Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-02-28
Farm, Garden and Household.
TransnIanting Large Trees.

ken OF heretofore, IN the following i
manner: About the commencement of |
freezing weather, dig a deep trench
about the trees desired to be trans |
planted, leaving ball of earth about |
eight feet in diameter, and cutting off |
such roots as are in the way in excava-
ting the trench, having previously
braced the trees against tie actions of
winds, by means of strong wires ex-
tending from their tops to the tops of
other trees, about which trenches have
not been dug. After a month or two
of freezing weather, the ball of earth
inclosed by the trench becomes frozen
quite solid. By disconnecting the wire
brace and attaching rope to the tree
top, each of the trees thus dealt with
may be tipped over, the frozen ball of
earth firmly adhering to the roots. The
tops of the trees are then trimmed
sufficiently to compensate for the re-
duction in the amount of root caused
by trenching. By the use of shears
and tacle the butt of the tree with the
ball of earth may be placed upon
stout sledge, fastened by chains, and
the tree may then be dragged to the
place it is desired to occupy. Excava-
tions having been made of sufficient
capacity, the trees are then set up and
braced by wires running to stakes
driven in the ground at some distance.
Whatever space is left after the ball is
placed in the excavation should be filed
in with earth. Early in the spring
more earth should be thrown into those
spaces and consolidated as much as
hry
earth, which will cause it to become far
more compact than any other means.
OF ten trees transplanted in this man
ner, only one died. This method is
somewhat expensive, but is probably
the best.--COr. american A7IiSan.
Mice i'm Orchards.
The Germantown Telegraph COM
mends the following way of preventing
the ravages of mice among the young
trees in the orchard : There was a
great deal said last spring of the injury
done to young apple trees during last
winter by mice, and the only remedy
that we have yet seen suggested is to
stamp snow firmly around the trees.
This is, however, not believed to be
much advantage. But our method is
remedy" and we have tried to i'm
press the fact upon our contemporaries
for the past twenty years. It is sim.
ply to bandage up the stems of the
trees with any cotton or wooden cloths,
if old muslin with two or three wrap
pings letting the bandage go into the
ground an inch or two, and six or eight
inches above the ground, and tie up.
This should be renewed every autumn,
if necessary, until the trees are large
enough not to be injured. This method
will keep out the borer also, as we have
stated on several occasions, and men
ton in another place. Rabbits can
gnaw, when the stems are small
enough, two feet from the ground, and
would require the bandage to be much
higher. Tarring would help as a pro-
lection, but we have known in many
cases the bandage to be all-sufficient.
Watering Cattle.
There are two seasons of the year in
which farmers are very liable to give
their cattle an insufficient supply of
good water, and these two seasons are
midsummer and midwinter. When the
pasture fields are not supplied with
running water, the animals, in summer
are made to drink from stagnant pools,
many times as insuficiently supplied as
the wells; and in the winter water is
given usually but once a day, and the
work of watering left to the hired man
who has not always individual interest
or patience enough to give cattle time
to take water as slowly as they wish tc
in very cold weather.
There are but few farms unsuppliec
with springs or creeks; but a good sup
ply of water may be found by digging
and after the supply is obtained, there
should be the individual attention o.
the owner given to the matter of seeing
that the animals are provided with al
that they may desire. Surface water il
the best, for it is the provision of ma
ture, and if somewhat impregnateC
with earth is none the worse, and cattl
seem to prefer it in this way to tn
pure. There is vast difference, how
ever, between rily and stagnant water
Ohio Farmer.
Destroying Curculios.
The following statement from q COZ
respondent of the Germantown TeLe
graph is of great interest to all VIII
are cultivating plum trees. He says
have seen various methods for keer
ing these insects off plum trees, bu
none so simple nor yet so effectual a
the following: Soak corn cobs i
sweetened water until thoroughly satu
rated then suspend them to the limb
of the trees little while after blossom
ing, being sure to burn the cobs afte
the fruit ripens, as they will be foun
full of insects. A good plan is t
change the cobs every few weeks. M
theory is this that the insects depos
their eggs in the cobs in preference t
doing so in the young plums. The frs
season tried it upon one or two tree
only, and in the summer was rewarde
by good crop of as fine plums as eve
ripened, while those on the other tree
fell off when about half grown. Ne,
spring found sweetened corn cobs dar
Cling from the limbs of all my plul
trees, and the summer found them flu
of delicious fruit.
Tender Footed Horses.
An old man who had much experienc
in handling and dealing in horses fc
more than half q century, said to n
recently that he had never known
horse to get tender footed that W,
kept loose in a shed and yard, or in
boxed stall. The turning around an
treading with their forward feet in I'll
manure keep them constantly moist an
soft. His theory appeared perfect
reasonable to me. have no box stall
but / used shaYinps for heddinn or