, 1870-07-04
THE FARM AND GARDEN

I Time for BuddinR-Don7t Bind III
rear ON the Applc-1aot Air Fin,
1oT Early Vegctablcs-Top.D
meadows for Profll-EnrIy ys.t
Laying by of the Corn, win Son
sage Reflections on the proncr :.
PiAcnslon OF Labor, nnti Whnr Nj
Nuat Como to-Winter Whenr
HOW the Weather Came IN ,harC,
lFRoA OUR AGRICULTURAL coRaEsroynr,r,
CHAMPAIGN, IL, July 2.
TIME FOR BUDDING.
simeon Swallow, OF Eureka, H.. inonire.
regard to the best time for budding, and il Ii
pear viii do well budded on the earlv harva,
apple. '1''> ''
Inc proper time for budding, is when tl
bark will peel freely from the tree. This var;e
In different trees and in different seasons. ]
occurs during active growth. On the .nn,
and peach, the time is often extended to Ser
tember' When the apple Is buddod early.
slll sometimes throw out shoots the sam
season. S'''''
The apple does not make good stock IA
the pear, and is not recommended for tha
purpose.
EARLY GRAPES.
T. Il. hUoo, Ottawa: The only way to tes
the relative time OF the ripening Of grapes i
10 liant them side By side, and to give then
the sAme treatment. Grapes sent from New
York or from poIuts south OF Ottawa wou,t
provesery little, at least not at all satisfac
1actofh 1have several Of the new grapes OF
tnal, but it requires some years to test then
satisfactorily.
HsT ALE FLUEs FOR THE GARDEN.
Cow, Hn1sDAIE. Mich, June Is.
cuut 1We ago | saw an account OF q new
method Of raising small fruits earlier than the or.
sinary outdoor cultivation, BY placing system oI
mes 1hdeKrou1d, and connecting them with q
illctal heat Can Jou tell me whether this method
mas been thoroughly tested In your State or else.
Nnele? !st 10 operation now, or has 1t proved q
iaa. ,a19ds T.Mhom ean apply for definite lnfor-
Which to pl.ce tile: how far from the rows OF
vines can one row OF tile be placed 80 as to SUMO
fentlY warm tso rows Of vines, DC, &c.
Also, II thlsmcthod has proven . failure &c far,
What were the causes OF failure, and could 1t not
~: made q SUCCESS under favorable clrcuD-
VIII you please give rnc Us much Of the desired
information as you can, or give lue names to
yours. &c, A. g. STEWART,
Steam and hot air have both been uscd for
the purpose Of starting carly vegetables, but
are only successful when glass is used in con-
nection with them. the steam or hot mir actjno
simply in tho capacity ot fermentinr m,n,re
20 produce bottom heat. They have ,ba .a
vantage Of tho latter aa thu nnant;tv ~ hat
can to regulated and continued for any given
iangh of time. ALI gardeners know the uncer-
taint, at hot boa< mt onlv IN nn,nt;tr NJ
i,e.t h,t IN an~.t;on ~, tnaaa -ass,ns
,team and bot air ara bacom;nf, nonn1,r
umona marker r,r4o,ora tor n. stsr+;n1 -,
.,r1v 4t,,t. er.,.t ,,ot..a ,o-..a L. ~
s,rt .esss s... oo -. a.s Fo ~ e $50 "'''
As;dofron .,,s nae \ hsa m rrsct;,,, x;r.
tie. In c,ec t,,a so;l ia w,rmer than the
stmoeplre. The tepdcncy il to deyelon root
growth. sd tha nlant IN finn w,,, he ,aroe
and sncn,ont bnt tho n,tr,;tr ia l;tt1a haatcn,
cd In c.. ,1,as ia ,,aad n o;ra ,,,a nto AZ.
Ira hr,t t1,a orowth 20 -ozt:,-;tv ~.
hoti, ran;a,' 7, tba -. - ~ -. p,a. rsoat.h,as
wo nnst na. c1,aa ~ 49, a1,.nro - ,s...,,es
x;1l mi, th.o r, o,.. - .s..
over these Bnes. the r;nss ,ro verv 1nxnr;,nt
hut tbe frn;tvi11 m, IN ,ar.ncaa. =, r.,i
will not be ascar]v .e nl,nta ~ tha s.na nos
that have hadtvo or ,hroo ah;t,;noa =, ,,ots
The Dots. bv sonf,n;ng tha ront Sorca HOW
into 1Ae carly maturing Of the fruit
Sweet potatoes are generally bedled out
after danger oi sharp frost Is passed, and are
seldom covered with glass. This gives them
better roots THAI it glass WAS used. For this
reason, and onan for the want Of proper
manure for hot-beds, fire heat ia used. This
is done mostly by making q flue Of stone,
through three Or four inch tile, are OCCASION
ally used Thi, fue is covered eighteen to
twenty inches deep with earth, and
about six fest side. on which the
potatoes are beddsd Fires are made at
night, making the bed 50 YARN that light
frost could do no damage. IEese fluea are
generally plowed ca rising ground. in order to
make good draug,t for the smoke, and the
upper ends hare lroad fue. When plants
are wanted On larse scale, this is by far tho
most desirable mode, but for the growing OF