, 1874-10-31

safo tevSr VIII P'sies' dese of 1f o ca!oino eal
s 5s!ap p,t WIZ! y. feop!eus bleeding II te pn1ie;
90 y IL with applo'troeH; a few of Tho most
haray can stand thorough pruning, but the
greas ,,n91ority must stsccninh III fow ycars;
aron anG aG' @ ny ra 9roa containing goo
yeara Of growth brought 1t iuto faIr beariug,
and tho trees wore yory thrifty, and l WAS
proud OF thon,. 'rhoy had not boon pruned,
tLom. OF courao took thin advico,' ard
aot an old applc-a,lrscon at them.
The result WAS tho almost ont'ro destruction Of
Tho orchard, which IN tou yoara lost more than
by young trees, ~ tho old onea eayo np tho
ghost. Whom loft tho place. IN 1855 Two other
orchards, containing about 15 acres, wore In fine |
bearing but tho heads had not boon tanlpnrc1 |
100 ncrea Of orchnrd. but the k1iifo hus boon |
kept ont OF their hoads, and there ia seldom !
uator-sprout to bo Beon,-not enough |
i'll all to supply half.a-dozan wol-pruncd troes
pruning for moro than thirty years In the MAN.
agoncnt Of prsirie-orehardB, and Oh no account
would permit tho thinning out OF tho head Of a
troe beyond tho dead wood, or to correct some
malformattou OF growth. Tho past Bpring ard
summer have dono large amount Of rork in
cutting away water.aprouts at tue baso Of tho
traoH. and taking oil tho dropping branches that
would interfere With tho plow, the mower or with
p!Chi0B up tue IrulEs NUN tue Cuttl0H Out OF Q1a4
wood occasiouod by tho winter Of 1878.
1t may DO asked, What shall We do with
THE sHocg-lttApgD Bedding rnEEs2
In the first place, sucll tree il of little value
nsa tho thinning OF slo head viii make It worao
rather tl,an bottor, nB 1t will be filled with
sprouts, md, unlesa thosc arc cut out Annually,
tue tres nill aoon be worthless. II we look ii
the trees that produce largo crops OF fruit. vo
lind thnt the heads aro rather open, and thoJ
have no surplus wool, and necd no trimming;
whilo the trees that. grow very. uprl ght, with
thick hends. Aso poor bearers TloBo hnro what
is called the faHtigiate form.
But to return to tho orchard In question,
which, like the men who has boon oyorlusud with
trouble already canBed thereby. Wo must cut
array all tho diHeaaed portlona Of the top, and
thin out tho Buperabuu1nl,3 growth Of water
sprouts, and then look nfter them annually
put '.n1ar culture, aud haya top-trossing Of
manure. Tho pruning may DO done now, and
MI through the winter in mild weather, when
the wood IN not frozen. There arc two periods
much wood hag to DO cut away,-the cold OF
winter. and tho heat Of sumner, whom the traes
are In q state Of vigorous growth.
An orchard that hsd uevoro pruning a year
ago last gnmner was seriously damaged, ald
many Of tho trees dod, aud oil are schls. I do
nos think that any OF them 1lll fully recover.
Almost every spring, men 20 about the country
| pruning orChnrdB. woud not hayo ono Of
tAG6N OEe1Hho AZ AAy VlllHtA VA AAJ altOuuts
| They are
| and know nothing Of the habits or wants Of tho
| troos that como under their hand6. III tho 1nu-
thin out tho hoatls Of his young trees
| just as thoy begiu to como into bosring,
| and thoy arc cersain to cut away the bearing
wood. II thoy hayo any doubt about this, lot
thom leave ovory alternate troe untouched, and
they willsoo tbs result plaialy enough before the
Opl OF tlle HaHgOu.
The books OH orchardng all follow In tho
Eame beaten path Oil regards pruning; aud in
one thing they arc correct, and that 10 to primo
| annually, for. after having, by one injndleious
pruning, ostabllshod a vigorous growth Of water
! sprouts, they lnupt bo kept il ehcck or, after
two or three yoara, tho trees nro in d bad con-
| dision.
HUNGARIAN uRAss.
| ClItnt1oS, a., Oct q, 1874.
An. HunAL SIN: freGneutfy hear Hungarian
spoken Of not tcX perfectly saf0 to feed i'll ali
hehy H. sos s.y It i good tor cows, nut not ior
horken.
cutting OF tLs cabbage plants at.cr they hare boen
| II tno aDovs quea,sons have been aslsea ana au.
| rcadcr Of that valuable paper. y. Il. f.
Hungarian graag may be fod with aafety in all
Htases Of It's growth, to all kinds Of stock but
tho ripo soeaa arohighly dlnrctio aud injurious
| to COVE aud horses. affecting tho Kidneys, and
thus making tlon wenli in tic back. For this rca-
| son, it must 10 cut before tho aoed matures,-
the hettcr tinso bong just boforo blooming, or il
it Ia nlowod TO sipen tho Hoad, II must be thrash
| Cd and ths straw alone fed out. Aa a general
carly, as tho chi,tcb-bnga ara worry fond Of 1t,
! and tho late-BoWn Ia limbo to be destroyed By
| thom. Az y 3orage-plnnt, It has not baen fully
| appreciated, on account OF d lack Of tie proper
I treRtmeut III regnrtis tho time OF cutting.
Gardeners looh nftor
TIE CABBAGE cUT-wonMs
| in the morning. and doatroy them % they are
found II tho root OF their last victim. This III
the only remedy tAGt anl acquainted with that
IL Of practical value. Some huppoHs tint an up
pltcalion Of p1Astcr, OF guallo. will keep them
of; but tho ha1'd-pich,ng hns alwaye boon nv
remedy.
| NEEDAcEous rEAEsS1ALs.
4 lcdy friend inquiries the proper tins. and
| mode Of extending her plantation OF tho above.
Tho following will give tho information:
It often happenu that the bcda in which thcRn grow
Aatu1nn u tis time fer tIs xorE II tlp pants art
hardy. fine display Of tho herbacootls peonits nay
" 1nsao 4 tAcy afo planted ~ n.tssa, and. by naH
dividing hou, the numbers 1nny bo greatly increased
Out the aeahs roots with sharp Eufe, leaving few
buds On oAeh pieeo, and set cut agaiu ~ sci soil
parennl.11 may be treated Ia tho satao way-sucl.
hollytocks, larkspure. coamblpes cainpaunlax
ss en hh't hs IT,
dry, they may be denssy cosered With icayes; vler
they remain partly green, 700 dense cover Will ea,.ss
division rendered sonaxhGt teudtrer: heuca tht
ness of cur spriugs, sud ths very carly Rsart wlcl
these pans make render tbs present the bcs
for this work.-co"'try Gsnttfmsa.
T. SHIPPING aTnAWuEnHlED
This according to au English papor, A th,
wny thoy pack Strawberries for transportation
over there:
Strawberries the most difficult Of nil kinds
i11 fl,n