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PoULTRY-Western grown Chickens sell a
SIS; young do. 1898 so; Ducks S3@3 SO
Geese s6@s8; Turkeys SIP q dozen. Louisi
ana grown Chickens sell at SIS; young s3G
3 so; Ducks s2@2 so; Geese s6@s7; Tur
keys S12@15 % dozen.
| EGGS - Are scarce and in demand. Louis
lana sell at 37@40c; Western, 30@35c 4
dozen.
EscuLENTs AND GREEN vEaErAs1Es-Goo6
| supply and active demand at firm prices
| Western Potatoes sell at S3@3 25. Northern
| S3@3 Is. Northern Onions S4(14 SO f9 Dbl
Apples s4@4 so u Dbl louisiana Cabbages
s12@15 q bbl Sourkrout s7@1O = Dbl.
IMPORTED FRUITS AND NUTs-Light supply
| and dull. Layer Raisins sell at So 2O13 &c
% box, half boxes 81 80, quarter boxes 9Oc.
Sicily Oranges 81 25@4 IS p box. Lemons
S6g6 80 u box. Bananas 50c(9s1 25. accord
ing to size of bunch. Citron 35c % fb. Cur.
rants 4G7c; Brazil Nuts 11@114c; Almonds
23c; Fllberts lac; Dates Sc 5e ID. Pine
Apples 81 5O@1 rs ~ dozen. Cocoa Nuts
s3S@40 p 1000
FEATHERS quoted at 60@65c p fb.
GUNNY BAGs-Small stock and moderate de-
mand. Selling at 14lc apiece in bales and
155c reserved.
BALING TwNE-Fair stock and quoted at
13@134c % ID.
CooPERAGE- Molassses barrels sell at 81 40
half do. 81 25; sugar hogsheads 50 Is apiece;
hogsheads poles $40, barrel poles S2S 7e 1000.
SALT-Small stock and a fair demand. We
quote dealers rates: coarse 81 25@1 80 fa
sack fine 81 5O@1 GO. Turks Island 9O@95c
s bag of bushels. When taken at ware
house reduction is made for drayage. Table
Salt IN pockets sells at 24@6ac each as in SIZE
NAVAL sToREs-Good supply of Spirits Tur-
pentine, with moderate demand The mar
ket is bare of Resin. Spirits Turpentine is
quoted at 36c u gallon. No. Rosin would
command 50 2O02 25, No. 2 50 1902 20;
pale 50 1902 SO y Dbl. Tar is quoted at
50 so u half Dbl, and 81 u Dbl. Pitch $50
25 Il Dbl wv
RIcE-Light supply and dull We quote
Louisiana No. 2 4@45c, common 5IM5ac.
ordinary 5000, fair 6!@64c, prime 74@7sc
BAGa1Na-The stock now arriving will be
held Tor the next season. The market is
firm. Domestic jute is quoted at 12}c %
yard in round lots. Domestic jute is retailing
at 13@13ac; hemp 13@13Jc; India in bales
and rolls 12c p yard.
TALLow-Firm at 8MS3c ~ ID.
OAK STAvEs-Good demand. Arrivals are
large. Extra pipe 60 inch is quoted at SIT
5O91oO; extra pipe Sc inch S16OM165;
light pipe Sc to 60 inch S11O; extra hogshead
AZ inch S120@125; extra claret 40 inch 800
@95 % 1900.
LOUISIANA ORANGEs-The supply is ex-
hausted. They would command S12 p Dbl.
CoAL-Good supply and dull. Pittsburg is
selling at 3Sc y Dbl at wholesale, Use at re-
tail, 81 U hid, 60c y box to steamboats,, and
65c to manufacturers; anthracite 50 5e ton at
wholesale, and S12 so at retail.
COTTON SEED O1L.-Small stock and fair
demand: Refined is quoted at 49c p gal
Ion, crude 45@46c % gallon.
CoFFEE-ls quiet, but prices are firm. We
quote cargoes: fair 1870 19c, gold ordinary to
low fair 1Si@1S4c, fair 19@194c, good 19a
(92Oc, prime 2O@204c p fb, Job lots: ordi-
nary to. low fair 1S}@19c, fair 193M2Oc.
good 2O@2Oac, prime 2OA@21c ~ ID.
