Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-01-21

Iolman Sweet twenty ounce
Wagner, Cabesheo.
DISCUSSION.
In reply to questions, Dr. George said
he had made trial Of the Duchess Of Olden-
burgh. 1t was native Of Russia. Had
raised it but short time. The tree was
of rather small growth, but bore a large,
aatish apple. No trouble in raising them
if only they are once well started. Obtain
them at Rochester, n. Y. Procured the
Northern Spy at the same place, aud
thought highly Of it. The Duchess of o.
denburgh is very hardy; it receully sprung
from the crab. The apple is Of mild flavor,
with little bloom on the surface Raise
aportion Of my trees from root grating but
obtain a portion from Rochester They
are Just as good as natives, if well trans
planted and cared for. The trouble in
transplanting, is-lack Of fbrous roots
OF all trees, the Baldwin is the worst 1t
starts late, and dies down in the Fall. The
best way to raise them is to graft on to
hardy stock The Rhode Island Grecning
needs good care. Think grating into the
apple root better than the crab-unless for
dwarf trees. Don't know about the crab
root changing the favor of the apple but
the favor is changed by grating That
lo u l..
root grating if he could wait; would
start in nursery, until large enough to set.
Needs good corn land, well prepared
Would set the trees in rows, before he
stocked down. Five PAGES apart in rows is
the proper distance, with rows far enough
apart to cultivate between thenl If
found too thick, on growing up, cut out
the poor trees. There should be room
enough to pillow and cultivate the soil. If
young trees are set in place of old ones, all
the old roots should be taken up Don't
set trees in grass ground. Have killed
trees by pruning in May. Use but little
manure in the hole in setting trees-but
like mulching. Apple trees willlive over a
hundred years have seen them Is years
old, in Massachusetts. Would select a
place incining little to the West think
South or East cant is not as good they
will freeze, and the bark start. Get apples
from root grating from some varieties in
from three to five years, as Duchess Of
Oldenburg and Grayenstein. Others - as
Northen Spy-take nearer ten years
Think tree ought to branch out from four
to six feet from the ground-don't like
them too low, nor too high. Pruning done
in May will kill the trees the stumps
bleed. June is a good month for moder.
ate, but November is best for serious prun.
ing. No pruning should be done larger
than can be done with a jack.knie-and
June is the month for this. live q good
share of the time 10 summer in my young
orchard aud no caterpillar can live there
| once used strong lie, and killed twenty
young trees but strong lie, or soft soap, is
good for old, coarse.bark trees. The wash
recommended in my paper will kill all lice
Limbs too low get covered with snow, which
thaws and freezes, and this ruins them
Leached ashes and lime are both good to
scatter, and even dig in, around trees. Salt
is good fertilizer for fruit trees. The red
Astrachan begins to ripen the 18th of Au
gust, and lasts month, and is one Of the
tenderest, juiciest and best apples, especi.
ally for cooking. Never succeeded much
in killing leaf lice-trust mainly to killing
them on the branches. Don't patronize
tree-agents F; don't always get what con.
tract for. The DR.. repeatedly insisted that
the borer was not to be feared on thrifty aud
healthy trees only on those which had
dead or diseased spots.
Farming rs if l., and Farming ns Il should be-
nv n. Il. ANDREWS, Eso, or BEhLiS.
At the heading Of 0 column in one of our Yer.
mont agricultural papers (and by the way d
good one, too), the practical editor says " Ar
ticles that are brief, practical. and TO the point
will receive the preference for this column
Ten lines OF what man knows, is better than q
column OF what he guesses. All this is well
enough; but supposing man does not know
but little, and supposing the old saying to be
true, that man IL not to blame for what be
does not know, should he he cut Of from the
exercise Of his Yankee freedom by not being
allowed TO guess at what he does not know
experimentally and practically -especially sine,
It Is true that man is not obliged to believe
all, or even half, Of what another man says
except II comedies with his own views, or pre-
sents some practical truth 10 regard TO III,
topic under consideration? But beg leave L
difier somewhat IRON the old saying, anC
earnestly contend that in this enlightened age