Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-08-19
A WRONG WAY TO MANURE
ORCHA0DS

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nigh ruined yoang orchard. to caution
l ineNperisncei fruit-groNsr., and Indeed
/ uthcr- of ripper years sni know ir,igc,
Nho arv guilty ~ the S,me thing. aud
then Wondsr shy their orvharls Ia no
hsitst, bear 40 irrvgularly, and have
/ generally such an unthrifty lOoks al
Jude to The custom ot -pplying manure
! a. an orvhard somcwh hat In this way:
puriug vintcr or early spring the ma
narc l. drawn out and throan against
| Tie loot oi the trcr. aui when the hircl
mau nnds time b. slatters that has not
leschssi away, and What the gra.s and
/ Sc,,is a. uut prevent his getting. I'm a
/ cir,le ~ ten ~ twelve fr.t in diameter
around the trvc. The mesi beiug left a
/ the foot "a the tre, whcrv Il furui.hc.
l fusal fur an impsusirahlc mass 90 quack
r,sois lo iouTish, chcCk the growth ef
the trv", ani spr,ad to th. I-corvr soil
I bfYuud. Hut thls Il only a minor evil,
uhich With much work can De eradlcat-
/ 81. rherc l. anuth.r almost irrrmel.
iahl,. II l. an axiom la plant life that
/ ths rsots arv alsays reaching toNard
ths nsarvst supply of plant food, aud
though it may D. many tc.t ssay, they
I v ill la time reach n, surround Il With
tiuy r,.otieiis, ani f-,,i upon u till eN-
hausts,l. I believe II l. al.o an axiom
sm"ng oryharli.is. With J.crhap. few
/ yNv.rtion., that thc farther the roots
extent frum th- trr- the mote fruitful
4 ani tlriity the latter Nill be,'omr. Ihi.
/ hsiug III ease, u shnuld D. the duty 20
every orrharli.i o. extend the roots as
Car as I'ossihle, by IN. application ~
/ fgftilifrrs, and thus Increase the rysouf,-
r.. on vhich thct may dfaw IN time ~
ns',l. a. la thr Tsrfccilng ~ large crop
uf fruit
Do not wish a. o. unlrrsioo,l a. rc,'.
ouhns nding putting the manure q hong
distance frum the trv. to cuaN tbs roots
out o. u. Hut believe the Heal Nay
II msnuriug an orrhsri. Nh.n th" trccs
arv hrst planted. l. O. put the nec,iful
supp'Y around tlic trce. none Inside the
/ rtdius II thrvr feet. each year extending
the radius - the cin.lc a. far a. tho
rust. may extend ln YEAR. n this
vrrr lmpriCtisable, thrn Would apply
/ 10 hr,tautast. but therv Nuud D. vtrlv
si-tiit s..,h tr,s 90 % fc.t in diamstsr
n niihiu Nhich uo manure shouli ever
c,nns.
n lrforv ALI. once vrll-uigh ruined
q doe oryhapl hy clo-s manuHng. Of
Uuur.f the irc,s grvw .plrniidly AZ tirsi,
aud u.ssl o. laugh at = nslghhor Who
trir,l tu shps tns The mistake was mak.
lng. lpolnte,l o. my orvlari AMI told
him to look Al ~. rv.ulis. IL sah th'
proper time o. lonk "a rc-ulis vas after
= heavy crop "a fruit hal dawn ou All
thr rysoures a the trv-. ani shoan
Whish ruud bet .tanl thr draft. After
a frs yvar.' waiting. uar rc.pe,'tiNc or
rhtrls l-urr. Nearly every trvc ot nay
neighiot'. i-orv fslr crop; aboai one
thiul 20 mine barr. anl While Individual
tr,,.. l,ad q bigger crop. th.y could not
l-rfr,.t 40 th.ir fruit. Taking ths samv
nuini..r 20 trrc.. h. had tNicc thc fruit
that hal. aud while lissi nrXt tD him
ID Nas alWats 80. lli. fruit Was the
l.-.f. anI douhle az. quantity. lli.tfvy.
srrr sl.o ~. mo.i thifiS, hai gr,cnsr
l.ak. anI uhsu I th1ughi of Il in the
ueW Hght hal r,-,cl,s,i. Nhy .houh
thrt not lo,,k l-'ttcrt Their riojs rami-
hrrl over .psc" tea "r tsel,r Tim.
