, 1858-05-21
AsticqIiuts
Ths caEeulio Again.


Ths CuEeulio Again.
To help along the good work, and stimu-
late our friends who suffered last sumnter
and sumraers before from this curculio pes
thence, which walketh, or hieth, rather, in
darkness, we odd the following experiments
from the Albany COunt'y Gentleman, com.
municated by contributor to the columns
of that Journal:
read in the Calivator that II the ground
under plum trees was paved, Il would stop
the work of the curculio, and that suggested
the plan Of covering the ground under the
trees with boards. | took SOME old BOARDS
when the tree was in blossom, and, after spad
ing up the ground, laid down the boards GOV.
ering the ground as far as the limbs extend
ed, and laid some narrow strips on the
cracks, 90 as to completely cover the ground.
The result was full crop Of fine plums.
The tree was so full that picked off some
ofthem when very small.
A neighbor Of mine took some sediment
Of grindstone trough and spread it on the
ground, and spread some gravel on the top
Of that, and the iron that was in the sedi.
ment cemented the whole together, and
formed hard crust, and he had fine crop
of plums. think there are objections to
the cement, for the tree cannot be manured
or cultivated but tho boards can be moved
when the plums are out of the way Of the
curculio. Win some Of your readers try the
boards and commur' ate the result .
A. Braman, Of Ithaca, N. Y, informs usthat
his remedy against the curculio Is the we'll
known method Of allowing poultry to run
among the trees, to which he adds the practice
ofdusting thetrees frequen'ly with air-slacked
lime until the fruit Is out Of the way Of the
insect. His plum orchard Is 90 BY 2s0 feet,
and contains some apIicots and nectarines; 7;
be has forty varieties Of tho plum and he Is
compelled to thin out one-third or one-half
The fruit when partly grown to prevent the
trees from breaking down. The remedy
has also answered we'll for apricOts, but the
hectarines arc destroyed, and he intends to
cut the trees down.
Dr.. Underhill has for several years re-
commended planting plum trees near water,
and inclining over It 50 that the falling fruit
which has been stang BY the insect shall
perish In that element together with the en-
closed ehfysalia But this method, though
convenient enough for him at Croton Point
10 practicable 10 Q comparatively few.
csl,lvaiIsn q sa.a1..a rear.
An elderly farmer Of Dorchester, Mass.,
who had planted large apple orchard and
sesn Il bear luxuriantly, observed TO the
writer, that II he ever planted another
orchard, Il should be Of pears. aFor," add
Cd he "when apple trees bear heavily, the
fruit b . drug IN the Market and bring but
ti.so per bbl whereas, pears would bring
from go to t2o per bbl.. with no more
labor IN picking" oF
! thought there was much truth In the
remark, and had enough Of the proper land,
Iwould cot upon the suegestion--thUugh
good apple orchards should BY no means be
neglected IN,
AZ 10 the profits Of pears, nothing need
besaid 10 those who live near city or thriv
ing village; and the only question q, how
fAr . farmer must be exiled In tho wilderness
10 omake pear culture unpro6tablei We can
imagine aome such recluses; but whan an
orchard nov sst shall be IN . full bearing
state IL might no longer stand in the wilder.
nssafoF rallFoAds, he estsFH6cial bless
ing tohFmers, sre % Eamifying ihs RsE eoun.
tries that they bFipg-almOst every morn,
ing-the older cities and the newer farming
districts into commercial proximity,
In Inculdvating tie standard pear for market,
] should plant an acre-if had sufficient
lapd-and would prefer strong upland soil,