, 1862-12-04
9hs farmers Corner.


Tho nsual manner Of getting pear stocks
where you cannot buy them, is by sowing
he sood IN rows two or three feet apart and
olghtson or twenty inches asunder. Pull up
the small, unhealthy plants and throw them
away. II your seeds come up and do we'll,
they will want budding or grating when
they are two years old when they are four,
set them where they will permanently stand.
Somstlmos the ounce stock Is used instead
Of tie pear where early crops Of fruit are
desirable. although not as plenty as pear
standards usually produce. II the standards
are feeble, the scion or bud should be placed
nearer nearer the ground than when larger
or healthier ones are used. The soil should
Be rich and rather moist, If possible, in the
sunniest spot that the earth affords. Occa-
monaIly enrich with well rotted stable man.
ure. Leaves and an vegetable manures are
good for The pear. A slight sprinkling Of
aahs l. 90 excellent preventive against In
secls Of an kinds.
Pruning, 6o-If your trees grow one
sided, trim tie deficient side and they will
soon grow mRe even. When cultivated In
the pyramid or conical form, the trees should
be allowed 70 regulate their own form as
nearly Is possible. When trained against
walls they need more care, both in summer
and winter, than when trained in the open
ground n summer, pinching of all the
shoots that do not grow in the right position
against the wall, aud in winter cutting away
an tie short laterals close 70 the branch
upon which they grow, that do not 60 to
form The head Of the tree In the shape you
wish i % grow. When pear trees, by rea.
son o. their age or an III condition Of their
wood become unpr0dnciive, cut them down
% within two Or three feet Of the base Of the
tree, and train up some new shoots which
have come up from the roots or trunks; or
cut Of an The perpendicular branches, leav-
ing only some lateral ones, In which to in
soTt some gratis. There a.e numerous va.
fietics Of tie pear,
The Barfioii.-It can be grown almost
anywhere. Il Is Of rather irregular shape
color ycIlouish; nesh white, very delicate,
sweet, rich, and finely favored. lt Is pro.
ductire and hardy ripens In October. Il
keeps vol and IS about as good . variety Is
can b found.
The Mndcloin is somewhat smaller than the
Barileli; Of pale color, with slight blush
form raIhef iapellng hesh juicy and tender;
hardy and good bearer.
B1uns Bose Is Of large size, light brown
Or cinnamon color; he flesh Is tender and
of delicious richness; ripcns IN October or
November, uol extra productive.
The Golden Bucrro Of Balboa ripons in
October and Is very fruitful has pleasant
favor; color, light yellow with russet dots
j. Of medium size "A very good kind.
D'ccIrooI rIpo11 IN August, q of large
sire. dn||I1h yellow, sometimes spotted, IS o
rood bearer. has an exquisite favor.
Musoad|no h an excellent sort; color,
green. With yellowish tiuge; shape, round,
or nearly 90 aelh has . rich oily taste,
with q somewhat mnlky naVor.
flemish beauly e Of large sizeand a yell
loui1h brown color; flesh ilnqed with yol-
low has q mnlky tasie, but is sweet juicy
and pleasant
HnEc| Color variable. occasionally vel.
Iou. with 1uah On one side; sometimes
hrorn'1h shade without any red. The flesh
j orcc1tIn1|r veil favored. 10 ripon1 In
October. o0m1lIm1l earlier.
Dearborn Soodlinq Small u f,za; Of
nIca.nI Il4rf, sQoot and 4ich; of light
color. dotted viii DARK yellow o. rulsot
very r1ol11I'gai r|p1na early, from fhe
midi, 10 Iho last q August
SINNER Ennl Rccl.-H Hardy md pro.
Ia.|I1. o1|or ||1Il yellow. with spots Of a
rI11|II brown color; fo1h rich. JUICY. and
tender. sweet and Of superior favor. rIoona
nE1rl1nbcr or October.
Lh1I1 90 other varieties. brl & would
I.'1 TO- ur.1 room 10 cl1moralc them ~.
Here area |1n Frederick Of Wnrlcnbnr1.
D1||4 L1cfalira Marie Louise. Belle e
D11nr' NeI1c|ou1r. s. German. Paa1o Col
maI' H'elkcI's Neaioa. principally lhIl and
u|1|.I QaI|lIIc1 Some of tho summer or
early sort are hoso Jargonel|o, Bcnrro
fAn'n||s. Rourclci Do Rheims, end the
Stevens ocnol1a