Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1883-11-22

Persons who take up now FARMS are
likely to delay the Llanting Of orchards
till they get their land paid for and
have erected the necessary buildings
for the shelter of themselves and their
stocks, Many have an idea that land
should bo under cultivation several
years before it becomes in u condition
TO raise good fruit trees. This is n
mistaken notion. Apples, pears
peaches and cherries, like corn, pota-
toes and wheat, do hest on compare
lively new land. Virgin soil isprefera-
BILE to that which has been long
cultivated for almost any kind OF n
crop. The soil is generally in prime
condition for plasting an orchard the
second year after the sod is broken.
1t then contains all the elements of
fertility. 1t requires no manure, and
is free from tho seeds of weeds and
grass. New settlers have great need
of an orchard. Without one, their ltv-
ing will be necessarily poor. Occhard
products always sell well in now
country. There is an abundance Of
coru, potatoes and small grains, but a
great scarcity offruits, Fruit in new
country will sell for money if anything
does. The fruit first raised in a new
section is always Of superior quality.
Insects will not trouble the trees or
their products TO any considerable cX-
tent. Tho faireSt fruit exhibited at
any of our state or national shows
comes from sections that have been
settled but few years. Insects
injurious to fruit trees only become
numerous after 4 large number Of trees
have been set out. Apples OF the same
variety raised in Nebraska look much
better, and are more free from insects
than those produced in New York or
any of the eastern states.
Having selected the site for the
orchard, the sod should be broken the
first year the place is occupied. 1t is
by no means necessary to plant all the
trees the same season. 1t is much bet
ter in many respects TO plant small
number, say one row, each year, or at
intervals of two or three years, The
t',, !,.T H'''E "' ',,s e"G' ,,,,aI ~,
i-I'''e u"'' ''' I ,.uuI 80 ."u",'e,' ,;, iy "''
on' lInc, "a sii''l, I',.Io", ", '''s't ,,' 20
require" w. ''"n' ,'t" ''Nu ''.o ,.,Ii ", Iio
res: ne" S'''''.S ',u I' ~ ,Lni,.
ueHc'e"' III iiicnn'' "I" nus VI '',''.
lime Is occmPlc" IN IN '''S'ns Supl,"oS s. ~.
the'r iaIhll'c'' ny Se,,lns 1uy " '.,,', Nv"
trees eNcIl lr"l' VI tNclS ~" lti"' ;,
much Ealuapl' GAP'lit''ca - sII"r,, 'Ii
l,ial WIN oe u7' iuI III H'lvl ..i'iu, - I' L,'
tle No'a III In olv!ir," % 'lo ,.;., pan" NV
same year. thel WIN l''o' 'l"S"i',S Il.,W u.
aoouO inc S'n'' .''hI' n,." "',i a, ','' VI
nearly AL orS,t' 10 Huvi'"u ,'' '!'' I S,,.liG
perIo"' ! '.H nv VI 'ulv ''e.' 10 ll"U" ,,
SuorIot III ''' "TSv w 'u''n ~, ~ ,uo s',', w.
NNPP!o 'tp's III Ni'S'" VIII u,E gu w.
decline III prou"c''oh OK TNhlpl' 'iar rs rs
OF uectl' w,'c lico, W t''p H',lo ~
pIantcI IN MA'no' WI h"V oo oi Il s'Hc wv
10 produce lru!I' ny PlHn''lH lew low
trees "' stated Intervals oI i, " , l'w .tt t"tS
each some Oh inc 'rIoS "I'' po W ,.I!, tneit i
PRIME aI inc Por'olS WIiel i lno ll,.. lL.'. II
In0Sl Desired: a p"rl ol u new otc,;tlo ~, T. IL
VIII a'l 'he t'iho oe rracn'I'T ll'n'"tIly'
Ahotnrr auvah,aEe III III ut'aylng P.ail'
lnE 'he eh'lre nuh'por o' 're'S Is lh[
circumstance ihaI ne" anu inlpLo!'u
varieties oI lru',' III" roa,,aM.5y l,y , pL.ns !,
lhlro"U'o' anu P''H'oI' 'lo"',' 'I'N "