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General Exchange
Quotations. Quotations,

With nothing in the ispatches to stimulat
the movement, the market, nevertheless
opened with fair inquiry, but operations
being checked by unfav orable weather, ant
factors adhering to their previous, pretension
without abatement, the sales during tn,
morning were of limited extent after which
buyers came forward more freely and tn,
business summedup the amount noted above
Generally prices were steady, and for some
kinds strong, but other descriptions were
occasionally offered more freely and could be
had at slight concessions from previous rates
A strong style of Low Middling sold at IA
Strict Low Middling at 145 and l5c; and Mid
ding as low as Is. The latter. however, was
an extreme inside rate, that grade being still
quoted at 15I@15,.
The amount on shipboard not cleared,
going on board, and engaged for shipment was
set down at the opening this morning at $780,
500 bales, embracing 81 900 for Liverpool, 81
600 for Havre, 1000 for Spain, $500 for the
Mediterranean, 5000 for Bremen, 81, 600 for the
North Sea and 5000 bales for the North, which,
when deducted from the stock on hand by our
running statement on last evening, leaves
152, 800 bales to represent the quantity at the
landing and in presses unsold or awaiting
orders.
The Exchange reports "Sales 5000 bales.
including 800 last evening. Market firm, de-
mand good.
Report Special Committee PiIfering Loose
Cotton.
John Phelps Esq, President New Orleans Cotton
Exchange:
Sr-The under-mentioned Committee of
the Board of Directors Of the New Orleans
Cotton Exchange, appointed at a meeting held
on Wednesday, the Sd inst, to prepare an
address to the cotton trade Of New Orleans, on
the subject of the traffic which still exists in
the cotton pilfered from the bales, respectfully
submit to you the following circular:
The Supervisor employed by the Cotton
Exchange reports an increase Of junk shops,
and of trading in loose cotton about the cotton
presses, arising from two causes:
First, the habit adopted by some of the
brokers' clerks Of taking portion of the six
ounces per bale, allowed as samples, in a
separate paper, and disposing of it on the
way to their employers Eofices, to these re-
ceivers, giving the shipper samples averaging
but three ounces.
Secondly, the custom of picking slightly
damaged cottons in the scales, allowing the
laborers to remunerate themselves with the
pickings, which leads to much abuse.
1t is universally admitted that the regnla-
tions introduced by the Cotton Exchange as
to supervising Of cotton, ETC., work WELL |
and confer great benefit alike to the grower,
the factor and the shipper. 1t is lamentable |
that the vicious system previously pursued |
should have so demoralizedlsome Of the parties
employed in handling cotton, that while we'll
principled and estimable in all other respects,
they think it neither disreputable nor dis
honest to pilfer cotton.
The Board Of Directors Of the Cotton Ex-
change appeal with confidence to the trade
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MONETARY.


Total last week. II, 234, 1874 60 ,217, 1886
Total week before 10, $4,000 OF 1,276, 1888
The Money market continues quiet an
easy, with the offerings of moderate extent a
the banks and limited on the street. Nothing
transpired that indicated any change in rates
We continue to quote t-class paper ant
collateral loans for 60 DAYS at 500 q cen
per annum /; AL do at 10@12, and SECOND
grade at 1591S. First-class mortgages ar,
it is extremely difficult to negotiate any
others.
Gold opened at 114s@114s, against 114a a
New York, and after limited business, closed
at 114J@1143, (Ic lower than yesterday
against ll43 IN that market, where it touch
ed 114s during the interim
The sales summed up S137, 900, embracing
$4,000 at 114ss, S22 900 at 114y, $4,000 anee
100000 at 114s, and $4,000, $4,000 and S7O,O O(
at 1144.
No sales of Silver were reported American
half dollars are still quoted at 1O6JM1O7t,
while Mexican dollars now rule at 975 gold.
Commercial Sterling was without variation,
while bank ruled 80 per cent higher than on
Monday. The movement was Of liberal extent,
amounting to E72, 700, comprising $1,000 AL
clear at 5.51I, $4,000 bill Of lading at S. 81 !,
$4,000 AL clear at 55lC1552, 915OO and $4,000
do, and s35OO bill of lading at $50, e22, 900
latter at 95.52@5 52a, E31, 900 do and AL
clear at 5.51I@5. 525, E25OO AL clear at s. SO.
and 922OO bank at 5.55a.
