New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-01

troublesome and will hardly ny ssve In the sstssction
10 be derived from eusosss I tIeesurgery. The sim
plest sureet remedy ~iu be TO OF the girded
sb iBseIt seions for now growth. A stui bet
ter course ia o. Z" an ouuce Of prevention" and
head of the nisohevous mice by thTo wing up
mound Of clean soil about every fruit tree previous to
tie fret fAll Of snow.
We have learned by costly experience that unless
these ,unos properly made, they may court tho
evil d ey intended 70 keep off. II scds ae tum
blod oOssy about the trunks, the mice will be very
apt to build their nests in them They will feel Obliged
10 hin foi DlSkng qasItrs comfortable With green
food close at hand, and viii cute their girdny with
uru IA 10 order tina. this method OF pro.
lection may be reliable the first step should be to re-
all gTbss, mud aud litter from about the stsm OF
tree arc the mex. step to throw up enough OF ole an
soil 70 make hillock about I, Of high Tor a sm all
tree 10 be increased With the increasing size OF the
stem 10 be protected. This mound should be made
con pact and firm by treadipg and no molse vnl ba
likely to Ole urb IL.
Adopt this motnod Of keeping Oft the meadow mice,
and several collateral advantages will be se,urod.
Trees thus gusIosd ere hess liable TO be injured By
severe cold end high winds. ire soi 10 the hillocks
will be made isbe by the action II the frost 80 tn at
wien they sse leveled in boe SpnIg G, the trees viii
have the best pos.ibe outfit for productive season
stake beside fruit tree IL good thing in Winter,
but hl'ock ie better hsn a stake. snail tree
neeos both
Ober safeguards az aicst mice are mentioned in
booka Ope writer suggests arsenic Another advice.
that the stems Of trees be coated with mixture OK
useless. The first heavy rain washed of the SCOT.
A. j. Downing proposes tho use of coal tar, which in
careless hands, is dangerous article. II coal tar y
used for coating heestems il should be dilated with
milk, O, the trees may be destroyed. Sometimes
trees protected with jackets Of Eastwood bark tor
old stove pipe. The gradual decsy Of the stsvepipe
might improve the sol for the soslysH OF psar-tree
ashes shows the presence Of iron.
With all his continuance and pa;ns-taking, the fruit
grower must study TO be resigned to the occasional
loss of favorte tree The rsks to be run here are
neither greater lees than those Of any other enter
prise In which bum skiu must coo oerate With the
elements and forces Of nature. One chances Of
cess will be greatly lnere ased ii he obeys the precep
Of Ischomsebus, that The masters eye il the best
guaranty Of good husbaudry." And the eye OF the
master will be lees likely to fail of doing its duty II he
follows the advice Of Virgil and "speaks we'll OF large
a" plsptations- cultivates q small one." L,udatO
irgenta rura e1iguum colitO." Plant no more trees
than you can give your personal ateaaon TO- so f a.
least as to oversee their annual culture.
If az many as oEe-hsf of the frut-sIees that 20
plant survive the pers Of vegetable growth and grow
up TO be thrifty bearers, you have made an invest
meDt profitable for yourself and those who CONS afes
| you; you have made better investmen. than you
had incurred the came expense IN the purchase Of
bank stocks or railroad shares which have ugly
hick Of resolving themselves int' gs,, ouooss hun
precise moment when one wishes to lean upon them
| for support.
The tree.panter who is discouraged by occasional
losses from cold heat glrdlng, should sve bis
spirits put upon low diet Of LIS Crosse Michigan
Southern and be required TO learn by heart Robert
Burns's ode "To a Mouse" which was written just
eeventy years ego, in this melancholy month OF No
vepber:
Bot Mouss thou art no thy lane.
IN proving foresight msy be vsin;
The best laid sche o. miov an men
An leave .. IN no ugh bu, grief and pain
For promised joy.
doubt ma wbyles but thou may thevs
Wbs. then poof besstie, thou maun hve|
A damien ECKER In thrave
Isl sma' request;
I'll get blessin' with the lave,
An insstm