The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-01-20

In the hole, put the vine in position,
usc no manure or fertilizer; cover the
roots for several inches with fine
ground and tread it; then add more
eroupd tresding until it has become
compact. Grape vines will grow in a
very small paece aud under adverse cir.
cums' ances. When the vine has start
ed TO grow rub of all the buds but the
strongest.
How to prune.--All fruit grows on
last years growth. Cut off last years
growth to 2 or buds In summer
pruning out off all useless growth you
please; cut off all shoots and remove
all imperfect clusters In answer to
questions the essayist said that pruning
should be done when the v,ne is dor.
mant, in fall or winter. He preferred
February. The vine should not be
m IRE than #. from the ground. The
Delaware is very shy aud tender but
yields m,st delicious fruit Best
grapes are grown on rocky soil. Thy
rarely need fertilizer; grow too rapidly
If supplied with it. The rot or mildew
is hard to cure. He snccce eied last
year in curing it by sprinkl ng with q
solution of coppera' and lime water.
WIN. Voris, of Pot sgrove, read the
last paper of the session on "Fruit
Culture Speciality The failure to
raise fruit successfully is due to neglect.
In this State we should raise all the
apples used here instead of importing
from other places. There is no better
soil for raising fruit than that formed
by The dsintegrition of rocks on our
hills. There is no place in which fruit
raising can be made more profitable
If the farmer does not have fruit fir m
the time of strawberries to the time of
the ounce he does not take ad-
vantage of the privileges offered.
Peaches can be raised years OF 5
by keeping the b,rers in subj ction.
The soil best adapted to the cultiva-
tion of apples is limestone shale or
soapstone. a sandy loan for pears,
and ounces thrive in any soil.
Cherries want elevation. II fruit
raising ia not made special busi-
ness much is wasted and the trees are
neglected b. cause they do not get the
attention they require. If made q
speciality a market will be sought after
and each will be marketed in its sea-
son. Fruit marketed carefully in new
packages sell better than when no at
tent is paid to their appearance.
f ult can be produced for less than
the present prices with profit to the
pr 'ducer. Apples eau be kept by
packing in dry apple leaves or by
making sort of case of boards CO, er-
ing almost to the top with ground, be-
ing careful 10 ,entilate them and keep
dry. His trees are planted 25 feet
ap rt and he finds that inc Fl est fruit
grows where the limbs mingle A tree
standing by its If in a field will not
yield more than one-teuth as much as
those planted close together. He told
Of another orchard where the trees
were only 20 #. apart and if poss lie
yie ded better than his.
After the tres are 10 years old the
orchard should not be ia med. Lime
ia not good foI the orchard.
DR.. Harry of Chester county was
unable to be present and deliver his
lecture, the evening session was there
fore given to the discussion of several
interesting questions. Since this report
il already long let me just state that
the entertainment was very interesting
as we'll as instructive. The subject
discussed was "The Farmers Stand.
ing IN the Community"
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