Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-06-03

and with all the drawbacks for rot, potatoes
generally pay better than corn in the old states,
especially where farmers are within conven-
lent wagon drive of market. 1t looks rea-
sonable that the body of the tuber should con-
tain the strongest germs, and be most secure
from rot. Possibly the continued planting of
small tubers has tendency to weaken the
stock and to induce rot. This year multi
tude of men that were upon the farm last
spring are in the tented field, and we shall
want all the potatoes that we can raise to make
breadstuffS cheap. Plant one more acre, and
let the seed be large.-Ameyican 4g,icd-
tu7'tSt.
FRUIT GRowERs, SAVE YOUR PLUMs.-As
soon as the blossoms are off the tree, take
bucket of Stacked lime (air Stacked is the
besD in a dry state, and when the tree is
wet with dew in the morning, throw the
lime through the tree by handsfull-don't be
afraid Of it. If the tree is large, get pair
of steps or something else to stand upon, so
that you can scatter the lime well through
the tree; and the work is done until after
the lime is washed off with a rain, and then
you will give your tree another lining. In
this way keep your tree lined until about
the 10th of June, and | will insure that the
plunls will be safe. My experience has sat
isfed me that the above is an infallible de-
Tense against the Curculo. One of my
neighbors (Mr. c. d. Stark and myself have
tried it for two years past, with the most
gratifying result. | had two plum trees in
my yard; they would regularly bloom, but
not one of the pums would stay upon the
trees to ripen. In the spring of 1861 few
plums on each tree escaped destruction from
the frost; lined one of them as above and
saved the fruit. while on the other tree not
one plum escaped being stung by the Cur
culo. The next spring lined both trees,
and found it to be complete success. l
believe that no such pums were ever before
produced in this county; one of them was a
Golden Drop-they were larger than Shang-
han hens eggs; the other 3was a beautiful
reddish puBple, covered with bloom, and of
size or rather larger than Green Gage.
| believe never saw richer collection of
fruit than these were MI Stark met with
the same gratifying success. | wish newspa-
pers generally would call the attention offruit
growers to this remedy. 1t may be applied
with equal advantage to all other kinds of fruit
that insects are in the habit of destroying.
Permit me to suggest the same as a defence
against the ravages of the caterpillar.-S. B.
CyetorS IN Ohio Farmer.
A HINT ON MELON CULTuRE.-I have al.
ways been much troubled with melon bugs,
and resorted to lime, ashes, pepper, &C., to
destroy them; when calling upon friend of
mine, found his vines in most fiourishing
condition, and asking how he got rid ofthe in
sectS, he answered -''DoeS thee see those
raddishes covered with bugs?" l said yes.
He continued ;-"Mel0n bugs like raddish
tops better than melon vines" | therefore
always plant few near the cantaleup hills,
hence the fine condition of my vines Ger
mantOwn Telegraph.
For OUR LADY READERs.-Procure n tin
box-any tinsmith can make one-tw0 inches
deep, and about a foot in diameter, made in
circular form, having space - inches
wide around the outer edge, Ga small tin pan
placed in larger one, will, perhaps give an
idea Of it, have 1t painted green, and keep
the space around the edge filled with water.
Arrange flowers in it. and it presents the APP
pearance of a wreath lying on the table, the
water keeping the flowers fresh and bright.
A lamp, gaS-burner, statuette or vase of
flowers can be placed in the centre. 1t forms
very neat floral ornament.