The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-01
Apple Culture.
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recommending apple culture de-
serves more than a passing notice.
7 have noticed the market, not for
one year only, but for number of
Years. Apples in our large cities
we're high, but the trouble with our
farmers is this, they do not wish or
desire to depart from their old ways
and woe unto the farmer who does,
for he will surely reap their dis
Measures and ridicule. 1t appears
that wheat culture has received an
other impetus all through specula-
tors, and not through any legltimate
ADVANCE in price as the farmers real
" think. There is really 20 indica-
lion nor reason why wheat should
advance to dollar, even If times
cot better, which we all must admit,
for there is really a great improve
ment taking the country as whole.
7 But we must make up our minds to
farm wheat cheaper or quit the bus
mess. The argument is advanced
that so many working people were
ont of employment, and they could
NOT afford to live or in other words
Aid not have the means ut hand to
buy or make living under those
circumstances. No, in my mind,
Mr.. Editor, this is really not the
case The question arises where do
Se sell our farm products Why to
large towns and cities, and il we do
not satisfy their demands, other
sections will. Take for example
California. This state ships East,
fruit by the car load, and with the
exception of prunes and plums it
cannot compare with the middle
Eastern states. The writer has
sampled some of their fruits and
most Of them lack flavor, have fiat
taste owing, no doubt, to being
picked before ripe in order to ship
them in marketable condition on
account of the great distance to the
Eastern market.
Wheat is farmed so extensively
that if one or half dozen states
fail to make crop it will not affect
the market much one way or the
other. We live in an inland county
and it seems we do not know what
the world really wants in its mar
kets. have before me a letter
from good cash paying firm asking
for two car loads of apples, one of
Kings winter and one of an early
fall variety. These are facts which
The Snyder county farmer ought to
ponder over, think over. A good
orchard of winter apples is the best
bank account q father could leave
for son, and by the way should 1
have the chance to get free o charge
10 apple orchard of 20 acres in bear
ng or one hundred acres of wheat
and, would take the orchard. There
snot farmer in Snyder county
Who can farm wheat below dollar,
lnd make q profit. Even at dol
ar bushel, his profits will be small
Or the temptation is great to put
ut many acres and in n short time
he farm is run down, and will hard
average II bushels per acre on the
Jest OF wheat land. 1 would by no
beans advise every one to under
ake the culture of apples, for it re-
|ulres more intelligence and hard
tudy than raising wheat. There
Fe three requisites in apple culture,
fd you can't grow apples unless
Cu combine the three: Cultivation
Praying and feeding an orchard is
nat brings success. During our
FVere winter the writer had occas-
on to go through young orchards
account of snow drifts and all
etrees were suffering for want of
oper care and culture. An or
|ard should be planted on the very
st land ; no grain nor hay should
Iaken from young orchard. 1t
p be farmed with potatoes, for
rec or four years, providing it is
Aied. Apple trees can be bought
cap, and if the land is well cult.
'ed, in 8 or years the trees will
| ar and in ten years you will be
leto invite buyers to call on you.
man whoplants an orchard has
assurance of beneiitting him.
p and he harms no one, al
pugh he may be called crazy by
ner loafers and such who never
10 make move for better times.
lat use is there in complaining all
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