The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1871-06-03

Cultivate Fruit


blushing in warm sunlight, ranged
beside the mellow-looking golden
ones on the streets, without wish
ing We owned a parcel OF ground,
that we might raise delicious fruits,
and eat them fresh and wholesome
from our own trees.
II this world holds one thing We
covet, it is O snug farm with
abundance of fruit trees, berry
bushes; and vines bearing fruit af-
ter their kind
We have special talent for
fruit; 1t is SO intensified as to be
almost passion "a weakness
which compels us 10 join the sing
er in Canticles, where he implores,
comfort me with apples
The brown russets! yellow pip
pins! aud those big blushing beau
ties among tho greenings!-remem.
brances of down east!-bring back
the apples! Baked apples-have
you eaten them in the country?
IF the sin of Eve consisted in
eating an apple, and the other trees
of Paradise bore none (it would
not have been Paradise, in that
case, we can not reproach her,
Instead Of driving her from the
garden for eating apples, we, too,
should have 'plucked and 'eat;' and
we suppose we should have been
found in the same condemnation.
No; we have the same weakness for
apples.
The apple-tree seems to US, also,
"a tree to be desired, we sympa-
thize with this weakness. Instead
of wishing to dissuade Adam from
eating apples, we urge all to plant
more trees-to raise choice varie-
ties of apples. and to raise them In
such quantities that all may eat
them. without sin.
In dreams, we always find our
self in the thrifty orchard, whose
trees we climbe in our childhood,
and on whose fruits we have feast
ed. How much we enjoy in those
dreams!
All, citizen and countryman en-
joy fruit; yet but comparatively lit
tlc attention is bestowed on it's
culture.
We know many men, owning
acres of land for moving, pastur.
age, cereal and root crops, whose
orchards are sadly neglected--a
standing reproach TO their good
sense.
Ill-fenced and browsed by cat
tie, the trees are gnarled, messy
and craggy, reminding one Of 'the
vineyard of the slothful.'
Ask these farmers for an apple,
and they give you what you can
not eat without gri naces. You
must either throw away the apple.
or endure the painful contortions
of face caused by its mastica-
ton.
The trees in these orchards, if
properly cared for, and grated
with choice varieties Of fruit, t,would
be source of large profit to the
owners, besides affording delight.
full pastime in their cultivation, and
the delicious qualification TO the
palate.
They would find the value of
their farms increase in proportion
to the excellence and quantity Of
the fruit yielded by the trees which
now cumber the ground, realizing
the primal curse.
Slovenly farmer! renovate your
orchard. Nature will not bless your
laziness. Make your orchard and
your garden as much the ornament
of your farm as they can be made
to you a source of profit and pleas
ure.
Fruit always finds ready market;
the prices are enormous. There
will be for it constantly increas-
ing demand, as people are learn
ing that their health, as we'll as
their enjoyment, requires more
fruit aud less flesh on their ia
bles.
II you regard thrift, plant fruit.
trees, and raise the best Of fruit;
would you enhance your own
pleasures, raise the best Of fruit
would you promote the general
welfare, fill all the world with ap.
pies
Do it for money, pleasure, health,
hapi mess!