Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-09-20
Farm, Garden and Household.
Tran.pIantIng rec. On autumn.


TrAnsplAnting Trees I'm Autumn.
The proper time for removing de-
ciduous trees az in the falD is as soon
after the wood is ripened as possible,
and if due care is taken not 10 mutilate
the roots nor allow them to dry, n sue
cessful result may be counted on. Always
strip off every leaf this defoliation is
the primary safeguard, and cannot be
neglected. = There is not the least diff
Guilty lnssafely moving even very large
trees when these precautions are adopt
ed, and the operation can, if necessary,
be performed long before the frosts
loosen the foliage.
horticulturists, as a rule, have de-
cided against fall planting for ever
greens, constant failure at this season
having fully demonstrated the evil eff
fects of the practice. But here again
comes in the value of the earliness we
advise. Evergreens require q much
longer period before cold weather, to
prepare for the change hence if set
out very early, say in the beginning of
August, success is sure. How well this
fact is known to European nurserymen
Is shown by their very general habit of
transplanting in early August, and in
this country we are Just now wen
ing to realizing sense that they are
right.
We know the objections urged
against stripping off the foliage at the
time of transplanting, but it is not q
serious operation after all, and by so
doing any tree can be transplanted at
any time with reasonable success, al
though during the growing period of
June and July the young and immature
shoots should be removed as well.
TIansplanting at 50 very early period
we do not recommend except in extreme
cases but it can be done, and is done
by some of our most intelligent land
scape gardeners. In conclusion, never
forget that the roots once dry rarely if
ever recover hence, as soon as they are
out of the ground, wrap them in damp
cloths.
AWheat Field.
George Wilkinson lives in Goodhue
Township, State of Minnesota, and his
wheat field this year was 800 acres in
extent. At the harvest seven reapine
machines followed each other in quick
succession, and forty men came after,
binding and shocking. IT was sight
to see the thickly standing shocks
stretching away for two miles. Imme-
diately upon completion of this part Of
the work, the stacking crews were or.
ganized, with twenty teams to do the
hauling. The threshing will commence
as soon as practicable, and the grain be
carried direct from the machine at the
rate of carload day and shipped tc
Milwaukee. The varieties grown are
the Lowland Scotch, Rio Grande, and
Odessa, and the seed is produced on
the new land turned over each year
Sowing this on old fields gives, Mr.. W
says, all the advantages of change Of
seed. A portion of the yield is placed
at 30 bushels per acre, and the gross
proceeds at $25, 900.
Feeding Fattening Hogs.
A hint to feeders, valuable though
not new, may be found in the following
condensed from the Boston Calltivator.
Warm, dry pens should be provided fol
our swine, and their quiet and comfort
studied as much as possible. By sc
doing we save many bushels of grain
The best feeders change food frequent
ly, and find they make decided prof
by so doing, If salt is OCCASIONAL,
given, it tends to keep up the appetite
as well as aids digestion. Too mucl
rich food is injurious; the stomach cal
only assimilate certain quantity a
once. If an animal loses its appetite
the food should at once be changed, ant
very generally to something lighter, O.
roots, pumpkins or apples. Sour mill
adds much to the growth of hogs (anC
we have seen it we'll verified that ray
meal mixed with sour milk, was mucl
better for fattening pigs than any othe
cooked food whatever). FermenteC
food is much preferred by some feeders
and it is well to give it as a change, i
no more.
The Good Cows and the Poor Ones.
Many persons think that COW is
COW any way. We will suppose tina
there are two COWS for sale: the one
an ordinary COW and is offered for SAC
and the other, an extra COW, is offere
for $75, both of the same age, and th
first one will make on an average IL
pounds of butter in one year, and at tn
price of 80 cents per pound woul
amount to the sum of $37 so, and th
other cow will make $50 pounds in til
same time, which at thirty cents
pound would be 1915, double the amour
of the first. Now, suppose it costs S.
year to keep COW (Which I think is
fair estimate), it will leave only ST.
for making and taking care of the bu
ter, &C., Of the first named COW, wher
as, you will have $45 left of the incon
of the last named COW after deductin
keeping, leaving balance in favor
the good COW of $37. 30.