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Does Dry WsasAy Canss Grapes 10 Rots'--yoHu q
A. JOKES, Hanover, Howard Co. Md, asks the above
question So far as we have knowledge We answer.
Nay.
jhai riu make Apple Trees Beer i-Mr. JOINS writes
rs follows: Like many other readers OF THR rRIsUN
am very much interested In the discussions Of the
Farmers Climb Of the American Institute. Since
1a, my fsr four years sgo have S''n MOTTO
place are several young appletrees sufficiently ares
and thrifty IN appearance produce good quantity IL
apples They generally blossom oud set fruit but be-
fore maturity The frnt falls II any one OF the Club can
tell me what " do to obtain crop Of ripe apples 10
will confer favor upon me and many others."
We cannot say what Ia the matter with Mr. Jones's
trees, but we have known similar whore the
trouble was all caused by the apple tee bOrey
Pigeon Aanure.-A subscriber vents to know What
Is the best way to use pigeon droppings. How would
the manure do for straw berries loose sandy soil
S0LoN ROBINSON answers these questions a. follows.
have used within two or three wears past about 40
barrels OF pigeon manure, obtained from city dove
cotes. 1t has proved emineny successful until the
present year When owing 10 the drouh Ii has IN most
cases been useless and In injurious My mode Of
using has been To mix II with five or six times hs bt
OF muck. mold or loam making up the pile out 0f do,s
where would be exposed TO the rain hich soens tie
Jumps. and by frequent turning mixing the ingredients
well together 30 that the whole mass 10 extremely
rich and wei suited for any kind Of Danuris purposes
IL VIII be good Tor strawberries in rainy season. and
good tor nothing In dry one. 1t IL purely an am
moDiacai manure. and like guauo and other nspups Of
that class requires moisture " develop its value.
Shooting Ca,NPilLara-TEoxAs 6. REpDnG, Royal
Oak, Mich. recommends BY his own experience the
plan of shooting cetespars nests from trees the
best way TO get rid Of them. LOAD the gnn with 0.
small charge Of powder without wad. Place the mug
Gle of the gun the nest and its explosion sxpodes
all the worms" His theory about producing sweet
and sour apples by joining the halves Of buds from
sweet and trees has been often and thoroughly
exploded that il would be waste OF powder ~ lire IL
it again.
Six and Sikrorms-T. v. CMHSowErII, Marysyile,
Vemion County ILL.,. says: II am a subscriber 70
The TRIBUNE and consider tho report Of the procec
ngs of the Farmers Club the most valuable part OF
that excellent paper Can tie Club inform me how to
obtain some silkworm eggs. and also tell me whether
the mulberry Of Illinois viii produce sikh We hope
some person who has the eggs to sell will inform M
Co and By that means cause the production Of sk te
spread abroad. The mulberry Of Illinois (Moss subrst
viii make silk, but 1t will be- OF eoarser quality than
the Morris ALA, Italian mulberry the kind common
Italy China, and other silk countries The seed os
this kind BE- obtained Of any large city seedstore
20 can the seeds cuttings Of Morus mtios1!is 30
easily obtained and silk be produced upon every farm
in America Just as easily AZ eggs and chickens enc
with skill and with little more labor.