Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-05-27
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so much longer that it would sell for
enough more to make il about equal
He knew man living in liallowell who
sold two hundred and fifty bushels OF
Russcts apples for eight hundred dollars
and sold under value too. His apples
were produced by manuring the trees
and picking of the small apples while
growing. lie thought trees would bear
too full sometimes when the land was IN
good condition, and should be thnned by
picking the poorest apples. The resi-
would be enough better to pay the eN-
pense. The Early Harvest would r'pen
about the middle OF August, was prime
apple and good bearer; the Winter liar'
vest was very good apple. His orchard
was pretty much all grated; believed II
time lost to graft Il tree IN an healthy
condition. The last spring he bought
twenty five New York treee(it being laie)
and set them near together to be reset
but two died last summer AMI four IN the
winter. His confidence in New York
trees was not much strengthened 10y the
operation.
Or. Allen believed it bad policy to set
New York rs they are grown in very
rich soil, and brought here and set IN
poorer soil generally, and the result was
that large portion of them died in Tour
or FIVE years. II required but small
orchard. Brightly cullivaieD to supply a
family with fruit He spoke OF Noah Deal
ins's orchard as being dressed very high
and thought that farmers did not dress
high enough for profit. W. Gahan spoke
of a very productive orchard that he had
seen in Massachusetts and il WAS made so
by high culture. Had picked ten bushcl
of cherries from one tree ut one crop. and
all kinds OF fruit produced heavy crops,
DR.. Allen asked it apples could bo grown
ON sandy soil. Geo. Flint had set New
York trees and all had lived. lie thought
ardv soil a good n any for many IA.
ricticS. Others concmrcd with Mr.. Flint
that apple trees would grow anl de- well
on sandy soil lie spoke OF one orchard
in particular growing on low hnd which
looked ~ well rs other orchards generally
ON high land Had seen that almost
all orchayds were more or less decaying
and diving out. There were other kinds
ol lruil he thought which might be grown
such rs pears. pIums cherries. beside
the smaller fruits. These fruits had not
received their share Of the farmers at
teution. He believed the pear could be
grown in this climate, Tor there WAS here
and there a tree that bore well. But the
farmers who were present had had bat
little experience with the pear. DR. Allen
asked "Wouldit not be jr>ta> well To hoe
the turf around the tree, Is 10 mulch II p
q 2. Wood Thought mulching deci
dcdly the best The matching should be
sufficient to Nil lhe sward. and it should
be- placed around them in the early part
of the Sea>on In pruning he thought
small limbs nigh, be cut ut the orchard
1T, convenience. bu, large imbs-if they
must bc cut-hld better bc cut at the
best time. which i, after the sap had spent
it, force on the new wood, say in july or
August, lie did his own grating, made
hi> graitiag wax oi one part OF taliow,
two parts bcc>wax. and four parts ro>in.
Or. Allen again pressed the question
whether pears could or could not he rails,
cd in Somerset county. He had a friend
Ii, ing in the town OF Green who raised
good pears had seen none in this coun-
"; believed pears should be sheltered
from the wind Here the subject seemed
tolakc conversational turn, some adj
/ vanc,d one lca, and some another, but
the real fact in the case was, that nut very
few knew but little about it. The major
ily hail not confidence enough in the pear
to- TRY it. hope thi. state of things will
no, last long NrHc Farmer