The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-09-22

Taken rom The published pamphlet ofw. "
Bcebee Of Dubuque, Iowa.

bnt after MI, why not give up the
land TO the orchard and grow all other
crops in other fields !? Then cultivate
with plpw The whole surface, turning
the soil 70 and f. IN the trees, and using
the spade OF hoe to complete the work
about them This should be doue every
ten days or two weeks from the begin.
mig OF growt:' in spring, TIL tho middle
.: July, and The dryer tho season the
"t'encr and deeper should It be plowed
md sPaded. After July, it is found
best to cease al cultivation, as the
new growth Of wood will be tho sooner
checked, and begin to ripcn up earlier,
DC better prepared for winter, and for q
more healthtul and vigorous starting in
spring. l will here add, that from ex.
periments made under my own obscrva
ton, l am confident that we'll manur.
ed soil will promote good growth ear.
licr in lie season than the natural soil.
Besides this, who does not know, that
unlike the East, our natural soil seems
to push forward our trees and plants at
- rapid rate in the fall so that even
weeds will often grow up and ripen
their seeds in October, in much less
time than in July and August 1t will
also DO found trnc in every case, that
other things beng equal, ,ree that in
spring is not sadly checked in its vigor
by = hard winter upon unripe or late
growing branches, bu. is vigorous and
starts out with heal,hful growth,
will fend forth its timely blossoms,
and its we'll set fruits to be nou.
r'shed and ripcred in their season,
while the late fall growth follow
cd ~ is usual, by a bcnumbed feeble.
ness in spring while the more surely
prov. unf'ui,ful. lu cul,iva,ing orchard
grounds great care should be exercised
70 avoid manning or barking the trees.
To proven. this, use short sinslctree
with the ends and hooks we'll wrapped
with cloths or other sof, covering. When
using two horses, aud while passing
near the trees, hav, man or lively
boy to hasten frum tree 10 tree, and
raise tho sm gle tree and let it safely
pass by.
WIEN AND now TO PRCSE FRUIT TREES
4 tree has ever been looked upon as
it emblem Of enduring life. Would
Nat those who assume the responsible.
Ties oT,rainin1 aud trimming fruit trees
a, the prcscn. day, could be led to tccl
that they were dealing with things Of
life, not onl'.', hut with Ire things, and
shape their acts accordingly. Those
familiar with budding young seedlings,
know very well that if they need any
trimming, it must be done at the time.
or but a few moments before tho bud is
ansertci. II performed two or three
hours beforehand, reaction will have
taken pi,oae in TIE usual qu;e, g ow:h Of
the tree, and The bark will not SO easily
separate from the wood 10 receive the
bud. II trimmed few days before the
time Of budding, the living action will
be found again ascendant, and the bud
ding, can be performed with the same
ease ~ il done before being effected BY
the manning. And who does not know
that the proper time for depletion, if un
s,oldable, is during the moot vigorous
and elastic lille actions? This principle
applied to trimming fruit trees, would
.tnt stop to the severe practice Of
pruning them during tho time Of dor
NANCY, and cause that work to be
done when the entire tide Of vitality and
growth is at its highest ebb, aud at its
fullest flow.
Our Eastern friends for many years
il the past, have recommended to trim
III February and March, while the trees
were in the dormant state, and just be.
fore they star, into the new life Of early
spring. Now, however,, their best writ
crs unite in condcmning that practice
aud advise to prune during the growing
season only. IF in comparatively
damp climate their counsel is correct
how much more SO, in our exceedingly
dry and more exhausting atmosphere
The chief objections to late fab, and
early spring pruning, are, the drying
out OF the wounded parts or points, be.
fire the circulation commences anew.
and the escaping OF the cap for a time
after !, begins to flow. Consequently,
such wounds are very slow to heal over
snd the exuding sap makes the tree look
black and unsigh.ly, for some distance
beneath those wounded parts. Onkthe
contrary, it the pruning is delayed till
the leaves havo obtained their full eize
and power. shs drying ont and bleeding
arc prevented, and wounds made at
that time very quickly heal over; for