Litchfield enquirer., 1833-04-18
WILLOWS IN PEACH TREES.


 To the Editor ofthe Ne,O- York Farmer.
 iST,-AS l am a cultivator of the peach, and have been for some years past, and have given my attention to the disease of the tree, do believe that know some- thing by experience. First, it is a fact that the yellows can be given to a healthy tree by lnoculating it from a diseased tree, or by trimming diseased tree and then pass ing on with the sanie knife to healthy tree; and the moment you amputate limb with knife that has got the seeds of death on it, it will be sure to take, as it would be to inoculate child with the small pox: In 1880, had soine scions brought to me by MT. s. .; some that had the yellows in its first stage, and some from a healthy one. They were budded on young trees of that summers growth.- They were fine and healthy young trees. Now will give you the result of the two lots of scions. In the first lot there were abou; 40 trees budded from it; 12O trees grew from the 40, and they had the yell lows, al nf them, in 1881, and the 20 were not cut down for the buds, because the buds did not start to grow then these 20 natural trees, all of them, had the yellows. Second lot of scions-part of them were budded on the same row where No. was, and the remainder on the next row; there were 25O buds inserted 22O grew. They are all healthy, and the natural ones were healthy, and buds inserted into them again.
 How often do we see advertisements to cure the yellows in peach trees; but that has never been done, nor never can be- The only remedy is, when you see a tree that is attacked with that disease, dig it up; do not leave it for the fruit. lift bears, the fruit is not worth any thing-poor tasteless trash.
 think by proper management peach orchard could be kort from the yellows for six or eight years. have 12O trees five & six years old, and not one of them has got the yellows. When l got the trees. there was one kind among them that the yellows made it's appearance on the first summer afier planting. As soon as I discovered it., I dug them up and planted out good ones, and now they are all healthy, and be- lieve will continue so for five years to come, with proper management. SEvIs.
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 Suggestions relative to Farmers Work for Aprl.-This is a very important month with the farmer,-all vegetation is bursting into life. Every agent in nature is brought into requisition. All animated nature begins to feel the vivifying influence of the genial sun. Initiating the activity of nature, farmers should be up and doing.
 Horses.-These should be kept in fine order, that they may be able to retain their flesh and strength throughout the laborine months of April and May. Breeding mares should not only be not worked hard but care taken that they are not oyerheat ed, jerked about. kicked or Gightened.- They should not suddenly change from hard labor to ease, but should gradually have their work frightened.
 COws.-At this season of the year it is not uncommon to see cows wretchedly poor, particularly after calving. They are so weak and feeble, from light coarse feed ing before caiving, which is SO trying to their nature, that they have scarcely ener- gies sufficient to regain their wonted appe- tite and strength.
 Fowls.-At this season of the year fowls get but comparatively little food-neithel insects, nor grain from the barn, and the grass is but short, without seeds conse- quently they should continue to be fed.
 Fences.-These should be righted anc repaired immediately after the frost is out of the ground. It is very difficult to keeF board fence from leaning, or blowing down particularly in moist ground. This we should suppose might be remedied by hay ing the posts much larger at the bottom tapering towards the top. In this way there may be great economy in the posts One as now used will make two that vii be more than twice as serviceable. Post' do not decay at the top, but near tho ground. Let the fence be as light as pos sible towards the top, in proportion to th' bottom.
 Grass Lands.-If a supply of fine ma nure is on hand, scarify your grass lands and then give them top dressing witt manure. This will greatly increase th' quantity of hay. If you have reason ts think moles, ants. and the frost, have rem dered ground uneven, tho grass will be ben efitted by rolling.
 .Arabk Lands.-Farmers should study and apply their means to obtain the great est quantity and number of crops from thu least ground, rather than break up ant