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NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



OCT. as, 184 



AND HORTICULTURAL REGISTER. 



Boston, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 1843. 



inrMr Henry M. Lewis is our travelling agent for 

 Alabama, Tennessee, and piirt of Missouri. 



Mr IsRAKL E, James for llie South and Soutli West- 

 ern Stali-s and Florida, assisted by James K. Wliipple, 

 Win. H. WVld, O H. P. Stem, and Henry Piatt. 



Mr C W. Jamf.s for the Western States, Iowa and 

 Wisconsin, assisted by Moses Meeker, James II. Smith, 

 J. B. Huinjihreys, J. T. Dent, G. Comstock, and E. Y. 

 Jennings. 



TR.\NSPLANTIi\G FRUIT TREES. 

 Mr Editor — I am very desirous of transplanting nnme 

 fruit trees into an orchard, this autumn or in tlie spring. 

 My land is warm and rather dry. In the works 

 which I have read on the subject, it is recommended to 

 use a plenty of rich loam ; but this is an article of which 

 I have but little to spare. I have, however, a plenty of 

 fine peat and pond mud. Now 1 wish to inquire wheth- 

 er these will be a good substitute for hiani, and how I 

 can prepare them for use this autumn or in the spring 

 If you can make some suggestions in your paper this 

 week, upon the subject, you will oblige one interested 

 «ubscriber at least, to your paper. C. 



Vxhridgc, Oct. 14, 1843. 



HXWc should not recommend our correspondent to 

 use his peat or meadow mud as a substituie for loam in 

 its crude siaie, as we think it would have a deleterious 

 effect, instead of a good one. If he has a compost of 

 one-third good manure and two-thirds peat or mud, well 

 decomposed, mixed with an equal proportion of any 

 good soil, lie may apply it to the roots \y( his trees with 

 good success. Or it will do very well to use nothing 

 but the surface of the surrounding soil. The hole for 

 the trees should not be dug more than a foot deep ; the 

 bottom soil should be thrown out and spread, and the 

 hole filled in with a little soil, say two _or three inches 

 deep — and after cutting ofi' the tap root and all wounded 

 and straggling ones, with a sharp knife, the tree should 

 be put in its place, throwing in the earth lightly, and at 

 the same time arranging the small fibres and roots, and 

 giving a little motion to the tree up and down, that eve- 

 ry crevice may be filled up. If the tree is planted too 

 deep, it will not do well. We have seen an orchard, 

 part of which was planted on the surface without dig- 

 ging scarcely any — the soil having been brought to the 

 trees. This was on rather low ground, and the trees 

 have succeeded remarkably well. The remainder of 

 this orchard was planted very near the surface, and has 

 done finely. 



We planted more than a thousand trees last spring: 

 with part of them we used rotten manure freely mixed 

 with loam, and a pan of ihem we set with the soil alcme. 

 Those with the soil had the advantage of being planted 

 u fortnight earlier, and have made a fine growth, not- 

 withstanding iho very unfavorable season, and appear 

 now to better ativantage than those where manure was 

 used. No doubt the manuie and the dry season did not 

 agree : we have, however, lost but very few of them. 



It was our former practice to secure the tree by driv- 

 ing down a slake and fastening the tree to it — but we 

 have long since condemned that practice as a great nuis- 

 ance, as the tree will oftentimes get badly injured by its 

 rubbing against the stake. 



It is often asked, when is the best time to set out trees 

 — in the atuumn or spring? On some accounts we pre- 

 fer the autumn, and recommend fall plaining for the 

 apple, pear, plum, and all hardy trees, having been as 



successful ourselves when we planted in the fall as in 

 the spring. A little more caution, however, is necessa- 

 ry in some paiticiilars, than when the trees are set out 

 in the spring. If, then, the ground is in readiness, we 

 should plant in the fall. If the ground has been well 

 manured, and a crop of roots has been taken off, we con- 

 sider it in a fit state to set out trees, more especially i( 

 the subsoil plow has been used. In gardens, for choice 

 fruit, the ground should he trenched two spades deep. 



One of the advantages of planting in the fall is, that 

 it is generally a season of more leisure, after the har- 

 vesting is over, than ihe spring, when, on account of the 

 very short time that the faimer has to prepare for spring 

 operations, he is so hurried that the proper season for 

 planting his trees is often suffered to (lass without his 

 accomplishing what he purposed to do, or he puts it off 

 until the trees he intended to transplant, have com- 

 menced growing — so that lie either does not set them 

 out, or if he does, it is so late, and under such circum- 

 stances, that he might as well have done nothing about 

 it. 



Another reason why we advise fall planting is, be- 

 cause the earlier in the spring the tree is planted after 

 the ground is open, the sooner it wiil be prepared to 

 throw out new fibres from the roots, and consequently 

 will break sooner into life and vigor ; and as many 

 grounds cannot be conveniently worked in early spring, 

 it is better to have the tree in its place in the fall, pro- 

 vided it will not receive injury from the severity of the 

 winter. 



Tliat the tree may not suffer by the frost, we are care- 

 ful that earth should be brought up round it a number of 

 inches in depth, so that water may not settle in among 

 the roots, and a few inches of sea-weod or coarse litter 

 thrown around it, wliicli, with the extra earth, must be 

 taken off in the spring. If straw or any other cover- 

 ing is"put up close to the butt, the mice will sometimes 

 injure the tree: to prevent that, we do not let the pro- 

 tective covering touch the tree, but fill up the space 

 with a shovelfull of soil. 



As soon as the leaves begin to fall, the trees may be 

 transplanted, and the work be continued as long as the 

 ground remains open. 



