Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1881-12-01

House and Farm.
.wns Orchard and Fruit Gar
den.-NOveMlber.

Planting will be tho most import
an, Of orchard operations during this
month, raplanting whore trees have
died or. daring the extreme dry and
40: sammsr, ~ also setting new o''
charas II thsrs il any truth attach
se 70 tho old saying ANY thing that
.s worth Aoiag n all, is worth doing
we'll, it most certainly applies ID
:rec planting. Notwithstanding the
many volumes that have been writ
ten On the management Of orchards
and fruits generally. and the multi
p|,ed and eheapen.d opportunities for
avery QUE SO desiring to inform him
SELF pad 70 be intellectually equipped
81 lees; :,r tho proper management 10
every dstail Of all kinds OF fruit cal-
:are, Their, still is a large .mount Of
songliog and slip, shod labor in this
field Of industry. For tho beginner
we WOULD lay down fonr primary or
fundamental rulAs, which, if wolf
studied and praetiesd, will be found
prolrab.e:
lat. Select good varieties OF what
ever kim Of trust yoa wish soPlans.
2nj}, Des. directly With honorable
nurs.rymcn and get good trees.
3rd Plant carsfully op land ADAPT,
ed to their growth and
I'll, GIVE good and thorough au!'
:ara after they are planted.
D. you ask cow you are to know
which are really good v.ristiss7 Ia
auira 0. seutlersn engaged in the
business Of growing fruit in The vic.p'
ivy vbsre you wien to plant. "PlAnt
r,IetulIy" 10 rule ard implies that
,ou shall dress neatly with a sharp
knife lie ends Of all roots tbat are
bruised and nan9lsd BY the spade in
digging, then set me tree in hole OF
tuilv,rat capacity to admit the roots
wthou, bending and eramp'pg, let
sbe tree he an inch or 10 deeper than
it aocd n The nureery-which 10 cas-
,'y 3p,e mined by the difference in
lEt coior of the bark Of that part be-
low TIE surface as compared with
slAt sbovs-i.l in hns, good soil,
cgou- / % cover all the roots an inch
OF morr, u.cking tightly amongst ard
ger the roots, then q sLoveltul OF
aslI-ro,tei manure or compost scat
.c.sd ev,,ly over this, or il no com
cost is az .ilable, hand full OF bone
,!.lg" dissolved bons" or other goo
,sltinacr, will answer; hnisa filing
No ai3h the soil that was thrown ny
ia mahlng The hole, Arming it all
down oic.ly and tho planting is vol
cous
!; nay, to good many readers OF
.hs CrARroN, eeem useless to repeat
au~ges.ions such as the above, but
suor esders should bear in mind that
.ayre are always. with the advent OF
aygrg planting season, new pupils en-.
tosing upon the study and practice OF
{ru}t loving, and to such it is N ain
y that these hints and suggestions are
d,rlutel. 1t is lamentsble fact. how
ever Nat there are too many who
5avo bocu planting orchards and at
tea4nl them for years to whom 1t "a
NECESSARY to suggest, from time to
Sine, improvements in their careless
snd md fferent management OF them
It ~ comparably better to plant one
auo1rel trees-well-and care for
,aem VOL, than to plant thousand
md stot them in every way, depriv-
.ng them of health, thrift, add forever
q pro1t, bic production. To sum the
nat:er op briefly we would recon-
neud tho planting of smaller orchards
.slas more manure and giving the
best Of culture to the trees, aud great
a. care IN handling and shipping the
:rnI'.
II the Fruit Garden, In addition ia
The olanting Of new raspberry and
blackberry beds, gooseosrry and cur
rants can ne SGT as well. also grape
vines. but Tor straw berriea we prefer
upring plating, unless done early in
The fall end the drouth that has pre-
vailed 50 6 ner;.lly over our country
eh,g summer and fall has afforded
poor opportunity for this work. Cut
Sings Of grnpevines, gooseberry an
cnrran,a can be prepared this month
lied in neat bundles. labeled. An,