Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-04-30
Start the Apple Orchards This Spring.
A RESUME OF EXPERIENCES OF NEW
ENGLAND HoRTICULrURALIsTs.

At the various horticultural meeting
held annually in the east and through
the columns of The New England Home
stead attention has been directed agail
and again to the marked possibilities il
fruit growing. Reference has beel
made to the fact that there are few bet
ter investments than good apple or
chard. Recognizing the fact that this i
the time of year when such orchard
should be started, The New England
Homestead has collated the experience
of many of the recognized horticulture
authorities in New England and give
them herewith. The two questions ask
ed were: First, if starting young or
chard this year should the trees be Sc
in the spring or fall, and what would bt
the varieties, distance apart and tn,
character of trees as to size, age. etc.
The second question was relative to tn,
time and application of fertilizer. A
brief symposium of the answers is giveI
herewith:
Set the trees in spring. Use McIn
tosh, Greening, Spy and Spitzenburg il
the Champlain valley. Set trees 80 to N
feet apart, according to varieties, using
strong, two-yesr-old trees. 1t is a gooc
idea to use filters, setting early bearing
varieties which would make the tree!
lSx1S or 20x20 feet apart. The new or
chard at the Vermont experiment sta
tion is planned S8x36 feet with filters be-
tween, making the trees 1SxlS feet dis
tant. II land appears to need fertilizins
use 100 pounds muriate potash, 15(
pounds acid phosphate and 300 pound;
ground bone, and perhaps so pound:
nitrate of soda.-Prof. William Stuart
Secretary Vermont Horticultural So
ciety.
Set trees in spring. Yellow Trans
parent, Alexander, Wolf River, Fameuse
and Wealthy. Place the trees 30 feel
apart and | prefer thrifty two-year-olt
trees. Fertilizers used will vary much
with the nature and condition of soil
use all the stable manure l can get
and in connection advise chemicals
such as 100 pounds nitrate soda and 10C
pounds sulphate potash and 800 pound,
basic Stag meal to the acre. Apply il
the spring.-Luther Putnam, Lamoill'
County, VT.
MAINE CONTRIBUTES EXPERIENCE.
Set trees in spring, planting Baldwin
King and Spy. Have plenty of bone in
your fertilizer. use commercial
brand put up especially for fruits
Poultry manure and ashes are excellent
Col. Fred Atwood, Waldo County, Me
l believe spring is the best time to SCI
trees. Baldwins will do we'll on the
hills of southern Maine and / regarC
Spy, Ben Davis, Stark, Gano and
Wealthy as profitable varieties. Set sc
to 10 feet apart. For trees in grass
use a high grade commercial fertilizer
A good coating of barn dressing will
also be effective.-A. G. Day, Andros
coggin County, Me.
We always set trees in the spring
Baldwin, Mcintosh, Spy and Nod Head
making the distance 80 feet apart eact
way. We use one-year-old whips pedi
gree stock. Barnysrd manure and
LIQUIDS from the drainage of the barr
cellar make an ideal fertilizer.-Edware
L. White, Sagadahoc County, Me.
Ben Davis, Wolf River and Wealthy
trees set in the spring are what l would
recommend. Make the trees 25 to 81
feet apart, using two-year-old stock
Have them thrifty rather than large
say, 1-2 inch in diameter and 5 to feet
tall. Use nitrate soda 800 pounds, sui
phate ammonia 100 pounds, sulphat.
potash 200 pounds, acid phosphate 2Ot
pounds, applied on the surface under
trees.-C. A. Arnold, Penobscot County
Me.
Two-year-old trees should be selected
for the young orchard. Set them 30 Il
40 feet apart, according to variety. W.
prefer the Spy, set in spring. Apply
fertilizers in spring so trees will get thu
benefit the same season. Ashes make
an excellent fertilizer.-D. P. True
Audroscoggin County, Me.
Set two-year-old Baldwin, Stark
Rolfe and Milding trees in the spring.
apply stable manure once in three years
also what ashes can be readily obtained
will Z. Leland, Piscataquis County
Me.
Start the orchard in the spring, usin!
tbree-year-old trees. Set 80 feet apar
each way. | think the Talman Sweet
grated to Baldwin, will make the mos
profitable trees. Apply about 20 cents
worth commercial fertilizer to a tree il
Navy. P. DeCoster, Oxford County
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