The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-06-26
Fruit Trees Along Fences.
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In my travels once met man who
had '.strsnge freaks" about planting
trees. TfAlong his ferces, in every
direction, he planted trees of all kinds.
Along the road were apples of winter
varieties, SO that the boys should not
pelt them. They were "handsome, "
the owner said; and hswss quite right
Such red and fair cheeks are seldom
seen, for these trees, as well as the
rest along the fences, had the benefit
of field culture, tearing up the roots
more or less; but the grass around the
trees fems med, and was never DIS
turbed.
Ii was interesting TO see this farm,
fenced with trees of all kinds, but each
kind byitsef on its own line. Thus
there were saenees" Of peaches, pears,
plums and cherries, interspersed with
curraDts, forming fine bowery range.
One fence, had ?, variety of all kinds,
not scattered promiscuously, but put
together by divisions.
From 3 distance this had fine effect,
nothing could wen exceed it. You
could see the fences come running down
a hill, or sweeping around it, and stand
ing thicker and more established on the
plain; and fruit trees-the largest Of
all, surrounded and were scattered in
among the buildings-aIl fruit trees.
The only pain to the eye was the
grass Ct the roots Of the trees. I men
toned this. 'sPooh they III do all the
better. Look at the fruit; ypa want 10
treat them as lyoa do women; treat
them a little rough and they'll do all
the better for YOU" This philosophy
was questionable. But he had the
fruit to show-and l said no more. s5C
Here was a large yield, greatsin-
come and without interfering in the.
least with the cultivation of the farm,
And there was all the chance for sun
and air, with dow tops generally.
There was cultivation Of the soil, and
the grass, to restrain exhubefance of
growth, if there was any force in that
There was, however, no protection
which amultitude of trees grouped will
afford, rtlwf iooN y sie9fg -
There was no pruning 3 each tree
was left to itself and when one died.
another was put m its place. Early
1ipening seemed to be "a result Of this
scattering, and 8 better quality Of fruit
| thought, especially when it is consid.
cred that there was no pruning. .siIi
The soil in, this, valley or plain was q
dark sandy loan; on the hills yellow
with more or less clay; and these trees
ION the upland were bent down with
fruit with less growth ofwood, IS is to
be expected.
Here were sbssuty and profit combi-
ned. No special orchard was grown.
1t was not needed. ,All was given to.
grain and grass. And these trees af-
forded ample shade for the, herds.
They also affected the grain somewhat
slong the fence, but not mach.HJ
Here was lesson certainly. Our
poor unoccupied fence-land can thus be
made to yieId, and yield more largely
than the regular average orchard itself.
Il viii supply all the fruit, needed with
considerable to sell, with no interfer-
ence with the ordinary business of the
farm, save only the gathering of the
fruit-fruit grown to hand as though
the wilderness hadrgiyen it to you.
Pruned and taken care Of, the crop
would of course, improve as well as
the beauty Of the landscape.
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