^^® AfiRICULtURAL ESSATSi 



tentTortr^L^^^^^^^^^^ ^'Tf^ ^^P^y^"^ more particular at-- 

 Th^iJu r% 'T "^^'^^ •'"" nurseries are produced. 

 The method of grafting to improve fruit, cannot be practic- 



l?%rr^^'fT^""^^"y toimpiove the qualitvToar 

 cider, without much labor, and often too, for the want^ of thaJ 

 science necessary to its success.' oi mai 



i.>/Aw .^ '^^" ^''''" "^^^^ ^'l^ ^^^" remarked on this sub- 

 ject that the mismanagement of the apple tree begins in the 

 nursery; and first by paying little or no attention to the seed 

 andon ransplantmg them by leaving suckers from the root^' 

 and by eaving branches for two or threeyears, Xcl must e-' 

 Imtlrl ^' '"' away, when by their increased growth, they 

 tKilf- f ^ "?«r^^"J"rious amputation: then by squeezing 

 tiiem into small ho es so as to cramp the root, where the holf 

 ought to extend at least one foot beyond the longest roots and 

 the mould to be made quite mellow. The» by neo-lectin^r 



i^rrf T^' % '' '^ ^f ^^'"^ ^^' ^"'« ^ ^^^""ted and defay- 

 mg state by suffering the ravages of insects upon them, or 

 from want of giving them proper nourishment, Ld bad prun' 



It isnot strange that under such circumstances, our orchards 

 are so generally made up of a mongrel kind of degenerated 

 fruij:, neither delicious to the taste nor capable of making good 



It is the duty of the phUanthropist as well as the farmer to 

 endeavor to cultivate the apple tr»e with diligent skill, as it 

 yields a fruit equalled by none in abundance and excellence 

 and ahquor which if properly made, is little if any inferior to- 

 he best wme. Besides it would , by discouraging the general 

 use of ardent spirits, have a tendency to promote the health 

 and protract thelives of those who mi^ghtb^e useful fn socfety: 

 wcaltr""^ ^"^' ^'^'^"^''''''' ^^ ^ great saving of iiationd 



Making and Improving Cider. 



s.hnnU^'ho '"^ ""'f^'^ *?^ '"^"'l*^^ P'*^^^' ^"^ a" the materials 

 should be sweet and clean, and the straw free from must. The 

 rrwt should be npe, but not rotten; and for making the first 



