The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1882-03-31
NUMBER 13.

The ORCHARD AND FRUIT GARDEN
Because of the failure of u crop last season.
with the larger portiSS>of our readers, or
chards in some instances did not receive
the attention they otherwise would; and
consequently are not in as good condition as
is estimated to ensure the development of
line fruit in the event of crop the present
year When such is the case, the orchard,
or portions of it exhibiting lack of vigor
and thrift, which eau be determined by the
growth of wood during last year, little
extra effort should be made to keep such
trees in rcgainins th;ir former vigor with as
little delay as possible. AS soon as the soil
will admit of plowin5, put it in order to re-
ceive whatever manure or fertilizer can bo
spared. Ifstable manure is available, broad
cast after plowi,g; if ashes or artificial
manurcs are used, the drag.harrow or culti--
Vator should be used after such application,
in order to have their effect on the trees as
early in the season as possible. True, this
expenditure oflabpr aud outlay for manures,
is on the presumption that the.e will be
e'''' " ""o'"er ia''-
ure, and possibly this may be the case,
though it is scarcely probable, then there
.,.S =. a'~"S cuu''''S''' 'Isa' ~
~ '''"'s'''s 'o'ue' Dut u'o'e
p'"''' " W Tue sue ol
- p.'"'''e' vigorous ana
'''''' "a'oh uNi-
r' ''''' '"'" '''u''oS "e
- ""o -.e'e yea''
,.s .en.: y '"'" '1,'" u tue
ana h,s,.-....,..c.,, '. pAu' .u' s,e''ee
.ho !. ~ s. =, \. ~: $ ssns1. 1..'
Il; =; 80 = ; - = s'..
insths ~ - eAss tedueed "a hes
NUMBER OF acres pproptiated to peaches
giving more attention SAD thorouSh culture
70 O., smaller assa, reaiising much better
prohts sp:opert'onately. 1t requires admins
tratiVe aoihtyot no mean standard to properly
manage 10 every detail peach orchard OF ten
no better backing than mere enthusiasm
Will sooner or later mud that ne has an Gle
phapt on his hands Much better have but
one thousand trees with sumclene labor at
command 70 meet the emergency when the
'"'o"s 'n' press Oh properly ea'net'ns crop
arrives 'han 70 nave ten thousand ana DC
couple OF aays oen'nd In the WORK enta'led
t"ereoy. In or'e'' plant no moro truit OF any
k'no 'nan you are certain beyond douot'you
can cu'''Vase' care ior' and market IN the
pest oraeF' with a se'ec''o" oi e'sht or ten
OF the pest var'etles' covering the season
from nrs' 70 last. Grating can oe preform-
Gu uur'ns TINS month"; especially OF the
cherry' "n'ch IS usual'y a"cnoed with oetter
SUCCESS "hen done before the ouds nave
s"o.'" "'ue"' we heeo not enter INTO
particulars IN aeScr'o."s 'n's operat''n' as
!. - d s'n,Pie one' ano mas oeen repeatedly
''u'',a''u i" '"e oo'uai"S o' !hh AMEti'
CAN .N""h" ufa'''ns' "hen care'u'y
ao"e, 10 u. easy a"u u.eA way oi converting
u'1'' "D' VI "u'' '".u '"e OeS. anu "os'
p'ono. npp,e' po''' p'u" anu c"erry.
'"'' " iat '''"' nus proven " 'e 'a'ue'esp'
%" y n'' "''"0' o0 U,ous". 'n'o oeaf'ng
"u,' u '"' ''o'. u''.'"''' 'a''e''es 'a 'hree'
" 'o"' S''''' IL 10 oe'.ef' III grating trees
81 " oo".'0s s'1e' 70 graft on'y part Oh IL
n'S'' giving tue tree year 10 recover from
ches then proceed with the other half tho
80,