Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-02-28
For the VERMONT FARMER.
FARM NOTES.
NJ. B. OLMsrEGD
81. Adams, Feb. l.

Warts on Plum TreeS.-This disease of
late years so destructive Of fruit trees
throughout the New England states, is one
that admits Of an early remedy if taken in
time Its ravages. however, have been al
ready so extensive and fatal that there are,
comparatively, but fow trees left and those
are trying to be covered with their black
warts, aud the day is not far distant when
the farm will be minus plum and cherry
trees. 1t is curious to note the various hy-
potheses by which farmers and Psychologists
have endeavored TO account for the origin
or cause Of this dsease-by some it is attrib-
uted to a noxious principle in the soil
which deteriorates the vital fluid and cor
rodes the sap in passing through the tree
by others to a redundance of nourishment
which distends the cutaneous vessels, and the
irruption Of which operates as the cause Of
the disease in question by extravasation of the
sap. and the formation of fungi in warts upon
the limbs. The most philosophical solution
known, it must be admitted, is that which at
tributes the t0drt to the labor Of an insect or
fly which attacks the tender cuticle Of the
tree and perforates it in order to deposit its
eggs and young this position may be scout
ed by some, but if you will take the tr ouble
to cut open these fun gous excrescences you
will fnd magots, and think that by cutting
them of when they first for IN will save the
life of the plum tree and cherry tree but as
for wild cherry or black cherry tree, care
not how soon they are destroyed as they are
the breeding place for caterpilars that over
run the orchards presume there are those
that will say it all nonsense about the warts
on plum trees being caused by worms, but
give us more philosophical view if you
have it give us facts from actual expert
ments tried, and then we will say " Enough"
Fire Vocabulary farmers have not
hauled up their fuel for another summer
and why ? Because the SNOW is so deep and
the crust so sharp they cannot get into the
woods Now think many farmers make a
great mistake in not cutting their fuel in
the fall and having it all piled up ready to
haul the 6rst shedding that offers especial
ly is this best when the wood is small. We
know of many farmers who are SO slack they
while away months time in the fall, when
they should be preparing their wood for au-
other season, and then it takes them all win.
ter to get their wood, and the injury done the
cattle getting them through the deep snow,
and the suffering of the farmer and his sons
with cold hands aud feet lack of good cal.
culation keeps many hard working farmer
poor all bis days.
| The winter is surely passing away and
what winter for severity and large falls of
snow-lS inches during the month of DE.
cember-and breaking roads until the farm.
ers are about discouraged But there is one
good thing the roads are getting level with
the walls and the snow now blows right over.
The cold weather has given the farmers
stock an excellent appetite, the results OF
which is the mows of hay melt away like
magic, but there was good crop Of corn