, 1870-02-28
TIE FARM AND GARDEN,

In tho Orchurd-NnktnE Grating
WAx-<c1ec1ton,n and Care OF Gaors-
How 10 <Srntt Twelve TO E's5tcep-
Ycar. Oai .1rces-Effect OF tho %tncE
On tho t;rAIt-ptncKur-M MsahtaE-
Fruit Isclt Of Michigan.
lFKoA cCIs AuRlcrLTrRAI CORRESPONDENT
CuAArA10S, H., Fe3. ID
n TIE ORCHARD.
How DO you rske gtattioE Wsz? When, and
how do 3ou Select Aod prepare KratA. When and
how seuld 3oa iop-xraft,sLd Ct Ena: Varieties "a
ytu cut on Ill or oal, palt OF the top, aud ab3ut
nov II an, RIaitA Woult ,oa inert on s.ocks i've
or stx sesrE old: Would Jou graft o. the iEank
d1s1at &C fTon tie gfoald Of c-nkcqueoce: Doea
the character nf the sethltF o. s1cck adecf IN
aL5 esr1 the character oi the frolt oa tha grit
ahonlc The eolirx be ate or tAtlT Of sour OF
s~ett, and TIT graft r,ce rer.af Noad the pro-
ouce rc lot .ceanly &C. cted tseseb5: D, 9rafta
% grated ssoc1s produce nup !,of f1n':; Rss2set'
W1spsoK, H., Feb. II. $50.
MAKING CHATTING WAX.
Tie old Practice Was 10 make the WAX 40 ~ to
be put On By hand. This Is now eo.dom doue-
The Wax Is either spread on ctumoa aheed:e,
vh.le hot, with h:u.h, or applied direct to tho
graft, the lsttss being the moas counon practice.
The cloth Is toEn Or cur lnto st11ps half au inch
vide and wrapped around the graft When few
prafts are to BE- net this IL verJ Eood way. but on
y large scale the bruln aud warn Wax Ia the mos;
tcoLGu!ra! mode. In or1ek 10 do thu ths CRATER
hsa sseer-1ron n.e>nox tosnethirg Ike tha: used
by timers, WIZ this diere.ce, tsas IN the top IL
6sed q sbeet-trou Kettle. holding iron four ts
e,Gn: quarts, 81 he may need.-tho latter Hze The
nost ubc1l.
Roth Is the bsae OF the war, and In selecting Il
get the clear. a!Eoss wht:c samples THIS vii
cost about two or three times more than the com
tunn, b7t It will make hsttes WAX.
J. J. Thomas SAYS: Lnssed oil, one pat; rot!r
sfx roEnds; beeaEax, o1e pound; METAL to1eih
Or, 10 be applied warn with brush
/ have uted the lIraeed oil. but for several Year,
hare used: White rostn, eight poucdy: bcesva1
rEo poucds; beef iallos, tso pounds.
The roan Is not always Uniform IN quality, aut
asmsler OF large: quantity ot ta!low maJ be used
il tco bard. add ta'lor: II tco tort, rot!n ant
bceawaz. In Gaze Of comElon roain, snould ust
iess rosin acd more wsx. II The roaln Is good
the WAX should be quite hard when cold; but /
will not be llaole to crack. In RrafsicR, good VA,
Is cue Of the fe0us!se2 Al grease q !tjuf1oDs Il
the tree, and only 10 much should Re used u VII
combine with the ro.ln to make 1t workable, ant
IL pzeverl It from cracking aud pe eel!rE 90
SELECTING AND CARE OF cloSA
Ctons tre the last years. growth, anl are bea
| Get IN November, ~ Ia sone seasons they Bre In
| jured IN tho wtnter-at least In rapdgrowtn
nu1sery trees; for this reason prefer to tas
| the WOOL IA 30 nuch nore 1sm that woaId msk
! I la1ge difference In Ineir purchase, And use q
other II It can be avoided. Leaves CT mo49 At
| the best material to PACE them Ia. Keep IN
| too1 place, .sr 30 to - degrees; warm cellar
hsd for them. ~ the buds may swo premasurelg
| II cut IN November, the cut cad may be thrus
tnto the sol under the tree and The whole coyel
ed with lessea. In this Nay they VII Keep Ter
| vel II u4ed tarlJ.
| TINE OF GRATING.
We Dsy tcain to graft much earlier than mo-
| people suppose. Here We begin early in Msrct
tetng careful 10 see that the frost Il ont Of IN
| Wool and that the temperature 1s above freezing
| Also AyolcsrS 4 raw, windy day. The RfAftin
may be continued until tho 1eayes are hat roznet
provided that the buds on the gratis hare ne
swe.led. TITS w!ll gtEe period Of about tn
| menths.
