The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-07-01
HOW no NAlSN APPLES IN MlNNE'
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HOW no nAlsn APPLIES IN mlNNE"
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from E.e Lake City Leader.
We have noticed for many years that
our wsll known tovnsmau, Sam. Dough-
~, has hal apple trees around his
house, whose branches we're loaded with
fruit 10 autumn, resembling their jolly
owner in their plump growth and rudy
russot hue. A. one variety Of apple
tree lftse another has matured success
fully and come to good bearing under
his care, ve have come to regard him as
probably the very man the people Of the
State are looking for, namely-the man
to teach them how to raise apples. Com
pared to this, it is Of very little conse-
queuce who is to be the next Governor
Meeting our friend Doughty on tho
atrsot last Monday, We coaxed him into
his Office, saw him squarcly and COM
fortebly settled into the big easy chair,
and presenting pencil and u sheet OF
paper. demanded of him tho secret .!
his SUCCESS in raising apples.
~You sit down and write it, said our
friend. ''Tell your readers there are
Twelve or fifteen different kinds Of ap.
pl.s-almost any Of tho hardy varieties
that can be raised here with little
trouble and no failure. Trim of the
lower limbs, and let the trees head out
high, not less than four or 6vs feet
nom the ground. It's the reflection OF
the sun from the snow in February and
Msreh that kills the trees, and it seldom
hills more than two OF three feet, nor
sver moro than four or fvo. Protect
he bodies by setting up a board BY each
tree on the southwest side, and it the
heads are trained high, the lower limbs
viii b out Of reach Of danger; if low
they will be killed. The reflection OF
tho sun th.ws the sap, and then tho
sudden freezing At night destroys the
trees. It is neither summers hat nor
winters Geld that Injuries apple trees in
Minnesota, but only this reflection OF
III, sun from the snow in February AMI
March. The Golden Russet is tough
10 s>snd the cold Of our winters Is the
bur oak. The latest fall growth Of this
and other hardy varieties docs not kill,
became it il upon the ends Of tho limbs
out Of the way Of harm.
1.-THE protection Of the trunks BY tho
board, as before stated, or by wrapping
them with cloth or wisps Of straw, must
b continued till the tee becomes ma
ture and scaly, when it will take care OF
itself: The blight is only on the south
west side.
81 had a Golden Russell three Or four
years ago, that was headed out low; the
body was shaded and healthy, but the
lowest insbs-all the largest ones-vere
killed or injured; sawed them of,
leaving no limbs within the reach Of the
suns reflection from the snow, and the
tree has since grown vigorously, and is
now loaded with fruit. If I had not
taken of these low limbs. and thus COM
PEELED the tree to head out higher, the
tee would have been completely ruin
ed.
"I raise the Golden Russell, the Red
Astrachan, the Rhode Island Grooming
and many others and have never had
tree injured that was protected as l
have described
1T had known when I came to
Minnesota what it is that kills the trees,
1 am sure that might have had BY this
time a fne 4 bearing orchard Of apple
trees - can be found anywhere in the
United States.
NEARLY all the soft maple trees, that
haze smooth bark, WIZ young and
t'ansplantsd from shady ::@aces and loft
without protection, xii! II tho spring
soalding on the soutn~est side, the
s.sae Is apple trees.
II have not had much trouble with
insects. Have never seen the borer
here. Occasionally little green fly At
t.oks the tender growth on the tips Of
The branches, but it is easily destroyed
By soap suds.''
"Do you ever do anything 70 prevent
pr. cooious growth in the spriugT
"Well, l have sometimes scrsped the
mo~ away from the trees in the winter
in order to let the ground freeze solid
.noag the roots, aud then put it back
q throw on straw or stable litter to
ksop the frost in the ground but this
h sos necessary, a. the apple blossoms
n>vst come too early. Mine never
have been injured bv frost."
All We have to say to our readers IN
sddision to the above il that Mr..
poughtJs method IS very cheap and
eRsy, and it may work elsewhere AZ we'll
a. here for all We can see.
Fur FARM.-Farming is profess
AA, aq TO say science. If an one