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NEW ENGLAND FARRIER. 



June 



\vith as little risk, as the apple. I think either of 

 them, is hardier than some varieties of the apple, 

 the Baldwin, for one. 



I have thought a plan of this kind would be a 

 good one, and I think it might well be tried by 

 those persons, if there are any such, who are in- 

 terested in the cultivation of this fruit, and who, 

 not having met with as good success as they ex- 

 pected, have become somewhat discouraged, and 

 have about come to the conclusion that pear cul- 

 ture is a failure. Select a piece of ground that 

 has not been continually cultivated. A square rod 

 or more, acording to the number of trees you wish 

 to put out, near the gate where you turn your cat- 

 tle into the pasture, which has been enriched by 

 their continual droppings, would be an excellent 

 spot. Prepare this, or any other piece of good, 

 new land, as you would for any valuable crop, cab- 

 bages, for instance. Procure young and healthy 

 trees of one year's growth from the bud or graft, 

 twice as many as you may need — the overplus, 

 will be wanted by some of your neighbors, — and 

 set them in rows, to suit your convenience, say 3^ 

 feet between rows, and two feet or more between 

 trees. Put no manure among the roots. You can 

 manure on the surface as much as you please. 

 Keep the ground mellow, and free of weeds, by 

 constant cultivation, or the whole surface thorough- 

 ij' mulched. If you think your ground needs far- 

 ther enriching at any time, the best way, and the 

 best season, is to spread a coat of manure, with a 

 sprinkling of ashes, on the surface, late in autumn, 

 and let it lie all winter. It may be removed in the 

 spring, or forked in near the suiface. If there is 

 danger of the trees being thrown out by the frost, 

 a heavy coat of mulch Avill remedy that. If they 

 stand where the snow would be likely to break 

 them down, train them in single shoots, stick a 

 small stake perpendicularly, close to them, and tie 

 them in several places fast to it. Let the trees 

 remain till of suitable size for their final removal 

 to the garden, or orchard. 



In pursuing this course, several advantages will 

 readily occur to the mind. The original cost and 

 transportation will be small. They are more like- 

 ly to live and grow well than larger trees, where 

 they have to be procured from a distance. You 

 can train them in a form to suit yourself, with 

 branches high or low, by preserving or cutting back 

 the leading shoot. When of suitable si^e to re- 

 move, you can select a good time for that purpose 

 — a dull or mistj^ day — can remove them one at a 

 time, as convenient, without exposing the roots to 

 drying weather, and you will have no breaking 

 and bruising of the limbs by the rough handling 

 on railroads. You will get better roots, for pear 

 trees, as they are usually managed, with only one 

 transplanting, that from the seed-bed to the nur- 

 sery rows of a rich, deep trenched soil, are in- 

 clined, oftentimes, to grow with long, naked roots. 

 Every removal promotes the gi-owth of healthy, 

 fibrous roots. 



I have great confidence in setting young trees, 

 and am preparing myself to supply the demand, 

 should there be any market for them hereafter. 

 The trees I now have growing, will be worth more 

 to me, to grow a year or two longer. I will, how- 

 ever, supply a few for trial, of some good varieties, 

 that succeed well here, such as Flemish Beauty, 

 Urbaniste, Beurre d'Amalis, Rostiezer, &c. I 

 have a few Bartletts, but would not recommend 



them except to those living in a favorable locality. 

 They will do nothing with me ; are very tender, 

 and exceedingl}' liable to winter-kill. I can raise 

 small trees because they are usually protected by 

 the snow, which now, (AiirillS,) covers my nurse- 

 ry, in many places, from one to two feet deep. 

 Wakefield, N. H., April 18. John Copp. 



Remakks. — We shall be glad to hear from our 

 correspondent again. 



PBOSPECT OP CHOPS IN E]SrGLAND. 



The following articles are from the Mark Lane 

 Express, a paper published at London, and devot- 

 ed, exclusively, to the agricultural interests. These 

 articles indicate that a very large amount of our 

 agricultural products will be needed in England 

 and France, so that there is every reason why our 

 farmers should engage earnestly in seeding and 

 cultivating. This, added to the fact that large 

 numbers of our productive men ai"e in the army, 

 and consequently withdrawn from the cultivation 

 of the soil, ought to be a sufficient stimulus for us 

 to produce all we can. 



The paragraph which follows is from the Ex- 

 press of April 14, and certainly presents rather a 

 gloomy prospect for our transatlantic brethi-en : 



The increasing wetness of the past week looked 

 very ominous for the entire season. March hav- 

 ing been rainy, it was to be hoped that the pres- 

 ent month would have been genial and drier than 

 usual, but the soil has now become flooded in low 

 situations, and so generally saturated, that field 

 lal)ors were impracticable : warm and dry weather 

 is seriously wanted. The grass and early sown 

 corn have indeed been rapidly growing, but the 

 latter is in danger of running into straw, and the 

 wheat that was most forward was getting rank and 

 spindly. But the weather has lately gone round 

 to the other extreme, and much harm may now 

 result from the sharp frost. We have, therefore, 

 become much more dependent on foreign supplies, 

 and there is already a greater firmness in the trade, 

 notwithstanding good stocks and heavy arrivals, 

 more especially of American flour. 



The following, a week later, does not seem to 

 promise much more for the crops than the fore- 

 going : 



The past week has varied, the opening being 

 cold and harsh, followed by a heavy rain, and 

 closing with a more genial temperature. The ef- 

 fects of the late changes have plainly told upon the 

 growing crops, much of the wheat having become 

 yellow and unhealthy in appearance ; but, on the 

 whole, a check to its luxuriance may be servicea- 

 ble. More wire-Avorm has, however, been com- 

 ])lained of, as well as misplant, and the first severe 

 frost after so much rain, must have cut the pear 

 blossoms and earlier fruit. 



In the last number of the Express which we 

 have received, and dated Api-il 28, we find the 

 paragraph which follows. This looks a little more 

 encoui'aging, but still leaves room for some anxie- 

 ty in regard to the crops in Europe : 



