Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-07-03
Cleaning Hcuse.


do With bOrtieultu-e and lis kindred work
withOu; Shocking you too mach by boldly
answering q" a good deal. ve would. new
srtheless. gently insinuate a good deal by
way Of ass'osy. How? yoa would say.
Why. listen. then. and -e win tel you.
Perhaps. among other good things. you re-
loice in the Possession Of a peach. pear.
or an apple orchard; perhaps IN all three.
Think you. then. that there . never a sea
son for hoH,s olsa-iss Among these? l.
there no health and comfort. or. in other
words. thru and p-oss 70 be looked after
Among thems Let Is take a short excur-
son through them. and see hsir fir A0uss
A'oks. And frst Ne val pas. up through
these peach trees. On our ~sy 90 the par
and apples. Wei. these are fne looking
trees they have made great growth Tor the
three year that you tell me they have been
planted; bat stop moment. nv friena /:
hrst look close 70 tie ground. around thai
tne. dark->olored. clean-barked tree YOU
arc Dragging about. and tell me- What uois-
tens the ground about "a. and What al thar
stud -. ciinsing around the butt. Ggn.
eh2 Precisely; gum il Is. Nov oui With
yogr knife; scraPe avay. dig into the bark.
ant see VIA; Il . TIA; causes al tins gum
70 eIude. What, are yoa astonished a.
that great. fat. white grub. that you have
iust taken out; 80 over-scd that be fairlv
rolls out the moment YOU touch hi, hiding
81 -. l.
joying his carnival Insaiiable gluten b.
means 20 stop only When he has girdled
that tree. and you would only have known
Il Wien too late 90 EJECT q cure Nov fol-
low the house~isr's pian-osea kouse
Nov Is the seasoa. 4 moaih more. and
You wili BE- tire loser.
Nov let - pass up among the pcars.
See hcre What yogr HiberniaR incompcien-
ey effected for yos last season. Look
~hrrc the Shiffie-ircc has struck VIXEN the
piow passed through here last summer.
Look on tha; row % t-ees. and see every
fourth and hith tree las = large piece of
bark cracked. raised up. and proirudins
Ike a. uglv sab. Wei. look into q. or
rather uudrr q. What % ,oa fnls 4
perfect nest Of insects. mass q eggs
just 20. Here j. What IN scw seeks later
wiil prove an army. which shall lay waste
tie beauties Of the orchard. last A. sHcctu-
ally A. Uaels Ssns hosts have done IN
rrbeldom
Look. too. ~ This row % trees: these
Dwarf Duehesse d'Angoslenaes. Barslrt,s.
etc. Wasi j. the matter vita the bar. al
covered nth scales? Insect life. nv
friend. soaking oct the likelihood. and inn
peding the growth q your tres. Go 20
vork-ci,ea h0use. You need not con,in-
ue the walk Up into the apple orchard you
vii ind the same thing the case there
he same work = 70 be done The house
must be cleaned. Huut oct the bo-r-.
from your trees With Ere and sword. hot
water and knife. Scrape a~ay. and brush
OF The larvG q insects Which are 70 sprin-
into hie The coming summer. and after YOU
have. IN imitation % the housewiie's skil.
expelled The vermin. cleaned tie wood
WORK. thea you nav, % carry on; the fg-
ure. scrub your hoors. The Young rras.
-ili now begin % starr %. and the seeds q
noNious weeds 20 gr-minate. Don't Ict
them 90 too long. bat. as The housewife
chooses q warn. DRY day to scrub the aoo-s.
- take advantage 20 a dry time and hot
Sun 90 lightly piow OF Doe the surfaoe. and
then you wall insure clean Goor Tor The
summer We object o tie plo~ ina close
ly planted orchard q Young trees. especial
j. dwarf Pears. for no, only D. there great
and almost Inevitable mischief occasior.4
by striking the trees. and distarbing their
tender hars. bu'. unless the pIowman .
very ezpsrienoed ani jai-ma;iral 60 use
= coined Bot expressive World ia his rors
D. vi 90 stil greater mischief ia cutfinr
oH the roots q tbe parent ounce. -L.eb.
lrin- near the surisoe. are stretching forth
through the surrounding soil. in ques; q
nolrishmcat to elaborate into the .-r5uiny
free. lHouicaiiarisf for June.