The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-03-11

ers to set grated trees. Beginning with
few trees on trial, the whole Of Western
New York is now vast orchard. New
York apples are found in every market on
this continent, and are extensively shipped
to Europe. The city of Washington is
supplied with apples, grapes and pears
from New York, and in Richmond large
quantities are sold. We have the advan-
tage of thess local markets, and can COM
pete for the possession of the larger mar
kets of the seaboard, with many advantages
in our favor.
We say, then, set fruit trees, and go
about it this very spring. There is yet
time till the first of May, if trees are taken
up now and put in cool shady place,
with roots deeply covered to keep them
back. 1t will pay If you want to keep
the land on which they. grow, and pay in
comfort to your family, in variety and
succession of delicious fruits, in health,
and finally in solid balance at bank. If
you want to sell, the growth of the trees,
constant day and night, rapidly appreciates
your farm, and increases its market value.
A good orchard is often the one determin-
ing fact with purchaser. Let every
youth. from IA to 20, begin to set trees
now. Think what return they will bring
you when you reach manhood or middle
life. There is no surer path to indepen-
dence, and none along which more genuine
happiness can be realized. Whatever
happens you have one sure resource, and
the constant inflow of healthful and en-
nobling influences from Horticulture.
1t does not require much land to make
good beginning. Fifty acres gives large
orchard, and ten acres will afford wide
scope for industry and skill.
Our professional men and our farmers
are now alike equally at fault in the mat
ter of fruit growing. There are few good
orchards in Virginia, considering its vast
area of good land and its favorable climate
for fruit. 1t ought to be and can be very
Eden of fruitfulness and beauty. The
variety of its productions in garden, farm
and orchard, are equal to those of any
portion of the world. Every good citizen
owes it to himself, his family, and the
State, to encourage fruit growers by pre-
cept and example.
The four conditions of success are
1st. Set good trees. a}n i
I'd. Plough deeply, drain if wet, and
thoroughly prepare the soil.
Sd. Set carefully.
4th. Protect, cultivate clean and manure
(f the soil is poor) with ashes, muck, bone
dust or other fertilizers.
By attending to these conditions, success
is sure to reward the cultivator. If we
can induce general attention to this sub
ject and the setting of fruit trees become
reliable branch of industry as in the North,
millions will be added to the wealth of the
State.
The lands exhausted by grain and tobac-
CO still contain the elements of tree growth,
and being free from stumps, can be eco
nomically utilized as in Delaware and New
Jersey. We hope to see the industrial
force of the State turned into this healthful
and promising channel. We give below
list of varieties carefully made up from
our own experience and observation to as
sist those who may wish to order trees at
once. We shall be glad to receive COM
munications upon this subject from every
part of the State.
The following list of fruits, especially
adapted to Virginia, will be found to cover
the whole season, from the earlier to the
latest keeping varieties. Local additions
can be made by each district. The trees
are to be found in any of the nurseries ad-
vertised in the STATE JOURNAL:
APPLIES Winter.
Winesap, Newton Pippin, Rawles' Janet,
Limber-twig, Winter Cheese, Nickaack, Gull
ley, Shockley, Priors Red, Ortley or Hollow
core Pippin, White Winter Pearmbin, Ed
wards.
For Summer.
Red Astracan, Early Harvest, Summer Peir-
man, Sweet Bough, Red June, Summer Cheese,
Julian, Summer Queen, ,qAromat tic Carolina.
Fail Varieties.
Smoke. house, Hunge, Hubbard's Sugar, Bo-
mum, Cummings Red, Golden Russet, Bucking-
ham, kambo.
PEARS.
The pear has been less grown as culti-
waited fruit than the apple, but enough has
been learned to show that it will be very
successful on the clay uplands especially
1t requires clay soil, dry, and deeply
stirred
Summer.
Bartlett, Bloodgood, Dearborn's Seeding,
Bostiezer, Doyenne d'ete, and Butter.
Fall.
Duches de Angouleme, Beurre Claisgecau,
Seckel, Bartlett Belle Lucrative, Sheldon,
Louise Bonne de Jersey, Williams.
Winter.
Beurre de Anjou, Danas, Hovey, Lawrence,
Winter Nelis and Vicar of WINFIELD.
PEACHES.
President, Honest John, Hales' EARLY, Troths'
EARLY, Large Early York, Troths late, La
grange, Heath's Cling and Heath's Free, Roy
al George, Kensington, Honey, Blush Lemon.
GRAPES.
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