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Letter to Editor
March 23, 1795
Gazette Of The United States And Daily Evening Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
John J. Blauvelt describes his successful experiment cultivating apple trees from cuttings in Clarktown, Orange County, New York, on December 12, 1794, advocating it as an easy, cheap method for forming orchards.
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Mr. Printer,
PERMIT me through the medium of your useful paper, to acquaint the public with a mode of cultivating APPLE TREES from cuttings, not attempted, as yet, in America, with success
About the first of April last, I cut a number of thrifty shoots, coated the cut ends with tar, and then planted them about eight inches deep, in a very sandy but rich soil; their foliage appeared in season, and retained their verdures as late as any nursery plant. Late in the fall I took up some, and found a large number of fibres formed, sufficient for the support of vegetation; and am now persuaded, that orchards may be formed in this easy, cheap, and expeditious way. Every further experiment of this nature, and the nature of the process, shall be communicated by your
very humble servant.
JOHN J. BLAUVELT, Farmer.
Clarktown, Orange County, December 12,1794.
Mr. Printer,
PERMIT me through the medium of your useful paper, to acquaint the public with a mode of cultivating APPLE TREES from cuttings, not attempted, as yet, in America, with success
About the first of April last, I cut a number of thrifty shoots, coated the cut ends with tar, and then planted them about eight inches deep, in a very sandy but rich soil; their foliage appeared in season, and retained their verdures as late as any nursery plant. Late in the fall I took up some, and found a large number of fibres formed, sufficient for the support of vegetation; and am now persuaded, that orchards may be formed in this easy, cheap, and expeditious way. Every further experiment of this nature, and the nature of the process, shall be communicated by your
very humble servant.
JOHN J. BLAUVELT, Farmer.
Clarktown, Orange County, December 12,1794.
What sub-type of article is it?
Informative
What themes does it cover?
Agriculture
What keywords are associated?
Apple Trees
Cuttings
Propagation
Orchards
Agriculture
Tar Coating
Sandy Soil
What entities or persons were involved?
John J. Blauvelt, Farmer.
Mr. Printer
Letter to Editor Details
Author
John J. Blauvelt, Farmer.
Recipient
Mr. Printer
Main Argument
presents a successful method of cultivating apple trees from cuttings in america, using tar-coated shoots planted in sandy rich soil, which formed roots and suggests it as an easy, cheap way to form orchards.
Notable Details
Cut Shoots Coated With Tar
Planted Eight Inches Deep In Sandy But Rich Soil
Foliage Appeared In Season And Retained Verdure
Roots (Fibres) Formed By Fall Sufficient For Vegetation