The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-11-06
AGaICULTunAI.

licw TO 1REaT fRU,T-TREEs H..
ering the growth Of organisms. D.. -.
OF the alSalies Is to lie looked .,-.
scarcely les important than tha, or A.
water Lime is the great animal aka; !,
potash the vegetable one; is oil ,..'
vegetable alsali expressed that fact ,-.l
the potash OF commerce i known d, "a
rived from wood ashes. Tie irr-.,-.--
potash as manure has been f,s----,
overlooked by farmers. who rara',. -
large amount Of this material f,urI 10
grain crops, leaves, barn-vard me-.
roots, and fruits. How potash o..-
plants, in conjunction with carbon and ~
to form woody fibre, starch. yngar ana =,
Is yet unknown to chemical observe 4
the fact of is action j. heyoul q Il .-,.
Liebig long since pointed out tl!as FL. ~.
cause Of barrenneSs Is the waste rr r,...
carried of by rich crops, especially 49,.
with no replacement by proper r.--- +
How many millions Of pounds .r-..-
have been sent to Earopa from -f.. ~
Of America, and in the grain, t.'a.a n.
hemp Luckily, one alkali NAV la r--,.
by another, and we lave received n
siderable quantity Of soda fr.u r,-,-.-
sea-weed and in the shape Of sail. -
nitrate Of soda, from natural don. ....-
South America, IS brought t. rs p. q ,,-.
price.
The point to which we uayv ca,, af.--.-
Is that our farmers ana frui,-rr.,r... h.. /
ignored, or rather been ignorant sr .r.s.
portance Of wood ashes as a vc-e.ar,,, -.
ulant, and as the leading co1,.i-rrr.
plants. Even coal aslc-. n5v thrown s...
as useless, have been shown. bog. r.-a--
ment and analysis, to posses 4 fs-- .-
Of alkaline yal4c. According 70 o-r
scrvation, If the practice Of p-.-i--a
ture Of cal anl wood al, e- a-al
stems OF frGit-trees and vim. ~q-.se..l,.
early in the Spring, was fol s-zl as q r,-
eral rule, our crops OF % .--. azae
peaches, etc, would De- g--a,,- i5..r,,,i
in both quality and quantity. ard tire II.
and vines woJ!i las; Ioa-er. Wcui. p.
only one experiment. Some t7el.g-f
years = go, We treated an ca below p-o..i
aPp,s-uce rs follows: TIE h.I.w.t,
height Of eight feet. ra~ {. lei AMI flnas Il
with a compost Of wc5l a-'.r-. arden -a. 4 /
and little waste LING (-ariaaa.e). = /,
filing was secarc!y ia>te..sl in D. bad,
The next year the crsp OF ~,-nl tr4rt 81 1
sixteen bCS}eis from an Oh sleU or a t
that lad borne mott iry IF ANY ae-g. III J. s
some time. But tie stran-. .=t ,,..~ r.at
lowed. Far seventeen years a.-er sis Iii.
that OH p;3pin tree CT ..--i 80 E---is
and b-ar wei.
Let Us cali attention - s,iI ano.' cr-
of Importance in trui.-rai-iny. -
bearing year for apples and fgr:i -.
IN New England plo5ab,y iti- a.~1 in
other parts. NV, when saeh Yeas ..r
the farmers rejoice too much al then al
perIty, auc abuse 1t, a. nearly al. r,...e
the gi.t~ Of fortune. We should De t-4:,-
are as to the quantity Of car fruit a. ys
@. our frGit juices. Ey proper trim
and Tiac6ing, the apple crop il leasi. (
years may be reduced e. bIt little more t'a l
half crop a. to numbzr. but the impr9yc-
meut IN size and price, and in the lutIrs
effect. VIII more than balance the luse
Next February, March, or April, Accord 4
to latitude, let the tree trimmer stimuli
and noari-h his trees and vines with p & &
supply Of ashes All = nearly every .--
viii have a goa G7P OF irait il tus D.
bearing year.