The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-20
TIVE ORCHARD.

The first and the very best of food
provided by a kind Creator was fruit,
delicious, nourishing fruit, says the
n A. Horticulturist And although the
habits and conditions of mankind in
regard to food have undergone great
changes, fruit is still the most inn
portant the most era tifying and the
most healthful food People are be-
ing educated more and more as to the
necessity and value of fruit as a daily
food, and the consumption of fruit,
together with the trade in fruit in
larger cities is assuming enormous
proportions. The increasing demand
for fruit is encouraging the growing
of fruit on a larger scale for market.
But it also brings both profits and
pleasure to Srow fruit for domestic
use.
Where there is a garden, large or
small, there is a place for fruit trees
or berry bushes, which, with d little
care, will prove a constant source of
enjoyment. But where a larger par
eel of land is available there the plant
ing of an orchard is to be urgently
recommended. For an ideal orchard,
which would give the best kinds and
varieties of fruit during the whole sea-
household and leave a surplus for
friends or for market. we should ad
wise as follows. OF course our Selec-
ton will have to be modified for eX-
tremely cold or warm climate, and can
be changed to suit different tastes or
wants:
For an orchard select a soil and sit
uat:on adapted to the growing of diff
ferent varieties of fruit for domestic
n 1icrot
sandy loan is best but every soil to be
used for fruit or berries should be
warm, with natural or under drainage.
and must be made rich with barnyard
manure or green crops plowed under.
The manure must be we'll rotted and
thoroughly mixed with the soil A
spring or disk harrow and a narrow
shovel cultivator are best for working
the soil In laying out the orchard
set out enough of each kind to amply
supply the family and a little more.
and plant each kind by itself in blocks
like fields of grain. This is necessary
on account of the different habits of
growth and fertilization. Those of a
spreading growth like apples need
more room, and must be planted fur
Their apart than others. The spread
of the roots may be judged correctly
by the spread of the limbs, which
proportion as the roots.
When planting for domestic use set
in rows not too long and make full
rows of each kind. Keep the seed
fruit together and also the stone
fruit Distance for planting apple
trees to be not less than so feet each
way, pears about 20 feet, peaches lex
90 feet, plums and cherries 16 feet.
ounces about u feet. To utilize all
the ground in an orchard, small fruits
may be grown between the trees for
several years before these will begin
to bear. Grapes should be planted s
feet apart each way. Currants and
goose berries SKA feet. Blackberries
and raspberries in rows feet apart
and 3 feet in rows. Strawberries for
field culture in rows 1x4 feet, for gar
den culture 10 inches each way. The
stock should be young and sound,
carefully taken from the nursery, leav-
ing the roots in good condition, and
properly planted. Apples will do best
when planted years old; pears, plums,
cherries and ounces when 2 years old:
peaches when one or two years, grapes
at one or two years, and all other
berries when one year old.