larger than mine. ani their u.ourJ". 20
piaut fuuI werv nu doubt twenty times
greater. have also npiic,d other or
rharls shoss owners followed Clusr mA-
nudng. ant slsays With thc stm' rv.ult
her, aul thrrr a trrr Nith ftir crop,
anl ."ms sith a full Que; P-rhtps
thinl ur hall of The orclurl Nti hyv
ah,t uoah o. ull Crup " IL coud
reach miturity, hut as ihrrv i net i"''l
enough in thr ,ir,umsgriis,i hmlis ~
thr ruuis to ycrio,t u. Nrll"s leave,
.tuuiri grteth anl falling twit tell ~
thr strain on th- u-ot., and 1T th'ir
lupsl..- ruletNvr. o. mc,t The demands
imI,ns-l upnn thru.
~aiI 0ue uf thr hfgcsi aud most Tn
teiT.eut uur.rrtmru in Western New
Nork. not u nanth .iuer, sp~akiue On
thi. ,srt .uhf,,ts III n Wcfv uut fuf
thi. grave mistake ot uur Custumers--lui
1 rraanl tai. a. tlls NvrN wort thrN rau
make--ihis cuuutry chuld .upplN the
wnrll With fruit; pat thrcs-inurths 81
the tree Ne .rll proiuv, nothing. -
Coantry gentleman.
rng OElUGE oF STOCK CONTINUES.
The Hrrsslsrs' Gagctte, Chicago, 81
July gith. has thr following 90 ih" cat-
dc markrtss
Dor tl. time II year the rcCslpt. ~ live
stock have continued large bryoni All
pr.s,lsut. Ia. rvceipt- % cattle we're
never yquslo,i bat once betore, ani Tor
go nrs,iou. weck Ia The month 81 Jhly
werr 49, many hog. revived The pre-
ysiline fr,ling therefore, wss one "t
Wrakness. for the rvmnTkahly heavy
r-rript. ~ cattle, the drouth, iroin
uhish the Wet J. noN sairring, y
wholly accountable. II i within bounds
20 .ay that ~ pr cent of the cattle fe-
c.i,-sl AZ chicago during the lasi two
wrrk. Wers scut hithsr bcvause "i th"
lack 81 psstuagc. Thus hr-by rca.on
az an unusually active export demand
there las bccn uo very serious shfinkagr
IA values. bat the market cannot D. eN-
i.s.tsI much longer to Withstand the
.tr,lu. 4 fca days more ot such r.
,.lpt. a. Ne have t-cu getting during
~ Let fortnight, AMI colltp'e 1, ln-
s,itahle. I,u,si "a extra l..Aio io l,'A'
round corn fs,l steer. arr nut appreciihy
lower than Nesk ago, While common
10 fair cattle of al weight. have declined
fr,m fifteen 10 tWcniy cenis Ter lW
,.ouud.. The highest price paid during
a.. ,,.k ~as -. There Nas hut Que
.,le n over - -. aud eXcc~lingly lev
IA h.ttrr than STA. prigrs below s1lp
taking thr great bulk ot the cattle. ~
/, ,-ou.s.lusnce of the scaniy pastuTagc,
tbs ,l.mauI for stock cattle has practi-
r,llv e.ts.sI. anl the offerings arr there
fore sslIlng to grcat disadvantage. The
Imme,listr future ~ the cattle market
Ia. an omln0us look.
Tho hog market remains In siaie "i
un.sttl.mcui, bring active aud dnI ~
turn., anl alternately strong AMI w"ah'
n ot..ns,i heavy the past week, hsine-.
ds,'. trading tseiug done q a decl1ne "i
from i've to ten csuts. Ihat l".. Vas
r..,ln,.l during Thursday and Friday,
bat prics. again turned doSnsari on
s,tarav. anl the clo.e of busines. yes-
t.r.lsy lNouiay) found the market nt-
TEN cent. per loo pounds lover Than
Ws.k ago. Ting reyeipss continue large
fnr tl,. season. and II quality that has
never h.su .urpasse,l AZ thi. time 81 the
,.ar. ub-re I. le-. than the usual talk
among countrymen Il an exhausted CROP
ami tIsre l. every reason Ia expect con-
tlune,l and liberal arrivals, and low
priccs. -. 4,
the r,.~lpt. ~ she.p, bat there y sum
rI.nt vitality In thr demand 10 hold tue
m,rkst about steady. Although prizes
arr not a. good a. they we're = lev
-. sso. they are decldeily higher
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