Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-02-10
agricultural.


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few brief directions t" those who. from
inrxpericnc. are ut Il lrS> whether to AZ
ply nlanure 10 c3rta IL crops OF To Hvold II
ap ,lirati.n. Tn" answer Resolves ItS''ll
into "a very simple sta cement ct general
principles:
/. Manure my he applied freely or
copiou-ly to all crops. thu valie OF which
consist, OF Stems and leaves; such lor cN
ample as cab t@'>, a-ptlaguS, grass IN"
hay, and >ucculent II OF.
= 1t Shonld be app led cautiously or
withheld from CROPS, plants or trees "h'ch
ATT. to lass the winter, the sHccultnf or
late growth OF which may make item less
il rd
1t shonll be applied with dscrimna-
ton 10 such plants OF trees IL are Effected
in urudu, tilcnr>s Of seed or fruit ly Il
rich or p or soil
Thrsc three conditions are to be learned
in thrlrap location by praciic'l know ledge
or cXTtr cnce. lhrlc may be SOME llInIi
t. tie application of manure to the sac
culrnt crops m,n Toned in the tir-t class :;
as Tor instance 10 "rls~. i'll impaitln% L
prs;urage i, bad flavor for eat lt and dtil y
products or in rem crnE such s"ecuien'
tuh rs rs pot:toc> NOR" liable to disease
or rot or % Il hollow center.
Its aIpllcs ion under the second head.
in rendering growth more tender, Is net
generally So we'll un icr-t"'M. Some
Years aro, we examined Il vineyard CT
Isabella grape vine~, viii h well llIu>t ated
the importance of caut in his lartcli-
lar. On lie low rirl CT larIs of The field,
the vines h al been badly iIj lred Ivy the
intense cold Of vintcr; on the poorer
knoll 5 The canes had Remained unini lrd
To the tips The st1on@ growing black
b, rrics afford Il milar ilIu trati' n, 'ucl
half ten er >orts rs The Nii>' n and Re-
chcllc being Killed. rGutly down vhc,
manurd or h.Yh Y cultivated. while the
more moderate growth on poor soil OF ii
gr:,ss has fitted tl' III FIR enduring winter
Nursery ire, 5 rendered more >ilrruI' Mt II
or, Will are less able to meet the cold @
Win,er when cop.ou~ manullng has Keep
them grow ny until cold weather h
come suddenly upon them An earlier
Cessation oil growth AMI riprnin@ of the
wood of the Nuun~ shoots would be
great protect on Yet it MAY not alwaN.
be he best course to avoid the application
OF mandrr, as 4 poor s"il often Ia. I" IN
part viyor 'nou@h To ripe II the wood per
trcllv. Moisture in the soil tl~IIal. Y pro
Gucto in II greater OF lr>> degree. lh'
Same result rs maturing; aud Il dry >'i
the reverse. Many years since we sui
fcrr,l from N mprccedentrdlV severe
drought, and some nui St rymcn AMI tu
growers utt, rel loud c"npllin;s. Tn:
drought however. can ed the wood O."
sli yhtly ten er trees to iii en- perfectly
AMI prepared them { L the Succeeding win
ter when The tn, rnoIuctcr sunk mean !,
twenty degrees lower than WIS ever know
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Wy and W.. have. in :, ms. r,r,. i,,s1.,uc..
ku,,wu is cro,,s Il, Inc ,loubIcJ hv,.ln,in
fertility hv ,h,. .rro,vtI, of ,.r.,.. SOL
S,,me lines ripd Growth has pr,.y,utc
orchard Iruit frees from b,,rinG while il
o.h,r instances IN. uru,l,, ;7,n. H.,
HIN incr,,-, d As WI - ,l,,. ou,litv tftl,
fruit crea X improved. bv m,'u..r,. ,unIo,
t, Owe th,.m ,h,. n,,v.r, o hear Tho,
~. some v,r;,.ti,.s nt th,. s,r,,vl,,.rrv m,J
crate hearers that hive been ri.rd.r.
neulv eril,. by an ovrr-rich soil oth,,.
rs ,h,. Wills, n which .,r.. n.tur,Iv ~
trcmeIv n,,dr,cliye ar, only msL, mo-,
60 hv IN, r.. ne, th.. sine ,f no ,,I,t an
ber,i.- h., In, -, ot M. mr..
Rule, for ~ nj in,r or vitl,holIino M.
n,Ieranno. h.. Laid down md hlnJiv f
SEASONS and varieties, mlv greatly alter
or even revere HE results and the pr.t,
ticr re ,lired The cultivatur mu t there
fore know VIII It H. is about and Il lopt I'll
course suited to the various req tircmcu,
of his case.
On the whole, and in nerrlv all ca G
tho rghout HE North. crops :, If + mon
f, wants Of n,.nuI, Than from iIs Ia
plentiful use. Orch .ras generally woul
give more ami be ter fruit with ;. mode,
ate al licatiun: farm crops. wi h scarce,
an exception. are greatly improved hy tn
free. use @ m nure; and TO r.irden vc,,..t:
BILE, generally it may he applied vifhm
mr.s ne. A lIiciou, apple. ion to mos