Ellsworth American., 1869-04-29
Small Fruit.

An idea il prevalent. that there Is Dell
of country between the Pcnooscot and
Narracuayus river, where il is Impossible
10 grow fruit trees with certain prospect OF
success or profit.
The locality. soil or climate, one or all.
may not be SO genial rs might be desired
bat that it +. impos .ibie 10 gov to profit.
selected varieties or the apple. we ID not
believe.
Bat il il not our purpose TO dI>chs>
herein. the question ri orchardin- --bni the
culture OF small frlit y'z-the cur ant.
gooseberfv. raspberry, blackberry and
strawberry.
The same feeling OF distrust which has
heretofore prevented the culture Of The
apple, hs, retarded the planting of ourraht.
esc until ohly here and there /. a ( rmcr
10 be found. who TO the products Of hi
farm has taken any pain. to adj these
dlin;ies aud lnxurie-.
By wise provision OF Nature, the fruit
crops fnllos each other in succession. 50
~ to enlble u TO satisfy Throughout the
=
The strawberry i succeeded by the eur
ra1;. IA spberry. and gooseberry,; by lie
apricot. early apples. autumn, aud fiaally
the winter apple.
With the exception Of The apricot, We car
grow a supply for the home consumption,
and that too, without any extraordinary
labor. care. or expense.
STRAWBERRY. Til, il one of the most
profitable AMI easily cultivated fruits.
Ga. native American varieties succeed
best-the climate bein. too hot, during the
summer months. for the EaglIsh.
he following varieties have proved to
be good bearers. and hardy. Wilson's
Se-dling. Boston Pine, Jenny Lind and
Lonewor,h's Prolific. To have straw
berries III the highest perfection. they must
have room 10 grow. All that is necessary
IN the cultivation of this fruit is. to put
the ground in good order, by dep plowing.
with plenty OF manure. Plant the rows
feet apart. aud Is inches in the row.
CuRRASr. The currant is very hardy.
has bu; few insec: enemies ana will bear
fruit under almost any treatment, and for
this reason has been most grossly neglect
ed. yet ii amply repays for good cult.va-
ton.
Among the best varieties for this section.
are the White and Red Dutch. Victoria.
Cherry and La Versailles. This last is
considered by many TO be the bcs; red
l.. hs. ht-
short berries large and not quite SO acid
A. the cherry currant.
We would not advise 10 propagate by
suckers, for they will continue TO s,eker
and bear but little fruit. Make cutting
Of The last years wood i" the spring. Cui
off all buds which would come below the
surface when the cutting is set. Currants
are much benefited by annual p-uning-.
Keep down grass and weeds. and mnlch
and the berries will grow. Many condemn
training the bush in ''tiee-forni.' but such
does accord with our experience.
The GoosEBERRY requires cultivation
very similar. 10 the curra.t. Many foreign
kinds have been introduced b1t all. or
nearly all. have had 10 give place to
Honghtons Seeding on "A count of their
liability TO miiietc. This variety was origir-
ated by Abel Houghton. LYNN. Mass
some 3J year. ago. M other variety has
withstood the test. equal to il. IL is IA
peculiarly Of this berry that the sam.
bush rarely produces the llrges, frui, luc
years In succession.
RAsPBERRiEs. No fruit. except the cur
rant. can be ~ cheaI ly raised a. the rasp-
berry. They will grow on almost any
good soil, but flourish best Oh moist soil
They need but little cate for five or six
years, except thinning ont.
Brinchle's French Is con-ilerei the bes,
for all purposes Brinckle's Orange and
Francouia stand next. The Black Cap is
an excellent bearer. and one Of the best for
cooking, but il wintcr-kills badly.
BLAcKBERRY.-This fruit seems 10 re-
Quire newly cleared lands.
TO be cultivated with pro1e on old lands.
requires plenty VI room and abundance OF
patience. but the frait Is most delicious.
The best kinds in cultivation are the
Dorchester aud Lawton.
All that is needed to grow the small
fruits is a fair share of attention and COM
mon sense. With these every man who
owns few rods of land no matter what
may be his occupation. will find hi,ns II
richly remunerated for the capital invested
therein.
ELEvE.