, 1874-03-07

and aton, that ts to build tho vascular system Of
tho treo and add to ita GOLD ttsslea.
~ About ton yonrs ago got MI orchard Of oycr
wore ,noheB In dlamotor. and with iargo lcad,.
pnrt OF ono row 1 carefully cut bncls according
to tho usual standard; but for want OF time, tl.o
others woro do doforred until aErIng; and, whc
that 1t WAS agaih put off 10 summon. was suf-
priaod to aco how tho troos not cut back had
grown, aud how. thoao cut back had laggod ho-
anprnnod , trseu and, for eomo yoarr, Tue li'nr.
enco was very marked, both in growth Of woul
aud fruit. Tho fact ia TINT tho QUITTING back Ut
tho brnnotos 80 impaired tho vitality OF tic
Since Tint time, I have not cut bs;k
Of transpanting, except to form tho head rrop;r-
"; and, in tic pruning OF tho orchard. do n
s,,ock-haaded troo is not Q good bcaror; a,d |
would avoid all troea of tho fuHtignto or upright
form. Whilo MI spreading. oneen-hoadcd trees,
of tho form Of tue nreoning, Winoaap, or Litt'o
have N' mover - soen an = upright, shook:hoaaod
| viii observe this, he can always point Out tho
hest bearing orchard. People who know no box
Ing trees IL tho nursery. THO .Fonndhoad:!d
troca lko Bon Day's, Red Astrachan. and VIII
low Twig, arc good bearers, but seldom over
bear; and tliose mood no thinning o1tt Of tho
Into form, and ero Of llt.1o value in tho orchard,
na tho fruit is unlor R!zc, unloaa y III
thiunod ont soon. aftor Rottlng; hut cutting
ont Tho branches, Ia not 30 valuable as to tl.ia
amount Of pruning, to cut back tho Huclseva 1T
tho haao Of tho trco, and keen tho eada in form,
SO that they may be npnronchoa citllor with tho
plnw or for gathering tho fruit.
nrtfSu f,na1e ~ k1n.
berrIes Is for tho purpose OF putting tho fruit
buds In more compact form and 10 compel
stoeky habit Of tho plant, for the pnrpo.o OF
culture. 30 Of tho grape: to change It's habit
All plnnts havo
TWO pnEn1sroa1Su uAn1rs:
the growth Of the plant. and growth Of tho
them may remain almost dormant while Tho otl.or
Ia nearly doubled. 4 frnit-bud ia motifit d
leaf-bud Thus all fruit t.buds arc at first i af-
; buds; This ia tho first atngo Of plant-!ito,-
: wood'growth; and tho next is fruit-grow'h; +;
but, when this occurs, 1t Is apparently
ut tho expense Of wood-growth. Tie
frrliting Of treo TINS checks wood-growh fuf-
ficiently without cnlling in the mid OF the saw,
Bizo OF tho fruit. tho bottor way is by thinning
q 1t out, and not to intorfero With the wocd-
{ growth. az have shown that tho fruit.prowtll
/ in sufficient check in that direction. What We
i havo to fear tic coming season il n dispoAiticn
to overbear, tho .fruit-buds predominoti, G
over tho leaf-buds. Tie growers Of iiuo pnaclen
4 will havo plenty to do IN thinning tho fruit: NJ d
J.. tho apple-orehardist will do well to think st
O shaking off tho excoss Of numbers on hin trees.
trltRt these fcw ra1narka will ho sniiciant 10
call tho attention Of farmers to tllose points that
IS have boon 90 carclesaly overlooked.
= OIL FOR POLISHED TOOLS.
| NEonA, ILL.,. Feb. %. 1871.
Mn. "nunAIrs1n: During tho winter, m; l!uwa
and cntivator-ceh ho~ae rusty and 1t is Email
y iinaee-oi md white o1d but that il about as lad ID
u got Off tho rust. Is thoro oil other sut-
r stance TINT Ia cheap and Of easy application?
N mixture Of rosin and talow may ho used
10 but tho mosr convenient and best Of all iB, {
n aene. This may DO pat on tho polished part Will
j. brush or old rag, and will como or ut ont
~ when put to use. I hnve used this mixture f.
III several years. for plows, soades, and other I'M
,g night, wped dry, and this korosenc,mixturo ar
ri piled. The dow and rafns will often r,st til
=. plow 80 that half day is lost in gottin:
Is Is it to scour. In going to mud from tho field,
ID ID and the plow is nevor loft III tho noil, 6nt m
81 under cover when It gets coatins Of kcroFenc
e. e. and 1t is always ready for I'll tho r'raory
~ ~ tho spades arc cleaned and put up ut night i
~ ~ spades Ia avoided Kerosene Is ono OF tho bet
~ things to tnko OH rust that wo have; and t!,ip
Y with an oil-atono. is the. best thing with whie
W W to polish up rusty plow.
Or P1L&rsA, Fla., Feb. 20, 1874.
sh Ma. "runA1"-sm: lavo faana TIA nav Finn
no have b. looking after nn-trco that "a cnrcu
rls and blackno pronf, mud have It, Ono tny in VII
ID ter, was hunting II tho river-mber and lost \
na way. After wandering about in tho woods until mclr
ar ten, to ea eslfns s.s n G a e ~
a: lay In reaching the houac and fou,, It asenpea by
o. than thirty years People sometimes paid him y's
30 and brought him old elothea; bnt he never 9Th rcd
side Of tic forest. He lived on tile vegetable, Of
| dim
IT. the sun. aud tho oyen,like prnnas haa obfSrs
10 the hermit told me
aR SWAN rLuMs.
Here Is tho history. as e gsye II to nc: "Twent
y maipad until morning. This wnp In February, tu
xt dozen plum.treca camo up whero tho swans Ind IA
10 | ried over night, and named them the Swan psl
srRe mi ssdi aost WSite ike The sWans IN md
D. very rich. Every sprlna afor the fruit s az large
- pca there come Bwarms Of curcnllos about my pn5
NJ NJ trees, but they do tlem harm, ani ticy
~ ~ thus --...-.-.
and ~ the fruit Is rsl an1 Eood for DRYING y
nd food. il is Tue most valuable plum TINT has evor .
aya al~ays oee, frce oi ho biaeknot md all ott
oo dEeaaea." begged q few cions, aud last anring
%l,at desiro to know Il, how slal' be ale 10 NIL
tho most Of THIS greas discovery. hayo bcc! thin
Ing TINT mt get silent PARTNER co Mhq wrfs
Re-. forth the merits Of this great plum to II
Ill public, without being ausnected - Of any r
re are very snspcoua of al new things, and esreeal,
on now Varieties Of fruit. Of course, my stoIy VII
nk havo no weight interested in tho sale Of q
lin trccs; and It is very important that yo or aon,e
in whom the public have confidence, alonht ut u
rty valuable nov rlnm the market. have sod #
cons at dollar each: but toy scll Rlowy, Oh aceou
Of tito suspicious asr haye ssated. lavo thoun
he Of holding y from sale, a1 pant out Lac "eI
ar III that way shall DO cheated out Of the monopoly
ho vii! DO chance u my person s9na H. stumble
,ra nroner]y managed fortune for two hrco ratti
might 10 made Tat a,y y,!y.e yn1 to parnHh'GM rn b. 81
10. can you tntn@q seSosSq Yoats trniv ! l. Nun1so'
'ttn u, No doubt this is wonderful plum, and SON
~ ono should stop forward In this now ontornrs
aa oa soud atamp for tho Post 0fco address Of II
, ,'a n "Tho Farm and Carbon hna never bcf