The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-08-29

circumstances necessary to its culture, il
Perpetuating good kinds and producing new
ones, and in studying the habits of tho diff
fsrent varieties, it furnishes just such tiab
ITS OF thought rs every man engaged II
agriculture should possess Tho farme
who furnishes himself and all dcpendeu
upon him with a good supply Of fruit is /,
good farmer. A good fruit grower cauno
DC poor farmer. The first thing to b,
done by the fruit grower is to select prop
or spot of ground. A deep clayloam is tn,
best. A northern aspect alsosis desirable
and the plat should be well drained. None
OF our fruit bearing,plapis can be. health,
on ground that is not well dfain6a. ia
all the stumps be removed II should be
deeply broken up and manured NTH muck
or stable manure, or the sweepiuys from
the yard. 1t cannot be made too yich.-
The peach is no exception to this rule
though the pear may be. Never select I
spot where the Same kinds Of fruit have
grown before. Before the treo islplanted
tho plat should-be enclosed by substantial
L now come to the selection of The diff.
ierent varieties to be planted. Reference
must &c had &c the use that is to be made
OF the fruit will not attempt even an
enumeration of varieties. My advice is to
furnish some of the wellknown nurserymen
with full description ofthe plat of ground
and the objects you have in view. and let
them select the varieties for YOU. Don's
ouy from any Of the travelling statesmen
who generally know nothing Of frui.-e+ow.
ing. and can furnish you with any kind do.
sired on short notice aud all properly lab.
cled.
mhen the trees are small, vegetables
and root crops may be sown between them
but no grain should be planted there. AT
ter the trees begin to grow somewhat larger
the ground should be devoted entirely to
the trees.
Strawberries should be cultivated even
by those who have only small garden plat,
and they can have at their command an
abundant supply of most delicious fruit.
fIuns are also most valuable fruit. but
many OF the finest varieties, being subject
to the attacks of the curcu!io, can bs sue.
cessiully cultivated in yards whose surface
Is hard and which arc trequented, by poul.
try and hogs.
The aggle is vd sianAsra SY IA gnrfsI1ias san -
cnIt;vated on,v in f,uor.,d h,o'i;.;. oau .:1s ue
others seem TO flour;sb onvwharo """'
Pears are most dsl;c;ons Tha ,omo,o
gist who will find out cure for the % hI;uHt
fron, ,vh;oh ,h;, ,.o.a al, III '.o "St
reyarded os n benefac,or of ~. h1u.o Ue
race. ""
No fruit Is moro ds,;.,;o,. d,,;, ,ho
summer than tho ncocS Tho ,rsas slonIS ia
be nronerlv nrnned and ,r,;nsd oma 49,
this is done Tho ,roes viii on,na ;n,o ha."
inc sooner and aonr;.h he,,sr No IT, o,nmt.v %
Affords be,ter adyan,.oes rnr ,h. o,,,,uso soy y
tbe ne,ch thon Tho Sen.horn S,.,as -
All tho cor.oi. ona G.,;,. 80. A.
cherry and some Gew o.bt 20 .rs snccnssf',,, Ill
grown here Fru;,s oro ro;sed I'D sh;nn"S
North, but that shipped is mostly of rather
inferior Varieties.
If the farmer makes is u rule to plant as
much corn and cotton on the land as he
did before the trees were placed there and
then let's the hogs and cattle be turned into
the orchard during the fall, has the ground
ploughed without refer snce to the roots of
the trees, he will soon be prepared to saw
that the South is not adapted to fruit cul.
ture. There are other departments of fruit
growing that / intended to take up, but i
have already occupied my allotted time.
The mulberry is very valuable tree,
where there are BOYS to be