Francs were shade lower for commercial.
The sales comprised $4,000, embracing 5O,-
900 and 100000 French at 4 SCI, 300, 600 Swiss
at 1885, @455 and 1870, 900 at 455kG1455.
At the close Sterling bills were quoted at
Dol (95.52a for bill Of lading and Al clear
and 5.55I for bank, and francs at 4 SCI
~,
The offerings of Domestic Exchange were
OF liberal extent, and with a good demand
commercial closed shade higher than on
Monday. The sales of New York sight
covered 1925, O0O embracing $50, 900 CONNER
clal at 4CG3-16 per cent. discount, S25, 900,
S9O, 600 and 500, 900 private bankers at 3-l6.
and $50, 900 commercial and $4,000, $50, 900
and $4,000 private bankers at 5-32 We
also noticed sales of $4,000 commercial on
Providence at ! per cent discount, and S25-
OOO three days sight on New York at 5-32
The banks checked on New York at ] per
cent discount to par, and commercial sight
was quoted at 3-16@- per cent. discount
In Stocks We noticed sales Of 200 shares
Louisiana Levee, preferred. at $412k, 179and
200 do. at 81 25, and - shares of Factors and
Traders Insurance Company, of which par
iculars were withheld.
The only sale Of Bonds reported was $4,000
new State Consolidated Seven Per Cents at
49,. Nothing was reported in City Gold
Bearing Seven Per Cents. The former were
quoted at the close at 43 and the latter at 49,
The sales of City Appropriation Certificates
included $500 at 81, at about which they
closed.
In Metropolitan Police Warrants we noticed
sales of $4,000 at IL; they closed at about II
@72.
No sales of State Warrants were reported.
Old were still quoted at 27(12S, while new
ruled at about 53(a)54
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at 'arge to lend their assistance in stamping
out the pilfering indicated, and SO closing up
the junk shops. They respectfully recon-
mend that shippers occasionally weigh the
samples they receive, that brokers caution
their employees on the subject, and that
where it is needful cotton should be picked
on the scales the laborers should be paid in
cash at fixed rates and not be permitted to
remunerate themselves with the pickings
The latter system is most expensive one,
costing in some cases SIS to 81 per bale in loss
of weight, and inficting injury on the port
and cotton trade of the city.
SAML SIMPSON, Chairman );
j. W. LABOUISSE,
r. L. BUCKNER,
Committee.
New Orleans, February 9th, 1875.
COTTON STATEMENT.
1trck on hand Sept. /, 1874 bales 1888
rived since last statement 80. 9,002
Arrived previously. 49,, 212 1874, 214
,167
Cleared to-day. 1926
oieared previously. ........... 617,90l 62l ,326
cleared ............................. 2ss,s41
Stock same time last year. ............. 342,04
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1OS BRANDNER,
MERCHANT TAILOR.
No. 81 Bourbon street,
Between Customhouse and Bienviile gtresta
07 i'm NEW ORLEANa
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COMMERCIAL.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS BULLETIN, +,
WednesdaY Evening. Feb. 10 1879. [

CoTToN.-The sales to-day (not including
400 additional yesterday embraced 6O5O bales
at prices requiring no change in our quota
tons. We give also the figures and full re-
port of the Exchange as below:
AMERICAN STANDARD OF CLASSIFICATION.
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., $12U,2y4 Y
the Company that matured during 1874 at this
agency.
All persons who desire policies in strong, prompt
paying company should be insured in the St Louis
Life Insurance Company.
HARMON DOANE, Gen. State Agent
ja24 If 1872 Gravier st., New Orleans Ia
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BANKERS AND BROKERS'

NEW ORLEANS SAVINGS INSTITUTION
1855 Canal Street.
TRUSTEES.
Dr. w. Newton Mercer
=. ueneres David Urquhars,
Teeorge 1onas, John G. Gaines,
Thos Allen Clarke, Christian Schrs,as,,
Cha. ]. Leeds, Samuel .hn,iaon
Interest allowed On Depopta.
