Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-07-16


we were walking over his farm together you see that
well situated for farm there my tage land on
that mellow and fine ridge, the owand near the woods
is just what want for pasture and that level field
across the road is my moving everything is divided off
just as l want it." Yes yes moving tilage and pas
turing all divided out-we we are quite sorry for it,
and told friend at the tme who no doubt thought
us sefconceited, in i'll humor. Kind reader you may
depend upon it, we were neither you shall see when
we explain Our friend in selecting portions of his farm
for certain purposesthe raising of different crops COM
mted very great bunder and the worst of it is thou
sands do the same. Now, the fact is, and we must all
learn its truth sooner or LATER arrive at the per-
lection of good farmers that every rod of earth on
farm should in turn be tillage moving and pasturing
and during the change treated really and completely as
such. This idea of dividing farm off into moving, etc.
should be done away, and the quicker the better We
should commence regular system of rotation in crops
In Scotland the system of alternating crops has been
fully tested and is universally practiced No man would
be considered capable of conducting farm who should
pursue any other method they have reduced to SCI
ence, and inform you what rotation necessary on
the different soils Besides the fact Of its being tested
there by actual experiment. every farmer in this country
may easily satisfy himself of its utility by little prac
tce, and every may the reasonabeness of the
measure who will consent to examine it, That the rains
will penetrate more readily grounds which have been
loosened by the pillow and pulverzed by tage than the
closely matted hard wiry sward, all can see and that
grass will grow better in clean well prepared ground
than the hard trodden pasture, is equally clear. The
grass roots and vegetable matter are support and
sstance to tage crops and thus change goes on for
the mutual benefit of present and succeeding crops
Never then, you believe word we say never divide
your farm permanently into tillage etc. any more than
you would divide your family making eat corn,
other wheat another rye, and another potatoes Give
all fair chance and they will give you in return until
your heart shall dance for joy.-Southern Homestead.
The E,ensls, Peach Grub.
Mo ic Tho ;l,L Il,
enemy to peach culture in the South and may be ex-
terminated by several modes, with comparative ease
The best time to commence attack upon the fortress
of the enemy is during the month of November. Take
common wedding hoe and scrape away the dirt about
foot from the collar of the tree down the Lateral
roots. Ii there is any appearance of gum around the
collar OF the tree or in other words that portion Of the
tree just at and above the Lateral roots it is sure in
dicaon that the Borer is in the vicinity carrying on
the work of death. Scrape away the gum and find the
aperture from whence the gum has e1uded and with
pruning knife press upon be bark below and about the
Aperture until is ascertained by the yielding of the
bark, how far the borer has progressed dig into the
bark with the point of the knife and take him out Let
the tree remain in this condition during the winter and
IN April, If there signs of gum, examine the roots
again and extract all the Grubs and apply shovel full
or two OF eached ashes around the collar above the
roots and draw the dirt back again and fill up the
cavity smoothly IF the work has not been done before
Christmas during winter it is highly important that
the Grubs should be destroyed in the spring. They
may also be killed by running wire into the hole where
they have made their ingress under the bark unless
they have made crcuitous route
Another effectual way to destroy them is to make
narrow basin around the root of the tree and elevate
1t that 1t will contain gallon two of strong brine
which will be sufficient to kill all the Grubs and insects
about the root of any Peach Plum or Apricot tree
Small trees should have less amount applied to them
say one quart to the tree No newly ranspanted tree
should have the brine applied to it the first year.
Another way to exterminate the Grub, may be prac
ticed with fine success in the pine region where virgin
dip turpentne is so abundant Make the basin as direct
ed for the application of the brine, and fill up full with
virgin Dip above the collar Of the tree The turpentne
nsnuates itself in every creyice of the bark and com
petey suocates the depredator and at the same time
elastic in its nature that it yields to the growth
the tree and will remain and protect the roots and col
lar of the tree for two three years. when it will need
another application. Two Or three quarts will be suf
Gent for any ordinary sized tree consequently one bar
rel will be sufficient for some fifty or sixty trees
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