Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-02-21

Red Astrachan and Duchess of Oldenburoh.
as hardy summer and fall apples that bear
young, are productive and of good quality.
For winter apples, thought the best results
would be got with Fameuse, Tolman Sweet
Black Oxford, Ben Davis Northern Spy
and Whitney Russet. The Peach apple is
also a good hardy fall variety. There were
others perhaps equally as good each one
must to a considerable extent test the varie.
ties to find such as suit his locality and soil
the best. Some sorts are very particular about
sol others grow well in many places. Does
not think the Siberian crab as stock for
grating desirable or necessary to secure har-
diness. Manuring will not always secure
annual bearing. Thinning the fruit in bear
ing years, if faithfully done, will have the
best effect, yet many varieties have habit
OF bearing but small crop every other year
which cannot be entirely overcome. If an
orchard must be planted on moist ground. il
should be tile-drained or ridged, and the
trees set upon the ridges Strong soft soap
suds is the best wash for apple trees apply
it in May or June.
Mr.. Wheelock, of Barre. If one man car
raise trees, SO can another under like circum.
stances. Thinks ashes and soap suds the
best Of fertilizers for fruit trees. | use them
and my trees are doing nicely. We car
raise plenty of apples if we please to cult
vate hardy kinds, and give proper care. An
apple tree growing thriftily and not fruiting
can be caused to bear by bending down tn,
limbs, and combining them in that position
it obstructs the sap and the tree will bear
Try it, We should cultivate more smal
fruit; black raspberries are easily raised
and much appreciated in the family, either
fresh or canned. | would set out some o
the improved Siberian crabs these will beal
early, and soon other kinds would come on
aud when the cars come through this valley
you will be ready to sell apples instead o
buying. l would not recommend to set
large number of these crab apples, but they
bear early, are sure TO live and answer I
very good purpose for cooking and canning
DIR. Hoskins said he was thought to bt
opposed to the crab apple, but he was not
some of the newer varieties are quite gooC
for eating and all good for cooking. But Il
set them out on large scale will not pay
unless you are sure Of market.
Mr. Andrews, Of Berlin: Success in frui
growing depends upon the energy of the maj
and his interest in the business Some 60 81
far as to make purchases of trees, and Sc
them out, and then stop. There is no sucl
wonderful secret in growing an orchard Al
many think. The best time to apply soaI
suds is just after heavy rain in spring
Pure soft soap is too strong for frequent ap
plication to trees one quart to two quarts
of water is best. The bark should be vel
scrubbed, so as to remove moss insects aDC
rough bark Would cultivate the land o
the orchard till trees come to bearing. Ashe
is the best manure for fruit trees. Withou
care there can be no apples. Trees from my
nursery, the same as those set in my owl
orchard, which sold to my neighbors, ar,
alive sud that is all, and that is the genera
rule
Mr.. Joslyn asked if it was recommended
to engage largely in apple growing in th
valley.
Mr. Wheelock No, not as main bust
ness, but to supply ourselves and the hom'
market.
Others agreed with Mr.. Wheelock on thi
point.
Judge Richardson said he had first rat,
success in raising the Transcendant crab.
Mr.. Jameson spoke of new crab or Slbe
rian apple produced by Mr.. Winch, Of North
field, called the " Mortified Bea uty."
WEDNESDAY FORENOON
The first paper was read by
ID. ID. WheelOck, Esq,
Of Barre, upon Root Culture" which W,
shall soon present in full to the readers Of
the FARMER.
Mr.. Joslyn asked if ground could be
made too rich for turnips. Mr.. Wheelock
said he thought it could. To another ques.
ton, about the depth Of blowing for beets
Mr.. w. said, pillow as deep as a common
pillow will run. Mr.. Wheelock feeds the
leaves Of his root CROPS to his COWS. Beet
leaves increase the flow of milk fifteen pei
cent. Turnip leaves should not be fed to
COWS in milk, except in small quantities, i'm.
mediately after milking.
Dr. Hoskins thought carrots did well
sown quite late. A neighbor failed with a
part Of his onion crop, and about the middle
of June came for carrot seed to replant with
lie had very fine crop. took the hint
and by sowing my own carrots late | have a
chance to have several hacks at the weeds
before the crop is sown the carrots come up
quicker when sown late, and the yield is
quite as good as from an early sowing, with
much less labor.
In reply to the question, What are specif.
ic manures for roots? it was said salt
for beets, superphosphates for turnips, and
ashes for carrots and potatoes.
Mr.. Joslyn considered carrot seed rather
delicate and difficult to terminate in dry
summers. lie was advised to soak the seed
twelve hours, dry it with plaster, and roll
after planting then the seed will grow, il
good. Mr.. Wheelock gave the following
depths for sowing ;-carrots, l-2 inch tur'
nips, INCH beets, IL inches
Mr. A. A. Kneeland of Waits6eld