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THBIllustrated Manuscript Account of Western New York Fruit Tree Cultivator, Ira Weaver
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Illustrated Manuscript Account of Western New York Fruit Tree Cultivator, Ira Weaver
Lot of 3 items belonging to Ira Weaver, a fruit grower in Western and Central New York State, active from at least the 1820s to 1840s. Items relate to his techniques and advances in the pruning and grafting of fruit trees, particularly apple, pear, plum, cherry and apricot, for which Weaver describes a method of grafting new cultivars from old stock buried horizontally. Items include:
6.25 x 7.75 in. notebook, containing 14 watercolor diagrams, each opposite a page of inked text corresponding to the drawing. The first page is inked: Ira Weaver's discovery and improvement in increasing Fruit Trees of all kinds./ I claim as my discovery the increasing trees from the roots bodies and tops of good Natural Fruit Trees, and Grafted fruit Trees, by planting Trees perpendicular horizontal or inclined and producing roots and shoots from the forming trees as given in the following drawings and schedules of the same hereinafter described. Signed by Weaver and B. Chamberlain, first Judge of Cattaraugus County Courts, April 8, 1842.
6.25 x 7.75 in. notebook containing 28 signed documents from land owners in Western and Central New York State which attest to the success of grafts that Weaver implemented for them, ca 1827-1849. For example, one grower notes in 1843 that the grafts Weaver set in 1827 are still fruitful, and another grower notes the survival of 74 of 76 grafts set for the season of 1827 and that they bore fruit exceeding any he had ever seen. One note, dated April 27, 1831, at Geneseo, is from the noted Western New York pioneer, educator, and agriculturalist James Wadsworth (1768-1844), who states he knew Mr. Weaver for five seasons and …he has been more successful than any other person I have ever employed, particularly in store fruit such as cherries, plums, apricots, etc. Other prominent customers who signed notes include US Congressman Philo C. Fuller (1787-1855), several judges (such as Charles H. Carroll of Livingston County, nephew of the signer of the US Constitution of the same name), a Col. Wm. Fitzhugh, a Gen. Elijah Rathbone, et al. Gov. of New York Daniel Tompkins was also a customer, but his note has been clipped out. The book includes recipes for oil cloth blacking, furniture polish, burn ointment, yeast, wine, gin, rum, bitters and more, as well as newspaper clippings regarding fruit and grafting, and a ledger recording what he was owed for pruning and grafting services during the 1854 season.An Epitome of Mr. Forsyth's Treatise on the Culture and Management of Fruit-Trees. Philadelphia: T.L. Plowman, 1803. 8vo, leather covers, 186pp. Inked on FFEP, Ira Weaver's Book bought March 12th 1825 of Peter Yates Esq. or Judge Yates./ Pompey March 12th 1825/ Fruit Treaties/ Judge Peter Yates Cousin to Joseph Governor of the State of New York. This book contains notes on the various cultivars of apples, peaches, plums, apricots, etc., with planting and harvesting suggestions, plus 15 plates showing appropriate pruning techniques and even design of required tools and the recommended layout of a farmhouse.
We could find little biographical information on Ira Weaver, but a History of Cattaraugus County lists him as having served as Justice of the Peace in Hinsdale, NY, in 1834. - Shipping Info
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