Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-04-06
Keller from Florida.

April -, lSiI.-UraEgc cu!tuTC Is INC III! AZ
sorbing thought and topic of conversation here;
instead Of how your wheat, il is how Is your
grove The crackers las the poorer class
are called here} have their groves, ii Ct only a
half q dozen trees, and every one hes his own
theory aud practice Oh the orange culture qucs
ton, and as these vary so much, one thinking
a certain treatment will kill trees, saother that
it is the very thing for them, and ss almost all
of the groves are bearing we'll, we must con-
cluie the tree can stand almost any thing and ia
bard to kill. The cold WATER has not hurt the
oranges 10 this county, although near Jackson
Vile many we're killed. Special attention seems
first to have been turned to the orange 10 THIS
county 10 lSG9-'70 by the great success of
several groves planted ten or twelve years be-
FORE The Gwin grove, ono Of these) numbering
| four hundred ard fifty trees Including ! few
lemons, on four acres, yielded this year cash
return Of 81 900. and II i: had not been for L
heavy wind storm which shoo. oil quantities Of
| the fruit, it is estimated it would have nctted
$4,000. The owner IVES offered $50, 900 tOr
the proqe, and when he declined il, Was asked
what he would take for It. lie REPLIED if you
would give me 500, 000 what good would It
do me; would put the money in boGds, and
be afraid all the time would lose it, but The
grove know will always give lie enough 10
live on. One Sicily lemon tree ia this grove
yielded IL, 900 lemons lhisyear. Another grove
only short distance from this, owncdhya ulau
who will not take The trouble to fence it in, and
lives in q most dilapldated log cabin, ca being
offered large sum for bis grove, declined, and
said be liked to enjoy living in grove az we'll
as anybody. lie refused an offer Of 5000 an
acre for ten acre field that he plants 10 corr.
and only yields him fifteen bushels to the acre,
He seems perfectly contented with his sur
roundugs Eight years from the seed, 10 la.
vorabIe soil, brings q tree to bearing. but not
large yield for two or three years longer, These
are called stock trees. The budding system Is
being very generally adopted 90 account Of lis
bringing the trees to bearing earlier; also plant
ing out larger trees, some i've and even eight
years old, Is becoming common. Trees Of these
ages to transplant command all sorts OF prices,
from four to twelve dollars piece. | saw yes
tcrday eight trees, about twelve years old, that
had been transplanted about one year ago, and
a large ripe orange was pulled from one OF them
for NE. This tran5plaDtlDg will not be often
attempted on account Of the expense. These
trees were bought at what was considered 8
very low price, one hundred dollars Tor the
|
High pne lands with 10 hard pan or sub
strata Of kind Of sand stone within ten or
twelve feet OF the surface, seems to be generally
considered as best suited 10 the orange. II the
hard pan is nearer the surface, being inper.
Vous 70 water aud water oct seeking lts OTn
level, IS 10 Virginia, il collects on top OF the
hard pap, and ipiures the trees they cannot
stand much water Ga this kind OF land con.
: siderable amount Of fertilizers is necessary. but
only Ct particular kinds, and not too much till the
trees commence bearing Com mercial fertilizers
aud all kinds that have much heat in them are
not suited at all; some groves have been en-
tirely destroyed by their use. Budding las |
haze before intentionally is becoming much more
general You can buy trees from a nursery
three or four years old, we'll grown, ior from
seventy five cents to one dollar, transplant and
| bud them, and in TWO or three years they will
, begio to hear, and you have some return from
them. You can place them fifteen feet apart
instead Of thirty. as the stock trees require,
they not growing TO the same size. The OBJ.
, jsction5 urged to this system are, that they DO
not grow as large, or live az long, hut as the
opposcrs admit that they will live from seventy
to eighty years, this objection will oos hold Tor
much to this generation. The stock tree, It IS
said, will continue 10 bear for four or i've
intend watching SOME Of their pet trees 10 see
if this is correct. To look at the white sand
with the slightest tnge OF yellow, aud near that
il is The best soil for the orange, seems marvel
Gus, but tho best groves arc OH ust such, aud
stranger STILL you can almost lump from good
orange soil to the poorest kind. The rich high
hammock, Oh the lake borders, produces oranges
with the least trouble, requiring no crtl!l2lng,
but the orange il much thinner skinned, aud
caonol be transported to near as good ad7ln'
tare. Gen. Fl. :. Sanlord's grove, 90 Crystal
Lake, Bciair, will in u lew years. be the hand
soonest in the Stale. There are one hundred
acres set out almost Ill with imported trees
ofthe finest kind, that are growing finely. Sou!c
set out only - months ago, have budded, are in
,, full blossom already. but will not be allowed to
fruit, rs tue trees would be too much dwarlel.
A Scotchman, who has spent his life in cult.
vatiug the orange, the last twelve in charge OF
the Imperial Grove, ia India, is Ia charge OF
this place. He looks upon Orange counly as
the home Of the orange, aud all foreign fruits
; are greatly improved by the change. The
General proposes putting up handsome win
ter residence here. The oranges 10 this couoly
were sold at $40 thousand delivered 10 the
grove without picking; the picking costs SO cts.
O thousand. The later they are allowed to re-
years crop. | have but begun 10 tell about
oranges, but fearing have become tIres0mc
by reason O! length, will close.
TIE Council OF NINE. 1.-The graud Jury Of
Orrvie, California, yesterday found ndict.
meats against +. r. Roberts, john ard Chas.
Slaughter, I. NJ. Handbook aid +. f.. Conway
for the murder Of the Chaamcu at Chico; for
arson against Wright, Jones, Jay the three
Slaughter boys, Roberts and Conway, and for
attempt to commit arson against Robert, John
and Charles Slaughter and lIilderbaum. Those
charged with arson will probably be arraigned
Saturday, and their trials will commence on
the 10th instant. Tic report Of the grand jury
closes as follows
I'VE find that there has been in existence 10
our midst on organized band Of ncsndiaries
aud assassins, whose crimes may be compared
to those Of the worst criminals ever brought to