The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1868-12-11
Apple GrcAuds.
+, m 'ie American Farmer. MAJ zice.

chard, one should bear in mind IN
tact that il j. Il thing to last Tor gen
Grafton Al least. and therefore rvunle
/ evnae iretiior4lt 10 make iu:tclou
f,lectiun agenr'ai rule The hig
- and drNer the la.d j.. The better. -
No matter II it lc sunieM hat tam aut
poor. TIE trees will. On THIS Kind q
land be longer d,v,iopiu. in size. III,
viii nevertheless be just rs forward ii
ftGliiuincss a. un the lower ani richel
lands. and the irult Viii be better
iornti, better fa.oYed and more
Aigaiv col0re'. Most al, ti,uhereu
land makes good fruit land Tor ia,
ica>on that The dead and decayinn
roots have the effect Of dryingo or diam.
M. wtich go,s on fur many Yea =
allcr 'he tlmb'r is cnt oit and tn,
fruitful rrcuatd takes It's place.
80 two years old the trees are IN
the best condition Tor trans planting H.
their permanent location ia The orch
ari. Many reasons NAV lac advanced
III lavor 81 planning orchard trees 81
yonn-. There is much less labor in
handling small trees than large ones.
the roots are in better condition t.
bear lrunlng Ca matter Of mnch i'm.
Por'ance, bat too often overlooked u
ana they sooner adapt themselves 10
'he sVli and surroundings.
Spring is decidedly tie best time 10
transplant. Tor AZ all times, except Jn.
ing bardire,zing weather, the roots
are absorbing matter from the soil
which stored up IN roots and stems
Ter the future benetit Of the trees =
This is true Yn'y 81 trees that stand IN c
winter where they have grown the
previous summer, but does not ami,
to snch rs are hceled in or transit ant
ed at the end OF the growing season.
1t is very well Tor those who do no,
raise their own trees, or live at q dis.
ance rom general nursery. to ORDER
their trees in the TALL SO AS 10 have n
hem securely heeled in through win
or and on hand for early planting in
he spring. But the orchurc,ist who
alses his own trees-as these articles
llrec'.-wil find the best results from =
'ot moving them until DE is ready TO 4
liant III the spring.
The land for The orchard shoul,: be
repaired in the 'all, (September 0,
)cto3er.)hy blowing in lands of width
quail t. tie distance the trees are to
e planted apart. Ii ,od plant plan, :
lirty ieet apart. plow your lands thirty 4
ct Wide, aud let the center OF the et
rst ridge be fifteen feet from the
nee or boundary of the part intended u
y The orchard Ii farther or nearer
zen riow accordingly. Plant on tn, he
'hfer OF the ridges; the dead burrows
hain Tor surface drainage.
Many orchardisis plant as close A.
'enty feet apart, with the intention
cIt out every other lire and also
cry other tree in the remaining FL
ies, or ihree-iourils of the whole
inber planted. at fifteen years ate,
aEting; leaving the trees then ms,
ny ieet apart, winch is none too
ich at that age. Ii. however. those
tending to plant live in a region
iere the peach will succeed AID bro.
&c crop of fruit once in four or i've
ars, it will be found good plan 10 Nc
mt apples at thirty feet apart and q 10 g
ach tree between every two in the al'v
VS. on the ridges. leaving the space n
tfiirty feet between for cultivation. =
which crops Of corn can be raised
a lew years, which, in many eases n
| pay all the expences Of planting q
cure OF the orchard. AN.
Maze the holes for our trees in the ~,
|. For such young trees you do not ~
d large hole and the ridginyH4
ne by the plow gives an increased
cunt OF good earth and CONSEQUENT. ! spe
available food for the roots; vet itu,ree
be found great advantage to,paio
e the holes made in the fall. SO ion
earti' can become pulverized and Al
iched by eynosura 70 .;.l good
what ls also important. it saws VIZ, WIZ,
G in spring. To the man who hasI,ed b,
70 manage, anything done in fs'
'ail that will expedite his opera want
= IN the spring is money saved. des