Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-01-09


as follows: Preserve the plants during win
ter IN a cool place, not exposed to the sun
Let the ground be prepared. so that the
planting may be commenced as early n:
the season will permit; if in February the
better-at any rate, carly in March. The
soil should not be so light or sandy as 10 be-
come thirsty very soon. Let the cuttings
be prepared by separating midway between
the joints, and stick them deep enough fo'
the bud;to be covered from an inch TO an inch
and a hall, according 10 the texture ofthe soil
lhe bottom of'hc slip will then be- J inch
es beneath the surface--a dcplh,,to which
the ground seldom becomes eu,irely dry.ia
the early par; ofthe spring--and If,here ;be
any choice Of ground in the lo!, select fol
single buds that part which lies the lowest.
as being likely to retain moisture the long.
est. With these precautions, and above all,
early planting, no failure can, in my opinion
ensue; but I would advise thee to con-
suit other cul,ivators on the subject. By a
strong cutting, mean one taken from the
larger par, Of the main stem Of vigorous
plant, and those near the base oftlrif,y la.
!cral branches. Some days ago, removed
the earth from 4 number of my single. bud
plans, !or the purpose Of examining Them
carefully. found some smaller than in
tended to plant; but the trees were as large
as those from the largest cuttings. ~
"My plants will this year yield per cufling
about 40 buds, on the averagc--perhaps
more, and the most ofthem grow on thin,
shallow soil, that never was manurcd."
at is the opinion Of many men of judg-
mcnt, with whom | have conversed and cor.
responded, that the present prices will be
nearly or quite sustained another year.--
The stock of mulberries is no: so large as
one Nigh: suppose. There are very few in
New Eng gland. A friend in Baltimore in
forms me that G. e. Smith estimates the
number in the United States as two and Il
halfmllions. r. Sinclair (pcrhaps il. con.
junction with Smith, states the same NUM-.
bcr: and friend Of mine, who has taken
great pains 70 inform himself, has arrived
at precisely the same conclusion. can.
not help thinking there arc more: but my
information on the subject is not extensive.
In regard 10 the demand, may say that IN
addi ion to that indicated W the present
high prices, Judge Comslock, editor Of the
Silk Cullurist, toll me he did not think there
were more in the United States than would
supply the sale Of Cannectcnt, at fair Pri-
ccs, ii they were all sent there. And Il ger
,leman Of Burlington informed me that there
were not more than enough in New Jersey
to supply the present demand in the county
of Burlington in the same manner.
81 intended 10 have said word about
sprouting cuttings in hot bed, as recon-
merded by G. 3. Smith. | have only tried
it once, and then on small scale; but !
did not succeed very well. The objection.
is, that the plants become chilled and SUM-
ted by removal from such comfortable quar-
tiers 10 be exposed 10 the nclemcnces of
the month Of May. But in any event. great
skill and attention are requisite in the maa'
agemcnt Of hot bed.
at may be very familiar 10 thee, but 1t
will do no harm to add, that the most con-
venicnt instrument in preparing the cuttings.
is Il pair of pruning aciso's--such as arc
used by vine dresscrs."
[My experience teaches me that this oh.
jcction rests against plants grown in hot beds
with glasses. We, owever consider tha
glasses are wholly unnecessary. if not
injurious. Ifthe cuttings be- started in hot.
beds, covered in bad weather, and during
higher wilhstraw orgrass mattngs, they can
be raised just as hardly as if planted in the
field, and will have the advantage of being
from three to five weeks earlier in their
growth. have transplantcd cuttings thus
raised, taking advantage Of good season
lust after a rain, without their leaves ever
dropping, or the plants being put back sin.
gle day in their growth.
From close observation | unl,es'tatngly
saw that consider the bot-bed as above
described the best mode of starting the cut.
tings.
EDWARD P. ROBERTS,
Ed. Farmer 4. Gardener.
81 had intended 10 supply an omission
made in regard to the preparation o! cut
,ngs; and the remark would make, ap.
plies especially to cuttings Of single buds.
It is the main stem that | recommended to
be cut into single buds, and it is The strong
est part of the stem that throws out the 'ate-
raj branches. AS every lateral starts out'
there is no bud (at least none that will read!'
ly grow remaining at the joint; and II IS
therefore necessary, in preparing the cut,
tiugs, that the lowest bud on the lateral
should be left to the main stem. lost many
plants last spring by not attending TO this.
And the sellers of mulberries, who ' supply