FARMERS' HOLIDAY AT FRAMINGHAM. 



We were politely invited In attend the Cattle Show 

 and Fair at Framingham, on the I7th inst., but in con- 

 sequence of previous engagements, found it impossible 

 so to do. 



We believe this is a newly formed society, upon the 

 plan of that of Westboio' and vicinity. We learn by 

 the Ploughman, that the day, which was a charming 

 one, passed off very pleasantly, much to the gratifica- 

 tion of all present. The si)osv of cattle was represent- 

 ed as being fine, mostly of tlie native breed. The plow- 

 ing match was well contested, by twentyfour competi- 

 tors; the teams were all heavy, strong, and in very 

 rood condition — most of them consisting of one yoke. 

 An address was delivered by the Rev. Mr Hosford, in 

 the oldest meeting-house. 



We trust this is the commencement of a long suc- 

 cession of pleasant and profitable annual meetings of 

 the inhabitants of the town and vicinity. It will have 

 a tendency, if properly conducted, to draw the hearts 

 and hands of the people together 



MASS. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Saturday, Oct. 21, 184: 



In consequence of the absence of the members of 

 Flower committee, (who were in attendance at the! 

 ticultural Show at new New York,) we have no offi 

 report today. We learn, however, that there were c 

 stands of Dahlias from Messrs. Slli:kney, Dutton, 

 others. Cm flowers and bouquets from Miss Suir 

 and Wm. Kenrick, and fifteen beautiful bouquets! 

 Mr Warren, Itrigliton. From the grfen-house of 

 Higelow, Medford, eight fine flowers from one plai 

 Cactus triangularis, attracted much attention. — Tran 



EXHIBITION or FRCiTS. 



From Joseph Harrington, four French Pears, I 

 name, weighing 1*2 oz. each, supposed to be the ('atil 

 the specimens, however, were not quite so globul: 

 that variety generally are. 



From J. M. Sherburne, specimens of the Wine Gi 



From S. P. Gaidner, Virgoulouse, Echasserie, St. 

 chapl, St. Germiiiii, Monsieur John, and Beurie P 



From E. M.Richards, very beautiful Seckel Pear 



Fiom J. Slickncy, a dish of St. Michael Pears. 



From J. Hovey, fine Catawba Grapes, Quinces, 

 Roxbury Russet Apples. 



From Kendall Bailey, Charleslown ; Sweetv 

 Grapes, ojien culture, and Catawbas. 



From Geo. Newhall, very handsome Pound, Dix 

 haniste, Beurre Bosc, Fulton, Louis Bonne d' Je 

 Seckel, and other Pears. 



From S. Pond, fine Isabella Grapes; Urbaniste 

 Maria Louise Pears. 



From Dr. D. W. Blake, Black Missouri (ns 

 Grape, from the garden of Col. P. Plake, New H: 



From Geo. Walsh, very fine Isabella Grapes ; Si 

 chael, also other Pears and Grapes for a name, 



From H. Vandine, Blue Imperatrice, or Sen 

 Plums, very beaulil'ul ; St. Michael, Marin I.i 

 Flemish Beauty, Seckel, and a Pear for a name ; V 

 St. Peters, Isabella, Grey, and Miller's Burg 

 Grapes. 



From Henry Plympton, fine St. Michael Pear 

 Isabella Grapes. 



From Nath'l Clapp, Dorchester ; two superb 

 Peajs, weighing 10 and 10 1-2 oz. 



From Bowen Harrington, Lexington ; fine See 

 Apples, now in eating, resembling the Snow apple 



From John Arnold, two dishes of beautiful Black 

 burg Grapes. 



From G. W. Oliver, Lynn ; a very beautiful See 

 Pear, from a tree raised from seed tvselve years i 

 Size and shape like the Jalousie, color, dark cinn; 

 with a red cheek, flavor equal lo the Seckel, said 

 an abundant bearer. 



There were a large number of Pears sent in 

 name. It should bo lemembeied thai it is inipi 

 that specimens thus sent in, should be mature, s 

 not always possible to ascertain the variety by the 

 without knowing the flavor. 



For the Committee, JOSEPH BRE«^ 



Pretty. — A Mr Scott, of South Carolina, has succeed- 

 ed in engrafting the lilac on the ash. This is frequent- 

 ly done in France with perfect success, and nothing can 

 be prettier than the drooping ash hung with the elegant 

 flowers of the lilac. — Phil. Sat. Post. 



GUN BARRELS TRANSFORMED INTO li 

 BARS. 



That "the sword shall be beat into plowshare 

 spears into pruning hooks," is a prophecy with' 

 we are all familiar ; but who ever dreamed that gu 

 rels should be convened into iron bars .' This is a 

 new and odd, and nut so poetical, by the way, 

 one we have quoted ; but it is, nevertheless, a sobi 

 and this strange metainorpfiosis may be seen at the 

 Farmer office, where the article is for sale at 

 each. A beauiiful iron bar, Buitable for garden m 

 other light work, is made from condemned gun b 

 It is one of the neatest articles of the kind ever ( 

 for sale. A cast-iron plug, forming a head, is 

 fixed in the muzzle ; the breech is steel-pointe 

 fashioned in the proper shape. The article is i 

 finely polished, and colored black — and is a very i 

 nient and useful implement. 



.4 Bis Ote — Mr John Wait, of Whately, has pi 

 ed to the editor of the Northampton Courier, an 

 weighing eighteen ounces, and measures fourlc 

 ches in circumference. How many such apj 

 Philadelphia editor asks — would it lake to make 

 rel of cider .' 



