Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-10-02
Cultivation of Young Orchard.

cultivation OF q Young Orchard.
Scare. Of the Lewiston Journal gives III,
following general rules relative to tn.
cultivation OF = young orchard.
What fruits are profiabls?" Summer
fruit. Sapsaviae. Red Astracan. Early
Harvest aud Sweet Bough These ripcn
abou, the middle OF August.
FArI. VARIETIES. Williams
Favorile, Gravcnsiein. Martin s weet. and
Winthrop Greening. Il is not profitable to
engrsft great amount of summer and fall
fruit. unless there be a good market a,
hand. Then GU may not obtain moro for
il than for ~inier frui,
wNTxR FRur .-Hubbaristo None
such. Baldwin. X. /. Greening. Esopos
Spitzenburg. Roxbury Russet. and Tale,on
Sweetings. The Russo, must have a strong,
deep and moist soil. ADD a sheltered shas-
ton TO be profitable.
ENGRAVING. - II ~ shall cncraftinc be
done? II the trees are not grated. p, une
them. leaving on not more than four limbs.
When these are the size OF mans finger.
graft them two or three feet from the trunk
IL grated. pune, leaving she same number
OF limbs Three branches are enough for \
top. More are detrimental.
MULcuING.-Were l TO give the three
secrets OF fruit cultivation, shout shout,
Mulching, Mulching, Mulcbing hold
thai on good soil. fruit treesw will abaudan,ly
flourish. il literally mulcbed. wihou, the
application OF animal manure. Muck coarse
and meadow hay, potato tops. weeds,
brakes. briars. straw. orts and leaves. and
turf from the forest--in fact, ANYTHING that
Is vegetable or wooden, NAV be successfully
used Tor mIlching The offices of mulchins
are various, OF which have not time now
TO write. -
GUARDING AGAINST MIcE.-If there be
danger OF mice. coil some birch bark a5ou,
the butt OF the tree or remove the mu cbinc
a few inches when winter comes, and tread
the snow hard about them. Avail Yourself
OF the above named materials in n large an
amount rs practicable, and heap them about
your trees lfmanure Is to be applied lie.
II be compost manure, of which muck is tho
base Animal manure may DC applied; but
still iruit trees do require vegetable manure
III the land Is 10 be plowed. spread the
manure more literally Aoont the trees
Manure may be spaded or iorked m about
the trees 10 the extent OF their roots. Animal
manure--say two bushels-may be spread
about the trees before applying the mnlch.
ing. One peek OF live ashes. or two OF
ieachod. should be sown about each tree TO
the distance OF six icet. Too much ashes
viii Lii trees. Pour Your
Soar SUDs about young pear trees
Each spring wash your trees before ,hcy
leave with soap suds-oue OF soap TO four
of sof water Look out smar,Iy for borers
At the root of the Tree. They are the great
enemy TO oreharding. Our young orchards
are being destroyed by them. Dig them
out with Pcukniie, or follow them with a
wire. Remove the grass and heap I'D the
earth about your trees and the borer will
not trouble them. lie is sly villain and
works only under covert
Thus have hurredly given = heap Of
idcas-which might fll volume which
would be worth millions TO the world were
they heeded.
our correspondent, asks what work he
shall consult. / eau refer him TO no par.
tcular work that will give him any palmer
instructions. think, than | have given.
lie might ragsack volumes AMI still the
points might not be more clear. All favor.
by way OF questions gratefully acknowleds-
Gu SEARS