Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-14
When to Plant Fruit Trees.

CnlcaSO Iimes
Many farmers postpone planting
fruit trees and grlpe-vines till they
are in condition to do it in an ex-
tensive and systematic manner. They
choose to do without fruit till they
can put out a sufficient number of
trees to constitute a large orchard.
They defer the time when they can
enjoy grapes and wine till they are so
situated that they can plant and tend
a good sized vineyard. Some do not
plant vines and fruit trees when they
commence to improve farm, because
they have not the spare means with
which to procure necessary stock,
while others wait till they have con-
siderable body of land in good condi-
ton for an orchard and vineyard.
They are DESTROYS of commencing
fruit raising ON large scale.
The best time to prepare for raising
fruit is when one commences to inn
prove farm. If he has only sufficient
means to purchase one apple, pear,
and cherry tree, and single grape
vino, let these be procured, set out in
good locations, and properly taken
care Of They will begin to bear in q
few years, and long before the owner
is prepared to plant his extensive
orchard and vineyard, he will have a
considerable amount of fruit of his
own raising. There are few farmers
so poor that can not purchase half a
dozen trees each year, and if these are
well cultivated they will soon supply
family with fruit. By roofing the
cuttings taken from single grape
vine one may soon have large num-
Der of vines and a good supply of
grapes almost without cost.
BY planting few trees, vines, and
bushes each year farmer gradually
becomes accustomed to their care, and
learns much from experience which he
cannot derive from books. By man.
aging few trees and vines he will
learn how to take proper care of a
large orchard and vineyard. There
are many other advantages in COM
mencing fruit raising on limited
scale. A few trees, vines and bushes
are likely to receive very good atten-
ton, as they require but comparatively
little cultivation. With a large ORCH
ard, vineyard, or garden of small fruit,
the case is different They demand
constant labor, often for week at q
time, and this amount of labor can
not well be spared from the cultiya-
ton of annual crops. AS conse-
quence the fruit trees and vines are
neglected.
1t is by no means necessary to wait
till one has large plot of land pre-
pared for an orchard or vineyard be-
fore commencing to set out trees and
vines. There is economy in the labor
required in cultivation to have trees
and vines arranged in long rows, but
the best results are not generally OBJ
tanned when the planting is done in
that way. Not only the largest, but
the most vigorous, long-lived, and
productive fruit trees and vines are
generally found standing alone. Their
roots extend long distance and obtain
sufficient supply of nourishment.
Their growth is not retarded by want
Of air or sunlight. Every portion of
them being visible, they arc likely to
be kept well and pruned and free
from insects. When tree or vine
stands in all isolated position the sun
strikes the soil immediately upon the
roots and causes it to put out leaves
and blossoms early in the spring. A
perfect ripening of the fruit is also
insured.
There are generally hooks, corners,
and small spacpS about the farm build-
ings, which are not cultivated, oil
which trees and vines can be planted
to excellent advantage. A grapevine
set out where the wash water can be
poured about it will make very Wig
orous growth and be very productiv
A tree planted near the termination
of the drain from the sinks or cellar
will rarely fail to attain very large
size and to be very productive.
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