The St. Landry whig., 1845-07-10
agricultural.


0acHARDs. IfNour trees have NOS ~ abea,
Or then bark Is rough. scrape Them during fhs
summer; but whetherthAy are so or moi. take i
mixture q equal parts ofNso9 soup and sulphur.
eno paint the trunks from he root upwards Is
Jar as you can reach. This will dsaNoy The
insect embryo. and preserve vuur gfe4a Fs6As ia
sirdlingo VI mice ana RMS. and NJ destFav ~
worms ogk enabfps which may be HI I'M nT6und
dlg me eaffh igutn lafoand Tie roofs nf the trees.
1pr + tsw feet aud tatile DEPTH Of d few inches:
and submit ths earth sht,s up to operation III IRE:
when cool, mix with il a gallon of lime 70 each
Tree and replace II. lyon doubt the eifeSAv of
thts treatment, try ii on afew trees dis Esf. and
we viii bet you 4 peck Of ladies bushes dat
you'll suhiect every fruit tree on the farm "a he
same operation.
GRAPEs. The following Suggestions NAV II
useful tpthosc who wish to raise their own graues.
The fruit is always produced upon the shoots
of the same year, which are thrown out ofthe
buds q The last years shoots; ia that Ii Is not he
old wood that yields the grapes. II is best 10
pFsllaa the vines As soon rs the fruit il gathered,
~ 1ha beaFiiig shootstor the following year can.
not DC mistaken; and Is recommended to shor.
Ten them so as to leave but four eyes, as hy lea.
wing 800 many the vine ii exhausted and Yields
put poor, small fruit. This shoots iust above sho
toarth eye areto be cut, and the cutting 10 be
siopeu u such 9 manner that the waterdischar.
glng tFvEss the shoot may NOT rul. 0n ihs budto
lnjufe II.
GnITtvATIoN OF MusTAnp.~The soil should
be q rich SANDY liam. Break iIorounhIs. and
harrow til the clods are reduced. Make HIS
drills two feet apart sow plenty ofseed. and thin
the stocks TO two inches in the rows. Keen all
the weeds ont, and the ground well stirred, and
you may expect q good crop. Most of the cul.
~tivation may be performed by a horse and small
harrow, plow or Cultivator.
To DESTROY WORMS ON cABBAoE.-At night
(about sun DOWN strip off one ofthe lower leaves
and lay i on tho top ofthe cabbage back side
down.. In The morning very early it should be
taken oil, and the whole. or large proportion
ofthe worms Of that cabbage wilt be on 1t, and
can be disposed Of MS any one sees fiji. " or
three trials viii efleciually free The cabbage from
all worms. It never fails except when the
nights are quite cool.
A GOOD WASH FOR rREEs.-Some experien.
ced horticulturlsts contend that lev in any shape,
or made any way, is the best wash for fruit trees,
The ley should be applied with i brush Of mop
in June or July, as this is tho season insects de.
posite their eggs. 1t Is said an application Of
this kind will take the bark and old moss from
he bodies Of the trees, and cause them 10 be
healthy and vigorous of growth.
The BLACK pRA.--From experiment we arc
fully satisfied it il 10 the interest ofevery farm.
efto raise the black pea for hisstock. Nothing
is better for hogs, cattle aud horses, and they can.
be raised with corn, without much labor, and
the ground will be materially benefited NJ the
decay oil the vines, and ihe pxefements Of stock
while consuming the peas. We think the black
pea is preferable 70 others on account Of the fact
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