Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1858-04-23
AGRICULTURAL.
From The .7msriceh .fgsieuituisf.
CURRAN'E BUSHES.

CUE9SAN'E BUSHES.
Now is the time to cut cn-rant slips for plant
jng. sIany cnltiyaJors recommend cutting off
III 54is below the part inserted in the groana,
which prevents sprouts coming up from below,
and thus making miniature Tree Of il, instead
Of JulB-ghieh is its natural habit. The cur
,set wa have found ta be liable to tie deprcGa.
Jto8s Of small grnb, or worm, which treeds
froai the deposit IF an egg near the root, whe-e
it works upward into the pjth. or heart of the
wood. for foot or two, aud then enlerees cut
--urobably then tabing the moth, or winged
fornatiau, aud leaving tho wood altoeelher.-
Is the point or escape the wood is cut partial
N of, and usually breaks, when in the Tree, or
single stem form, and, of course destroys the
pltnt. Asda froa tbs, the weight Of the head
eam9els the stalking OF the plant, and IA close
praoiug, 20 answer any good pnrpose IN bear
lns fraif. On the contrary, planting the slip
With buds below the ground, although suckers
wl grow up, is properly prnned aud attended
To. the fruit is equally g9od, and The shrub
grows iarre, ana hast msnY Years. u e Sissct-
.l.,l!7 prefer the neturat way OF growing l.
In planting curralss, We object 20 ihe com
.uau way If stalking them thiekly uH@er fences,
wallis, and such Ike, aud prefer 70 grow ilgetn
oaf IN opeu ground, quite six feet apart, a"d
ewing them full aud free cultivation, which in
aqces fall crop Of wcll grown, vel! ripened,
-uI eSeglleat fruit; while on be fence me hod,
the fruit IS sctaH, liable 10 choked by weeds,
gas, aud oiher foul staff, and furnishing har-
.or TO all snrts Of garden veginia,
As 70 the varieties, although the purserynl N
aiyer.iso, aud praise number Of new sorts, The
oil Eed a:.3 White Dutch are altogether she
tss' 5of household purposes, and BY iar ltle hest
bearers thar We have 1rieA With good cuiti-
3.JlUti FtsF grGF taree, WITH iGfE sl,.---, -4
n.rtect berries. Ever5 body who has garden
saog oaght to grow currants in abano*Fee :.
They arc go1j, wien green. for t4rts, aud pi 5,
sal wien fully Fips, we. sngafed, are j deli
ui.lis arpeRd1ni to the fea-ts6le- be3t dtul and
nutt,ioa., besides iutkia9 capital jelly The
black Euelisa currant j. excellent for jeHy,
whioh Is most grateful drink. diuted in wa
ters for febrile diseases.
HoRsE RAplsH.-Nost people appear 90
think that thing which vii grow any where,
with neglect, or Gy accident, is not worth culti-
v,tiou, though ever 50 useful, or be they ever
-, taui Of it. Thus il is that tbs horse-radisi-
though one Of che most higliyprjzed Spring con-
d;menrs- receives little OF no attention, aud Is
usually found ia most gardens to bc seen in the
vicinity of a sinh-spout, at the end of a draia,
;nIer the fence, III a shady, worthless corner
e. the garden, or other neglected Places, out OF
sight and mia l--only whea it is wanted ia ear
" Spring far tbs table. Tben few ineagre,
sriugY, forlorn, little, pithy, or hollow roots
are dug up, the tops cut off aud thrown away,
aud the plants 'not worth digging arc lctt in
I aFt
another Spring rcviyes the appetite for q re-
Peared digging of the eseulent. Such is the usu-
a cultivation which the abused horse-rsis
gets al the hands Of It's beuefactors!
Now, horse-radish is as much better for good
culture as any other plant, and it Is so little
'r9abie, that we viii narrate our own method
of treating it for many years past, BY which az
La0J0 that the article is improved, at least
hundred per cent in value and flavor. We plant
su row, or rows, as We would curraut bushes,
taxing place in the garden, where we do not
wish 10 piow or dig across it, and where 1t eau
stand permanently. We then strike oui a
place, not under fence, unless 1t be o. tie
easterly or soutkerly side of it; nor under the
shade of trees-but right out ia the warm, open;
exposed part Of the garden, whore the sun, rain
aud mir eau hit it feirly, as if it were beet og
onion bed. Staked cut, we then throv on to IL,
heavy coat of strong, fat, barn-yard dung,
spread even over it. We then plow o. spade
!, IN, deep eau, and pulyefi-e the ground
laoIoughly. Then, with, crow-har, or IRON
,hcd hole puncher (dibblel-which every gar
4eGcr should have about iiRl--we siak a line of
holes in the ground, foot or eighteen inches
deep. When that is done we fiji them up with
.he finest OF tie soil, well mixed up with ma
ngge, 10 within six inches of the surface. Then
we take the green tops oil the plant, with about
81 ineh Of the root attached II the tops be
large, they nag be split with knife into three
OF four parts, or if whole, no matter how small
and drop thcn into the hole, one root IN each
-'op up, OF course-and cover them in With
'ae soil. The bed is thus complete, and ready
ioT growing. Keep them clean By the hoe, like
aoy other crop. The next Spring you can dig
from The tLrittiest, aud best grown plants, all.
you want for family use, sill putting back the
i'F, as when first planted, if you take il all
1a'. Ii you leave a root or two IN the place
i'om which you takeit, that will furnish increas-
'ag roots for the next year.
il you grow for market, let them stand till
'7' Years old, as they will be larger, aud then
F'a can Dig aud plant at pleasure.-ib.
\ WORD FoR THE GRAPE FINE.-H our
.s,lefs followed the advice given IN the .4grf-
.o''arlsf last Fall, they laid their grape vines
= 'Ae ground, at the approach Of Winter, aud
.'le9ed them with little coarse litter or few
-'i 'oughs And having done SO, they gill