Nebraska advertiser., 1868-12-31
AppIesin NabrasILa.

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We have before Us an article cut
from the RlruI Near Yorker and head
ed-"Apples in Wisconsin, IL vii
do for almost any latitude, and Is pe-
culiarly applicable TO Nebraska. It's
from the pen of i. i. FairChild, Roll
ing Prairie, Wis. We clip so much
from it as is necessary for our pur-
pose and advise every reader OF. the
Press, who eontemplates planting an
orchard, to cut il Out-nOt the orchard,
but this artiele-and read IL as often
as once q month, and practice what il
teaches. After enumerating the va
rious causes Of failure, Ar. Fairchild
says: ~
If we look carefully over these eaus-
es Of failure, we win be led % findt the
means of success. It is simply to avoid
the errors Of the past. We must plant
only the toughest Of trees-such as the
Dutchesse Of Oldenb burgh, Red Astra-
can, TalmRn Sweet. Perry and Golden
Russets, NVinesap, Carolina Red June,
Fameuse, Sweet Pear, Northern Spy
and some others. Dig the trees care
fully preserving the fberQus roots.
Do not expose TO sun or winds, but
keep cerefllly covered until reset
Young trees are most likely 20 live,
having their roots less Injured BY dig
ging, than large trees. The ground
should be plOwed deep, and id good
tilth. Select low branch trees, with
bodies not over two orthree feet below
the limbs. Protect from rabbits By
strips of lath tied together with an
nealed wire, so that they will wrap
round and inclOse the body Oftlie tree.
Allow no suckers to grow. - 20 #oi
Cultivate your orchard and keen
free from weeds. Grow corn, or some
hoed crop, but tet nothing trench lg0Oll
The space devoted 20 trees. Let ths
ground be clear around the tree %
such a distance as the bzancnas EaEii-
ate. Do not cultivate bate IN the sea-
son, as that Induces a late fall growth
that does not ripen % Withstand the
cold of winter. Never allow stock Of
any kind in your orchard Never al
low any but a careful hand to culti-
vate it, and with vel broke, steady
team. Eschew long Whifnetrees and
dOubietrees. Wash the trees with
strong, soft soap sGds Ga early My,
and again at midsummer. Keep Sn1r
trees well growing bygOOd cultivation
and care, together with careful soap
sudsing twice or mere during the
/ growing season. snd bark lice WI not
harm them Make it q business to 90
through yogr orchard onee a mOnGh
| in the summer season, aud destroy
every worm, nest OF cocoon yOd ind
/ Surround your orchard wfth belt
of rapid growing evergreen cor Other
trees, If you do not, let them BE-
| planted near enough together to pro-
tect one another. Every other row
can be removed wheu they get large
enough TO crowd each other. Orchards
will not grow spontaneously, but
when people learn 10 treat the matter
OF fruit growing here with good COM
mon sense, the land will blossom with
fine healthy orchards The good. time
is comingl It has already begun b
| dawn! ...----
There, now, you have Il. Don't lay
this paper down till you cut this ar
ticle out and put It IN q safe place
where you can refer t0it when wanted.
And if after this you plant an orchard,
and do not succeed It VIII be yo0J'
fault, and not that Of NebTask s8il
sun, wind or weather, L. I. Fairehild,
or COUNTRY JOE.