1846. 



GENESEE FARMER. 



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apple-tree by pinching off all the young shoots 

 as fast as they appeared, leaving only one small 

 graft to receive (as I supposed) all the nourish- 

 ment afforded by the root. The tree began to 

 decline early in August, and died in a few weeks.* 



3. CuUivalion, or management of the trees af- 

 ter being set out. — To ensure a thrifty growth to 

 the trees, (which may generally be done even 

 the first year after being transplanted,) it is ab- 

 solutely necessary that the surface of the ground 

 around them be kept loose and moist. Hence 

 frequent hoeing, and, if dry, watering, are all- 

 important. I feel assured, that more depends 

 upon this, than upon almost anything else. Let 

 the soil be kept loose and moist, and there is little 

 clanger either of disease or death. I have now 

 two apple-trees which, having been set in a stiff 

 sod, had not grown over two or three inches 

 during the last two years. The last spring I re- 

 moved the sod around them and loosened the soil, 

 and they have already grown nearly a foot, and 

 I confidently expect a growth of several feet du- 

 ring the present season. 



A few remarks shall close this hosty and un- 

 systematic scrawl. And first, in regard to ants. 

 If these prove troublesome, they may easily be 

 destroyed or driven away by the free use of 

 urine (human.) If, however, it is not conve- 

 nient to apply this, let the ground be dug up to 

 the full deptii of their habitations, well mixed to- 

 gether, (to which urine, f or a little ashes, or lime, 

 or all, may be added,) and afterwards tread down 

 hard. Let it remain so a few days and again 

 repeat the process if necessary, (as it sometimes 

 may be,) and the object will soon be gained. — 

 The best time perhaps is the morning, when the 

 ants will generally be at home. When they are 

 found to be destroyed, the ground may be dug 

 up and cultivated as usual. 



* PerJiaps my ill success in the above instance may have 

 induced me to run into the opposite extreme ; and it may 

 be, that the best course would be a medium between the 

 two. Some further observations and reflections on the sub- 

 ject have induced me to modify my statements a little. In 

 regard to grafts or buds, if they were set on a small stock, 

 (the whole top being removed,) snme of the shoots that af- 

 terwards spring up, may, I think, be safely removed, (thoje 

 nearest and most in the way ; ) but, as a general rule, I 

 would not exceed about one-third of them, or one half at 

 most. I am of the opinion, however, that a better method 

 is, to remove a few of the nearest, and to clip the ends of 

 the remainder ; and thus preserve to the- tree the office of 

 the leaves, while at the same time we should thereby, for 

 a while at least, throw more of the growth of the tree into 

 the other branches, (the grafts.) The clipped shoots might 

 afterwards be cut away when the tree had done growing 

 for the season, or at tlie time of the annual pruning. 



If the grafts were set on the scattered branches of a large 

 tree, (on which some, perhaps many of the branches re- 

 main,) it will doubtless be safe and profitable to remove 

 most, or even all,(?) the young shoots, especially if the 

 stock, or stump, on which the graft is set, have other 

 branches growing on it a little distance below the graft. 1 

 would, however, prefer to cut them several times during 

 the season, rather than to remove them in too great a mass 

 at one time. 



t I find this to be an excellent application to fruit-trees of 

 any kind. Let the soil be loosened and the liquid poured 

 around the root. 



I will only add, that although not a "Farmer," 

 yet I consider your paper worth, even to me, far 

 more than it costs. Indeed I consider each num- 

 ber worth a year's subscription to every " Far- 

 mer," and only wonder why any one should be 

 willing to be without it. H. 



Fairport, June 19, 1846. 



Notice of Fruits of the Season. 



CHERRIES. 



The Cherry crop, in this vicinity, was unusu- 

 ally fine this season. We have never seen finer 

 specimens than were exhibited at our Fair — and 

 that have been sold around the streets. The 

 price has been four to five dollars per bushel, 

 paid by the pedlars, and they sold at about double 

 that — some of them earning from four to five 

 dollars a day at selling cherries alone. The 

 thousands of merchants and clerks who are swel- 

 tering in the heat and dust of the city in mid- 

 summer find a few fine cherries very refreshing. 



Bigarreau de May. — This is the earliest cher- 

 ry yet cultivated in this region, or at least the 

 earliest brought to to our markets, and for these 

 we are indebted to Mr. Zera Burr, of Perrin- 

 ton. He usually brings them in about the first 

 week in June, and gets $6 or $8 per bushel. It 

 is a nice, tender little cherry. The "Early 

 Purple Guigne" is earlier and better, but it is 

 not yet much grown here. We are cultivating 

 it extensively as it must assume tlie rank of the 

 best early cherry. 



The BJack Tartarian continues to be the gen- 

 eral favorite. It is every way a splendid fruit. 

 It and the Yelloic Spanish are the oldest settlers 

 of the fine cherries in this region, and are con- 

 sequently more abundant than any others. 



The Black Eagle is a most superb black va- 

 riety, superior in flavor to the Black Tartarian, 

 though not quite so large. 



Napoleon Bigarreau. — Unrivalled for its size, 

 beauty, and productiveness. We have a small 

 eight year old tree of this that bears the most as- 

 tonishing crops. There is now a perfect rage for 

 this variety and the prospect is it will soon be- 

 come extensively cultivated, as it deserves. 



EdioarcVs Black Heart. — This is a magnifi- 

 cent, large fruit, resembling very closely, if not 

 identical with tlie Black Tartarian. We got it 

 from Wm. Kenrick seven years ago. 



Turkish Bigarreau. — Beautiful specimens of 

 this fruit was exhibited in Judge Sajiuel Mil- 

 ler's collection at our exhibition. They are 

 similar to, and we think identical witli, the Bigar- 

 reau or Yellow Spanish. 



China Bigarreau. — A medium sized, first rate 

 fruit, of a yellow ground color, beautifully mottled 

 with red, half tender and of delicious flavor. — 

 Last of June and beginning of July. 



Mottled Bigarreau, of Manning. — A very fine 

 fruit, firmer and larger than the above. The 



