Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1874-03-12
Farm, Garden and Household.
TransplantIng Large Trees.

large trees, even larger than those spo-
ken of heretofore, in the following
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 of
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 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 a
stout sledge, fastened by chains, and
tho 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 filled
in with earth. Early in the spring
more earth should be thrown into those
spaces and consolidated as much as
possible by pouring water upon the
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.-C0r. american Ar,isan.
Mice In Orchards.
The Germantown Telegraph COM
mends the following way Of preventing
the ravages of mice among the young
trees in the orchard There was q
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 a
remedy at'al], and we doubt if it is of
much advantage. But our method is a
"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,
tion 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-suficient.
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 insufficiently supplied as
the wells and in the winter water is
given usually but once 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 to
in very cold weather.
There are but few farms unsupplied
with springs or creeks; but good sup.
ply Of water may be found by digging,
and after the supply is obtained, there
should be the individual attention OF
the owner given to the matter of seeing
that the animals are provided with all
that they may desire. Surface water is
the best, for it is the provision OF ma
ture, and if somewhat impregnated
with earth is none the worse, and cattle
seem to prefer it in this way to the
pure. There is vast difference, how
ever, between rily and stagnant water
Ohio Farmer.
Destroying Curculios.
The following statement from a cor.
respondent of the Germantown 7ele.
graph is of great interest to all who
are cultivating plum trees. He says
have seen various methods for keep.
ing these insects off plum trees, but
none so simple nor yet so effectual as
the following: Soak corn cobs in
sweetened water until thoroughly satu'
rated then suspend them to the limbs
of the trees little while after blossom.
ing, being sure to burn the cobs after
the fruit ripens, as they will be found
full of insects. A good plan is tc
change the cobs every few weeks. My
theory is this that the insects deposit
their eggs in the cobs in preference to
doing SO in the young plums. The first
season l tried it upon one or two trees
only, and in the summer was rewarded
by good crop of as fine plums as ever
ripened, while those on the other trees
fell off when about half grown. Next
spring found sweetened corn cobs dan.
Cling from the limbs of all my plum
trees, and the summer found them full
of delicious fruit.
Tender Footed Horses.
An old man who had much experience
in handling and dealing in horses fo,