Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-09-17
Agricultural.
Hints for Early autumn.

IL the srsisri. fruit trees irequSHily
reqsire attention At tins seasos Of the
year, aal ary pruning which @ay Be de-
sirahle, to pat lhsa into good shape may
Re aou given. There viii .iill be enough
urouih 10 harden the wOsljs before win
ter. add 10 thrOu strength into the &c
maibiag limbs without s.raiuing them; at
the same time the period Of growth has
50 rearly terminated that no injury wil.
Be- incurred by the removal Of leaves.
ueavy pruning should never be given TO
any trees, except those in nursery rows
bu, it often happens that the removal Of
cross limbs or superRumerary shoots, or
lop-sided branches, will make a hahdsom-
or head. Suckers shOnld be carefully
and thoroughly cleared away; aud If too
large 10 be pulled of with the hands they
Should be cut out with . gOuge and mallet,
so as to leave no siumps. A common prae.
licc is TO cut them of with knife, an inch
or two above their base, and the conse'
quence is, the s,umps send up a double
number next spring. Dead limbs arc
seen in many orchards, the result Of the
last hard winter after exhaustion by heavy
crops. These should be thoroughly cut
out at ouce, it not already done
Apples are a small crop this year. and
to nake the most of the scant supply, gath
or the winjfalls and assert them carefully I
placing them in a COOL dry apartment
where the dccaying ones can be readily
picked out. Use for cooking those which
begin to rot, and remove the best keepers.
In the garden, cut out the old canes IN
raspberry rows, as they have ceased grow
ing, aud will no longer impart strength to
the roots. The new canes, which arc stu
making some growth, will then thicker
and harden fol- winter. If this work is
done too carly, it will check the vigor Of
the roots by the removal of so many
leaves and if done too late, it will ex-
pose too much Of the remaining plants.
The proper medium is when the roots have
ceased to derive strength from the leaves
on the old canes. The same rules apply
10 backbsrrics.
Raspberries of the cap varieties, as all
know, may be prOpagatea by burying The
tips, and the present is suitable time
for the operation. Make hsle with
small spade or trowel, insert the tips near I
ly upright to a depth of three inches, and
bury them by closing the hole They
will throw out profusiOn Of roots in
few weeks and will make good plants for /
spring setting. 4
Strawberries continue TO grow for some
weeks and care should be taken to keep
the runners off where the beds are culti- :
waited in distinct stools. Any vanancles, /
should they occur, may be easily filed by S
strong runners to remain, and by :
extending them to the vacancies. Where
The soil is not rich enough, thin coating !
If manure on the surface will impart vig- y
'r to the plants. e
Asparagus Beds may be cleared of all Il
he stalks as soon as they show indications +
hat growth has about ceased, and thick q
,oat of manure applied. TO cut them +
way much sooner, deprivcs the roots OF y
heir benefit which the washing from it =
~ the autumn rains gives to the plants. :. :.
Flower beds may be dug and filed with {
Id manure or compost mixed with the
OIL and made ready for setting out hardy 81 -
ulbs. See that there is perfec: bottom "
rainage, natural or artificial. especially :. ~
or such, the hyacinth for example, as are p
able to suffer from the water. Save 81 r.
over seeds as they ripen, if such sorts y,
s you wish to raise another year. OrGa- :.
rental plants, intended for house winter %
ng or for the windows, should be potted ~
arly. in order that they may become well W
ootod before cold weather. y, u