The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-12-02
Chr farmer.
For the Dsmoeratis Advocate.
Rints to Farmers.
BY A CARROLL couNrIAs.

gether III my moments Of leisure, for
the entertainment Of your readers. and
with desire to advance the farming
interest in Carroll county.
notice an increasing attention to
fruit cultune, 10 some neighborhoods,
where apple, pear aud peach trees arc
being set out aud cultivated, as well as
grapes aud many varieties of small
fruits, such as Strawberries, rsspberries
aud currants. Apple trees should be
procured from Maryland or Virginia
nurseries, II good winter apples are de-.
sired. Winter varieties, brought from
uothcrn nurseries aud grown 10 this
climate, be,ome fall apples, aud will not
keep well through the winter. SUN.
mer varieties will mature earlier here.
1t brought from the nor, h, and il is
well TO procure such from northern
nurseries. Apple orchards should bo
cultivated with the pillow, care being
taken not to plow deep enough to dis
turb the roots, and the ground under the
trees should have once year a top-
dressing OF forest mould or wood ashes.
All sprouts should be pruned away.
Cattle or horses must not be allowed to
run at large in orchards of any kind, as
they wiileat the young boughs and stems
aud ipjurs the trees.
Peach orchards should have the trees
set twenty feet apart, each way. The
trees should be cultivated by plowing
and kept free from grass aud weeds.
There is small pillow for orchard use
called the orchard plow, by which Que
eau plow close up to the trees without
danger Of striking them or uocking of
the bark. Ii only few trees be plant.
ed for family use, select high ground,
as peaci. trees will not live long or bear
well ia stiff damp soil. Make the
ground rich, as the peaches will be
larger and Of finer favor than if planted
in poor soil. The surcst position, for
constant bearing, is northern slope or
exposure. The philosophy Of this is,
that in wiuter we frequently have in
February aud March, warm days that
so,a. M '"e yosns puas, auu afterwards
ST. '. .'oS' m"'o'i Ails ,he'n and de
s@Vss ~, ,"I Ill lta.'' a northern sioPs Is
~. ao "ao'e - s'ar' 'hc ouas into pre-.
mature s'oW'h Us q southern Que, aud
so,,, sur. pos,.'oa ior 2 crop. IL a.
Iou'ne,n 7, eApo'ure Is preferred Tor ear,
s ,e' 'ndsu.ns' .i' .tees may oe protected
= .on ."o 81" uu'" ai.e' 'nc season OF
aos' = y,e'' W covering 'ne roofs with
oo.a ~ ,ouuef or straw ana also Inc trunk
noA' ~ 70 'ne sun. in 'hls way the sap
may W Aep' from starting until the
p.opet ''me' anu crop oi iruit iasured
asa,'s, oruinafy spring 'fosts.
ou'',y y au important article to the
.'n, ai"9', pu' 'ho u'Sease known as the
; oao.e'a ahuua''y sweeps on, IN many
,ussances' 'me en,ire iol' ana leaves the
a ,a,u W,'nous ch'cken. ihis disease
Nas uuAuown among .he tenants OF the
Pvun'y ysru' untii the introduction OF
wna' hnown as Improved fowls,
sacn as Drama Pootrahs, Shanghais,
ooehin Ohinas, &c. The old Dungtill
ana tame chickens, though not SO
nrSe' were much harder, better layers,
ana would generally shin for them
serves, requiring not hall the feed and
attention OF these larger varieties, aud
were comparatively free from disease.
lne writer had brood OF these fowls,