The Placer herald., 1873-03-15
HOUSE A n ID + A Il NJ.

growing ticlT trees from iHt sccu hui ''''
grating or budding the stocks with the de
sired varieties of fruit. In This mnnner one
can train them exactly to our own KING.
But, of course, this is rather tedious
method of forming orchards. The most
common and spcediest methed is to purchase
2-year-old trees of different sorts from the
nurseries, by which much time is saved II
not money. If the latter mode is adopted
do not cut back the tops until they com-
mence growing in the Spring. Horizontal
limbs are most to be encoura ed Uprgl,
shoots near the opif left, will be apt to be
broken down when they come to bear heavy
crops of fruit, though this should be partially
obvated at aast, hy taking tie pains, which
is seldom done to thin ont upeiabundant fruit.
One leading upright shoot in young trees
should be left to form the principal stem or
trunk Two upright shoots are apt to split
down when bearing much frui' on them. An
pruning, long swinging limbs should be avoid
ed, but strong branhes created by spur prun
ing should be effected by that valuable oper-
alton This spur pruning, however, should
be done only moderately. Equalize as
much as possible the whole growth all over
the trees
Pear trees require their spurs to be kept
shorter then apple. Plum trees longer again.
With regard to apples, it depends great
deal upon the variety. The Newtown Pip
pin, a favor te fruit both East and West,
makes naturally but few spurs, the White
Winter Rearmain, many; and so we advise
all orchardf>>s to be very cautious about en-
ploying men to prune their trees who do not
adopt the principles just named, or who
have not had the proper experience, and the
advice of intelligent and competent cultiva-
tors.
FEEDING FOR EGGs. A writer in the
Working Farmer gives the following advice
with reference to the feed of fowls for plo-
ducing eggs, or for faltening purposes:
'Hens cannot produce eggs unless Their
food contains the elements of which the egg
is composed The kind of feed that is Of
fered to hens must be determined by the oh
ject to be attained in feeding them. Hens
intended for the market should be fed on the
kind of grain which is known to contain a
large percentage Of the fatty or oily substan-
ces. But hens kept as layers should he fed
on that kind of grain which contains larger
share Of the albumoids or egg producing ell
ements In addition TO the essential guam
tiiy of albumen required in the organism of
the fowls, tue laying hen requires an extra
amount of ovation-the white of the hen :
eggs being about II per cent. Of albumen-
and this must be furnished in her feed. BY
referring to the chemical analysis of the diff
ferent cereals it will be seen that corn CON
tans the greatest amount of fatty substances.
while wheat contains IA larger amount OF al
bumen than any other cereal. To procure
eggs, feed wheat. Meat once a day in Win
ter, will prove beneficial 10 laying hens.
81 allow my hens free access to troughs
always kept well filed with wheat screen
their own time for eating, hens will eat often
and but little at t.me-never too much.
Chickens should be furnished with plenty OF
limestone gravel. Some say pure water is
essential to laying hens; prefer giving them
milk, as that fluid not only serves to nosten
their food, but also contributes albumen,
which goes far to the formation of the egg.
The HoNEYsUCKLE AS A STANDARD. "A
writer in the villa Gardener thinks that the
neysuckle is, one of the most regularly flow
cred climbers in cultivation, taking rank toi
effect, and surprising in many points -odol
for instance-even the gorgeously colored
clematses, which are in every modern gar
den. AS standard, the honeysuckle mer-
its the very foremost place in our villa gar
dcns. "We have seen it with thousands OF
flower umbels in pale yellow and pale pink
decorating villa grounds in way that nc
single plant in the month of July can do. -
1t is scarcely possible, in words, to portray
its extreme beauty and effectiveness.
Buy plant of it, (costs not so cents
train or tie it to stout stake, as one would
do standard rose prune it not too severely
but in the way II ybrid China Rose ought
to be done give it good soil to grow III
and it needs no further attention. 1t vii
grow into plant that will astonish, by it,
Towering capacity, thousands and tens OF
thousands who have not seen it so trained.
A NOVEL RAT TIARA resident of New:
buryport, Mass, whose house is infested
with rats, hasa novel method of capturing
them. On returning at night he sets hi,
traps. which consists of number of lines
to which are are attached tomcod hooks
covered with bits of meat. These are sus
pended few inches above the floor anc
connected by cross line, to which is at
tached line running to his bedside, whll.
rings a small bell when rat is caught. Th,
rats 90 for the bait, the bell rings and the
watcher enters with club and exterminate.
them.
SILVER SPANeLED HAMBURGs.- The Rura
Press, speaking of this beautiful breed Of
fowls, says: "Ihe hens are lnveierate lay,
ers, the puets in the first year frequently
laying 2l5 to 230 eggs, in fact their propen
sity for laying is almost continuous from one
moiting season to another-and the eggs are
large when the small size of the bird is con.
siderdd. For a fowl combining the most per
feet form of beauty, with so many desirab',
and useful qualities they cannot be excelled
and they are peculiarly adapted to the farm