New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-13
Talk Abou( RFuif.

At the meeting of the Fruit Growers Club,
April g. there new Yankee invention exhibited
for the purpose Of protecting fruit trees from canker
worms The insecs which lay the eggs producing these
worms are wlngless and they ascend tho trees In i'm
mense Numbers early in Spring. Belts OF tar otroug'
and various expedien.s have been conr.ved to keep
these insects from climbing up The latest Invention Is
a strip Of tin about an inch wide under which Is mar
row strp of cloth The cloth Is saturated with prop
aration Of kerosene oil and lard which appears to be
destructive these Insects. Bnt If they escape tins
and reach the creased n they are unabisto c1a" over
H.
Mr. JUDI exhibited q sample OF boxes In which he
intends 10 send strawberry plants by mail Ire boxes
are turned and bored out OF some cheap WOOD IN Rev"
Hampshire where they arc sold Mt cent ana quarter
apiece The plant is wrapped In oiled paper ana moss
aid wrappef With postage stamp aad address Is pasted
upon the outside OF The box one OF ONES weight
marked pants only goes In the mail for two cents
Mr. TABRR exh biicd and commanded Lindseys seed
ling Fastof raspberry plant. which proves to be per
ecy hardy 1T Is hd Oas of cod frnt He in
Quired how long black cap raspOerrles WIZ grow nom
the stool. II not permitted to form new plants rom
Mr. CAyAyAcH said not over five years. He cautions
neople from planting Dootle's black cap when they
haze bui little room, as 1t requires nearly as mpch ~
Lawton blackberry.
Wr CRAZE showed a specimen of raspberry plants
which came 10 him among lot ofthc Allen variety which
be thinks 80 much Of that lie Is planting an acre. and
would more II he had the plants II strong upright
grower needing no tyngi is hardy. yields wel NUT.
dark scarlet and IL ripe before straw are gone
ar CRAsE exhibited specimens OF strawberry plants
10 show how they are killed by freezing and thawing
The roots are Turned quite black. Mr. Cranss method
of planting strawberries is worthy Of notice Inc heu
| having been powed In Autumn, Is furiowed out IN
Spring eight feet apart the fnrrow IL nlcd WIN M
manure and furrow from each side Turned upon ":
Then the plants set in tho center OF this nag. anu
row Of potatoes planted upon each SIDE. La,t year
he used castor oil pomase Sr Of moes
Mr. LAsE said 1t would be ont u the question 70 uso
castor pOmece this year. as WA not 70 90 hhu !no
supply from the Fest Indies hsving nea vi 't te
the tobacco raisers tho Connecticut River valley IL
is then principally used as deconPo.sr oi cHst ao
manure sixty pounds Of them TO cord oi Dogs VIII nc
compose them In six weeks. IL is thought that al
the present price OF castor beans growing them as
crop will be profitable In this county SCION honn
Son said some twenty years ago they were largely
grown In the southern part Of lAnois the OIL wa
manufactured In st. Louis. The price ut first was
dollar bushel At that. the crop was good one
When II fell TO y cents the farmers stopped growing
| JsAAc r. SMITH inquired how much later than this
We may continue to plant fruit trees THOMAS on Az,
nursery should be dag and planted Immediately
Those which heeled IN last Autumn or early thu
Spring viii do plant month hence. The season
at least two weeks earlier than last year Peaches
pears. and cherries already beginning TO bloom ~
Brooklyn. Mr. DopaE said that from present appear
ances peaches will be in full bloom by the 18th Of April
1t certainly viii not be safe tn move them nner mat
think last Spring days later and this Spring Sl
| days earlier than the average. l.r
| GrqJtias Old Appis Tros-D. VAN FBADESBuIGh
Pastor Baptist Church, East Fishkill, Dutchess Co..
Y. sent Mr.. Robinson a communication upon this SUD
Iect which will be useful 10 those who wish 70 change
tho character Of the fr In old orchards lie says ns
has been much interested and benefited by these re
ports that he desires contribute his mite TO the
In answer to this question whether trees which nov
bear cider or hog apples can BIO made TO produce geo
fruit, he says az answer with confidence. yes. r. In
tegcnty grated Almost any old tree that fas yigo
enough 70 produce fair crop of Seeding fruI and ha
| n tolersbly sound trunk, even though sJmo OF ID
branches begin show signs OF decay viii II CAREFUL
managed. pay well the outlay for graft'ag But wouI
not recommend meddlng with very old deeayng trees