Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-10-18

Lad thzn thai Of the gAnleneEs- Ihe
more nearly the condition q The tArm
approaches that Of the garden. Tie nfrFtF
approach siu h. made IN siEe and yAlne
d the crops. and IN nothing ozn 30 learn
more than in their system Of uauuring.
PHEFAErxa AID PLkSfIN0 An OhCHAEn.
In reference 10 the prrFarAtion Of The
ground for and the planting q an orch-
ana. the Gnriae~'s Mcsflly ofcrs the
following Suggestions We feel that
the advice constantly given b snhsoil,
and undenirain. and manure, 90 the en-
tent Of hundreds q dollars per acre, =
too costly to follow. and Of little use after
ID Is taken. II ne were going 10 pr5psu's
a piece Of ground for an orchard, Ne
should manure il heavily and put IN q
crop Of potatoes then in October man
ure again lightly, and put in rye. On
this, in April We should SOW red clover.
The rye OF, We should then consider II
ready 70 plant trees. For apples, pears,
plums, or cherries, we should mark out
the rows ten feet apart, aud for the trees
ten feet from each other. This viii be
twice as thick as they viii be required
when fully grown, but they grow much
better when thick together and they
will bear more than enough fruit 10 pay
for the room they occupy, before the
time comes 10 cut every other one away.
We say the rows ten feet apart, hut every
fourth row should he twelve feet, 10 af-
ford room 10 get between the blocks with
a cart.
"Plant as early in October a. possible,
but il can be continued until the APP
proach of frost. To plant, a hole can he
dug in the stubble Just large enough 10
hold the roots without cramping them.
We should tread in the soil, and trim IN
the head very severely. The next spring
We should Just break the crust formed by
the winter rains about the tree, and then
leave everything to grow as 1t might
The clover will he ready 10 cut IN June
OF July. The twelve feet rows may be
done by machine, the rest by hand. Hay
enough will be made 10 pay for oil the
labor for enc year and little more.
After the hay has been hauled of, bring
back some rich earth of any kind, and
spread about n quarter or a half an inch
thick over the surface of the ground dis
turbed in making the hole. This Will
keep the grass from growing very strong
Just over the roots. Keep on this way
annually, every two or three years giving
the whole surface of the orchard top
dressing, for the sake of the grass, and
il will be found to be the most profitable
way of making the orchard ground pay
for itself, until the fruit crops come in,
that one can adopt The trees also will
be models of health and vigor, and when
they will commence to bear, will do so
regularly and abundantly.
"The dwarf trees we would plant on
the same system, but six instead of ten
feet apart. Few soils are too rei for fruit
trees. Only in wet soils plant on the
surface, and throw up the earth over
them from between, 50 as to make ditch
or furrow to carry away the surface
water. On the plan of annual surface
dressings which we have outlined, the
feeding roots will thus always keep above
the level of standing water and when
they can do this, it will not hurt the
trees, though the tap roots are immersed
in water for half the year"