L y. QENERES ryazas suas
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Rates as low and equitable as those OF an-s
other Company.
The ADVANCE DIVIDEND PLAN simplines,
tho Policy Contract by giving an increased i'm
snrance OF twenty-five per cent. during the firsA
hve years, in lieu Of all other modes of applyinr.
surplus for that time.
Under it's system Of CONTINUED FULL
INSURANCE, Policy remains in force after the.
olsconunuance OF the payment Of premium, for
as long as its value will carry it with the righf
OF revival at any time during the first stx
months.
Its plan OF TERM INSURANCE, with low,
rates, meets the needs of business men better.
than any other form of Insurance.
Its system Of DEPARTMENT ORGANIZA-
IlONS, in the several states where doing bus;..
ness, does not drain these sections Of capital bu
invests the net premiums among the people wh,,
pay them.
1t localizes itself as HOME INTEREST.
wherever established, not only by home invest.
ment OF premium receipts as stated, but by shss
| advisory direction and superintendent OF thu,
De partment Board of Directors. selected from.
the best menAof their community, by the policy.
holders themselves, thus assuring the latter or
an honorable and liberal dealing in their tram.
&C lions with the Company, and of a permanent
local Office for the payment of premiums, etc,
These advantageous features, offered only By
thus Company, are guaranteed in its Charter.
LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT.
Office No. $50 Grnvier Street, New Orlsnna
President, GEN. J. B. HOOD.
First Vice President, L. F. GENEREs,
Second Vice President H. V. OGDEN.
Attorney, r. L. GIBSON.
Secretary, SAMUEL FLOWER,
DIRECTORS.
NJ. Musscn, VS.. Pike,
4. NJ. Walmsley, John Chaffe,
Thomas II. Hunt, r. Pritchard,
Joseph Bowling, julius vairan,
Henry Y. Ogden, John Williams.
Isaac A. Scherck, Jules A. Blana.
General Agent, Gen. B. B. SHINES,
oood Agents wanted. nS 3Yn
1'EU1oNA INSURANCE COMPANY
OF NEW ORLEANS.
Insure Fire, River and Marine Risks at the Lowers
Rates.
OFFICE-35 Camp street, New Orlenns,
Assets $S44,993 or
A. Elmer BADER. President.
ca. ENGSTFELD, Vice President
GEO. STROMEYER, Secretary.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Henry Abraham A. Elmer Bader N. A. Banmva,ass.
y T. Del BondiO, Chs. Engstfeld NJ Frank
b. K Gogreve, Hy. Halter, s. Katz
]. H. Keller j. Kefer Tbeo Iil;or+h.,
Louis LeOnhard, G.. H. Miller + Rickert
F. ROder, Louis Schneider w r Scbnm,d&
E. Sieg Isaac Scherk J. M Scbwarts
Louis Schwartz, x Weissenbach j r. WilSey7ns,
n29 1y
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At special meeting of the Board of Directors.
held on the 18th of January 1875 it was resolved to
pay, ON DEMAND, the following dividends:
l. An INTEREST DIVIDEND Of TEN PEP
CENT. for the year ending 31st December, 1874 on
the capital stock of $50 per share.
2. A CASH DIVIDEND of FIFTEEN PER
CENT. to stockholders, on the amount of their NET
earned participating premiums for the year ending
3lst December 1874 in addition to the rebate or an
cpated dividend of Is per cent already received by
said stockholders on their GROSS premiums;
And, to carry to Contingent Fund the sum of
s11029 O6 for investment in U. s. Government secur
tiles, according to articles LII and " of the amended
charter.
M. MUSSON, President.
G. LANAUX SECRETARY
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The Company insures Fire, Marine and River
Risks issues Marine Policies payable in London in
case OF loss. J. W. HINCKS, Secretary
AID. SCHREIBER, Vice President
j. TUYES President
DIRECTORS
W p schmidt A. NJ Bickham,
rlaclde Forstall, Ad Schneider,
o. Tally; Jules Tuyes,
GhaIles Lattte w. A Bell,
W. Van Benthuysen D. Fatio,
Emile Bouny d. d. Rogers. fe3 "
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INSURANCE..
