The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-11-06

&Gte ASriettlt,tr1l and NechaRieI Society.
After God created man and gave. him
dominion over the fish of the sea, the
fowls of the air, and everything that
inoyeth upon the earth, 2 hesgaye him, as
his sfrst gift, "every herb bearing seed, and
every tree in the which was the fruit OF
the tree yielding seed" which includes
frnit in its strict, technical sense of every
description, thereby showing the estimate
s which He placed upon it as . gift to- our
race-a source of Continual enjoyment
health. and profit, or as Webster defnes
5 tito be, whatever is. produced for the
$ enjoyment of man,o auimals by the pro.
scessess of vegetable seed of the
leading articles OF our existence, giving
comfort, health and vigor to our consti.
tuticns; itbeiDg well established fact
that that part of the population in any
/ country which habituaHy nses fruits OF
the best quality are the most vigorous
and live the longest and are the most
active In whatever pursuits they are. en-
gagged, and also that q liberal supply of
fruit is highly beneficial to stock of all
kinds.
The love of fruits may be said to be
universal, and no home without liberal
supply Of them is such homesas ey-
cry owner of even a few acres of land
should have for the enjoyment of himself
and family, and without such supply he
: need not be surprised that his children
do not love their home, as they should,
and that they ind more pleasure at other
Z places, or to find them committing petty
thef,s in the fruit gardens of his neigh
bors;; and the supply OF good fruits
!, shouid not only be snffj fjcient for the fam.
lily, but also forall the operatives en-
pioyed upon the farm, mot only because
they contribute to their health, and keep
them contentedly at home, butthey attach
Z them to the place, and in that way the
very best labor is secured and perma-
nently retained. And an abundant sup
ply OF fruit should be supplied for a large
{ part of the year to the hogs and other
stock on the farm, not only because
it.contributes to their health and growth,
5 but because it is furnished atless expense
than any other kind of food.
Z The cultivation of fruits, especially the
finer kinds, is extremely tascip pating, as
the study Of Nature; N any ofits branches
always is, and is highly improving TO the
intellects of those engaged in it, in de-
istermining the aspect and soii IN which
each fruit succeeds best; in the various
ways of absracting from the soil all ex-
cessire moisture; in the various processes
! by which the soil is adapted to the diff:
ferent kinds of fruit to 6e grown upon it;
in the different methods and times of plant
ing seeds and putting out tress and vines,
reference always being had, to the ease
and success Of the. subsequent cultiva-
: ton; in the Improvement ofold varieties
by skillful culture or .in the production
ofnew and improved ones either by the
system OF amelioratioI as practiced by
Van Nous of Belgium, or that of cross
breeding or orhybridizing as practiced by
Knight Of England, and DIR: Wiley of
Chester, S.. O.; in selecting the best kinds
of frnits of different sorts ripening at the
same time for each period of the entire
frnitseason; in selecting the kinds which
are best suited to the soil and climate in
which they are to be grown in the study
Eof the ,peculiarities and habits Of all the
fruits which are regarded as worthy of
general cultivation or peculiarly suited
to any particular location; in the use
of the knife in. giving the best form, and
the most vigor to the trees grown, there
by producing early fruiting and longevity
10 the trees, and in every respect produc-
lug the best results attainable-furnish
Just such habits and methods of thought
IS every man who is engaged in agricnl.
ture, in any of its departments, should
possess, because it enables him to bring
up his soil to the highest state of cultiva-
tion to study and ascertain the peculi-
arties ard habits of the various crops
grown by him. producing the best results,
toproduce and improve the various seeds
sown by him, and in properly harvesting
the crops produced, and I might add, in
the selection and management of all the
stock raised on the farm. Aud also |
might add, without fear of contradiction,
that the farmer who during the entire
year supplies himselfa and those who are
dependent on him with good supply of
good fruits is good agricultrrist in all
8 Its departments. A successful fruit
grower cannot be poor farmer. The
cultivation of fruits always keep peace
with high state of cultivation of q peo-
: pie aud improves the tastes not only of
those engaged in it5bnt of the entire peo-
pie, as is everywhere apparent and is ful.
{ " illustrated by the results at Vineland
in the State of New jersey where "the
encouragement Of fruit growing and gar
sdening in connection with general farm
ding constitutes one ofthe conditions of the
settlement" and has greatly contributed
to the success of the enterprise.
The first thing to be done by the fruit
grower is to select suitable piece of
land. For the cultivation of most fruits
deep clay loan is best, but the pear
aud the grape requirea deep, porous soil
in which the roots can run deeply with
out coming in contactwith water. They
are more sensitive to atmospheric hang
5es than any of the fruits ordinarily
grown by us, and hence the importance
0ftheir roots growing deeply. In grow.
ing fruits in this climate, especially the
more tender ones, northern aspect is
important, as trees are injured not so
much BY the extreme cold as by the rapid
thawing and expansion Of the sap aud
thereby rupturing the wood vessels, and
: the blooming is delayed by a northern
aspect and thereby sometimes crop of
fruit is saved.
4 To successful fruit-growing the plat OF
land oughtto be naturally we'll drained,
and if NOT, the first thing to be done is to
make it so by covered drains. 1t has
been said that the pear tree. cannot bear
to have its feet in water, and it might be
added that none OF our fruit-bearing
trees, vines or plants can be healthy and
vigorous in land that is not properly
drained, and by thorough drainage the
growing and fruit maturing season is
1eugtheped, thereby supplying the early
ffuits earlier and ripening late fruits which
would otherwise not mature, besides i'm
proving the character OF all the fruits
grown. IF the s,umps have not all been