THE GENESEE FARMER. 



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FIT GROWERS' SOCIETY OF WESTERN N. Y. 



Continued from the October number, page 817.] 

 MANURES FOE FRUIT TREKS. 



;stion No. 4 was — " What are the best man- 

 ''or the apple^ pear^ and other fruits; and 

 are the best means of renovating old apple 

 Is? 



TowNSEND remembered, when a boy, his 

 set him to scraping the moss, &c., otf the 

 trees. Got heartily sick of it, and told father 

 ' he'd let me take the team and draw what 

 e I wanted to, I'd scrape the trees another 

 ,nd more effectually. Drew half a load man- 

 each tree. Next year the bark began to peel, 

 J bring along with it both the moss and 

 sed vigor to the trees ; turned the hogs into 

 chard, and they managed to root it all over, 

 to tops of the trees the bark has started, 

 the bodies have the vigorous look of young 



The fruit used to be half to three-quarters 



y, but now it is lair and free from worms. 



s course, I managed both to invigorate the 



md to destroy the insects that destroyed my 



Think common barn-yard manure best for 



Apply in the fall, and then you get the ben- 

 the next year's crop. Twenty-tive loads to 

 re every year in the fall. Best for pear 

 ilso. 



Langworthy had found muck useful on clay 

 3 lighten it up. 



CULTURE OF PEAB SEEDLINGS. 



istion No. 5. — " What are the best means to 

 z success in the culture of the pear seedling .?" 

 this is not a subject of very general interest, 

 ve in very brief the results of the full discus- 

 Use virgin soil, and let it be first crop on the 

 1. Heavy clay soil is best. Be very sure of 

 3eed — must be full, plump, well-ripened seeds 

 ow. Plant very thin ; cultivate well ; never 

 e weeds get the start of the seedling. If pos- 

 select a piece of ground protected from the 

 3 by a grove. By manuring highly the pros- 

 of success are increased. 



EVENING SESSION. 



of the attention of all fruit growers. I plant in 

 rows eight feet apart, and three feet apart in th« 

 rows. First year cultivate with horse-cultivator. 

 The canes of the second year will grow quite high, 

 and ought to be headed off six teet higli. We 

 make a wire trellis, four feet high, about two feet 

 at the north side of the rows. The canes are tlien 

 pruned so as to be bent from the hill over to the 

 wire, and tied; and this arch will be a complete 

 show — a curved mass of blossoms. These ])lant8 

 differ from other raspberries, and from the black- 

 berry, in that they make no runners whatever, 



Mr. Fish had not found that his plants needed 

 trellis; they were strong canes; and if well cut 

 back in the spring, will bear the fruit without 

 support. 



Mr. HoDGE is satisfied, this is one of the best of 

 small fruits. The trellis' is the best plan for culti- 

 vating them. The Chicago market has long been 

 supplied from Cincinnati and Kentucky. It is 

 brought to Bnffjilo from Cincinnati, and sells at $4 

 per bushel. It bears transportation well. 



Col. E. C. Frost has cultivated the Yellow-cap 

 for the last ten years, and finds that it grows 

 stronger and more rank, and is more productive 

 than the Black-cap, and the fruit is better flavored. 



NEW EOOHELLE BLACKBERRY. 



Question No. 7. — " The New Rochclle Blaclcberry 

 — What is its value^ and what the method of prun- 

 ing .?" 



P. Barry — The New Rochelle is a strong-grow- 

 ing, rami)ant plant, and it wants a good s;jil. Th« 

 richer the better. It is very productive, and is a 

 profitable fruit for market. Its flavor is not set 

 good as the Dorchester^ but in productiveness it 

 far excels. 



currants and THEIR CULTIVATION. 



Question No. 8. — " Currants — What are the best 

 varieties, and the best mode of cultivation .?" 



P. Barry — In cultivation, the great points are 

 judicious pruning, and a good supply of manure 

 each fall. Keep the head thin, and cut back the 

 shoots which are made each year to one-third. 

 Plants should be in rows six feet apart, and four 

 feet apart in the row. The White Grape yields 

 the largest amount of fruit, and is the finest of all 

 currants; in quality, mild, and in flavor superior to 

 the White Dutch. In growth, these two are very 

 distinct. The White Dutch is an erect growing 

 plant, with light green foliage. The White Grape 

 is a spreading plant, with foliage like the Victoria. 



Mr. Hooker— The Cherry currant is so large, its 

 size and beauty always reconnnend it in market, 

 but its flavor is not equal to White Grape. 



Mr. AiNSwoRTH— The Cherry currant brings high 

 price in the city of New York. Is a good bearer, 

 and hangs longer on the bush than any other kind. 

 White Grape is the best currant that I know of. 



Mr. Fish — Considers Victoria very valuable; 

 hangs late on bushes. 



MUCK A8 A MANURE, 



Question 9. — Mtcch and its value as a manure. 



B. Hodge, of Erie county.— The article is very 

 generally diffused throughout the country; and if it 

 is, or can be made to be, of value as a manure, the 



