True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1845-08-06

for the destruction II The worm that inltsis
Peach trees Iherein send you letter q Mr..
Physicx, Of MaFylaud, extracted from The Al.
bany culsisa.Or would also suggest the use
ofashes Of lime % the ROOFS a he trees. i is
important ia masking ahy pplicasiOnto the tree
that the. glue should b previously scraDsd off
and the worms cut OF Yoa win generally
find one 81 more worms embodied in the tree
where the glue exudes
YEonAN OF RANKIS-
THE PEACH Importqat Experiment
MTsssrs. Gaylord 8 Tucker:
In the Spring Of 1887, IwrOio to Judge
Buel asking him 10 join me 10 experiments on
the Peach tree with saiipetre, and proposed to
give the result through the medium Of tho Cul.
tyator 10 the public Igave as my reason for
tha. redues chat as far Is my designations ex-
tended, I had always observed, that on soils
containing nllre and muriate Of soda, the peach
tree lives lnxuriantly to an advanced ge,wslle
upon soils immediately adjoining, immature
decay takes place, and the tree seldom altains
the age Of seven years. | commenced expert
ments With salt and sallpetre, IN the year 1885,
upon an orchard six years old clover was
sowed upon il that spring. and i remained IN
grass till last fall, when il was plonghed and
sown in wheat and clover this spring. The
trees in 's6 were full Of worms-scme ofthe
trees were dead, others apparently dying and
but very few put on the appearance Of health.
Such was It's disiempered condition that some
Of my friends advised me % cut downabout one
half Of those that yet showed life, saying that
such was the practice Of peach growers |
thought il would be bad practice for phySi.
clan to destroy one or more Of family to Pre-.
vent disease from spreading, and after cutting
down those that were dead, | conmeneed ore
rhlions on the balance with equal quantities Of
sah and saltpetre combined, applying about a
half pound upon the surface, and in contact
with ihetTunk ofshe tree, then sowed il broad
cast over part of the orchard at the rate Of
about two bushels to the acre Thensult Of
this application, to the surprise Of my friends,
wasihe appearance Of perfect health with new
and rigorous shoo,s--.ths trees fall Of fruit
which maluredwiih incrsasedsize and improv-
cd flavor Towards the last Of March, and
again in May and September, s37, applied
the same ingredients 10 different proportions,
without observing much differences the eff
feet, though I have since though that where /
applied the saltpetre alone, and Nherethe larg-
est portion Of the mixture was nitro, the effect
was best, but ia consequence ofthe price ofsalt
pcsre, 1 have endeayored to ascertain the small
lest quantity that should be used, and | would
not advise less than one,eighth, though would
prefer One.fourh, or more Ny trces'ihis fall
are free from worms all doing well, and |
have found no further use for the axe IN my or
chard. In the year 1888, applied the mix
turs to part of my orchard, in March. The
oiher part received the application, 10 June
and September Upon that part done 10 March
hadan abundance offruit, while those done
ia the 9th and elh mouths, were comparatively
destitute offruii, ], having been killed BY late
frost Il occurred 70 me that was indebted
70 the salt, SC for the abundance Of frut on the
trees done in March, By its reiarding regeta-
ton, and from an experimen, made 10 lS9, il
appeared 70 Be the case, though I have never
considered il ofsutficisn. importance to repeat
Il for the purpose oftesiingil further. In re-
gard to the bcs limo to make this application,
would say about the first Of April, and to those
trees having worms in them again in June or
September. as The appearance oflhe worm may
indicate iis necessity, using about lwo,hird, of
the usual qaaniiiy for the June or September
dressing, and to be used only 10 contact with
ths trunk Of lhe tree. 1 have not discovered
any greal benefit from sowing ]. broadcast over
The orchard every year. 4 prefer to DO ihi,
every second or third year Ifthe tree is IN
jaredvery much BY the worm, to wash the BARI
olihe trunk with a solution Of this mixture ans
,saser nigh Be or service, being careful not I,
apply 100 mnch, ibis sboold not Preyeni is sp
plicalion il powdered safe
LYTTLETor PaEsfeK.
Anri fprn. cssa q, Md, July 6IstL
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