, 1869-08-25

ln4ilon during the past three maaths. oonsuzn1n,
one personh Whole time, End Is summed up nov
to Jutgo Watta nett week. The sub1tAuce Of tn
rejected.
THE FARM AND GARDEN.
Clearing xhe Demonstrating witt
Glover and Ttmothy-ShIpplngE Ev
4 eFKreens in Auxusun-Sofls Differ
He'd ansPbefrieE-AFe tho ltaliar
Hccs a HurnbuE Draining
-Trcntmens OF Hew AedTes-Fruls,
for n Summer Homo-Scedl[ns
| Grapes Norway, Surprise nnd
Schonun Ontz and Othcr flulnbngs
| lrKoX och AGRICULTURAL coRKRspospgxEl
! CHAArA10N. Ill, August e.
The drawer Is full, and nust be cleared II
answer all AT length Hon1d occupy too mucl
apsee, md pa1ties mrst be content with brie
replies.
sKKDNd wI1u WHAT.
| ... . MASON CIT, ILL.,. August ls.
/ hAFa piece Of statbte ground whien wtah
xou1d DO % row i 10 "a. 1aess Ia. ~. nsx Sa
February Or March, so~ On the grnas serdas
! Fe.y respectfully, J. s BLACK.
ff5ou wans pasture for nezt aeason you had
better soN to rye and seed 70 clover aud timothy
!
early In the spring. For meadow, would 90,
seed With the small grains; the risk Of : good
| stxud IS too great II I had ssubbte land and
wanted to put In PASTURE II would be sowu to re,
Is stated above, and II Hantetl for meadow,
would pIow the stubble this tall, harrow anu roll,
ready for seeding, and SOW on some Light AonH
during the winter, and, The surface was in good
order far rolling earJ In the spring, would give 1,
| anoIher rolling.
SHIrFN0 EyKR6RXEEB n AETCXH.
II the ground Ii vet aud the weather rainy, ii
| VIII do to oIder your everE1cenA in the autumn
bat as = general thing II Is unsafe. April s tht
best month TO transplant this claas OF trees herr
IN the West. The RAINY season slyts them good
atari, and they are not exposed to over-loog dr5
spee. that so severely test this variety Of new1y
| planted tree-. ordered several hundred dollars
worth some years since. The trees were taken ur
dur7ng dry time IN October. exposed to the dIy.
| Ing winds, and Of course died when they came
but, not knowing this n the tme theF were set out
| only 10 die, root and brunch. The man shipping
them should hare known, aud probably did know,
that they were ruined before they were packed,
Since then hare declined two thtDgs-one. nor
to order eyergreens In the tall. and the other At
| no time Of that particular person. EyerRreens
may be moved every month In the year, providing
the soil Is damp, and the weather for some days
| rainy.
SOILS pIRYeR.
The Alton Horticultural Society Is valuable
| Institution, and nrnbcrs among ts members
some OF the best practical talcnt IN the country
Dr. Hui has large fruit farm On tho left bank OF
the Mississippi, more than TWO hundred feet above
the rtSet, And formed or drift technically called
loess, similar, Il not IDENTICAL With the river banks
Of the nh,nc, 80 faUons the world over for the
grape. This soil needs no undert1a.ninR for II q
mainly nsm Soil, nlfed With vegetable rrmairs.
and the best son for the orchatltst AID gardener
that can be found In the West. Then, again. on
this high plateau, the west wind drives the eyapo-
ration from the river to Keep ou the frost and to
bencft the growing fruit, Now, the Doctor ts a
good cultiyato., without doubt, and nas
come hobbies, but he has not been nbe 70 see that
his soil and peculiar location has anything to do
With hla aacceaa, which he mainly attributes to
his peculiar mode Of culture, and tus,sta that
everybody would succeed Just as well II they tol.
loved his plans Here ts what committee Of The
Alton Horticultural Society hay On tie subject:
"Iho orchard IL planted on land that has been
deeply prepared, distance Of ten feet each WIZ
The Doctor has root pEnned alternate rows
prepara1oEy to removing them. showing that this
1.-THE Doctor says, thai, il he we're planting
new ne & cherry orchard, lie would trench the ground
"Sow. Jour committee are O, opinion ,hn: on
land IN which the roots Of grape ytnes have been
1ound 70 penetrate 10 depth Of over twenty feet
posted there By the elements, t6oas d Of Years
$50. Il Is labor thrown AWAY to pitt &c land 50
Yo1r committee are Of tho opinion that Al, tbe
labor whtcn the doctor advocates and besfows on
his trees Is not ntcrs83ry 70 success Oh such laru
ss ihat On which his orchard stands Neither DO
we believe that all the labor he recommends would
make successful orchard on the prairie, Or on
The $40. retentiEe ciaJs that are to be found Ill
over the Country.
