The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-12-15
ANONGthe FARME1>S.
How to Plant an Orchard to DC a
Failure.


SEQ how little fruit they can make
their apples trees bear, and also seem
to take pride in growing worthless
varieties, will give such men a re"
hints to aid them in their endeavors
to render their orchards of no value:
First, crop the land where the trees
are to be set till there is no feTt'!'ty
lett in it. A good test of that state
is to plant few hill Of white beans
on it and if it fails to grow any p"ds
of these beans, the land is IN tine
RIGHT condition. Next see that the
fences arc down around the field, so
that your own and neiShbors' cattle
can come in when the trees are plant,
ell, and browse on them, which Will
save you the expense Of trimming
them once year.
In buying your trees ask your nur,
J servman if lie has "cheap lott and
r saw YOU are setting trees for the use
Of others when you arc dead, ana
: that YOU are not going to pay out
f much money for them; and he w'Il
call your attention, probably, to
e worthless lot of trees, not labeled
= and such as will suit you exactly, be-
= ing varieties that have been condemns
Q ed by horticultural societies as wortf'-
', less. He will say: "les, here is
c splendid lot of fine, ttraight trees
}, labels are lost-got mixed-excellent
c sorts-will. sell them at your own
It price," Such trees you can get "fol
J. Il sonc;" and while you are alive, as
It YOU are well advanced in years, 1t
! will be just the same as If they were
g the best varieties in existence, so you
- should order yonr nurscryman to Dig
II them up, and you will come for them.
$ Don't tell him to have them dug up
'e carefully, and with as many roots as
$ possible, because you want the load
,e as small as possible, and short, shah
i. by roots are easily set.
I'd When you get the trees loaded
upon your wagon, don't throw any
e, thing over the roots to keep item
o. from the rays of the sun, and the
I'd drying wind; and when you gel
H. home, select sunny place t" thro"
ay down the trees, and be sure not t(
set them till next day. If any one
al advises you to "heel in' the tree til
lie PLANTED, tell them you have heard o
o. such bosh before from the "bool
en- farmers
for In setting the trees, let your hire'
r. man do it, while you take the worl'
at easy at the village tavern. Tell him
as to dig the holes as small as possible
i'd and not let the roots in; that if the.
nd can't 90 in spread out as they grew
r. naturally, to curl them up in circle
ch to put the yellow, lower earth aroun'
is the roots, and the dark, fertile sol
N where it does not come in conta'
or with them in the least. You SHOULD
W, also tell him not to be particula
,ly about filling in the cavities betwee
ial the roots, also not to press the cart
~ upon them, and be sure not to waite
en- the trees, unless rain sets IN. Last
lp- ly, say to him: "John, l want 20
rly to hurry up this work. There ar
his only one hundred trees to set, and
will give you till six o'clock to-nigll
ex to set them.'
ter Another point: You have undOubt
ate edly read or heard that it is a goo
nd plan to manure and cultivate til
zen land where your trees are set, ou
an. don't do it, because this advice
Don found in the papers; and you don
pom want to follow any such unreliab|
in rules for the management OF an o.
pri- clard. 1t your father or grandfath'
did thing, you should follow the
arts examples. Above all, don't subscri(
his for an agricultural ora horticultur
ave paper, as they cost from one to tN
the dollars a year, and for that sum &c
With and your whole family could see
war ,icus perfo, man"e which y'u Won
The remember for lifetime. - Farmer
and Friend.
Dor. --
/. WASHING OUT FERT1L1rY.-T
% in question is often asked, Does not
)nk. rain which falls on the land leach Q
that the organic constituents Of the sol
Inch To this it may he replied that if tt!
that are contained in excess, drenchl
days rains undoubtedly do SO to some {
GER tent; but these constituents are s
up. dom found in such excess as to
. 1t carried out by rains. 1n soil "
be- drained and friable water has /
the effect in carrying away such c.
7eral stituents than in soils where it is Il
D ca ger held. And in such land the '
Oh to ter gives up to the soil ammonia, p
mess ash, phosphoric and silicic az
which it holds in solution. In re
N. ton to this question Liebig sa
CLEARWATER filtered through field
garden soil does not dissolve ou
trace of potash, silicic acid, ami
gisla- MIA, or phosphoric acid. The
rking does not give up to the water