THE NEW ORLEANS INSURANCE COMPANY
OF NEW ORLEANS, LA,
Corner of Camp and Canal Streets,
ESTABLISHED IN 1908.
income 1or year 1874 .s50f OBS 70
Assets December 81 1874 1853 $50 6a
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At Special Meeting Of the Board Of Trustee.
held on the 18th May, 1874, it was
sEM4NSUAH En- ERE sfme oF fE sEoP PIP
CENT. to Both April, 1874, making ten per cent
per annum on the CAPITAL STOCK Of the
Company Isl, 100000, and cash dividend o;
Thirty per cent. to stockholders, on the
amount (s5l2, l55 12) Of their net earned PARTED
pating premiums.
HARMON DOANE, President.
MOSES GREENWOOD, Vice President
ED. A. PALFREY, Secretary.
TRUSTEES.
Moses Greenwood, john I. Adama
W. A. johnson, Isaac Scherck
John l. Noble, r. MI Walmslsv
John Chaffe, VIM. Mornson''
Richard Miliken, joseph W. Csr,on
Saml E. Moore, A. Brittin
=. !; warren, A. II. May,
e. g. l. f3Saner, 8: Il. Snowden,
81. Frellsen, W. q Ravrn,d
W. s. Pike, James q p-os.;3
A. A. Yates, Samuel p Povd
OF 6m Joseph McElroy.
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OFFICE OF THE
Factors and Traders Insurance COmuanv.
No. - Carondelet Street
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. /, 1874.
Extract from Eighth Annual Statement
Premiums for fiscal year, ending 3Oth
April, 1874 ..:;;.................$ 79s,s2 1.
Rossrp s wl.nm sne year. 325,751 &c
~ april lal. 1871. 1os,s75 ot
NJ anu SAVINGS received. Ill, 1874 IS
ross nat nr pf4ats tor hscal year 166.650 &c
sl1o'ooointerest. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. le7.7s4 u
CASH DIVIDENDS PAID FOR THE vr.p.
p neeres.. 10 per cent
Ai0lnio"' '''.'....... 80 per cent
ASSETS:
So'n April 1874. ................. s1,549.75e 81
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-17
WONDERFUL SURGICAL OPERA
TION,
shelbyville Commercial

S~helbyYille Commercial.
On Monday, the 22d March, DIR. Samue.
N. Thompson. assisted by DIS. LipscOmb.
Evans and Christopher, performed one OF
the most wonderful and critical operations
known to surgery, upon the person Of Mrs.
Hendron, an old lady Of this city, who has,
for several years past, suffered much from
drOpsy, by removing from her an ovarian
tumor, which weighed about one hundred
pounds. He made an incision Of about
ten inches in length from the navel down,
through which her intestines were taken
out and laid on a table, and the immense
tumor that had been growing for six years
was cut loose and extracted, the bowels re-
placed and the cut stitched, which has
since entirely healed up, and Mrs. HendrOn
has recovered.
This operation was performed at her
earnest solicitation. DR.. Thompson, one
Of the best surgeons in this country, pre-
ferred taking her to DR.. Eve, Of Nashville;
but she insisted that he should perform the
operation. Mrs. HendrOn is an old lady,
and was very weak and much exhausted
from long suffering; but being possessed Of
an iron will and Unbounded confidence in
the skill OF DR.. Thompson as a surgeon,
oAO DOi1lg SsOPPCU uPoA JIG IaoAC PClPAd-
tory to undergoing the critical operation,
and would not take anything that would
render her unconscious.
DR.. Thompson had several years expe-
rience in surgery during the war, when he
had a great many difficult cases Of amputa-
ton to perform. In this case he was but
a few minutes in extracting the tumOr, re-
placing the intestines, and closing up the
incisiOn. We look upon this case as one
Of the most remarkable that has ever been
performed by any physician in the State,
and it will, no doubt as it should, add
gEeatly to the reputation Of DR.. Thomp-
sou.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-17
TWO HUNDRED HORSES KILLED
By BUFFALO CHATS.

