The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-05-11
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The idea seems generally to prevail that
the curlant is hardy plaut, requiring little
OF no care; that it will flourish tolerably
wei II lett to itself. The practice often is to
SUCK the cuttings into the ground and let
them take their chances with the weeds and
grass, consequently they grow up a struggling
mass OF rough, knotted stalks, a dozen or
TWO nop. each rOot-never pruned unless
Drowsed by cattle and so left in a generally
dilapidated condition. | can p1t NV finger
on plenty OF just such plantations. II one
WISHES ieaiiy hne fruit, il can be had at little
trouble aud expense There is no secret
about 1T; but, like every other good tbino. II
wants care to produce it. Very old plants
are hardly worth The trouble Of resu>citati1n.
new plantations can be made about as cheap
ly, and much me- re satisfactorily, a folhws:i
Prepare the ground well by plowing or
spading, working in thoroughly some wei
rotted manure. Next, procure oil some re.
liable nurseryman some good plants OF the
red dutch. cherry, or La Versailles varieties:
set them by line, spreading out the roots
and giving them plenty OF room (lor let me
mere remark that no plant snfiers m0re from
cramplng the root or deep setting than the
currant); set them rather shallow, drawing
up the earth around the plants so that when
the ground settles they will stand no deeper
than they stood in the nursery rows. The
currant also requires more room than is
usually given il; the plant should stand at
least four feet apart-ahd if set by the side of
fepce, as Is often done. give room enough
behind them to allow nf stirring the soil;
aever allow more thau three or tour stalks to
grow from root (less is better than more);
keep them properly pruned from all old wood,
preserving proper balance between the
roots and the top, and give good cultivation,
and the result will e a wonderful improve
ment in size and quality Of fruit over the
common way OF managing.
PAsTURING CATTLE.
DIR. l.. l.. Wight of Whitestown, said at
the Central New York Farmers Club: 81
believe ii is now conceded that cattle do bet
ter by being confined to one pasture during
the season than by changing from one field
to another, as has at times been recommend
ed. This is, at least, decidedly in accordance
with my experience. There should. there
fore, be but one pasture for cows, unless they
number over seyenty-fye in a dairy, under
which circumstances it may be preferable to
divide them. Thus, on ordinary farms, more
than one pasture is unnecessary for cows an
other should be used if young cattle are
reared, or horses. or sheep. The meadow
had also better be in the same inclosure with
the plow land, thus necessitating only three
large lots for farm of three hundred acres
even." Tie Hon. Samuel Campbell was
much interested in the statement that it
was conceded that single pasture was better
for the dairy herd. He had supposed that a
succession of pastures was approved, but was
glad to know otherwise" Messrs. Bonioy
aud Shull approved the one-oasture system.
The cattle are not over restless. they are not
subjected to the danger Of over feeding, and
there is better yield. Morgan Butler declared
his intention of going DIR. Wight ore better.
He shall in the future have but two'he,ds-
plowed land and meadow in one, and pasture
in the other. He would not turn the cattle
on the meadow until tie crop is taken from
the plowed land. We cannot, he added, stand
the burden imposed by the cost of fences 1t
must be reduced, DR.. Wight thought the
two field plan might answer Tor uplaGds, but
the grass would grow too rank on the Mo-
kawk flats, flood might come, wash the
sand among the grasses, and the next year 5
crop would be short. Mr. Cleveland remark
ed that if be had bis life 10 live over he would
not build so many fences. Remove all your
fences and soil your cattie,'' said Mr.. Cleve-
land