Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-05-22
AgrituItnral anu Domestic.

Agritultnrat anu domestic.
ART OF GROWING TREES FROM CUTTINGS.
--Pof. Dc Lacroix, of Besancon, in France,
has discovered mode of propagating from
cuttings, which is not only successful in case
of roses, and other plants easy TO live, but
apples, plums, pears, apricots, &c. Out of
one hundred cuttings put out in June, not
one but was thriving in August, in the
open air, without shade or extra care, except
water few times after they were planted.
His method is to put the whole cutting into
the ground, bent in the form of bow, with
the centre part up, and just on level with
the surface, at which point there must be a
good bud or shoot, which is the only part
exposed to the air; the other being protect
ed by the earth from drying up, supports
and gives vigor to the bud, which starts d-
rectly into leaf, and, in its turn, helps the
cutting to form roots, and the whole even
forms thriving tree. The method of set
ting them is to form two drills, about three
inches apart, with sharp ridge between,
over which bend the cutting and stick an
end in each drill, and cover up, and press
the earth firmly, and water freely. Cuttings
should be of the last years growth, fresh and
vigorous.
EARTHING UP FRu1T TREEs.-M Messrs.
Editoys:--I have been obliged in grading
a lotn to place layer of earth to the depth
of five or six inches around my fruit trees.
The trees are about six years old, and in
very healthy state. Will you please put
me in way of ascertaining what will bo
the effect Of this earthly deposit on my trees
North Orange, NJ J. D. H. Mccoy.
The effect will not probably be injurious.
We have known porous gravelly soas ap-
piled to the surface to depth of two or
three feet, where trees ten or twelve years
old grew, without injury. A heavy soil
would probably have produced different
result. The depth ofapplication mentioned
by our correspondent, would not probably in
any case act detrimentally y--being different
from deep planting, which places the roots
down in the hard, cold subsoil; while coat
ing. the surface leaves all the good soil
among the roots, and only operates as a very
thick mulch, provided vegetable growth is
excluded from it.--Porter's Spirit.
MEAsURrSo HAY.-The editor Of the
New Jersey Farmer gives his rule, based
on a large experience, for measuring hay
He formerly weighed his hay, but repeated
trials told him that it was unnecessary
Take NOV which hath lain through the
winter, and ascertain its amount in cubic
feet, multiplying its width by its depth,
and that product by its lengthy, and then
divide BY 700, and tho quotient gives the
number of tons. The upper third takes 500
feet to the ton; tho lower 600 feet, making
the mean 700 feet. Ifthc NOW is only fiyo
or six feet deep, however, it takes an aver
age Of 500 to the ton.
WEEDS IN GRAVEL WALKs.--Gas tar is
very cheap. 1t is used in England to OK
clude weeds from gravel walks. The walk
is rolled hard, the tar applied with brush
and then the whole is covered with thin
coat Of gravel. We have observed, where
common tar was spilled accidentally on
sand, it formed a hard and impcnctrable
compound, which no plant could grow thro',
and which the frost would not crumble.-
Possibly gas tar might be used to adyant-
agein similar way; that is, by forming a
compound with sand, and giving the walk q
coating.-Porter's Spirit.
.IEoREAsE IN ONE SEAsox.--It is stated
by Bussingault that beet seed, weighing
but the fraction of grain, has produced {
beet in ono season weighing ono hundred
and sixty.two thousand grains, or twenty
eight pounds. Perhaps one of the larges
amounts of increase for centuries, is that o
tho great California pines, over two hundroC
feet high, and six or eight feet in diameter
from minute scaly seed from the cone.
CuRRAsr TREEs--A eurrant tree with on,
stalk. has several advantages. The fruit il
gathered more easily; you can cultivate tho
soil about It, better; it is a more SHAPED,
and tasteful object You may train it viii
one stalk in the following way Gut on
all the eyes in the slip you stick in tn
ground, except the four nearest TO tho up
Der end traia these into branches; the
win make tiue top, with a little care 9
Farmer. ~
How TO GRow SWEET PorAToEs AT rm
NoRTH- ----Scicct your richest and most saI
dy soil; if you have no sandy soil, then you
highest and dryest loam; pillow it deep
not icssthan eight inches; cover with cos
Of well rotted manure; cross pillow, and dccl
one week before planting out your sets, sa
10th Of May; draw upon the ground fres
barn.yard manure; spread it say four inchc
thick, and eighteen inches wide, in rows
then cover, by plowing deep funow eac
side; You have now ridge or bed ncarl
two and a half feet broad at tho bottom
end, at the top; over this top, sprea
two inches thick Of refuse charcoal, from th
bottom Of an old coal pit, or your bin; SC
youf plants on this ridge, one in every tw
feet; keep them clean of weeds, and ii
tops Or vines from taking root, from time
tiaas. q thsY grow Ohio Faymsr-
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