Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-02-09
Fruit Growing-PIaRsing TOO many
Vsraesies-Care Of an Orchard.


Fruft rowlug-PIaRSing TOO many
Vtraesies-Care Of AN Orchard n
One very serious mistake which fruit
growers are liable to make-especially
Young and enthusiastic ones-is that Of
planting too great a variety. With the
majority the shiefObjeet is to mskemoney,
not to test comparatively unknown sorts
of fruit or to introduce new ones. These
should remember that the reliable, and,
therefore, really profitable, varieties Of
aay one fruit are limited to few in num-
Der, thas it requires considerable time to
test a variety sufficiently to determine
correctly whether it isa desirable one or
not II should be remembered too, that
but few varieties Of fruit are extensively
known in the market, and the demand
for those unknown must be created
hence il is difficult TO realize a remunera-
tive price for the latter, be they ever SO
fine.
But an enthusiastic fruit grower is not
Satisfied with few sorts he may make
money with them, but not progress in
horticulture. But the safe way is TO de
vote 8 small portion Of the grounds e1-
clusively to these experimental operations
An acre or two viii afford space for many
varieties, aud being in small compass
they may be watched with more satisiac-
ton. and without the fear Of great loss
in case Of complete failure. One adyan-
taee OF having such grounds for testing
fruit would be the constant aud varied
supply gained for family use. No part OF
the wear would come without an abund-
ant supply Of appropriate fruit being at
hand
What is good care of an orchard We
think this a pertinent question for the
consideration Of fruit growers We
should bound the period through which
the care OF the orchard ought 70 extend
SAYS the Riuui No,0 Yorker, with the
preparation Of The soil to receive the trees
as the beginning and the death Of the
trees themselves as the end. What, then
should we ae TO tho soil destined to grow
cur trees and fruit Everything, in th'
compass Of our ability, which we know
viii promote the thria Of the orchard
Water should not stagnRte about the root
of tie trees, therefore We should drain
the soil should be pulverized-mixed TO
eether-so the 6brous roots can draw
food FROM every portion, therefore W
should pillow aud replow both the top an,
the subsoil The trees must have ampl
supplies of food, aud this should be Il
the coil Il should be put there, to a grea
extent, before planting out the trees a
afterward L Is impossi bic 20 DO the worl
AZ well Next, the trees are TO be plant
ed. and this work should be done in ID
most skillfnl manner, il for other reason
for the sake Of the time thereby game
IN the growth Of the orchard. lt Is cas-
70 gain or lose a year or two by skilli'
= or careless r4anting Some plant bad
through ignorance Neremember seem
farmer setting some peach trees
he was sangnine Of eating the nsoio'
frnit ia three or four years-tbe nurser.
man had assured him That iouF veal
would bring the trees. to bearing stat
ffhs took good care ofthem, The iarme
began his care in dis Say Very re
and rather heavy sos was chosen tia
had been under sod for some years Hole