful and
ymmetrical forms rs ut once give
pleasure To the beholder. Not only
Is a crooked, Struggling growth IN
desirable, but an giraffe tendency 10
throw out single strong shoot on
one side of the tree is to be avoided
NAroLEoN's BEDsTEAD,-The Lon
ION telegraph lately remarked that
tLc bedroom in which he-Napole.
OF I.--slept fresh from the triumphs
~ Narergo, contains The clock that
marked 'he hours Of hi, captivity at
St. Helena. ard the bed on which he
died 4. TousSaud sends to correct
the mistake The bed-stead in qoes,
ton was bought from I.ucien Bona
parte, and i now ia the Toussaad
collection.
Ess Hon. Schuyler Colfax has
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