The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-09-25
How TO Raise Fruit Tr...

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ceed If he follows the direction, -.@
fslly. Still 1 would advise on. ea's
ing to learn to visit a nurserv - 80
too distant, and notice the sknls5 g
ders do it. w.
The great difficulty in raising ,-..
to get stocks to bud. The tn.
labor is mostly wasted that is -. aas
budding the sprouts and are ~ - - 2
on the farm. The stock for -
should usually be raised from
Dwarf pears and dwarf ami.
raised on stocks grown from ,r,.. ~
and layers; but most apple. pes,
and cherry stocks are raised fro,u s--S s
As an example Of loss for v,..
knowledge of this subject a D,i.,,
of mine has an orchard tvs,t5 -
years old that was raised by trsr,r,-'F -
ing sprouts from other trees s,s -,
grating, and it is not as good a, -
only ten years planted where the s,.-s'
were seedlings. We should rsis,
trees from seed, and we can do nj,
easily and very chsaUly if u4
right.
To raise apple trees Ve get po-.-
from the cider mill, and wash ,bs =
out in barrel Or tub, according u -
amount wanted. When coDvs,;,-s
this seed should be sown in drin,b.
:sll, and then allowed 20 grov M. :
two years. The stock is then tss,-
and put in the cellar. and rOot-sr,t,5
in winter, or planted out in nrr,,-
rows and budded. Most Of the -.
grown in the nursery are not grt.,
although many people think that ~
is better than a graft. The pear il ,,,,
ly always budded instead Of grsf,ss.
the peach, plum and cherry are bp5s.s
The apple is the only tree grated |,
nurseymen to a great extent. and a.
is done in the winter, when tbsrs
plenty of time. Pear seed is obtains
from the poorer kind OF pears. n,
| fruit is allowed to root and the -
washed out, or the pear is plsBts.
whole. OF late years nurseymen iup14
their seed from Europe, and It's 70,
cheap. In most parts Of the countTH n
is difficult to raise pear seedlings On a,
count of the leaf blight. Pear stoeb
are imported in large quantities fuu
France. England and Scotland. and
these imported stock art preferred q
our own.
Pears are worked to q great extent q,
the Angers ounce, and this makes OH
dwarf pear. Much has been write.
against the dwarf pear. and a prejudis
created that is not warranted BY q.
facts. know pear orchard vbs-s
the trees are standard and dwarf alter
nately, and I cannot tell, and bsHsu
no one can, which is standard and vtla
is dwarf. This result was obtained b
planting the dwarf deep 50 ths. u
pear graft took root and the gUpu
root died out, and hence Il became 1
substance a standard. These dvsri
were bought for half the price Of sisri
ard. It is very easy 10 raise dwarf par
much more 50 than standard. u
method of raisisg the stocks is 20 Ps-
a small ounce stock Of the right =
riety and let It grow one season. u
next spring it is cut dewn near
level Of the earth. It then throws ]
numerous small shoots, and the ssrt
is thrown up over them 3 few inch
high. These throw out roots as isI
the dirt touches them. They SIS ld'
taken of, and made geOd stocks
budding. We can raise three dFE
pears cheaper than one standard
To get stocks for the cherry, '
gather the seed Of the black mszzsIil I
though some varieties do better
other stocks. For the plum We
mostly OF the large blue plum called Z
horse plum. In some sections The vi
plum is used for stock. In getting g
/ of the plum and cherry, care should
taken TO prevent too much dya
. Peach seed that comes from s disin
affected with the ysllows should
, avoided.
, Inotice in an agricultural paper
: advice to keep the seeds Of The pa
: plum and cherry dry in ihs S-
Z through the winter, and then ci'
them. Nothing could be more sosli
: 1 have kept my peach seeds for tEsl'
five years in succession IS follows
trench is dug about six inches oeel''
. as wide as any board happen % y
at hand. This trench is hlisa '
- peach pits, the board laid over 'l'
\ and then covered with little g
Here they keep moist sll winter SD
posed to frost. and when The oosIl
& removed in the spring they are u
and crack easily.
In gathering and using The al-'
seeds there is most danger oi Hs'
e with the cherry. This seed sn0ui.
u washed clean from all stsin OF l15-'
ard then not dried too much.
lieve half the CHEEKY seed gsihsl'-
+ wasted by too much drying. Ils
Of the cherry sno plum IS best s''-
Il the fall where circumstances SIC
II oTsble, and in other cases they -
Il be kept damp and exposed to fTos''
i a large part Of them will cFs'A =
L and begin to grow very EASILY
> should be planted as early IN sEli-'
j.. possible.
The currant, gooseberry, quiD'.
= grape are easily grown from GU, "a
.s The cuttings of the currsnt sD'-- =.
= planted this month. Pie-p'snt -
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