Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-06-01
DWARF FRUIT TREES FOR GARDENS.

Standard fruit trees with their lowermost
branches springing from the stems several feet
from the ground may be preferable in an or
chard, but we still prefer the dwarfs, or at
least low-headed trees for the garden. In
fact, the older we grow the less inclined are
we to climb or risk our neck on ladders in
gathering fruit. 1t is quite likely that in
times past when dwarf pears were all the rage,
that the mania for these trees led to some ex-
travagant notions in regard to their produc'
tiveness and value still we are not inclined to
give them up nor to think that all kinds OF
dwarf trees are "humbug and delusion, as
some horticultural writer's have assumed to
believe.
Our best specimens of pears of various sorts
are annually gathered from pear trees worked
on ounce stocks, or what are termed dwarts.
But if we were about to plant pear orchard
of considerable extent we should probably Sc.
lect standard trees for the purpose, as they re-
quire less care and attention, and are perhaps
less liable to disease. We think, however, that
the failures experienced by many who went
into the dwarf pear and apple tree culture, a
few years since with extravagant ideas in re-
gard to profits, have led our pomologists gen.
orally to discourage the propagation and cul,
tivation of dwarf trees of all kinds. There is,
without doubt, some choice in the kinds OF
stocks to be employed in propagating dwarf
trees and only the best should be used but
let us not give up the low-headed dwarf trees,
at least for garden culture. We want trees
with branches starting near the ground SO
that old folks and children can gather fruit
without having to climb forty foot ladders
If it is necessary to protect such trees from
late frosts in spring. it is much easier to do SO
than with lofty specimens. The same is true
IN regard to destroying noxious insects, prun'
ing and various other operations, which are
sometimes necessary to insure good crop OF
fruit.
Iti well-known fact that dwarf trees gen.
orally come into bearing much sooner than
standard, and this saving of time is quite an
important matter when family has to wait
for fruit until the trees grow from bud or scion
to bearing size. Trees trained low will U.S.
ually come into bearing earlier than those
trimmed up, even on the same kind Of stock
and the only real advantage of using a
dwarf kind of plant for stock, is to save the
trouble of checking by artificial operations
such as pruning and pitching back the young
shoots in summer. Those who desire these
low-headed trees have only to purchase one OF
two year old plants at the nurseries, and force
the branches to push out low down on the
main stem, and from that time forward avoid
trimming up; but instead, annually shorten
all leading or terminal shoots. In many 10
calities it is difficult to obtain large pears and
apples from standard or tall trees, as they are
likely to be blown offby the winds before ma
turing, but with low-headed or dwarf trees this
loss is avoided.
HUNGARIAN GRASS FOR Cows-The fol-
lowing is the testimony of DIR. Loring con-
cerning Hungarian grass: believe | can
make more milk with this grass cut and mixed
with corn-meal and shorts than 1 can with
the best timothy hay cut and mixed in the
same manner. And when you remember
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