NOW TO GRAFT rwELyx 70 FiT1KEN.yRA8 OF
| TREES.
Throcghopl the country shere are large nun
bsr OF iyeta ct :hls age snas would Pay to graft
come Of them seedlings, aud part Of them gs1tte
trees Of poor quality Of fruit. In my OWL orchar
ase from three to four hundred thst ATE MAKE
for thit rcrposa.
The bo<ks tell us, IN graising large trees,
| occupy TWO ytais IN ita accomplsnmenk-te
fsst ear to HTaft the central OF upright portion
| tac Tree, And tte feccrt year 10 complete tt
operation. The old er11ters Tere IN the habit
1awipg CT branches, upe ard q haif to TWO 1ncnt
| In diameter, and pu1,!ng In IRON sxo to 1os
Rs8its; but tnis IA \ vep peFniclous oAb!f, n
will IN al cases cause decay AZ that point, and
| 4 few years the grated bfauch will break oG.
nreh better way u 10 grs.. the whole top 1t ono
cutting Oh the brnochea with tue shears
t1reeicu1sts Of An inch to an. trca IN d:amcte
II The btaretea are larger where Jou woula VII
TO inert the g1Aft, fol'oH 1t out until 1t branch
! or Is Ct the eEe named. Cut the whole u
back 10 thla G1e, no ma.tet Il II
tytne ureyep, and This viii In csset deterul
| the Eunher Of GRATIS shat are oe inac.ted. II
side branches that arc too snail to grAil ehca
reuatr. In cot:iug, the branch should be c
dsfonAlly ac1osa the limb :Eihe pont u!pPed ba
Atr;uf, AID The EnEe inserted In the oppoal
direction, 70 that the stock u onlJ split On Q
| ete. The Krspe !s cut wedRe-saa2ed In II
directions, one - Ct the spltt wood and the oh
sron tie back to the ffors Of tho gr1it, IN crd
not 10 prtss the cpco!tg Of the ait 1t tbs fro7
The intlds Ike Of The psik Of tae ssocE and q
salu.d meet, In order 10 form 4 cttco'Auon
! the sap tom the Atocf. It u dmc1lt TO Z
pam this Ecde without drawings. tus
, | person will psoaAely comprehend It aile1 II
trials. None CT the late works On tie orcha
tave described this method ct Rrafltng, tnoogs
. tsrox generally rsettsed 1t the West II hAs q
Advantage over the old mode, the bark IS nts
9: tplii, but always ca: wiki the grating k1i
: Seltht: Goes the operator need calsel or h2tuu
: The spltt Is rsde with = Common jsck-kIife;
a Erlfe Il also used to open the split By Inserting
: ront Of the tlade fer the purp2se OF inserting
+ graft, ard IN This WaJ person VII set Eta
) deuble Of the number b5 the old mode. Ta& VA:
!, follows With the melted wax, aud With his hrs
= completes the operation. Dar7cg tbs 8
\ | eon let the tree aloce; EEL
4 tuk CAVE, Eo1 rub o0
:, | shoots, ellnez above or below the g1tft$ HAt
on uuss be the motto strictly adhered to. vi
Il the growth IL frtstei Tor the se2son, o. carly
: the rpripg, cot aNaJ Ill the s,de thootA from
r. stcet, below the the Hrafu, and regulate
shoots On these. Yeur tree has had but little che
.. irE Ia III growth, though the head nsy not
q sent very artistic appearance The second y
n a.d Afterwards, keep dom the shoo:a fro1
I. s.oef, fer then the graft viii have become cap'
40 Of eiabo1At.rg the ZAP. ard lie tatla JeN
!. =. nate large returns II t1ult.
ii Large MurreEo cherry irrsr, that noW give
J." tkate, cou:1 b II ade 10 produce good fet1f1
,ls grating 10 tina Ear'v Rcnucnd. Ls'e Kent
se and large Eoglnh Marcllo, TGs mode OF q
ss ss ing Il re onl3 one that 4 ceeeds well with
n etn1J, fo1 he bark . split, lexrtuZ = ro'
II iaeXtd d edGe, II win ros grow. Persons N1sn
us BY rel ding tHo ktanps 70 par return postsge.
Nc Nc have tAmpe Of this mods of grating sent II
a1n Irees Of This Axo nasa tbcls heads peYuiue
III. f01mtd, AID We caa Only change ths quail
Ioe The f1ui., rot 10 much the form Of the tree
ETTEcr or srocT ON Tux oEAY7.
Tho ltock scta Oh The Ersft BY An oFer OF
FaJ de1 supply Of zap, IN regard 10 Qua1tiJ, ous