The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-08-04

mlnu tnat III governmental as III family
matters " charity begins at home" and
that =" he who provdeth not for those of
his own house is worse than in6del'
HORTICULTURAL NOTES.
WINTER.pLANTED STRAwBERRIEs.-We
published last autumn, in the Country
Gentleman, a detailed description of the
method by which strawberry beds might
be planted in n small way late in autumn
or early in spring, so as to bear freely the
same or following season. We have now
an additional proof Of the success Of this
method, in row thirty feet long, planted
on the 10Th day of January last, or in the
depth Of winter. The place was a spot in
the garden, well sheltered on the north
and east by tall evergreen screens. The
winter was remarkably open, and the
ground was nearly unfrozen at the time
of the planting. Square holes were first
dug, the breadth and depth Of single
stroke OF the spade, and in these holes
were then placed blocks cut out Of mat.
ted bed of the Charles Downing straw
berry, with masses Of earth just large
enough TO fill the holes even to the sur
face. They were then covered very
slightly with evergreen branches. We
have already had number OF pickings
of fruit from this row, the plants are as
vigorous as any in older set beds, and
have already begun to throw out numer-
Gus runners. This mode of planting
cannot be rapidly performed, but there
are cases where it may be found quite
convenient to have new bed on a small
scale. that shall cone speedily irto full
bearing.
A NEW EARLY CHERRY.-James Dou.
gall, Of Amherstburgb, Canada, sent
specimens Of a new Seeding cherry to the
meeting of the State Pathological Society,
at Adrian, Michigan, which will be likely
to prove valuable if its good qualities are
maintained in other localities. The fruit
is black, and the specimens averaged by
measurement three-iourths Of an inch in
diameter, and were OF good quality The
best ones had been previously picked, and
those sent were hardly full size. Mr.. D
stated that this new sort ripencd uniform
ly week earlics than Early Purple
Guigne, on trees standing side by side.
FRUIT CRor IN MIcuIGAN. The gen
eral expression Of the delegates at the
late meeting of the Michigan Pcmologica
Society, was that an excellent crop o.
fruit is promised in nearly all parts o.
the State. Prest. Dyckmun estimate.
the present peach crop along the cas-
shore of Lake Michigan, at niue hundred
thousand baskets. There has been NJ
failure Of peaches during the eight year
of his residence there, but heavy products
have been yielded every year.
VIRGINIA CREEPER.-Prof Fairchild
of the State Agricultural College, a
Lansing, Michigan, showed us fine plan
Of .Ampelopsis hederacea, or Virgins
creeper, that had covered large portion
of one side Of his brick cottage, adherin,
to the surface of the brick by its sucker
like tendrils, without any artificial assist
ance. Prof. f. said oil that was neces
sary was to cut away those portions tina
branched off and did not come in contac
with the wall, leaving the portions tina
adhere-which are sufficient to hold tn
plant. But when the struggling, unad
; herring branches are left, the wind blow
them about and loosens the whole plant
CURCULIo.C ATcHER.-Cabel Brown, G
Norwalk, Ohio, showed us recently a nc,
curculio catcher Of his invention, tina
possesses some peculiar advantages, an
|, for large orchard is perhaps the be:
4 we have met with. 1t consists of larg
cloth hopper on a two-wheeled barrow
which is driven under the tree, the differ
= ent branches of which are Jared with
J FOUNDER or pole, and consequently ma
: be used for any tree, however larg
The insects drop into the hopper, whic
u is made of polished rubber cloth, and 70
u or slide down its smooth surface into
s. box at the center The touch of lev,
e closes this box, and holds all the insec
Z securely until the orchard is Gnishe'
The chief advantage Of this contrivanC
> are the smooth rubber cloth over whic
g the insects roll freely, and which do,
l. not become wet with dew the jarrir
u with a pole.handled mallet, and the read
u closing of the box that holds the insect
J. Apple, pear, peach and plum orchard
l. may be rapidly cleared.
l. EVERGREEN HEDGEs.-W We saw recen
&c y on the grounds of b. W. Steer, of
X drian, Michigan, some remarkably we
u trained hedges Of hemlock and arbor v
L tao, broad at base and running to pes
i at the top. This arbor vitae hedge hi
greater breadth than height, giving II
y sides full exposure to the light above;ai
l. being cut back with knife into som
&c what uneven surface, the growth was fir
II and the hedge luxuriant The hemlo
D. D. hedges were trained in the same way
IL Country Gentleman
&C A farmer, who was posted with crow
Of hit upon the plan of soaking some co
p in whiskev and placing it in the field
lie that the crows would get drunk, and tn
ID he could easily close on them. Aft
il. soaking some corn all night, he put
It. bountiful supply in the field early ne
f. morning, and in about two hours he we
of out to see how things were progressir
D. and mark what followed. Que old Gro
Of a little larger than the rest, had gather
IN up and taken possession of all tho soak
% corn, and had built himself bar out
ee some clods of earth, and was retailing t
an whiskey soaked corn to the other CROW
Ia charging them three grains of sprout