The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-08-10
Meeting OF the Hocking::vaiisy HoFti- .
cultural Society.
HoRTicULTuRAI RooMsfr
LANc AsTER, July 22d, i65. F"

cuAturnt society,"
Iii HoRTicuLruR4I Roosissri I ,tse
LANCASTER, July 22d, '65, WEE
Society met pursuant to adjourn
ment, President KINKEAD in the chair.
Minutes of the previous. meeting read
and approved, q, - ~ ,.s--
Committee on publication reporting
progress, the Scciutaly was added to-
their number, ~ Nat
The effort toprevent injury to plums
by curculio, by binding the body, ofthe.
tree at time of ,sheep-shearing, with,S
smallrope of unwashed wool ! also the
effect of making anGincision in the
bark Of pear trees, completely cneirc
+, ling the tree, as good in causing trees
hitherto barren, to produce fruit, was
mentioned by members as advocated |
by persons of their acquaintance, and
that plum trees had been pointed,out
| full of entirely sound fruit, and pear
trees heretofore barren, bearing pro.
fusely as the result of the practices
mentioned. eal q y gar.ueO
The cutting Of a circle in the bark
around the tree, was considered ASIA
hazardous experiment, and the fact
that the cu,culio travels by flying,
showed the first, preventive as wholly,
: unreliable. 20 fao9 }a9Ie t4G
The subject for discussion being ta-
ken up, Mr., BUsBY remarked that his
habitwas pruning early in the spring
before sap commenced tofowy On old
trees, cutting off all branches onunder
side Of old limbs and all old limbs that
are bearing downward, leaving young
!; limbs to supply their place. ID ia, asr
Mr.. DUNBAR thought it preferableto
prune vines before the blossom is form
l ed, then pinching off at'about the Sec
: ond leaf beyond the outer blossom. =
g With early pruning there was less liza
: biHty TO mildew-and preferred that
G laterals should not be cut off during
K the seasonof their growth. Il 'l,
Dwarfngvine stocks in the spring,
@ the few remaining buds having the
h more food start off vigorous and health
V, making three times the length Of
:, good healthy wood and much moro
a perfect fruit, but less in quantity
!. Laterals should not be cut out, as is
y the practice of some, as they carryo off
6 any excess Of sap and in case of acci-
= dent to the main top, the lateral near
rs est leads off as its con tinuation. AT
IN their base is always bud at which
they form ridge around the main
~ stock on which'thc bud depends for
m food until leaves reformed. by prun-
lie ing off this lateral the following spring
he the bud at its base has the benefit Of
8, this accumulation, giving it strength
he vigor and an early start. e,"'1.
d. Never summer prune 80 as 10 daH
nd up or create an excess ofsap; better
nd do it at once early in the spring. as thu
the vine by dwarfng has been mad
lr. out of proportion to the roots; dorman
nd buds will start--rub these off befor
lie sap vessels are formed and no inGur.
We, is done and you have just the quanti
ng ty of wood you want. t.3&T
Il In reply to inquiries as tokinds 0
or. grapes least troubled by mitdewthi
he season, reports were generally favora
let BILE to tho concord" is.
RS. Handsome samples of apples Gre
nd, Astrachan and LippincotD were la
.he on the table by Messrs. Busby, Clar
nd and Fetters, and samples of moreI b.
lis Messrs Hone, Kinkead, Dunbar, Boz
ng ches and Snider. a 'H
, On motion, the Manufacture Wine
his was selected as subject for next meet
m ing
air, On motion society adjourned to mex
Tho regular session, Saturday 18th of Aug
tor ust j. @. klNKEAD, Prest
II JOHN MAcoRAoKEN, Secy. -''a9
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