Why Orchards Decay

A correondent of the ValUy I'armer says orohards havo died or become poor frutn thi'se cansos : 1. The exhauütion of the soil from the constant cropsof apples ; from blowpg away by the wind of tho leaves of the tríes whicli nature dcs-ignel to 'o d the soil on which the trees stuuds ; by the erops of grasa, gr aio, or roots constantly taken from the samo ground und little return of eubstance to it, 2. Anotber raenns of their clestruction has been in wbippiog the trees with poles to remove the applcs. And Btiil another cau8e was the paslurage amoog ihem. 3. To restoro them : If nDy were left worth reeiorino;, man must ceae to erop tho ground under tliem, and must munure them with vegetable raould, decayed leavcs wood-hme, ashes, andsalt. A compo?t formed of these substances woiild be excellent ; or one formed in part by eoapsuds and refuse slops, chipdirt, turf, etc, wcll rotted. Then trim tliem of all dead limbs, and tliose that cross and gall oach oiher, and of all suckera that feed upon trunk or limbs, uot necessary for a erop.