The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1868-06-10
AGRIcLTURIUAL


As the time Will soon be kere when
grating will be ia oFSex, No will Ee7
peat oar f3rueTNtftca hat bfari
ner should de his own ersfting. 1t is a
very easy operation when once under
stood, and this is readily done by sec
and ODD fSsIA i. S~SsfsSssBis
Splitting the stalk SO that the bark shall
NOT be bruised-and shaping the scion
wedge fashion both ways, preserving
also the bark uniDjured-and placing
s sss l' ss. ss t1s sJ ssSfIff t y ssss tss a. fsa
can insermiDgle, there is 10 danger OF
failure, If properly waxed. We make
a shoulder to the GN&app2 thiPk il
adds to the certainty Of Success, Though
probably Beakens it.. We prefer, also,
two eyes or buds to a graft, and would
rather have only one than two. One
years wepd should always.be used when
it can be obtaineas asIheing more eer+
tain TO- take, and gEoyszyigoreusly E!ao.
We wish loo Yemimdbthose pfeparfne
wax, thasaRe have found -four pattsssol
rosin, ore paT4oofa bessRax, and onf
part of bee tadlJqY, 70 Jhebest pro7
portions, Melt them together ii nj a
skillett { (which Is theAbest), or in a-tfn
cup, and mix welk49yItl should remain
in the vessel and be used as needed
Twenty or thirty scions can be waved
with n beating up. When one graft.
ing is to be done. y ittir ffrezforF Heat
ing the wax should be made on the spot.
between two bricks ls OF as~tbeapsssaiI,on a.u :
We nave SEN various preparations
Tor graf1ng wax and we, believeswt
have tried them oil, bLtpreEefIouri own
ApplyiEgiR warm orAhot does mo tin5prs
to the rsftsdiFhe566JectH to attain II
the proportions, IS that The wax waInoi
crack i5H6eBsaU ReatheEaiera melt is
warm weather BGhoWever, upon trial
differentnproPortidnsqBs red uireaac the
foregoingcea1Gbe' altefed I; though. after
trying @smlmi se9sraf2 WAYS, We Iegs
come bag 70 these GToasieleg W
FRUIT PRosPEcFs NpRFH,-H Here
along the laxe sForePi The bfospects fol
fruit of all kinds never were better
Strawberries, and other small fruits, in
Guiding grapes, are setting very full
with fne-warm weather after plentiful
rains, giving full development OF leaves
and roots for brin ging the crop of frui
to maturity. Peaches, cherries anC
apples are also promising abundan
crops. Pears are but little grown, a.
the soil fs HQODpdEdaE forlthemG
Potatoes are the great staple of thi,
sandy district, and the nigh price re-
allied for the crop The past season hal
stimulated more extensive planting thar
ever before. IF the season should b,
at all favorable, Lake county may b,
relied on for a round half million bush
els of the finest potatoes the comins
Fall. Part of these we shall be will
ing to exchange for wheat and corr
as W. do not find these SO printable ic
-'' i: : ss5ss@IsjHi5i@nesIisdt
a summer meeting. There is some tall
Of meeting at Cleveland, about the las
of June, to examine and discuss rasp-
berries and cherries, if no mishaP be-
falls the latter crop. There is much
interest amoung fruit growers respect
ing the Clark Naomi and y9thef new
raspberries;1a ara An eYYfhhfbBSssifaIpssaeif hes
would be quite ai~tracGFe-b II Isl alss
desirable that the cherries, should b,
looked affer, sifAhecp4pnisih rood one
This mattefS @ifnpfobabiy De decfdet
within the coming week, end the result
speedily ubIished.
b. k bs . ssieFE@ Ss t'IIssrg fIE Ri y 5ss:
owingssto..t the hackwardness IF the seq
son. Ali who wish to learn all abou
strawberries ard theiS culture should
make an efort.to attend this exhibit
ion ; and those who have 5isbelieveC
the marvellous beGeuatsiEhieh chad
been published respecting the JucuR3c
strawberry should and see If Tier,
is any humbpa about it, The premium
Of one hundred dollars for the best styl
of strawbe.ry.3ox oadii Abe awardeae g
this exhibition ~. NJ 4I p +. G
WHEN To MANURE TREEs.- H.
quiry is often 1assdelas>tolths FREQ 6eae,
and amount of manuripg or !~cultiyatioI
for trees. fAe answer must be Ac
according to circumstances The ques
tion again. rce9s,; How shall we know
what our Soils need ? The answer is
Observe the results of growth. Al
examination or analysis of the soil viii
be of little use YEut the freee viii eel
their own story. If the soil is So r1cl
that theyaHa&&SinnhH sho6isI & IS
or three feet or more in length, will
out any cultivation or manuring at all
(Which, however, is rarely the case
then it will be needless to give add
tional care. Ting snpusbgroE his III
best guide to treatment. There ar
very few apple or other orchards which
after r, achirg a good bearing stat,
throw out annual shoots more than
foot and a half long, and many nc
b half d9" ,ni' a ls'sssT &laiss+ls5E sf 4d Rsl r.
when bis trees do not grow one fot
annually they need moro manuripg c
cultivation, or both By obsersin
the growth he can answer all question
of the IRwNbsuudlhe
ty.-Anaerican EuiA Al1iss1g n
AGE oR4NEA1sHSG Ae savefag
of cats is fifteen years squirrels an
hares, seaGaA0HpheIBSaHpd be-
rarely exceeds twenty years a VOL
twenty ; a fox, fourteen to sixteen
lions are loDg-lived, the one known
the name of Pompey lived to the
seventy elephants have been know
it is asserted, R0xetfolheGg4daJ4
of four hundred years. When Alex
ander the Great had conquered Poru
king of India, be to took a great ell