We think thorough natural drainage lnd!spena-
able to success. We do not belleFe Iha. Land no.
turally TOO ttiH and wet can be SO thoroughly and
deeply drained Is to make success with the sweet
cherry reasonably sure. E. A. R1Eu1,
~ Il. J. HYDE,
BED RAaraKNE1Ea
c. E. FIisbie, Of MeHenr1 County. says that
The ktrtland seeding red raspberry proves the
beat market beTry, hardy, se!t-srpporrlng, nearly
thornless, pFofrse bearer, and Will market Any
distance With Strawberries" II this pruye true In
other parts Of the State, It will be valuable addi
don to our rasrbesT!es- The plants are sold At g
OF s. hundred All Of this class Of raspberries
quicker badly. b1t when they do well this Il no
serious objection 10 them presume the plants
can ue had Of most Of ons pant growers and deal
e1z It would he well to give II further rrlal be-
fore planting largely.
Thus far none Of the raspberrles have proved
profitable for market On the pratr1cs. In 4 wet
season Like the present 0ne with good culture they
produce good crops; but are too sensitive 10
drought 10 be relied upon The plants need tr.t-
CATION or mnlchiDg to insure good crop. IfMr.
Fzisbie has based his opinion on this season, the
next may change hts T1exA
AAE ITALIAN BEES / nCMDC07
u the Eui,vr or Tbs cAsayo Tribune:
Allow me few more lines, tn answer 10
.sRural"' Of The sth .nst 1tts one Of the III.
fran may be convinced Of a fac1, but Il that con-
S1ctlon II brought about asalnst his WILL 5c-out
y9nr Iesdets = Know the Icst o. that Old saw.
tho Italtan was humbux: but further Gu he
writes: "l1 plan English. NJ: Dadant, The olacE
no mora" TTnu hare been but few years d
the United 6tates, yet believe ! Know the ya1oe
o. Eo5ds inonsn tnsZ ',na ar IN plain English aud
Tits: Can you deny.th purchaser s ncs hun.
bugged when. tpon the strength OF your recon-
msnd.sen he rsys 5og 5lS tor aa n impoxed queen
Killing bis blaei queen, IN order to tniroduce
yellow one: II hnmbug Is not the word, he
Sxan1 T:a nus %ssat ssee dscne
Rural s certainly mistaken u he beIieyes the
ability Of the 1tallaEs to gather In red clover il
they have been introduced, and largely ine.easeI
Tor ,hs !asi ixen1J {eass tbs qoal.sy = NOT -
huced them u Prussia, nor The Central Society o!
Agriculture Of France from bes:owtng The "goid
France. Ii Ii Believed that those Vno gfsnted
those rewaras had found CUT the ralue Of the
variety ~ M1cn. OF more than the many spiarlsts
Italians
Why should there not be among bees, % among
fsae os1s esag na et!ss net
70 issses 'ne% 9u Y and increase such
ever see Italians on red clover VERIFY, lear
that be Is more VIII than An apiar.st- lie ap-
pea1s 70 ignore the tact, thus lar unexplained,
LEFT untouched tomorrow. But, II he cannot b.
lteEe ne, LET him write to III. John Wright, OF to
M Ne BE q a@ssa Tsfs 1d
clover, *niis: the black ones "iooked o1''-n ~.
;dntsn1neni, Rural may infer!
~, n9ns ~ Toa e. ~ M1Phtey 1ook iass EesF
ey, ~hilsr bis thirteen black s'ockA which had re
ee,yeo The saHe care Il &, no ca1e Al all the
winter. d. II. Citizens Called On ne ne 18Th of
September. opened before him r1o Of my bl.ck |
es H. sst 5as sHe ou IA @
eyesy Italian three frames fuN Of honeJ. rh1le |
ses & & sese ee i - h.a a,as
pounds Of honey in three days. II Is neces.aty 10
add thai the doctor felt no hesitation about 1,a1-
in resald to ineir fecuodtty, "RurA " can a.
certain from Mr. John Wheeler Khe1her It i tue |
ol nor ~. De aa sais Jesf obtain etfhteen good
pantd gentlemen reside In Hamilton, HANCOCK
County, IL. ase known to ee honorable and reT- |
suoscnbe1s 70 TIE CHICAGO TR1bcsf De41S
l care not about hoa1spR The base world, and l
here intend 70 reat, even thouGh '' Rur1l 4oould
1eIL{u Hle. peutfG tlol ue LA 1A1iet Will his 1
Italians, Tor he says so schat can BE- the cause Of
The aco.oals. ! KNOW not: bUs this 40 know: |
nrrps The RUE. Iouts, respectfully,
CHAA D1u1Nr,
Importer Of Italt.n Bees
III. Dad1Et Hssta that l hare called the |
Ita1.s1 bees q hu1uoug. Were he to order me 10 |
make htm wagon Of HICKORY, ADD ahou1d mike |
II OF rcaple md tell h. Il better, would ttxt
be calling the maple q hrmbug: Not IN the |
least Vow what complain Of II tuz what ha !
Acknowledges Is q nunbug. I have blaek bees;