Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-10-03


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Resolved, The. committee b. appointed
whose duty il shall be tn present, ut our next
session, list Of fruits for general cultivation.
TIC committee are
WM srisW sssr, Chairman, Quincy. I'LL
llr. duLi., Alton, Ill
4 Il HAsngstan, Haaksslia VIZ.
II. AVER, burlington. Iowa,
II s FiSLgr, Davenport. IeNa.
Il. II WHTSEF. franklin tigare. III
WV. II. Looms, Mich.
j. B. COLEMAN, Peoris. Co, liz,
G. r. 0vEaxaS, Fulton 60. Ill.
Cnas. kEsslcoTT, Northis!d III.
The Eafk I.oasc was taken up
Ellsworth SAYS one method OF destroying
them is washing with soap and lime; another
throwing ashes into the tops of the trees
when they are damp; and another still, scra-
ping the trees Has applied the lime too
strong to bear the hand. There is no effec-
tual remedy; he has used lime in the lye to
slightly whitewash the tree, with no good
effect; lye is the best
Bryant, they propagate themselves in June,
and sometimes cover the branches even to
the extremity They sometimes but not often
get upon the fruit. If they are on but few
trees cut down and burn the whole They
are more liable to attack trees when exhaust
ed by overhearing.
r Avery has discovered whits lonse on
one or two trees.
darkness has seen but two trees covered
with them in Peoria county Once knew
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the root of tree. The effect was that the
next year the lice disappeared, but the fruit
tasted of tobacco, but next year did not
circulation of the tree; thinks even the fruit
Bryant has doubts about putting anything
into the circulation, so as to drive away in
sects '
/ Gov. Grimes thinks that all philosophy
proves that substances may enter into the
Juices OF the tree Experiments have been
tried showing that various substances may
enter into the blood of living human being,
and the same is true of wheat and other
grains. You want phosphate ns limo in
wheat, and you manure with suctiiu, con-
tanning that substance.
/ Albright noticed that i attacked stunted
trees but left Il they became vigorous.
bun.ap slid the insects come out of their
scalciike envelope 30 or 10 at time and are
so small that they can scarcely be seen by
the naked eve Accordin,- to Harris, the
male can Gy He Dunlap thinks the fe-
male is carried by the wind from tree to tree
! Thinks the insect has nearly had its run
However we should guard againstits rayages
There is partial remedy, and there is a
certain, one. The partial remedy is one pound
Of potash to seven pounds Of water, or one
pound of sal soda to four pounds of water
If this is applied to the insect while the shell
is yet soft it certainly kills. |! can be put
on very rapidly with swab, Leave the
small twigs and trim them of in the spring,
and thus you may get clear of the Insects
The sure remedy is to cut down the trees af-
fectcd and burn them This insect gets
upon the currant mountain ash syringa He
has found it half mile from other trees on
seedlings. They are poisonous and hence
the tree becomes weak from poison absorbed
into the circulation and not altogether from
the sap withdrawn. a neighbor has tried
urine upon a tree covered with them; they
all died; doubtless an accident, as they some
times die on trees that have had nothing APP
piled.
Bryant says, scions received from affected
districts should be examined, they may be
found near the junction of new wood
Committee on Tree Peddlers reported as
: follows and requested the report might be
published by every paper In the Northwest :
The Comm tee appointed to inquire into the pr.c
tees If tree pedtrs respectfully report:
That tbs evil complained of seems to be very ex-
tensive. II is well understood that j. dividuas are
travelling the country, in every directions protesting
l., he of D.iy We :
at the East when in fact such establishments as
represented by them are in existence. We are in
formed that person has made extensive sales in Blu
county, ILL.,, who represented himself to be- the
! agent Of Chase q. Co., Rochester, N. T., where
Messrs. Barry and Frost assure us no such nursery
are to be found. 1t is also reported that pre-
tended agent of Ellwanger Barry is travelling
through Illinois selling trees Mr. Barry has given
the most positive assurance that the firm have no
travelling agent in that Stale 1t is also reported that
agents Of the s'Genessee Nursery. three miles from
Rochester, selling trees throughout II linos and
Iowa. We are well satisfied from good authority
that there is such nurery. The Rochester nurse
ries are ably and fully represented at this Conven-
ton and they assure US that they have travelling
agents except such as bear we'll authenticated Gre
dentials with them.
1t j. tn reore very certain that set Of importers
going about the country, palming Oh upon the
public large amount Of uncertain and unreliable
stock, in the OF henest men who not in any
way responsible for these disreputabe transactl"ns-
We therefore caution every tree purchaser in the
North West to beware with whom he deals. One Of
the arguments made use Of by these imposers is that
the stock procured from Eastern nurseries is better
leccd and of better sorts than that which is found
for sale in the west The h,gh-mirded and honora-
BILE men engaged in the Business til in the East and
West all treat this assertion with that contempt which
it deserves. he only way for purchasers to obtain
reliable selections is either to deal directly with men
whom they know or to send their orders by mai, to
! tablishmente which are known to the public. and
Eo,y,
tscd AMI are known to exist. All which is respect
| fully submitted.
The subject of pruning nursery trees was
then taken up
! r. Avery does not believe in high tops );
should be trained low. His first orchard set
out in Illinois was Of high trees but he cut
them off about ~ feet from the ground. The
high trees in the neighborhood bore but little,
while his were full. Experience proves that
low trees bear best in this country where
they are exposed to high winds.
Bracket trims limbs from nursery trees 2
feet from ground, and always keeps middle
shoot straight, so that the tree may be trim
med after it is set in orchard Thinks low
tops best.
Whitney trims off side shoots first year
! inches from the body Second year trims off
these spurs, the first of June; trims Is inches
from ground. At four years top two feet
from the ground.
Bryant makes difference in the kinds
the Northern Spy might form a top inches
from the ground, while none should be moro
than three feet Spy grows with too close
head; forces the branches apart
Stewart thinks trees should be at least five
feet high when the top is formed, SO that you
may pass under with horse, and so that
hogs may run in the orchord to eat wormy
apples; there should be no forked trees. He
! trims of forks and shoots around the roots
AT three years old his trees form tops three
feet from the ground. He trims gradually,
so that by the time the trees come into bear
ing the top is formed
| Ellsworth pinches back the side leaders the
first year. Second. year cuts off all side
limbs that have made strong growth Third
year trims off all limbs y feet and cuts of
, top 4 to AZ from ground
Dunlap trims from u to 3 feet Stiff
wooded kinds must be thinned in the top
Stewart has never known apples to be af.
fected by the apple worm where hors have