The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-06-03
American Institute Farmers.
Club.
NEW York, May 25.

NEW YORK. May 25.
There was goodly numbero of PEG,
pie at the Club to-day, including sew
eral ladies and gentlemen from abroad
Alderman Ely occupied the chair.
The discussions were somewhat spir-
tied.
RUGS ON VINES.
A letter from Edward Butcher, Har-
settsville, N. ", was read by the Chair
IN relation TO bugs. He said that he
had always been quite successful In
keeping his vines and other plants free
from these pests, and he was glad OF an
opportunity to communicate with the
Club on the subject. His plan Is as
follows: Plant the cucumber seed In
the centre of the hill, and at the same
time put in four or five beans. When
the vines have grown beyond the reach
of the bugs, the bean plants may pc cut
down or transplanted to anotner place'
LICE ON CATTLE.
The same correspondent gives the
following recipe: For lice on cattIe;
faed sulnhur. This remedy has proved
very effective in sugland for many
years past. For a COW or horse give
y table spoonful twice or three times
week for three or four weeks. The wr1.
ter gave the same medicine to his sheep
by mixing the sulphur with their feed
rid of sheep ticks.
STRIPED BUGS.
Mr.. Carpenter, of Forest Grove, New
Jersey. gave recipe for destroying the
striped bug. lie uses pounded char
coal by eprinkling it on the hill at the
time Of planting and just as soon IA
the plants are up. The operation should
be repeated the pulverlzed, charcoal
is washed Off by rains. The gentleman
said he had seen the bugs disappear af-
ter one application.
THE WILLOWS.
The same writer said that the best
remedy for this disease is saltpetre and
potash mixed in equal quantities, and
applied around the trunk OF the tree.
The disease Is caused by innumerable
small insects that bore into the roots,
there was, in 1861, an orchard of 400
trees on Jones' estate, Staten Island,
perfect health, because the owner had
always treated them as above.
BoRERs IN FRUIT TREEs.
Mr.. Carpenter said that he had used
sOap with much success for driving
away the bOrers. He fastens a cake OF
hard soap so that the rains will wash
it into the cavities where the bOrers
frequent.
MIR. L. c. Peters said he learned from
Mr.. hAuu, o. OnlO, luhL IL IL d BOOu
plan TO tie little bundles Of tobacco over
the crotches OF the tree. A fresh supply
should be- added occasionally, as the
old bundles lose their strength. This
has proved TO be very successful.
Some OF the members were of the
opinion that the knife was the only
remedy to be relied on.
PEACH TREES.
J. SAyler. of Alligan, Michigan, gave
an interesting account of peach grow
ing Oh tho lake. He said that he had
known orchards which had borne good
crops for the past thirty years. The
borers never troubled them, and there
are SO many peaches that the thieves
long ago gave up in despair. This SEQ
ton OF Michigan is not only good for
peaches, but fruits of all kinds do we'll.
The speaker urged those persons who
are "hard up" and without job, to go
West and learO the fruit business. In
a few ears they might be worth good
fortune, besides being competent to do
any kind of work on fruit farm.
MILK PANS.
Mr.. A Shepard, of Randolph, N. Y,
enOuired if zinc was safe for milk pans,
ana whether 1t would last as long as
tin.
Mr.. Peters, an old dairyman, said
there was no danger.
T. W
differ with the gentleman, and he in
sured the public who were in the milk
business to bear in mind that tin Is far
Mr.. Bruen thought that glass was the
best material known for this purpose,
and in the long run it ia the cheapest
by far:
ing that glass pans were used with
much SUCCESS in England.
NEGLECTED APPLE TREES.
DR.. J. N. Smith, of Boston, read an
admirable paper on this subject. He
said:
There Is some reason to be alarmed
at the sickIy appearance Of our fruit
trees throughout the country, but he
did not believe that they were SO badly
diseased as some people would have us
suppose. Good apples were cheap and
abundant forty years ago. The trees
were vigorous because they were at
tended to. Now they are too often ne
elected. They ought to bear until they
are nearly II hundred years old, with
out any perceptible feeblaness. Prun.
ing is very important for good crops
aud healthy trees. 1t is not generally
understood that tree respire as we'll as
animals, and it is very necessary that
"a good circulation be kept up, other
wise vermin will do great damage to
the tree and fruit. Old orchards are apt
to become grass bound from long
neglect. THIS should be guarded
against if possible, ag the insects
are much more liable to nestle
around the roots than when the ground
is frequently cultivated. Ali grass
should be removed from the immediate
vicinity of the trunks. Animal remains
of all kinds should be applied with
manure, as trees are always sure to do
remarkably we'll when planted in GEM
eteries. This accounts for the beneficial
results arising from the use of phos-
pilates and other bone manures. The
cure aud renovation OF orchards is
brought about by personal effort in
stead OF philosophical dissertations. on
the probable cause of their sickly ap-
pearance. Trees, like wheat and corn,
require to be worked and watched.
The Club then adjourned.
Fact Mon Of NOW VERT