Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-08-03

fscpas - ms Son e fnon.-Thsto
d.,sen 0ue ape linens " any : - = ttutt
are tstass vsvth haviwa than doohos shs
numi'sr u hslgssvwn end voossy stps~ed
on~s. 10 tao obvious ." rcqu r. argument
Thinning ths fruis il "re ~ the m ~ resdv
snd effective means - s~rurs iis toll drvsl-
opn.rns. hut there ere either aid. which gill
he mentioned psssehtly. Timing 10 ossen
omitted through meg ieence. but in"se Ire
Quensly tfUm ttMtdity. Indeed It dors re
dsise sn0s es0nos to remove halt oil the
young fruit h"ns . tree. until one has e.
! er,enced ~ utility. Ma only do the re-
rssnsini"g fruits acquire escster size. but
: degree II perfection never found IN IN
"ver-abundsat crop. One Of the principal
evevsn u ~. I.slells gspe. uhoss sue
- : neasso1y sreDiee4 = - tsvseshss
iocstlpc. attributes very little 70 this cir.
cumstauee: bat thinks that bis most eef-
taiu efop Of vsll-sipened fruit ID due mare
to bic ssv~s thinning away thres>
fcurths Of the berries-than to anything
else.
The largest pear growers Of our aeqaaint-
ancs- thjo severely. The a0osnt . - re
moved in thinning will depend upon The
variety end vigos Of the tree. With trees
in full bearing, from one third 10 one half Of
The fruit nay be removed y sdvaptsge.-
The earlier il u dops after The 1ruit eom>
menees to grow the better, except with
stone ffuits, which are allowed to remain
until the stone is formed. Where very
large specimens Of fruit is desired, grow.
ere resort to other expedients, or tricks,
some Of which, such - ringing the bark,
ws cannot commend; while others such -
shading the fruit during the period Of
growth, until the time Of ripening, are
barmles4 Supporting the fruit 80 - TO
relieve the strain upon the stem, and sup
porting It right side, or blossom end up.
are both said to aid in augumenting the size.
Some horticulturists in Europe 60 so far
q 10 march leafy shoot upon the fruit
spur, and thus bring to the fruit . greater
supply that Il would Otherwise get, and .
solution OF sulphus u iron, (copperas,) 20
grains 10 the pint Of water 10 applied BY the
French gardener. The fruit 10 vsttsd two
or three times with this during its growth,
and Il 10 said to increase ito size and inn
prove ito beauty BY preventing fungous
spots. But these are rsinenents that few
of our readers will care 10 practice. Thin.
ming, added TO good culture, viii give al
that need be desired. w. PIP.
Pine lSlssd. NSss.. 1895.
PIcKiNo WooL.-Thc amount OF this la
Dor that can be done IN day, depends up
% the condition Of the wool. The wool Of
sheep kept in clean pastures, and to BE-
managed BY factory furnished with .
picker, requires only nominal picking
Sticks, burs or hard substances only need
be removed. But ill>kept sheep and old
machinery, throw . labor upon The picker
alike tedious and painful, IS the wool must
bs pulled - open that every particle offos-
eign substance can be removed.
CARDlxo. wool must b sent 10 the
factory 10 strong sheets allow one pound
Of grease to twelve pounds Of WOOL II
your rolls are to be mixed, put up the col
ors IN the same sheet, in the proportion you
wish them used. For solid cloths it is best
TO color the wool, Is . skein Of yarn can
hardly ever 10 SO uniformly colored % not
to show different shades in the web. Mixed
rolls should b paused through the cards
lwice - insure uniform color.
DRAD SnoF At TICKS IN SassP. -There
has been . great deal said in the paper
about "dsad shots" but think skoe "a
kill the sheep ticks 10 worth - much to the
man who keeps sheep a. any ono ard
here propose to give Il.
have the authority of an old farmer for
saying, that sslfaAar mired Nth salt, 10 q
certain remedy. Said he "A few years
ago had one hundred sheep, and they
were very ticky. Some time in the month
Of March gave them sulphur with their
salt three or four times, and ct shearing
time, there was not tick to he found. Two
pounds to one hundred sheep, given It four
different times, is sure cure, ard I think
It great preventive to their having the
scrnb."
This is . valuable fact for wool growers,
and may b worth huadreds Of dollars "a
them.
How much good farmers would do each
other. II hey wesld more fssqusotly than
they do make public their experiments. II
costa nothing but il it did, they would bs
| immensely benefited over all cost and
trouble by doingit FIT. @.
Beloit, Wis, 1866.