The Republican journal., 1882-06-08
FARM GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD
Spring Outlook in Maine.

apples amounted to a third, or more, of
the value of the whole farm. An orchard
in Winthrop yielded crop of apples
which sold fOr 5000, while the price at
which the farm had been held for years,
was only $1,000. Another orchard in the
same town was sold before the apple crop
was gathered. the apples sold for more
than the cost of the orchard. \ farm
in Mmot which sold at auction for : 400.
and contained about a Thousand apple
trees, nearly three-tourths of which were
Young trees not bearing much. produced
apples worth more than 500, and the
farm was subsequently sold for Sl700.
Numerous other similar instances OF the
prouJableness OF orchards might be given.
but these viii suffice to show that the
experience OF last year demonstrated
to the farmers Of Maine that there is
money to he derived from apple raising
AS It consequence. unusual activity is
seen this spring in the orchards More
trees have been grated this spring than
NJ amy one season before for years Every
irec einalural fruit which is young enough
iOr grating, il regarded as capable of be
uG transformed into the bearer of market
ah.etrUt. \ little too much haste has been
shown IN et1ccting this transformation. IN
stead of removing a few limbs. and graft
ng d third ot the top each season, as is
the preferable and safe course nearly the
whole top has IN many instances, been
removed, leaving merely a cluster of
grated stocks, in place of the tree top
boss who graft trees IN this way seem
-o ht unmindtul OF the fact tina, the leaves
i the trees are essential IL its life and
.ea.th that the crlde sap can alone be
'alolated ana prepared tol the growth
Ht NouUShlueut OF the tree fry the leaves.
Removing all tLe branches from a tree, Is
0.pr'NuE II q, ts breathing apparatus,
Hereby thn sup Is elaborated. It i true
-5t trees @Il sometimes survive even
r Istrere sa-e 5g thdt does not com
uulthC pr0erss. hut Illustrates the great
-g.'. with "h-eh Tie Jree cllnGS 10 HE
III. lLGS -ililYtu ot Its branches and
.-.Ne~. Is liable L. INJURY from the hot rays
.le sln against Wnch no protecting
-aer + .cil Many ol the trees thus
created WIFI he seriously injured, and
WI. serve 70 adinohish conslderate men
a-aAal the practice OF the Wholesale de
rli-tl'oH ol lhc tops OF trees. hose VINO
AHfc Udltioualy grated Their trees Will,
aJe time. reap lhe lnli benefit OF their
.4-illiuI procedure
MORE trees man usual VIII BE set TINS
p-ln-- ana better care WIFI be taken OF
iA'In- mere has been notlceabIe during
several wears past an increasing attention
-lten I" tAc care ul orchards, Formerly
'rilI,1tIS were rarely appHed 70 lhe Or
aIia. le grass was yearly GUT ana re-
moved. ana nothing was brought pack III
iriufh fgf Jhe grass ana apples earned
away II seemed 10 pe taken LOT granted
lhal I'D some way OF other trees had some
Afahs ol supply ing all thelr wants. Now,
4""'Ftt, tAe tact Is generally recognized
IAdj aFpie URGES aIe benefited by tertlllz-
r--, aHi -aad care, equally as 1nnch aS
#h crop raised on the farm, and that at
ieAt.on tLls bestowed nsurtS a greater
return IMAM almost any oIher department
u l3'hlng-
Nheep raising i yearly r6cel}lng IN
t''d7t1S auenlI"A lloih farmers \ great
.nll'Nenleht is noticeable IN the tlocks
sept foflheiiE Ii was TOO oiten the
pia'l-tc "I farmers 10 dIIoN GuIcheIS ana
a'"'tIS [" tAlel the ilochs ana select TIE
''Nt 9HtVP ana IallDs, Ie"IIh@ the rem
!llS ~ lAt nock I" bletu lf0n. AS
consequence " SNcn practice the HOOKS
constantly "eltlI"raled ID value ana soon
became anproiltable. Now radical
change has taken place the butchers
ana growers are not allowed to enter the
i''ckS ana lick out the best sheep. The
Ia.iLrI -"eS ln and indicates which he is
%l-ti'l- y selI' ana reserves the best tor
"Tft4.il- purposes. SINCE the meat can
I.A4 business mas been IN progress, the
lNiIAcl IlGN lDullQ no GlIllCQltN N ulS)OSln9
vL hi5 lIlell"l sheep I" u!oNerS t. be used
m canning. purposes for canning, It IS
MSS waste consequently the old and thin
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