The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-06-17
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Examine carefully your gratis and
buIded trees. See that they are not
robbed Of their due proportion oil sap by
shoots on the stock below.
II you have trees tina, are shy bearers,
pinch of one-half or thirds their
usual growth, in order to develop the
fruit buds for another season.
/, has been found good practice m
young orchards just come into bearing,
to take of large proportion Of the
blossoms that may set, that they may
bear every year instead OF every two
years, as is usual with the apple.
The apple tree left to bear freely, ex-
hausts the materials for fruit crop elab-
Grated the previous season, and as there
IS not usually time after the ripenng OF
the fruit, for It's vessels TO develop the
fruit buds for another year, before the
falling Of the leaf, the consequence is,
tina, usually the apple tree bears its full
crop every other year.
Cherry trees mature their fruit so ear
b in the season. that time is gwen to
elaborate the irait.buds ere cold weather
sets in. E
Weakly and tender trees should not be
permitted to bear freely for presen,
profit is purchased at the expense of fu.
ture health and vigor.
Mulch your newly uansplanted trees
and shrubs, especially those not hardy
and vigorous growers. Cherry trees par
ticularly require it.
Trea, your trees and shrubs as fairly
as any of your hoed crops supply them
literally with well decomposed manure,
or better, with good compost spaded or
plowed in lightly; keep your cattle from
summer pruning or heading them back
watch carefully to keep them clear OF in
sects, Sc.
If slugs make their appearance on
your cherry trees, dust them with dry
eaastic lime or ashes. Jar your plumb
trees smartly every day or two, early in
the morning, and be sure to destroy by
fire or boiling water all the droppings
therefrom.
SCOT and ashes busted freely over your
melons and cucumbers will much promote
their growth, and materially assist inI
keeping them clear Of bugs. When
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draw earth over the third or fourth Joint
and press it with your foot, they will root
and perhaps save your fruit should the
parent vine be destroyed BY the bug, Sc.
Keep your strawberry beds clear OF
grass and weeds, and remember that
when swelling their fruit they require
liberal supply of water.
Sow peas and radishes every two or
three weeks If you would nave a fresh
supply for your table.
Put your soap suds around the roots of
your grape vines, or pour them on your
manure or compost heap in no case let
hem be wasted. Wash YOUR trees with
we OF moderate strength as high as you
IAN reach, they will soon show by clean,
smooth bark, how well they appreciate
rood treatment.
Hang walls of sweetened water among
our fruit trees. You will be surprised
|, the number of flies and insects that I
'ou may destroy, which would otherwise
rey upon the leaves and fruit
In ;.ansplaating your cabbages, &r., :
e particular and take time and do il we'll /
on may not seem to make il fast work.
MT how much better it is that all should !.
make good heads instead oil only one
alt or one-thlrd. \,
Remember :ha, all gardening and far
llng operations have their appropriate +,
eason, and can never be SO prohtably
erlorn1ed as al the proper time. !