Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-02-11
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FOR MiCE ON FRUIT TREES Eow.-Mice
breed rapidly, and il may not be generally
known that Oh immense number OF them
are usualiy destroyed, in autumn, by the
iiiling OF the ground with water aud lis
freezing. This IL one of Natures modes Of
checking TIE multiplication Of these pests
tc degree that would make them worse
than the frogs in Egypt. But the past
autumn and winter, this far, have been in
many parts Of The country Gnprecoden,cdy
dry We bear from some sections Of so
great lack of water in cisterns and wells,
that much anxiety is felt for the result. In
some cities the fountains axe go completely
dried up that large extra fire patrols are
organized to watch against cOnfagrations.
With the above facts IN mind, it will be
well lUr all having fruit and other trees to
look out that they are not cirdle6 bJ the
mice that still barrow in the dry soil. We
will remember that, some twelve or iiiteeIt
years ago, after such dry autumn, there
were Hundreds 5f thousands Of fruit trees
gird!ed aud destroyed soon after the !ilst
heavy fall Of snow. III many cases large
orchards were ruined. Mice seldom, if
ever, guaw bare tree, or one aro3nd
which the snow is firmly trGmp)ed. The
simplest protection. therefore, against their
ravagts, is to either keep the snow cleared
away from any tree or shrub in danger, or
to tramp,e il firmly down around the trunk
as soon as Il falls. To leave a Light snow
around tree for ii day or nigh. will FUR
nish n iua cover for the dcpCotators To
work under. Tarrcd paper PITT around
tree. and extending up ~ OI more inches
from the grounl, and het,, by string is a
further safeguard worth pforidiug ttr all
valuable fruit tIos. The roofing felt,
saturated with coai-,ar, can bG bought 30
inches wide for , 10 I cents 4 yard, iii large
quantities, and each ward viii cut So as to
make six pieces for trees not more than &!
inches in diameter, ~ twelve pieces for
trees less than three inches II diameter,
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PAINTS FOR FARM BUILDIMG.-T
following is frn;n the Ordnance Maunal of
the Un.;,d states Army:
Bjaiaur}S P0iRt, Dissolve 10 its. Of
she!ac in ~ gallons of boiling water, ad-
ding 81 aalces o.saigJAtrS. Mix this sDlu-
ton with an equal quantity of pGint rrepar-
ed in lly usUal manner. The paint ig
econ ,uiyal ani durable.
/ har, tried On my stable ION undrUssol
E1araal, a"U Iha acton Ii the weather is rs
yet, after a ,ear, bat slightly percep tible.
I.'.sr H1*t J"' BUj'IlgS. dissolve
! =. "rJ1r,er3s in ; .a.lons of water; let
IL stand - h3urs, stirring it two or three
.'m,s from the bottom use tlis for stalking
the lime and lI.unin- il to the consistency
Of ordinary Wh;teYash. Add hydraulic
cement equal IA quantity 10 the lime used,
and Of clean sand ! gallons Of wash. stir
j. frequently to prevent the sand from set
ting.
The walls should first be well cleaned of
Gust ana thoroughly wet from the nose ola
wGtcring-rdt, end the wash applied lin the
usual way Immediately afcr, begluuing
at the top, laying on the coat horizontally
and finishing 1t vertically.
Before leaving the work at any time,
finish the course tn q Joint ia the wall. to
prevent making marx in the color where
the two course to Il Joint in the wall, 10
prevent making mark in the color where
the t"0 courses join. This wash has been
known to a 81 fifteen years with out reQuir-
ing renewal
For gray o. stone coirr, ada lamp
black pr.vi"Gs!y 3cgAercl with wi.sk.y.
BlyARE or ArEilyLruRAL No3T-
RU1is.--AS the season fol- operations is mp.
LrpacE!nI we trust thut VIC wl.l hot bv as
sunipg 100 much ia wG.-%Hg farmers
"@aiust ihc tricks yt those >, nu ol.ur to sell
10 tNCcl AZ cuCrTNpEs r"iGls snIre wonderful
nC-v Grain. tube; orra0t. We have tried
our 1'st heretofore TO protect them against
thv.c r" iuGl"rs, nut not always with the
eucuy&e wc oaua desire, i million Of doll
ars was sunk in .he wine plant" which
was nothing hr, ;hr common ll.abnyh. aud
We tod them 50 over and owe, GCSIn at the
start. Some farmers in H.. vest invested
thIir al in this ms..ahl, hunhug and be-
came E.-arr-.. l'hU Norway OATS
business IS not far removed from this
indeed Ii IS pronounced al arraut swiudic
by many. Fer ourselves we would not at
any ti,He nave paid the price oi' common