Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-12-30


a.. Wush.. IeduslGy, believed doc
tors. iaw,crs, etc. were quite good in
,h,n ,.scc. bu, thought The class multi
pacj ou; OF lpoporlica to the want, real
rhey were good to certain extent.
ttt oc ,Hdnf want ton many ct them.
Afternoon session.
Meeting opened by vocal aud mstru'
mental music.
The subject OF fruit culture WAS taken
az and opened 10y an essay by Aaj Loren
| Adams OF East Wilton.
Mr. Adams Essay.
Through your kindness | am invited.
and NAV add have the pleasure ofopen'
ing the discussion upon orcharding and
| fruit growing. II is u source OF great
pleasure to be able 10 realize that our
plcasant discussions are the means OF
creating at interest in this direction.
/ Many are often deferred from engaging
/ in the business from the fact OF their
having to wait so long for retuyns.
/ Could ripe fruit be gathered from trees
as soon rs from many of the cereal crops,
probably every farmer would raise lruil.
The apple is more reliable and OF
more value to the cultivstor,and II can be
raised in large quantities at less expense
Than other fruits With few exceptions.
I tac apple is more hardy than most other
fruits. snd will flourish with good mau
|aeymcnt. M most any soil. ii set IN
|c,.d. Vet. level land, they will not flour
|i.a unless such hand is well drained. Let
o., rerremar. tbat every variety oi soil
.r.w, It's own variety OF plants, and II
se would srow finest lruit. we mus. plant
/ /. ia the right Kind OF soil and give
proper cultivation
/ The marx c,s ave open to u. and 1t Is
N,.l TO- Snow that Maine apples have
I %, TIER flavor and will keep longer. than
those grown in States further south.
The care and cultivation OF the orchaid
requires Judgment and i clos" appi'ea-
ton
some have Thought the market might
become over,tocked. Present prices d'd
ru, Indicate any such c..tastrol he.
one source OF Encouragement 20
m am. has been the urchasing OF worth
F ..~> trees. from representation ct travel
. ....a agents. Every one should ral.e hi
uwu trec-. and then have better trees. a.
I less cost The best ,oii ior All orchard
is a rocky. ci,y loan. where the original
growth Mas maple. birch and o,hVr hard
wood
Alter the trees are set they should be
n,u ched with straw, brakes or grass.
A, 10 varieties. plant those known to
be good bearers aud hardy. Do no, mix
varieties. bu; plant those OF Akiud in The
same part of the orchard.
Ia pruning have the heads quite low
as find many advantages in 80 doing
Aucr Tue ucos begin Ia bear. the less Tie
ground is plou.hed The better Better
seed down and NOV potion with hogs
og small cattle.
Atthe conclusion of the essay, Air. j .
/ a. I,throp of CasS,ervi,le. coucuued M
,h, opinion of Nj. Adams, that Western
.r,.s were not adapted 10 our wants and
locality: reciied an Instance when ne
b.d easrllted an orchard OF New'lork
I.cs. the trees not proving true 10
aame. lie believed the better way was
.o false our own 1t 6 and ensraft. Que
+ .iou-I> there any apple that produces
/ be- uae lit MAS thought not.
Or. Foster. CAcstcrNiiIc. thought irmt
culture had been much me-, lecied. Maine
apples arc called superior TO those ,ai>ed
IN the West, and he thought ii paying
.clop. Referred 10 remark made at the
Inst meeting OF the association, ON the
subject ul ,.nal. farms, thata small iarm'
cultivated with a vigorous application OF
,.bov grease. Nas preferable 10 cu'Iiya
Tim. more land and using machinery
he was not great favorer Of eNpendin2
AN undue amount of elbow grease. ans
that's why he thought lrui. culture ad
y,,ablc.
Mr.. Fort. North Wilton, said. IN con
,emplating any new business the hr>
question is will it pay ? This Is perfect
!, ii.ht. but the next one that should b'
a,sed l.. in what am deficient I" mah'
the business successful. Were this don'
We should see less failure in agriculiur
a. pursuits. and particularly in fruit Gu
;Ure.
Every land owner should raise lrul
enough 10 supply the family demands.
Ono great cause OF d.scouragement II
raising OF fruit is the shiilless manner II
which tine work OF setting the orchard l
doae. Poor trees ale obtained from New
York nurseries, stuck in to the gras
ground aud lell to take care OF them
serves
There are some exceptions 10 these gen
cr:u rules. and these are generally sue
ccs.iul
Ia buying nursery stock take th'
grown near home in preference TO tina
from nurseries farther west.
Bay only hardy and well proved N"rie
ties.
Trim AL broken roots with a smool
cut. and cut back the top from one to two
thirds.