Rensselaer Union, Volume 1, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 December 1868 — Agricultural and Domestic. [ARTICLE]

Agricultural and Domestic.

J\ jWWav* pays l*#t to **leot tot highest, beet drained land for planting any (IS. of fruit trees, so far a* reganls their fertttre welfare. If there is no such spot conveniently situated, then, the next h«t is, to run under, drains five or six rods apart throughout the entire plat of the future ore li ard . Fruit trees of any ktnd, if *£} in land bold* ing water tor a considerable time, will not bear fruit as early nor so constantly. The’ fruit will not a tain its perfection, and the tree will not live out half its day a Therefore if you wish to derive profit from your fruit trees, see to it that they Wt ret in well drained ground. • Almost any portion of our land is sufficiently rich for their healthy growth, at least for,the find lew years. As a general thing our trees grow too fast. More especially is this the case with pears. One cause of the cracking of the bark, especially along the south-west face of the trunk, is the rapidity of its growth. Another cause is the burning of *tba -4»ot July ami August sun. As a partial remedy for too rapid growth, plantiugltt a grass plat is the best, and for cracking, is to let the limbs g row out as near the surface of the ground as possible. % this means the body of the tree is protected from the injuriooa effects of solar influence. The tree will bear fruit earlier apd it is much more convenient to gather. ~ln my next I shall •peak of trimming fruit trees. Teddy.