On last Sunday the buffalo guats made
their appearance in this and Clayton cOun-
ties, also in Dunklin county, No, in such
vast swarms as 10 prove very destructive to
stock. We were at ClarktOn, No, at the
time they made their appearance, and on
our way home the sight of dead horses and
mules along the road, and the report of
others of the road, was distressing in the
highest degree. We have made an esti-
mate as best We could from the various re-
ports We received on Il way home Tues
day, and think the number of horses and
mules that have been destroyed within two
miles Of the road leading to Chalk Bluff,
from that place to within eight miles of
Gainesville, viii reach 1Tj or 200, while
the number in and around Gainesville will
add at least p or 30 more to the number.
We have no report from below, but hope it
is not so bad in that direction. 4 great
many farmers have lost all their plow stock,
while many others have not enough left TO
cultivate their fans. This sad dispense
ton, added TO the de~stituti9n that existed
before, has cast q heavy gloom over our
p5Cple.
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last autumn VIII be somewhat In the
way; and next spring 1876, some COM
post OF mould and rotted manure
might be spread on the surface, and
some orchard grass, clover seed, and
any other varieties suitable to the soil
could be ush.harrowed and rolled in
as o as the ground is In condition
to have it done.
It does not injure the best grasses
on any permanent pasture to Craze
close; for those varieties which will not
bear to be eaten down, may as well die
out and make room for those that viii
thicken into a perfect mat, like the
sward so often met with In England,
where there are as many as seventy
distinct varieties growing on any
square yard In a field.
By paying more attention to our
grass fields we can make them pay in
terest on a valuation Of one or two
hundred dollars per acre. Fill up
every inch of surface with some peren-
NAL plant equal to blue grass, fescue,
bent or meadow fox.tail for grazing
purposes.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-17
TREATMENT OF PEACH TREES.

No fruit tree pays better for proper
care than the peach. Mr.. il Turner,
of Philadelphia county, Pa, has excel
lent success by the following treat
ment:
To grow peaches the right way the
trees should be headed in every spring.
By doing this the trees make a vigOr-
/ Gus growth Of young wood, and the re-
suit will be plenty Of fine peaches. 1t
is on the young wood that tie fruit
grows, and the trees look so much bet
ter when headed IN, than when they are
left TO grow their " way. l have
done it to trees that were N my care,
and last season they were a sight to
see; such fine peaches would be hard to
find elsewhere, and the trees had never
yielded anything before, as the fruit
was always small and fell off before it
ripened. There was one tree that was
not headed in, and Il had but a half
dozen peaches on it. The other trees
were not fifty yards from it, 50 1t looks
as though it paid to do 1t. 1t might
not pay for the general peach grower
that had a hundred acres II cuttrva-
ton, but I think if he would try a few
trees he would get finer fruit and a
better price for 1t. 1t is better not to
grow so many but to grow finer ones,
and clear more money.
find 1t pays to put wood ashes and
lime and a light ~sprinkling Of salt
around each tree. ThetOp earth should
be removed from the tree before the
ashes, lime and salt are put around 1t
If the trees are at all unthrifty it viii
restore them to life again, and IN a
short time they Will look as thrifty as
though nothing had been the matter
with them. l think this helps to make
the fruit stay or. 1 would advise
everyone that has Q few trees to try
what l have recommended, and see II
their fruit does not ripen better, and
grow finer than when they are left to
have their avn way. The soil where
these trees stood was a heavy clay
soil, and the ground had never been
worked, as they were planted by a
stone wall. with hot beds next to them,
which prevented working.
j VIII relate announcer experience LAaI
had with a few trees. 4 gentleman
asked me one day if I.knew of any
thing that would make peach trees
bear: he had about a dozen very fine
ones, but was never able to get any
peaches from them. I told him hat l
would try and see what l could do with
them. In the spring 1 dug the earth
from around them a foot deep, and
about one and a half feet out from the
trees. I made a mixture Of lime and
wood ashes, about equal quantities Of
each, and filed the space that l dug
around them with this, and spTinkled
about a pint Of salt to each tree on the
mixture. The next fall the trees were
as full Of fine peaches as they could be;
so there must be really something In
the application, as they had done moth
ing before. They were on the lawn,
and the ground had never been Dug
around them. The soil where these
trees grew was a clay soil, which is not
recommended for peach trees. Tie re-
suit goes to show that they can be
made to bear nice fruit on any soil,
with the right kind Of treatment.