Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1860-04-27
Diarrhea or scou-s.

some powdered Chalk 70 the animal, VIII
some meal, If the laxness becomes serious
and keep it from green food for few days
"To raise good Potatoes" plant good ones
| From the Cincinnati Tmesl
Cincinnati Horticultural Society.
BAcos's BUILDING, April z,
President W. Orange in the chair. Min
utcs of the last meeting read and confirmed.
The subject for discussion-the grating Of
the Grape-having come up, Mr.. J. r. Mottier
stated that he had grated at different periods,
but his best success was obtained just at the
opening of the bud. Last year he grated as
late as the 21st of April, with very good sue
cess. There were three ways of grating
which he had practiced with the grape. The
first was the common method of grating
fruit trees. He removed two or three inches
Of the soil around the stock, then sawed off
the stock, pared it smooth, split, inserted a
small wooden wedge, fixed its graft, cut very
smooth, in wedge shape, and put it tightly in
its place. He then removed the wedge and
tied the stock round firmly with Irvine, and
heaped up the soil round the graft to the last
bud There should be two or three buds in
length. He was careful to pinch off all the
sprouts which grew from the stock.
The second mode, the saddle grating, is
the most certain, if you have good, large scions
to work with He sharpened the stock in
the shape Of wedge, and taking the scion,
he removed small piece Of the center off the
lower end, and pared it smooth so as to fit
the stock; he then bound it round firmly,
and heaped up the mold round the last bud.
The third plan in the side or splice graft
ing. When the stock Is small this mode is
preferable to all the others. It is accomplish
cd by preparing the stock with smooth,
sloping cut upward, and downward on the
scion, 10 make the two fit precisely. He then
bound them firmly together, heaped up the
soil as before, and kept of the sprouts also.
The e1af. grating Of the grape is very useful
for new kinds which you want TO obtain
quickly; as the Delaware for example, which,
being rather feeble grower, by these means
it can be made to grow more strongly
times from ten to twelve feet in season.
Having plenty of roots or cuttings, he would
Dot want grating only for few kinds, or
Cor weak growers, and to make sure Of new
kinds.
DR.. Mosher agreed in these views. BE
would not depend on grating for vineyard,
but only to obtain and establish new kinds.
By grating but little more time IS obtained
than by cuttings. He considered that public
attention should not be directed to grating
except for the above purposes.
Mr.. Reemelin stated that he did not see
what could be gained generally by grating
the grape. He considered that the perfection
of the vine consisted in the amount of pith or
marrow in the slip, He believed that there
ho c,,he or,I Ia
pith as possible; that there should be many
persons thought that the grating of the Ca
tawba on the wild vine was beneficial; he
did not regard it 80. !.
Mr.. Mullet had grated for six or seven
years, and had not succeeded. AT last he
discovered the secret of success to consist in
not grating till his vines were nearly out in
leaf. The scions should be kept back till
rather late. He preferred the saddle grating.
In two years a variety can be tested and one
bud will grow. The question is an open one,
as to the improvement of the fruit. The Ca
tawba was too pithy, and the internodes too
WIDE Those Of the Delaware were short.
Mr.. D. B. Person observed that the Della
ware was well known to be slender in its
growth. The question was, whether the root
of the Catawba might not strengthen that va
riety and probably its bearing.
Mr. Kelly remarked that the only benefit
in grating the grape was, that some soils were
not suitable, as is the case with some kinds Of
pears on the ounce. 1t is not good plan to
work poor kinds on the most vigorous. AS
the Morello or sour class of cherries are best
on their own class, as the most vigorous will
outgow them, if grated in them. The same
with some plums. There are varieties suited
only to certain localities They should, there
fore, sometimes be used as nurses for others,
when the latter would not otherwise grow.
DR.. Warder said that this plan of grating
was not to be recommended for general adop-
ton for vineyards. A grapevine which will
not root may be saved by grafting-a poor
grower for instance. He has had the Della
ware for four years without grape. Hehas
seen with good wooded sort fruit in one year
by grating. One eye will be sufficient work
ed on wild vine. Select large vine, cut a
notch into it with sharp knife and take q
single eye--a bunch of grapes can be obtain
ed by these means quicker than by any
other. Cover the graft with mellow leafmold
1t will then root itself. The roots will often
come up between two joints Some kinds of
grapes will grow as readily as willows, others
are too weak to grow well. He practices
both cleft and saddle grating
Moved by E. p. Cranch, and
Rssolred, That the nominating Committee,
appointed to select suitable persons, members
of this society, to experiment on various sub
jects, be instructed to add to the list Com
mittee on Rural Architecture.
DR.. w. B. Chapman presented specimen
of the work Of an insect on the common rasp-
berry, apparently the same as the one pre-
sented few weeks ago on the grapevine,
which the Committee on Entomology sug-
gested at that time to be Cicada. Dr. Chap
man stated the grub of the Cicada leaves tn
tree as soon as it is Matched, and is provided
with six strong legs, its retreat being the
groundwhere itlives on roots, &c--the grub Of
the present insects seeming to be q worm
destitute Of legs, and apparently living on
the pith of the plant.
The above specimen on the raspberry was
referred to the Committee on Entomology for
examination.
1t was stated by some of the members that
the whole Of the raspberry crop, in some
places, had been cut off by the depredations
of the above insect.
DR.. Warder stated fact that he had dis
covered in Entomology, viz: that some Of
the common earth worms were phosphores-