The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-01-28
agricultural department.
CONDUCTED BY ALBERT CHAPMAN.
From the Vermont Farmer.
Tho Fruit Interests of the CbnmpIain
Valley.

valley.
ny G. PRINDLE ESQ.,, OF CHARLOTTE SEC.
RETARy or THE cnAMPLAfN Valley noR.
TIcULTURAL SOCIETY
CONTINUED from last week,
THR FRUrT FARM OF ROBERT W. fiEMENwAY,
ESQ. BRIDrORT.
Interesting accounts Of the enterprise
Of MIR Hemeuwuy in fruit planting hav-
ing reached me at different times, [ was
glad to improve an opportunity last Sep.
TENDER to make him visit. His loca.
ton is in the castern part of Bridport,
and some eight miles southwest from
Middebury, which is his RAILROAD station
Southwark from Snake Mountain, in
Addison, tho range OF hills which have
described as bounding Oh tbs east of the
lower basin OF this valley aud dividing it
from the uneven plateai further inland
continues through Bridport in an aImos,
uuhruken chain. Near the southeast cor.
ner Of the town the hills sweep around to
the southeast, forming considerable
curve. Within this secluded nook, among
these wooded hills. nostlcs the homes Of
the Hemenways, the estate reaching VI
to the hilltopS, aud extending far down
over the rich valley Of the Lemon Fair
Lying open to the morning suu. aud
shielded to Il great extent from the north
and south winds, it is warm aud sh,l.
tered spot The situation is pleasant
one ALSO looking off over the lowlauds Of
the river, upon the Cornwall rid ges, dot.
ted with the substantial homesteads Of the
sheep.kings, aud beyond these, upon the
distant mountain sides, grim with rug
ged rocks, or somber iu their robes Of
spruce. 1t was happy thought to i'm
prove so great advantages Of situation by
planting orchards here and blest is the
man whose conception it was, and who il
endowed with u taste and enthusiasm foi
the work and with means for carrying il
out.
Mr.. Hemenway and his lady are peo
pie Of intelligence and refinement, and
their home gives abundant evidence Of
taste as well as substantial comfort. Tc
be entertained there,-as it was my priv.
ilege to be through long autumn even.
ing aud rainy day following it's al
experience to be through long autumn
evening aud rainy day following it,,
an experience to be remembered with
satisfaction. Our host has but lately re.
turned from the practice Of his profession
of civil engineer, in the West, to settle
down in middle life upon the cd home.
stead, aud with the ample means which
he brings back with him, to improve and
eularg it Would that more of Yer.
mont's sons might do this; and like him
by their acts publish Il supplement to the
aphorism of Douglas, making it known
that Vermont is not only good place to
be born in, but, also, by reason Of its ad.
vantages OF IA healthy climate, good soci.
ETY., etc, good place to retire to after
the battle Of fortune is won. He is q
man OF high ideals, which he pursues to
their perfect attainment so we NAV ex.
pect to See bis orcharding. the favoriit
object which engages his attention flate
carried out III the most satisfactory man.
ner.
Where the hiI-slopes and the leve
meadows eet,the highway passes through
the farm, and the buildings are arranged
on either side OF it, the house being or
its upper or west side. North, west ant
south Of the house for considerable dis
lance along the highway the orchards oc
cupy the unduating hill-sdes, sweeping
up the gentle ascent to the edge of tn,
woods, which cover their SUBMITS.
10 the advantage of "a superior situa
ton for orchards. another nearly as i'm
portapt in the character Of the soil Thi
is much like that which Mr.. Holmes or
chards occupy,nud also resembles the hes
portions OF Sheburn Point. 1t is
strong deep clay loan, warm and plable
Mr.. Hemenway Informed me that his or
binary crop OF wheat is thirty five t.
forty bushels per acre, and that of cor,
seventy bushels. In this soil thoneh no
Kept III cultivation every year, the trees
two or three seasons planted, are maxim,
YER strong and healthy growth. Whel
any part is not in cultivation, the owno
keeps loosened and mulched considera
Ole portion about the tree, so tn at tn
clover, while being grown for a gree,
manure crop, encroaches but little uno,
the orchard. The uniformity of the trees
the straightness Of their trunks. and tn
symmetry Of their limbs are quite excer
tional, and testify to the reliability an,
good judgment of our friend ALDER
Chapman, Esq, of Middebury, who Sc
iected the most Of them in the nursery
One is at first surprised to see how tracb
are the long rows on this uneven hill side
and how correctly they line in ever di
rection; but he finds an explanation i
the fact that Mr.. Hemcnway run all tn
lines with his compass, another inst tame
OF scientific agriculture. At the hi pbes
part OF the orchard l was told that W
were some two hundred and SEVENTY .6v
ieet above the surface of the Lemon Fai,
ana nearly two hundred feet above tn
highway. Such an elevation must ebsur
Ior some time in autumn an exemn tio
IRON early frosts; so when these orchard
come INTO bearing | shall expect b Sc
.ne picking of the fruit begin at tho bot
tom OF the hill.
ln order to show in some measure III
relative standing of different varieties
respect to profitableness for market Gu
ture In this section, according I'd til
judgment OF those best informed in IN
matter | will close with the list of NJ,
Hemenway's apples and pears, and tn
number OF trees of each variety planted
The list, however, includes an assortmer
Tor family supply at all seasons. As tn
trees ofthis class increase in their prc
quot part OF them NAV, probably, b
grated TO later sorts to advantage.
Summer EARLY Harvest ~, Red A.
trachan 5, Summer Rose ., Tetossky
Autnmn.-Fall Wine 2, Gravenstei
3. Golden Sweefing G. Hurlhnrt a To,