St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-20
The Prince of Apple-Growers.

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Scion "i BRUSH h"hliIiN ana IN" rhi"t
among American t:iImcI>: thai l.. his
Lands dlr made I" pr"dH"c Il better r,.-
tUlh I" capital than IN amy "th"l in
>iaht' on itr"id. k"htli l.. Fell. the
gent lcniin I" whom reference l. nov
made. l. the lincal descendant of L"ld
I"ll. Il pr"l "i the realm. lu "hIamcd
patent t"I u vast trart ot land IN !
>t"I r"nntN. near the old town nt
EN"pu-. Mr. Prll occupies the aucc>-
tIal iaIm. which r"mtaIm> l2nu lc,,.>. all
"f Which he CiIltINItc> hN his own prI I.
>"nal attention. Duiu" iIr >pIiu@
summer. and the autumn. hc Ic>id">
upon ihc place. hut when winter ap-
pt"a"hr> hc trm"Nr> t" his Ftlh ave
mur palace. and thus hrcnnc> Il lc>i-
dthl al lIii> "i"al city.
Nh. I'rll> father. Wltn Wu~ n"tod i"I
lIr> go"d Judgment in ~! !Irultuial mat
trl>. stopping many Years III the. lirtlr
alag of Nrvt"Wn. l.. t.. uh>,INrd
. two pipjliu IIr,.> ot Eunli~h n!i"iu
whose fruit was mach sought ion. The
. one pIodIccd IN appl, tinted " itl vel
low and rcd. and the other of u nI,cIl
hue. the difference in cnl"l being ~ulrlN
. caused bN the difference, in soil lie
wn> =" much rl"r>r'i ill rh' nail thaj
h' d'l'lIhIIIth L" 'l'hlt an extensive
"r'haii "l - similar kInd. | Il" cuttings
N'I" "hiaIutd from time /" llI"". Trees
W"ic Piaiicd ahd grated. ANA "I''i
many yeats at perseverance AMI lah"i
the grand orchard Na> IN existence. Nh.
IclI Then could show 2'"I arl"> p'anir"
with the NcNt"Nn prpIn alone. ana
containing" u .'hhl tres. lie tirn It-
marked IT each tie" >h"uid yield hi
son one d"llal 4 lcII II W"uid u" u
hahd>"mc Income. Ills plan. h"N"Nr o..
has hcrn "i"ii "Ncc"d"d. tor some al
these very trees HAY" Alrldrd cI@hi""u
bushels 1t Il picking.
Will" =" many rich sous tail Ntrlrm~
/" then own wealth lay the Wees that
haunt prosperity. i'"l'',l l.. l'ciI I"un"
his tastes better satisfied with h> ""'''-
trl scat and il rn"Im"t> rI"P>. lie
studied the aIt> "t pnn"'"@N Ind learn
cd how To assist NatuI. il l,rI rl1"lt~ I"
support mankind. "nIim"nIN speak
nm. the apple nee irII~ every IIt"Inai"
year. AIr. i"II determined l" lEi\r al,
annual harvest. and /" "IN" hi~ "r'iiIid
Il hand>"Imr SIdII h" sacrificed ih" crop
of Il hearing year. MI the apples Ncl"
picked "Iccm. He had discovered that
the germ at the nrNi N'ai = Iull WI
in existence at the time Of the alpl"
harvest huI that the t'"c would hr :"
exhausted that tins germ would iaII 81
development. and Il year of I"NI would
follow h"t"i" another cI"p could h'
pr"du'"d. lia\ir" Stopped hIN tree
from truIiln" IN Tia" nIHnncr iil\'
mentioned II" N'I> sure "i Il ri"p "l
what MAS ""n"llll\ the OH year. AMI h'
Determined I" follow tins up 10y - treat
mruI that should abolish the oil year.
He learned that trees require Il ~
lictN Of food the chief ui hich is pot
| ash. lime. aud soda. and his "r:lIal,
has been thus fed. with all the success
that could have been anticipated. | Ia
= potash Is found IN wood ashes. llmr /
= ohtalucd from oyster shells at low co,
i, (Stnur lime being undcSlI.tblr.) wHIi'
- soda il supplied hy common salt. NJ
/ orchard thus fed and iudiciou>l! prun
a ed cannot fail I" succeed. His plan /
e. To fill his haInyard with SWamP-mucI
in the fall. This ahS"rl'> the drIlma""
II and il Is ut the same time supplied will
{. the above ingredients. Il
he spring it is hauld tu the orchard
To- which is plowc,l and SoWm with clover
h H. an additional fertilizer. y nnls"I.
II for the purpose of rrurwim" the "lrhaI'
r i Il pant of The scheme. and most ot til
: latter nt present is y"uu" and in til
most thrifty condition.
\ During apple harvest about one hun
+ drrd men are employed and the woI
Il GENERALLY rcuuircS Il fortnight. Ih