Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-03-03

tinued warm d amp weath sucn ~ long con
well known that the Alkalies applied d.
recty TO the growing fungi Immediately de-
stroy them. A case is at hand of farmer
who scattered ashes on all his wheat field
at time of sowing, except a small part.
which he was obliged to omit. The conse.
quence was that-ihe wheat grown on the
part to which the ashes were not applied
was almost entirely destroyed by mildew
while The remainder was untouched" II q
Agricultural Report, 1868, p. 23l az.
Spring top-dressing of concentrated
Ashes while making wheat and clover will
II the above be correct, save a crop from
rust and mildew.
POTATOES.
The Agricultural report already quoted.
has an exhaustive article upon the diseases
and habits of the potato; for that article we
| would ask careful reading.
| to fungi, identical In character with those
referred tn In wheat. As remedies it re.
commends, to avoid using such manures a,
contain large quantities of nitrogen, for, ao
nitrogen forms large part of all fungi, such
manures are favorable to their GROWTH
stable manure is especially recommended to
| be mt used.
But, on the other hand 1t is advised to
use such manures as are known to be de-
! structive TO the fungi and favorable 10 The
growth of the potato. 1t is is well known
that the alkalies applied directly to the
growing fungi Immediately destroy them.
When mixed IN the soil or applied TO the
potato in the hill, they are absorbed by the
roots and carried by the sap into the stems
and leaves, and thus, being brought into
contact with the seeds of the tender fungi,
destroy them,
In numerous cases alternate rows ma
nured with barn yard manures and with al
kaline substances, respectively. have pro-
duced diseased or healthy potatoes accord
ing as one or the other manure was used
From tins 1t may also he seen why potatoes
grown on burnt lands are always sound,
meay and free from rot.
These manures may be applied to the
whole field broadcast, alone, or formed in
to compost by mixing with muck leaves,
&C., for the general dressing and also applied
directly to the potatoes in the hill" p. 232.
DIR. ID. Lee, one OF the pioneers in i'm
proved agriculture in the State of New
York, says, in the Albany Cullivator =
More than half of the ash of potatoes il
pure potash. Acting on this hint, have
found in my tour, scientific farmers, who,
by the use Of unleached ashes, lime, and
plaster, mixed in equal parts, and placed In
+ the hill, with the sized, and on the hill as
d soon as planted. having wholly escaped the
@ potato rot, and harvested, for several years,
d from 500 to 600 bushels per acre."
/ These evidences must be accepted, and
j. we know of nothing which perfectly fulfls
Q all their conditions, except Concentrated
e Ashes. ;"
8 FRUIT TREES. HRAR BOTH SIDES
d DIR. Michener, of Chester Co., Pa, In
speaking of black knot in plum and cherry
IS trees, in the Philadelphia Medical and sur
is gical Reporter, says that it (black knob is
). propagated by spores and belongs to the
l. class fungi.
That the idea thnt II is produced by in
It sects has arisen from the fact that flies often
}, penetrate into TIE old decayed knots and
:. deposit their eggs there. That the spores
g or seeds float in the air, lodge on the limbs
o vegetatc, and in this way the annoying
d parasite soon destroys a vast number OF
:. fruit trees. He says 3" No application OF
IA whale oil SOAP petroleum., or any substance
i, will arrest the growth. BY cutting off the
5, excrescences with sharp knife, q few years
Ii of life may be afforded to some trees but
!, 1t hardly repays for the trouble. In the
sr war against fungi, no matter what class "
b order we combat. human skill and science
ID are powerless fit comes in the form OF
Of rust upon our wheat, or smut upon our
corn, or 0tdck Knot upon our plum trees,
Of we can only look on and see the ruin pro-
ID gress; we can do nothing to avert it," The
,h New York Observer Of December, 18th
~ iooo. ausWciS LII, bilCueHel, IN lOiiOWS -
I'd ITO which we reply: Yes, we can save
I'd our wheat and corn and trees from smut and
III fungi. Plant your plum and cherry trees
is where log heap has been burnt down, or
of in the bed of an old charcoal pit, and no
IN knots will ever appear. So with wheat and
ne corn. Apply wood ashes bountifully, aud
he smut and rust will not Injure the growing
It's grain. Pile on the ashes then around fruit
e. trees, and scatter them bountifuly on grow
a ing wheat and the potash and sand in the
81 soil Will form CLASSY covering over the
an surface OF the straw and stems of trees
which will fortify the growing plants
against the attack Of fungi. There is no
10 uncertainty about this Let the ashes be
h scattered round about growing trees as far
ma NJ, as The limbs extend. Instead of making ~
II costly ash house, which will be liable to take
te fire at any time, scatter the ashes around
,r. trees as soon AS they are removed from, the
= stoves"
n. Fruit trees have been 80 extensively
n, planted upon this Peninsula and in New
lv Jersey aud Virginia, thatareiable fertilizer,
I concentrating the active qualities of ashes,
n. must pay as an insurance against the enc
he mics so minutely described in this article
Iruct garden vegetables and fo,DerY
"A The hfst, las rule, are gross feeders Cab
~ bage in habit, is much like tobacco Pota-
Nv toes have been already referred to, Pracli-
cal gardeners know the value of ashes OH
neatly all Of THEIR crops. The Peisicator
re Will extermnate insects, and prove more
'st valuable os manure than wood ashes, even
OF If easily obtained. During the present win.
er ter, It has been tried in the Conservatives OF
We our friends, and the effects arc marked and
he unmistakable, so that we can from expe-
rience recommend it,.
To sum up-we offer the Persicator TO
(. farmers 'oho have invested largely in Peach
40 Trees, and whose interests lie in any sub
In ut al I,.II.. ~
os dollar reliable in its manufacture and that
- will bring fruit. Who feel they canuot
an afford super phosphate in the fall, and de-
~ sire a fertilizer which, applied IN The spring.
will make them Wheaf, will protect ii iron,
@ rust, will give them arank growth of clover,
~ and although applied on the surface will
not fly off under the heat of the sun but will
q remain fixed
so Who believe clover the great Fertilizer
- aud that the gfentest manure is what will
Up make clover. Who want corn manure to
as cooperate with lime, and by spreading i'm
~ prove all the surface; aud one which can
a., ne used IN the hill or on ii and is in all
M cases protection from insects.
Ill Who wish to prevent black knot on their
ne plum, pear, cherry trees and hedges, and
lp desire specially adapted to all trees and
he plants which rapidly form wooden fibre
=. Who as Truck Farmers, know the value of
~ alkaline manures for their potatoes, cab
ny bage and other crops
u Those of our neighhors who are familiar
ne with the process of manufacture join with
Is, us. without exception, in the belief that we
p offer much needed Fertilizer, and one
which, if promptly accepted by farmers
at will take them back to the old ootha of
ut Agriculture wherein flaming was made to
VI. pay.
ISL SOILS NEED pERsIoAToR.
aI BY experiment when ashes tell quickly
NJ N. and their effects are lasting-by inference
nf when pure -phosphates do not con-
ar tinue to show good effects, when corn will
=. not successfully, follow timothy; when limo
ed ny potsons ne soil as the saving goes.
~ The proof OF this lies in the fact TINT corn
" WiH grow successfully after timothy upon
al soils rich in potash,
Us Nearly all sandy and l;aht ,,;i, ..., =.