The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-08-21

ORCHARDS With several Wears close
| observation and experience. We hayc com,
| to regard late sprin@' and on INTO mid
summer the most favorable season of lh,
| year for pruning in this latitudc-Earvino
| with the season north on south After tn,
| tree is warmed into new life from its y III
ter rest, the sap in fun flow, and The trc,
| fairly in leaf, the sooner the wound j.
! made, the more readily and Soundly will it
| close over with a new growth Of wood, II
| pruning b" done, 1s much Of il Should be,
at n time when the bark slips, care should
| be taken against loosening it, Or if loo~-
| ened, or bruised, to pare it OF smooth
The facility with which the process Of
healing takes place and goes on, depends
materially upon the smOothneSS Of the rim
of the wound
Nothing like specific instruction or dirct--
tons can be given in pruning 50 ii APP
pears, to us, for we find no operation. in
the care and growth of an orchard. that
taNe5 our Judgment and skill more 10
our mind the subject cam bc spoken Of
only in a general WaN-thtt every one
who undertakes TO prumc a tree properly
must, in the main. lean upon his own
| Judgment. We would say. cut out smoothly
| all weak and Stragging branches, and all
| that appear likely to rub or otherwise
| seriously interfere with their better fellows
| during the future growth Of the tree Tax,
of all water sprouts, wherever found
whether Sprin9ing up from the roots q
| the tree or out from the mann trunk an,
| branches
If trees are set very full Of fruit, we Il,
| not hesitate To remove some of il with tho
| branches which ought To be taken out
| What Is left will be improved, both in sI,
| and quality. When branches, two inche~
| or 50, are removed. the wound should re-
celVc Thin coating Of WaNcn liquid that
| will adhere and resist the effects of til,
| weather When pruning either orchard
or nursery trees, late in the fall, or in Win
| ter, for sclonS, or for any other object VIC
| Invariably leave a stump Of the limb ol
| 1Wlg, an inch OF more in length. to b,
| shortened in close to the main stem, At oun
usual time for pruning. If cut close when
the tree is in a semi-dormant state, th,
| wood checks, the surrounding bark dead
ems and protracts the process of healing
over, flIorticulturiSt
| ALDEKNEY AND JERSEY CATTLE About
| a Year and a half since, the MessrS E0N
| lcr imported some AldcrncV and JERSEY
| cattle. Those under the first denomina
tion were chiefly dark gray or ltwn-coor
ed, and all had black noses and the point>
50 insisted by fancy breeders; while thos,
called Jerseys had white noses and were
| spotted, or marked more or less with seV
elal shades OF color, mostly light red The
| prlce was highest for the first mentioned
but all sold Well | witnessed this sale il
| Baltimore
l think the origin was the same, bu
during later Years a few breeders hay,
made rules and have bred to certain stand
ards. At any rate half Il century apo al
the Attorneys | ever saw in En~land
which all came from the Island Wrr,
most like those called Jerseys; but hay,
seen hundreds Of cows brought from
ffance TO Ipswich in England, some being
IN That market weekly, and their milk i
the same as the Alderneys. and their uen
eral appearance much like them. only ver,
hollow III the back, and plain homcl
look from bad feeding. These French am
imalS, rs heiters of two and three yno.
old would sell for $50 to $50 each tn
highest price for the best, when lust abou
to have Il calf, wouldnot exceed 60. (,.;.1O,
Working Farmer