The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-07-31
AGRICULTURAL.
Csaarn-ed Articles o. Ilorsirslsur~.

Cssarn-ed Articles o. lssssirsissr~.
To renore black knots on Plum Trees, excis}
ion and burning Of the affected branche. ha1
proved completely effectual. where promp,Iv and
| unremiitingiy applied Some, indeed, have COM
planned Of failure; bur in these cases the disease
appears to have made great progress before the
| remedy was applied: or else the operation WA
not closely followed up on every successive sp-
Pearance of the eNcrescences. Washing tn.
branches with strong brine or soft soap and
salt. is also highly beneficial.
! 4 good Cement for Grofting is made as fol.
lows: Take one part of good beef's talIow, two
parts of pure beeswaN. and four parts Of ro>in
Melt all and miN well; then pour into cold W.
ter and work very thoroughly. as shoemakrr,'
wax Cement made with these proportions
will not melt in hot weather, nor crack in cold
weather.
Sorrti may be destroyed by breaking up the
sward and sowing buckwheat. A writer in the
Genesee Farmer saws he had piece Of land on
the river bottom Of Il dark SANDY lOam so com.
pleteiy overrun with sorrel as to CHOKE ont a
crop of spring wheat. lie ploughed the land
up as soon a. he saw the wheat was DESTROYED.
and sowed il TO buckwheat, which completely
destroyed the sorrel. There has been no NOR.
seen for quite a number OF years.
Soap may be made riiiout boiling. saws tb.
i
as usual; have the I've strong and good; then
heat the I've TO boiling heat, and pour il into
the grease Give the whole stirring. and they
Will unite and form good soap at once. The
quantity of I've To BE- used will be known when
the soap is formed--if any grease rises put IN
I've till il i all taken up.
Charcoal beneficial 10 Peach Trees.-Nr. Ma
son Cleveland, Of Hartford, CT. states in N.
American Agriculturis;) that having favOri,e
young Peach tree, the leaves of which wer,
turning yellow. he removed the turf and SOIL
near the roots, in a circle of about two feet in
diameter around the tree, and filled the space 10
a level with the surrounding soil. with fne pie
ces and dust of charcoal, which remained in the
bottom of box. The result was SURPRISING
| HE tree put on fine healthy leaves instead OF
! the yellow ones. ana all other signs of sickness
departed in wonderfully short space Of time.
The tree again commenced growing. and re-
manned perfectly healthy until some wears after,
when it was destroyed by the weight Of lis crop
| of fruit assisted hy strong wind. II i worthy
of note, that its fruit, both in quality ana size
WAS as much improved the appearance Of the
tree itself.-CiRcinnati Ga.sffs.
A Coon B.Ir.-The gardens generally this
spring are infested 10 an incredible extent con-
sidering the severity Of the wntS) with snais
and slugs. which have already commenced their
destructive havoc on the tender foliage and veg
etah!e plants Nr. George Thorn. of this place,
among various eNperime nts, spread, in the even
ing. IN his garden some grains. the remains of
malt after brewing about one inch in thick
ness About midnight he went to the spot. and
found the grains literally covered with snails
and slugs, and by sitting slased lime over them
he DESTROYED the whole. The experiment has
become in general use. and successfully that
gardens are clcansed Of these insects in a few
nights.-TaUhfOn Courier.
AsrAR,GUs---l am quite at a loss TO account
for the prevalence of the custom of earthins I'd
the plants so high for the mere purpose of
bleaching the stem. | have. for several wears,
been in the habit of cutting large quantity Of
Asparagus, and my practice has been this:
Some time between the second week in April
and the FIRST Of Nav. Il speak of the Southwest
ern countless the beds are raked off so a. 10
leave not more than two inches of light mould
above the crowns of tile roots; and none u cut
until hve or siX inches above the ground, an
never rcmem - person TO whom this practii
was new. partaking of the produce. who did 10
remark on its exceedingly fine flavor and deli
cious quality. BY this means a great quantity
of edible matter is gained. and that certainly
without the sacrifice of any delicacy or fneness
Of flavor. Moreover. TO an unprcjudiced eve, a
dish of green Asparagus is at least equal in APP
pearance TO one Of whit l make no doubt
that if one of the Convent Garden dealers was
TO start with a lot Of green grass" all who
ventur-d to taste il wculi continue To frequent
his stall in preference TO any other. In conclu-
sion, let me ask, whether any real advantage
accrues form the use Of the called an Aspa-
ragus knife over one of ordinary make with a
blade Of sufficient length
Gardeners' ChronieI,.
RHrsARD TARrINE.-The enclosed recipe for
1 NAL rxxrba 4 ali g Z
"Rhubarb Tartine," will, l think, be of some
use to cottagers snd Others, as a cheap mode of
Rhubarb, and especially to those rho find pastry
rnwhoiesome. Take many Rhubarb stalks
as will hll a baking dish. and Iay them in water
for ten minutes. then grease a dish for baking.
and put in the bottom Of il some bread cut in
siicO about quarter Of inch thick. toasted
a few minutes in some boiling water poured into
aPlate, with twP<able spoonfuls Of moist sugar
in it. Cut the Rhubarb into pieces an inch long.
and hll the dish; then put some slices Of toasted
bread, soaked as before, 10 cover the ton, and
bake it about an hour and half. or Till well
done. II the toast he cut from the bread after
being toasted it will be the nicer.
Gardeners' Chronieie.
From Downins's Hortcaiuri.tl
SALT FOR THE OUNCE TREx.-In making a
drain from my kitchen, it 50 happened that il
emptied its contents near the roots Of one of the
ounce trees mentioned. This tree. the season
after, came into bearing, and as a good deal Of
brine had been emptied into this drain, sup
posed the salt might have pro iuced its fruitful
state.
Acting on this snpposition, l commenced ap-
plying salt eraly in the spring the other ounce
trees al the rate Of three quarts per annum ia
the surface Of the ground under sach tree, the
trunks OF which were then about as large .
mans wrist They came into bearing the fol-
| lowing season, and have given me constant and
good crops every year since. NV neighbors, who
had never previously succeeded in growing
ounces, have adopted my plan, and now find M
difficulty; and have myself planted mors
> young trees, which are now beginning to beal
: well. Your obedient servant,
Oneida county, N V Nav lsl7