The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-08-21
AGRICULTURAL.
WHY ORCHARDS DECAY.

A COZ respondent of the Tullty Furns-
er says orchards have died or become
poor from these causes:
/. The exhaustion of the soil from
constant crops of apples from the blow
ing away by the wind Of the leaves of
the tree which nature assigned to feed
the soil on which the tree stands; by
crops OF grass, grain or roots constantly
taken from the same ground, and little
return of substance to it.
z Another means Of their destruction
had been in whippin. the trees with
poles to remove their apples. And still
another cause was the pasturage of cat
tie among them
3 To restore them, if any were left
worth restoring, men must cease to crop
the ground under them, aud must ma
nure them with vegetable mold, decayed
leaves, wood-lime ashes and salt. A COM
post formed of these substances would be
excellent or one formed in part by SOAP
suds and refuse slops, chip dirt, turf, &C.,
we'll rotted.
of all dead limbs, and of those that cross
and gall each other, and Of all suckers
that feed upon trunk or limbs, not neces-
sary for top.
AN ITEM FOR TREE GROWERS
Chas. Downing says that he once wit
messed remarkable change produced on
the body Of a pear tree by means of wrap
ping it in straw. The tree was Brown
Beurre, grated about seven feet high
from the ground, upon stock which for
years had not grown as rapidly as the
graft, and presented avery decided bulge
OF swelling at the junction of the graft.
This smaller portion was encased in straw
of two seasons it was found, on removing
the straw, that the contracted, or here
tofore smaller stem, had swollen to the
full size of the graft above, presenting
but slight indication of the point Of
union between graft and stock. This is
an item of interest, aud many tree-grow-
ers who have trees with contracted stems,
evidence of some natural want of affinity
with the graft, may find it hint for
practical use. We have ourselves prac-
ticed wrapping the stem of MorelIo cher
ries, when worked at height of two or
three feet with the free growing or sweet
with moss, and thus kept them
swelling regularly with the growth of the
graft for years.
Grease on Carpets There is nothing |
that annoys tidy housekeeper so much |
as to have her carpet spotted with lamp
oil or grease, and we therefore make
known for their benefit the following re-
ceipt for extracting oil or grease spots
from carpets or clothes: Cover the
grease spot with whiting, and let it re-
main until it becomes saturated with the
grease; then scrape it off, and cover it
with another coat of whiting, and if this
ioes not remove the grease, repeat the
application. Three coats of whiting will,
q most cases, remove the grease, when
t should be brushed off with clothes
brush. So says one who knows.
We poor folks can't follow French
even in making coffee it is too
All the good there is in the
berry we want to get out, and that cant
'e done conveniently by filtration. If
he coffee, finely ground and enclosed
oosely in muslin bag, Ct don't like
lannel, is put down in cold water and
brought to boil, but not boiled over
lalf dozen seconds, satisfactory result
will be secured. IF cold milk is used,
BRING to the boil again, and set aside on
! cold part of the stove till wanted. =
Dried Fruit Melonge.-Boil the fruit
i'll perfectly soft beat the whites of
our eggs with pounded sugar till smooth
ike icing; season the fruit with spices
md sugar put in baking dish Spread
he egg smoothly over it and bake till
ight brown. Serve with cream. Green
pples prepared in this way are still
licer.
At La Porte (Ill.) three little boys,
ach about eight years old, while playing
ear the railroad track, thought it would