Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-06-16
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The question Il often asked, "shall
set out a young orchsrdy' and like the
question, "shAli get msrriedy'' some
times requires serious consideration,
To the latter question We would say that
II you are prepared tn put your shoulder
Ia the wheel and BE- a man In every rcla-
tlon Of life, yes, otherwise YOU had bet
ter rrmsln lone bachelor. IA rule
the hilly portions of our stste-the best
soll for orchards-do not possess the
rich elements of soll possessed In the
early days of their settlement, and he
Who sets out young orchard and ex-
pects to bring II to maturity must H.
prepared for one of the hardest struggles
of his life.
Some think To set apple trees In the
grccnswari n one sets posts Ia the
ground Ia all that IL requlrcd-the work
u done. They will ssy that trees should
not h. manur-l, psmper~d, forc~i to
grow. but left Ia grow and mature
naturally. Misguided fool. better far
baru your money before Investment.
New York nursery stock comes from the
richest .oii. aud to remove u Ia pcor,
hard soll sound. u. death knell.
In selecting a site for an orchard a
north east u best. The soli should D.
old plowed land. thoroughly pul,rriS~i,
aud cannot - too rich. The bcst sppll-
cation the hr.t year l. liquid manure
from the barn yard. Buy your tree. 10
a reliable firm. Do not choose too many
varieties. Sct out fully thirty feet
apart. Trc-s when srt should b. trim.
med "a few branches. Trees should
b. pruDci frum year to year as they de-
yclop. Remove the lower aud Inner
branches, making q high aud open top
so that the orchard can b. plowcd and
to admit the sunshine.
Nov unless your .lie I. ~ the richest
.oil. YOU must be prepared to manure
the soli and trr.s hsishly. The richer
the soll the faster the growth of the
trv.s aud the better able will the trccs
be Ia r,slst tb. rayagc. 10 Insect enc
mic.. Probably not one-haif 81 the
New York trv-. set out Ina Malue ever
arrive AZ maturity.
Afier setting trccs II u bcst to keep
the soll continually plowci, but u u NO,
always practicable. After seeding there
arr several methods of mauuring. \
liberal mulch 10 straw, brake. or ether
material L.. t-crhsps, the preferable one.
Digging aruand young tree. Tor space
of thr-c or four fc.t aud a liberal appli-
cation of manure or ashes Ia ad,isable.
4. th. tr.cs hsSome larger the whole
lite .hould b. plow.,i aud mAnurrd, a.
this encourages the growth ~ the root.
and iibrc. upon which the whole ircc de-
I-nds for It. susisnancr. Manuring
ir,-r. close sroand the trunk ar fcs
f,.t around them A. they become srgcr
l. like planting hill. of cucumbcrs In
th- grcenswari.
Lack - prunlug I. common fsul,
.mong orVhariIsi.. They maintain q
chokcd up. unslghtly trre that produce.
a small amount of Inferior fruit.
". Rad that tT,.. .hoald IL examined
for b-,r,r. In the months 20 June and
September. Borvrs atc the worst aud
mO.t insidinus enemy the apple trc" has
to contend slth. and they should b" cx-
amins,l fOr thcn every month when IA"
ground l. bare. Mic- ar- another enemy
no, g. D. ,i.spiscd. Tunks ~ trccs can
D. enclosed la tarrri paper or birch
bark or the iirst snoNs can b. tfOdden
losn around them.
This .uhicS't l. by no means exhausted
and se Nould like to hear the expert.
encc ot other. throagh thl. same me
dlum.
>uuIu BuCNIirLp.
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