National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-01-04
The annual meeting Of tb., /,

Oioe'ioA VI o'-IcerS, &c. b
Inc s.djourned annual meeting of
the Bradford Scientific Association
will be held at their room on next
Tuesday evening, at 81 o'clock, for
election of officers, etc.
The superintendent of the Sab
bath School at Oxford, a few weeks
since offered q Bible to the scholar
who would find the greatest mum.
Der OF names and titles applied to
Christ, and al the last Sabbath
School Concert, many of the schol-
ars brought in what they had col
lected, varying from fifty to sew
eral hundred each. Superintend
ents Of schools may, by such means
as this, get their scholars interested
in searching the scriptures.
BRADFORD FARMERS CLUB.-
! On Monday evening the subject dis
1~usSed was the same as last week.
Fruit Culture.
ID. L. Hildreth thought leeched
ashes very beneficial to fruit trees.
Has known old apple trees which
ceased to bear, brought into fruit
full condition by using them. The
trees should not be allowed to grow
too much to top.
L. +. Johnson said people were
too indifferent in regard to raising
fruit Every man who has land
should set out fruit trees. Would
give preference to native trees, as
they are more hardy and bear bet
ter. In buying trees from abroad
We are apt to get varieties not suit
cd to our climate.
\. w. Nourse thinks success in
raising fruit here depends largely
on the varieties selected. Perhaps
the best varieties of apples will not
do well here, and we should select
the varieties which have been found
adapted to this section. Most of
= The trees brought here from other
states die ont the first or second
YEAR Thought we had better raise
our own trees from the seed, and
graft in our best native fruit.
John Hardy has tried the Roches-
ter trees, but they do not do well
here most of them were dead the
second year. Prefers to raise his
trees from the seed and then graft
The Sweet Pairmaip-native fruit
one Of the best varieties we have.
: DO not think the Baldwin will do
well here. Transplants trees early
in the spring, before the leaves
start.
VIM. Stephenson spoke at length
on grape culture, giving his expert,
ence with several varieties OF grapes.
The second year alte: setting vines
cuts back, and leaves only two
branches to grow. Third year cuts
back to within four buds of cane.
Laws the vines down in winter al, Il
covers them with straw manure from
the horse barn. Trims grape vines
in the fall, as they bleed too much if
pruned in spring. cutting back to
, within two buds of the caue. Thinks
, the Early Black July the best varie-
Is for this section. The Clinton the
, best grape to keep, though not very
, prolilic--has kept them put down
| till May. The Diana is splendid
grape. but will not always ripen.
The Concord does not keep weit.-
f The Delaware good variety --
+ Grapes require great deal of lime,
+. best applied in the form OF bones
| always puts them in in setting out
. vines, sometimes uses muck with
\ ashes in it. Thinks on the whole
;. the Delaware and Clinton the best
+. varieties for this section. Early
t Northern Muscatiue not very pro
life. but an excellent variety, and
next to Early Black July in flavor
: Usually uncovers the vines about
. the Goth of May, shonld not be un
covered early, as the frost will injurt
I them. In grating apple trees would
: splice, when the trees are two years
. old
Mr.. Chambcrlin said the earlier
+ trees are grated after springing III
;, the better. Crafts down to, or I'M
i, der the ground with splice after
If wards cover with dirt up to the sclol
"a and roots will run from the sclo
:, down into the ground, and make
, more hardy tree. Trims small tree
,o in July, does not effect .he tree S
-. much as at any other time. Large
n. trees would prune just after tn
"a. the fruit has set. Thought hig