Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-06-30
BLACK WALNUT AS A PAYING
FARM CROP.
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-n = s,Aiei thsi 90 Aero. of ground -
t~snty ave ycars IN yield . larger pron'
thAn any other mole q Investment On lNrm.
Farmers q. ANY Eesrs aad upwAris wbo arr
Ssis5 asy asy. .sSSs iry % ,ss sisss ' .aihsi ~ 1
sFeculAtion-H
Il u practical OF advisable FOR Maine
fsrmsr. - thiuk OF raising these trees for
lumberf W
The answer 10 the above question IN
wolves hecessity for 20 much general
knowledge % the wants and resources Of
the State, that ~e hesitate some-hA,
about answering IL. But. a. every one
may have crinious, -s oil venture some
q ours upon matter.
Itss h.meu,sbis tsc, that many acre.
q Maine farming lands under the plos,
hardly pay for the necessary cost of pre-
pAraiion. I, ]. usneoes-sry 10 90 into a
disca.sion Of the causes which led 70 the
lamen,able rsalt. Bot can such land
b prcs,ably turned from i,s prcsen, use.
10 gro~ing lumber o. something else
that ~in brag better returns, even Il
time must slspse before they come , Ia
many places we have seen men vsinly
struggling 10 ssbdas the spreading Of
scne particular tree o. plan, uPoa some
f.vOred spot. Or PerhaP. on the only
acre of gFound available Coz eultivsiins
and have vondsred -hieh would succeed.
And think there u lesson taught BY
tAsse advaacs groands Of the forest, AZ
Ter a certain number q years o. eulti-
tivat.on, much lad becomes exhaust
sd u The er,ihiins elencnis Necessary
% grow an4 mAin,ain a crop Il = then
/ TIA, The hand q nature shows itself. en-.
/ dsavoring to rvpl.cc the lo.; fertility BY
a sro~th q some tree or shrub which
sross aa,srlly In the soil Nothing l.
% b. gained byA constant Use u manual
labor 20 ,ubdae such land Be,tsf lei
nature take hsf ooarse. and hnd other
land better adapted 70 our wAa,s. Il l.
only % sach exhausted Aads that crop
that involves - mAny years Of waiting
a. ,ny lumber trce. ,hoVld ever b planted
And there are many things, whieh 10 as.
seen % g. % make the Black Walru,
go VroAtable uee In the hrs, place,
The tree does no, f5arish Ia the nor,hern
sections of the Uaited States. l, s only
"a The middle and southern portions that
u rvaehss perfection; ihsrr. freqaenily.
crossing iato tree 81 or seven Zee, IN
diameter. The lumber i very valuable
CO.. many USES. bu, ss fashion changes.
The demand co. Il varies, and in many
places h . no l0ngsr used for furniture.
/, spidiy going oai q fAshloa snd ma
hogsny {. coming ia again. Chsrry .
al.o very popular. 50. a. al article of
oommeroe i,s value is much lessened. H.
upon q grove q walnu; ;recs becoming
a. for mArke,. The demand for !, should
have almost ceased. the owner hnds them
a White ELEPHANT on his hand. There-
fors ~e sss bat little hoPe f0f any one
% make q paying crop o. them Il may
be asked wha, will take their place
A. NJ one vii wish 20 sce any lAnd r.
turning % fores, grOw,h thA, can Be
made available Cor cultivation the qaes-
ton nArro~s itself do~n % The comparA-
lively snail smoant that, either BY MIS-
Management o. location. i unit iof 9TH
er uses UPon neArly all this Al income
may BE- obtained BY grsfins. There a.
ard uiil continue % Be t0r . long time,
q great cal fof pastures And be ~ho
own. god grsling land an1 oil proper
N fence and carr Coz Il. vii L~sys Be
sure q q yearly profit There may Be
places not especially adapted 10 grazing.
vhsre frui, gro~ing may Be made sue
cess: vhsre many acres nov practically
nesrly = or,hles.. may b made 10 yield
a good income BY planting fruit trees and
carefully rearing them We have an
inmsnss sxpor, trade ia apples and !,
i spidly growing. 80 there need Be no
fear of any serious ovsrprcdue,ion. Our
Mains lands are well adapted 10 the fruit
industry and ws need not 70 outside The
limits Of our State 10 &c, amply supplied
wi,h snail trees 10 transplant. This, :,
seems 10 us. when united With grsTing,
oEsr. an easy wsy out Of sdifhe0liy, and
= ssv 10 brins returns
Bat II reiihsr course is desirable, ~
/ By association of nsiaral o. physical reA-
,ons. Ne may vish 70 leave our sc'e'
wholly 20 the care Of nAiure--,o grow
forcs, crop that will sometime al oai
pockets snd yield ample protection and
fer,.hfaiion 10 our exhausted acres : we
have a tree Indigenous 10 our Own so'i'
one tha, Coz beauty OF practical value ''
unsurpassed BY any tree that grows, ons
that fnds its way into AL markets OF the
~orld. and BY is many and various use,
has become indispensable 10 the civilized
World. Ose that BY is very name Is en-
deared 20 the heart Of every one born ~
Maine. One that has ofsea gladdensd
de eve. Of Maine boys when they have
been far away from Der shores and Tor
e.ts and set their thoughts 20 ,ravehns
home~ard, until. in Imagination, thel
-, the native cot snd the trees grown.
around Il. with the happy faces OF par
en,s and friends under their proieehn,
shadows. And. filed With bright vls
ions Of home. they ble-s the tree that b.
thu. turned their thoughts into ehannei
50 6lled With Joy. We refer to the 're'
from which our State takes is name IN
immortal PTSE.
The wsyrnOath, OF white P'ne. gro"
| in the country between ATTITUDES iS an
a. Q and southwark on the Alleghsn'es
| I, ofssn grows to q height Of $50 feet
and q diameter Of Eve feet and upwards
The most msgniheen, rse Of this specie
| /. the Lsnbsr, pine Of the Rocky Noan
,sins. between lat 40 and tS - i
s,tains q hsish, Of $50 10 200 feet and
diameter Of seven feet and uP~.rd., q
mo.t 70 twenty feet The trade IN "ey
mouth or White pine Is very extensive
Ia 1871 British North America exPof'e'
upward. Of S5s.Oo0 tons 10 makes es
oellen, mAsu. And Of other kinds
pane timber Canada exported, the sam
wear, some 50. 900 tons The P'ieh pan
of the Southern States u also iamoo'