Nebraska advertiser., 1858-06-24

tldl IldS uktu q BOOQ COdl Oh manure HlSIe-
ly, but that which has had heavy dress
ing perhaps annually for several years
1t may have been cropped annually too.
no matter for that, It will be sure to have
left each time some of It's ferlilizing ma
terial unappropriated, and be growing
richer every year. In the absence Of such
ground give good dressing Of well rot
ted manure. .DleW deep, and cultivate well,
!. e., noe ana Sur the soil flb0uL them fEe-
quently; BY the end of the month, some Of
the fall and winter cabbages may be
planted out, also caulifower and broccoli.
Snap beans, sweet corn, squash, cucum-
bers and tomatoes, will be the principal
crops to sow for succession now Those
who want early celery may get out row
or two, but for main crops next month
will be quite early enough. A sowing of
endive may be made for earliest used.
Do not continue to cut the stalks Of
your asparagus beds too long; no precise
rule can be given as to the date you should
quit cutting, as the season varys each
year. But good, though old fashioned
rule, is to quit after peas are fairly in, as
peas are good substitute for asparagus.
All the stalks that come up after that
should be left to recuperate and strength
en- the crowns for another year. The
same remarks apply to rhubarb also. The
seed-stalks should be removed as fast as
they appear, for they exhaust the roots,
which in this case are wanted to produce
leaves and stalks.
Herbs intended for drying for winter
use should always be cut when about in
full bloom, and dried in the shade; spread
them out thinly on table or the floor of
some spare room or airy, covered shed.
When dry, they may be tied up in
lunches and suspended in any dry, airy
room or shed, though better plan is to
pulverize the. leaves fine and keep them
in Tightly corked bottle, as different
kinds of herbs come into bloom at diff
ferent periods, they will require attention
accordingly.
m 1ls FRUIT DEPARTMENT.
Look out for insects among your trees
and bushes. Tobacco water, or what is
better, tobacco smoke, will easily rout all
the species of green fly (aphis). Nearly
every distinct family of plants, has a
species of aphis that feeds on it, and be-
longs to it, as it were; their rapidity Of
increase is prodigious; happily their de-
struction is easily compassed, if it is only
set about. There's the rub.
1t will be almost too late to warn you
of that gregarious fellow, the caterpiller
which has large web-like nest, Ga mos
conspicuous object in the tree) where
they congregate in droves and from
whence they foray among the branche!
and leaves. We have seen large tree:
defoliated by them, so that not single
leaf could be found entire. The apple
the cherry, and the locust, they seem t.
have the greatest liking for, though they
are by no means confined to these. W.
have known persons to shoot them in higl
trees out of reach, and have practiceC
burning them out with torch, made b,
tying piece of paper on long pole
, and twisting the nest out with a crotchet
stick. OF course all these remedies mus
be practiced when the insects are a
, home in their nests, and better while the,
are young, but better late than not at all
because YOU do destroy their progeny 70
another year.
As the hot, dry weather, natural to tn
| season, approaches, give increased atten
? tion to your newly planted fruit trees. ]
is perfect folly and waste of time, to G
to the trouble and expense of plantin
trees well, and then to utterly negleC
! their after cultivation.
t Those who have planted well should b
e all means cultivate well, in order to rea
$ the full benefit of their labors, whil
those who have planted carelessly and ia
t ken little pains, might retrieve some {
e their loss, by thorough and careful afte
i cultivation. What constitutes good after
: ton, and what neglect! it may be asked
e What constitutes the latter is, to leay
e them entirely untouched during the sea
e son after planting. To allow the so
+ about them to become hard, dry and bal
ed, or covered with rank weeds and gras
IS often growing up taller than your heat
: obStrucung the fight and AR, and wors
+ drawing off and devouring the moistul
b at fearful rate, Especially near the su
n face, that is demanded by the new
formed roots of the growing tree, and II
II more demanded and required from its b,
IS ing newly planted, and its roots not y
1t penetrated to the depths below.
n The observe of this is, to keep dow
Z all weeds, by beginning at them viii
# young, to keep the soil mellow and fin
and well pnlverized by frequent stirrir
with the hoe or cultivator, and lastly
le mulch them with thick coating of O
Ut hay, straw or leaves, five or six inch
m thick, and at radius of two to three fe
ID from the stem, according to the size
~ the tree. Hundreds of young trees th
J. apparently started well have been loi
e, from total neglect of the above preca
X tions. But the extra growth of those
I'd treated would more than repay all lab
q and trouble over those neglected ev
st suppose they all managed TO live. The
~ are few trees, more sensitive too, or b
" ter repay such care, than the peach. Il
IN difference will be. betweena stunted or
or growth and many dead branches, and
ch vigorous growth of two or three feet. A
III of the trees that are liable to suffer. ev
ip unto death, from neglect from this cal
ar the cherry stands first. Remember the
hints, farmers and planters.