Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-08-21

SAN-ur~r round fruit trees. has been found
cmineu,lv useful in keeping tha ground moist in
drouth and in promoting the growth OF the tree.
Several bushels may be applied to tree.
The BoRER IL ArrLc TREEs.-W Buck
an agrut uturJ meeting NJ the State
House. Boston. stated that the horcr, whichs
ily in il perfect state. lays ten eggs on the tree
ncarthc ground: that they hatch Ia Young worms
and enter the blrk the first year; the next. they
eat into the wood and ascend; and the third,
come out and change TO the perfect insect
H. saws the best remedy j. TO War>h the tree
with strong lie in July. after the err, are laid
and before the worms have buried themselves in
the bark
RooTs FOR Cows-Thc Boston Cultiya'or
says. that the ~lgrc ra5', lIynr of milk. ana Of
f,nsive odor in cellars. from the ru'l blga may
be obyatcd by substituting tn, cib1'rr turn .o
or turnnp-roota b tar ground that it
will yield ~ mach or N ,re than thr rata blgi.
keep, WELL implrt+ no unpleasant flavor to the
milk, and like plrsnrp, will keep well in the
gto.md the -eycrsst winters. AMI be ready for
use in the spring. The tuncp-rootcd-ca5blT
djOre ground, is less valuable.
ON1oys Pressing the E7rii--A corrcspon-
dent Of the Michigan Farmer, ,a.s an onion
bed was made on very mellow soil of gravcllv
loan spaded eleven inches deep. One half OF
the bed was troddcn 10y the feet of a boy the
other half untouched. The bed was merely
wccded. The onions which grew on the frod
d'H part, 4" came up first grew more thrifty. and
were more than double in size and quantity %
those on the other llali-boing as good yield a
| ever saw"
RESPONSIBILITY OF NURsERYNEv.--An actor
was lately brought, in New Jersey, against
nursery man for having sold trees, IA great mum
ot which. on iruiting were found to produce nat
urai trUb. The Judge ruled that The plaintiff
could only recover the first cost of the Trees
and that the cost and labor of cultivatin!
worthless trees, the rent Of the land on whc
they grew, the loss of several years time. am
the loss of sale of many bushels OF fruit, wer
not TO be taken into account. The Jury dec
ded accordingly.
FRUIT TREEs.--At a late meeting in Boston
y John Owen Of Cambridge, stated that Ii
cured the black wart on plum trees by cuttin
o off and washing in salt water; and in anoth,
: case by washing with salt water only, the war
/ cracking OFT, ). Pond learned the value of 81
u for plum trees, by AN inunda'ion covering h
grounds several feet with salt water, 4" KILN
: every thing but his plum trees. and irving tn,
: l'N Hl', Hc u'll anu NlHpT' Ut. - luTlllll,
!, BROOKLYN applied to unhealthy, mprolucti,
u plum trees, two quarts Of salt each, in waite
! ' the trees became healthy, and the ensuing So
l. son they bore too much fruit H. continu,
n the application, and was not troubled with Il
y black Wdrt nor curCulio.
' w. Buckminstcr said he had found roots
e apple trees three rods from the trunk, that h
been set out only sixteen years. proof of t
r. Importance of a wide deep bed of fertile soil
W YOUNG LANES. A. Morton, of LA IL
Mss, treats Young lambs that have been chi
=, ed, BY mmersng them in tub of warm wat
lie the temperature IA little above blood heat RI
Y, bing them and keeping them in long enough
II become warmed through. lie then takes The
re out and rubs them gently with flannel till qu
N dry. lie does not feed them, till by running
At bout and exercise, a keen appetite is created
Dr PROTECTING TREES FROM MEGA corr
re pondent of the Garlner's Chronicle, mikes s.
ed and milk till of the consistence of thick pal
RI and then applies it to trees with brush, III
IL applied once year, he finds eiiectual protect
against hares and rabbits. Would it not be eql
" 50 against mice