Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1866-05-10

seed, plowlng IN the peas llgntiy ana mar
rowing in the oats Peas alone may be
sowed as late as the 25th, and the later
crop, though not so large, are free from the
attacks of the pea weevil.
IMPLEMENTS etc-If not already provided,
and you can pay for them, order mower,
horse-rake, and horse-fork Immediately. 1t
is very difficult to choose between the few
best move s, there is not choice enough to
warrant waiting a week. Wooden toothed
horse rakes do the best work, and pick up
least dirt, moss and grit. Horse forks are
numerous, and most of them good In Sc
lecting one regard lightness, strength, du-
rability. and the ease with which it is trip
ped or opened. The self-raking attachment
is a very valuable one in reaping machines,
and when much grain is cut, it is indispan-
sable to economical work. In providing
good implements for hand labor, do not for
get that
Handy Tools make work light. Good
hoes, light, sharp, and strong, are best, by
far in any but very cloddy, heavy soil, and
the same is true of most other tools, rakes,
forks, etc.
Manure,-Our counsels are often repea
ted in regard to manure saving and making.
The Importance of the subject is our excuse,
if we weary any reader. Save and buy
dead animals, old horses, etc, skin them,
cut them up on a load of muck, covering
them well with the same material, or with
good SOIL Lie in wait o'nights to add dogs
to the heap they make excellent manure,
and you save your sheep at the same time.
Collect bones, paying children Is to % cts.
per bushel for gathering. Prepare the privy
vault so as to save every thing, mixing it
with muck or dry soil, getting it out and
working it over once week. 1t will not
be offensive in the least, if we'll treated.
Buildings, etc.--Painting should be done
when the surface is dry, but before the
wood is so thoroughly dried that it will
rapidly absorb the OIL Paint thus applied
after moist weather, holds better and forms
a much better surface than in a dry season.
Level the sills of out-buildings, if thrown up
by the frost. Clean out chimneys by bur
ming or brushing during wet weather before
the dry season.
ORCHARD AND NURSERY Planting is gen
orally we'll over by this time, but if any
remains to be done, do it faithfully, accord
ing to hints previously given. The later
the season, the more chance of trees drying
or heating i'll transportation, and the more
care they will need before planting.
Grating may be continued, recollecting
that when the tree has started to grow, the
bark is easily wounded, and slips easily.
Set root-gratted stocks out in nursery rows,
if not aIre -dy done, and
Budding Stock, that were worked last
y ar, need cutting back, provided the bud
looks fresh and the union appears to have
been formed. The stock is not to be cut
at first close to bud, but about three inch
es above it. This leaves a support to
which to tie the rapidly growing shoot
Rub off all the buds except the one that was
inserted.
Seeding Stocks that were heeled in last
winter, are to be set in rows to be budded
at the proper season. first shortening the
tap root If seeds for stocks are not plan
ted, lose no time in putting them In, aud
weed them when they come up. The ben
efits of
Mulching are so great, that it will pay to
be at some trouble to apply it around new
ly planted trees. Straw, bog or salt hay,
sawdust, chips, or any similar material will
keep the earth from drying, and if dry
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cring.
PIOwing, when done in the orchard, should
only be entrusted to careful hands Use
short whiffie-trees to the plow or cultivator
and pad the ends 1t is customary to
put in carrots or some hoed crop between
the rows of a young orchard. The war
with
Insects will begin this month. If the
canker worms have ascended the trees, we
know of no help for them. The tent-cater-
pillar is more manageable, for that hangs
out it's sign, and it can be readily seen
where he is to be found Remove every
nest, not only those found in the orchard,
| but from the wild cherry trees which they
! are apt to infest A recent (English) Jour
nal of Horticulture gives the following lie W
remedy for the
Bark Scale-A strong solution of soft
soap is mixed with clay and made as thick
as it will work with brush The whole
tree is painted over with this, and it is said
that the animal is unable to survive the ap
plication.
EuerqreenS succeed better when planted
this month than if removed earlier. Nur
sery trees are quite sure to live, provided
their roots are never allowed to dry When
practicable, have the trees removed on a
lowery or damp day. If hey are to go any
great distance, the roots should be covered
with damp moss as soon as they are lifted
If the roots Of any kind Of an evergr en-
once get dry, it is a doubtful case. In set,
ting, give good soil, and if any addition tc
it Is needed, leG it be well decomposed lea1
mould or muck. Never prune off the low.
er branches of an evergreen, if the upper
ones overhang the lower, shorten them, anC
endeavOr to keep the tree well furnished tC
the base and perfect pyramid. A few
large stones placed over the roots are bet
ter than stakes Give we'll established ev
ergreens dressing of rich compost.
KITCHEN GARDEN AsparaguS-- Do not GU
from bed less than three years planted
In cutting, care is required not to iniurt
the plant, or the buds that still remain dor
mant, Slip the knife down between tn,
shoot and the plant and cut with it's edg,
slanting from the plant That which il
sent to market is put in lunches or in
ches in diameter, tied with a string nea
the top and bottom, and the lower ends Gu
square.
Beans-Plant Early Valentine and othel
bush sorts as soon as frosts are over. Moth
ing is gained by planting in cold soil. Ii