The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1853-07-21
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as stated last month. Drain low grounds
and place the muck dug ou5 in q position
to be benefited by the action Of the sum
mer and the approaching winters frosts
II you have aaysaltand lime mixture on
hand, spread i. thinly over the ditch banR
as yoa THROW ous Tie drains, and by next
.pringi5 viii be in order to be used in the
compost heaps. Early crops taken of
may be replaced with ruta baga tuInips,
i! not north of New York, in the early
part OF this month; in farther north, the
white globe turn;p viii succeed with la
ter planting tEsn the ruta baga and
ground cleared in the latter part of the
month may be sowed with strap leaycd
rcd-top tusnips with profit.
Root crops planted last month shoull
be kept clear OF weeds; those who have
grain crops standing so late as tie early
part of this month are referred to the di-
rec,ion fer last month. AS soon as pot&
tatoes are dug, use three bushels of fine
salt broadcast to the acre, in addition TO
such Other manufcs as your land nsy re-
quire, and plant turnips. Gather fallen
fruis from the orchards and carry it
to the hog pens, that the insects it contains
may not be pelpetuated. In the early
part Of the month destroy the second
brood of caterpillars. Clean cut haulm
ofpeas and beans and tiTow it 70 the hogs.
On dry days cut herbs III flower and Sc
cure for winter use. Keep your dung
heaps free from weeds, or you will be
spreading their seeds on the land Inoc
alate such fruits as m&y be sotreated this
month.-(sce Downing on Fruit Trees. }
Plant ont stones or pits Of fruits late in
Tie month; if left until spring but few OF
tEem will vegeta:e IS compared with those
now planted.
FRUIT GARDEN AID ORcHAED.-TLis
month is the best lime to prune fruit trees
as the wounds then heal over readily and
do 70. canker (See Downing On Fruit
Trees. When spring gratis have failed,
bud nlav succeed at this time.
Ifthe weather bcdry, advantage should
be taken Of this fact to coat the surface Of
tie trunks Of trees with the wash recon-
mended in vol, i. p. 8, as the hot sun will
cause the mixture to dry upon the bark
aud thus do away with the larvae of in
scc.s deposited in the bark. The mois-
ture afforded BY the dews will be sufficient
to enable the more solub,ePortions to grad
ualIy enter tie interstices, and thus de- /.
compose TIE inert or dead parts Of the
coating OF trees, while the after growth
will cause such parts to be exfoIia.ed and
thrown OF. We have tried this mode OF
treatment fully, and we ere convinced
that the general heath and fru;sfulness Of
tie tree is much improved by its use.
Budding must be performed this month
and Downing tells us Chat "tho proper
season for budding is from the first Of Ju
ly to the middle Of September, the differ
ent trees coming into season as follows
plums, cherries, apricots on plums, apri-
cots, pears, apples ounces, noctarines
and peaches. Trees Of considerable size
viii require budding earlier than young
seeding stocks, but the operation is al
ways, and only safe, when tie bark Of The
stock or parts separates freely from the
wood, and when the buds of the current
years growth are somewhat plump, and
young wood is growing firm. Young
stocks in the nursery, if thrifty, are usu-
ally planted out in rows in the spring, and
budded tie same summer Or autumn. >
Moderate doses Of fire salt should bel
splinklcd around the fruit trees which are
by the eurculio.