Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-02-03
COALASHES FORPLUM TREES.

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that coal ashes scattered around the
roots OF plum trees from five to Sin
inches IN depth, ana Tor an extent ol
about iour rect IN circumference, is the
best remedy for the annlhilation Of
that destroyer OF this luscious fruit
the curcullo; For many years a fine
ana apparetly healthy plum tree oi
tne green gage variety has every spring
gladuehed us WIN its countless snowy
blossoms, only 10 prlng disappointment
since scarcely had tnc iruit pcgan 70
iorm before tne llttie plack sPecks, de'
notlng inc destructive work OF inc
dreaded ana apparently invincipic cur
cuiio became apparent. Every remedy
ever heard Oh was applied ior its eradl-
cauoh, put aii 10 no purpose, not a
slng,c pun escaping i's ravages, ana
an an, 'he iruit 'ainng s,ung ana worth
,o'n h,s W sn' Srvuiu m 'ong pe'vre y was
aa ""n s,p" ap"d,.. ;',, nG .noY CIV a,go, anu
~ ''' snauo~s 'iJuieu o,ner ,rccs IN
,,s e'o'ney, y was ueciucu 70 cut II
uoMn' M s'".o !. n'eru'y cu'hocred m .ne
s'ou,'u' n'Jo,nins ~ Sio" wv i"iso
pVa.n .'ees, "n,In Ia ,. mi.'i @ .no pos. @ ~ nu's-
,ns anu oa,o, oou'u i,Vo o". niow years
'Dnse', I'm anI a. 10 !. sooi''ou Pi.y 10 GU.
uymn u,n. '",s n, n.'.ny IVY, wncn @ INC two
o'heis , n,'se ,nos,'ayi} ' } soon DC aiso
un1 l od. So,nsa m,o W.. moa'u d ,ea'c our s'lali
yurus snauoics7, no. anu sunny we
,oso,s.u ~. ~ s''' '"' P'u'' 'r'o "''o'nor
y'@, a.. una,' '', -. g.. -.
Gu' ooal aSnes nc, iroin ."o coa' s'oNcs
nao, uur'ns ,nc ei.irc wih.cr anu
spring, n.ei, Pi"eo IN y nuge Piie IN ,nc
yaru, y = w,.n m 'no T. my ;n.on'lon ~, u naVing II
oar'eu away uul,ilg 'nc summer. now
eyer' learning ol 'no vaiuc Oh co''i asnes
oro'u "pP'e .ioes iiVni T . coTrcsponueh' :, .
u. & .n1 nnor,oan ., m .i. Lariu 9o,rna,' ,, 'he ne
."oIns @ ''iu'a uI 'n"; 'ne'o "ou,u ~
~ naini ~ ,.'ynS ~ ioi wv Jung
pun 'ree' ~ !. n'gn. uoS',oy 'nu cur ,
% cuno cgss Ut ''S viclni'y' py Accoraingly
oDaa ''ISaoS aSnes ] ~ aDoso W, uoserlDou I Was
piaee1 aiounu ''s r1o.s, anu .ne ~
ma h"'nuor VI ano asn noap sea..crea m q III ~
NV ny, SUM n,a,ner aiJu,'u .., ,out 4 ~ nv, nNe
nngiisn cherry .ress, hl.her.o useless,
since their iruit had Deen so stung that
IL mad always been worthless. AS the
neighbors went by the yard and saw
what was being done, they ominously
shook their heads, predicting that those
trees certainly would be killed, and 1t
was such pity, as they Afforded such
beautiful and refreshing shade for the
heated street, and were such an orna-
mcnt to the yard, even If their fruit
was worthless. But we had an expert
fit, anc all the ashes in the
yard was placed around these trees,
about the last Of March or first ofApril.
Never did trees blossom more profuse-
y, but it was good fruit year. and
the ashes were not supposed to have
benefited them in this respect. As
the small green fruit began TO form,
very little OF itfell TO the ground, and
that was not stung, and when IT had
reached maturity 1t was unusually
large, plump, perfectly sound and
healthy, aud very abundant in quantity.
!, Since the plum tree has borne iruit
,nis Is ,he nrst year tnat the plums
~ nave oee'' u. 'Dr rus use, setera, ,,, ouaho,s ,as
u whlch nave pcen la'noiou, WHOSE
value Is ,l'e doi'ars Per
!, uusiel. poth ~, qua,i.y alu quann'y
.ne 'un's a'v a'i ."a' oou'r ~ uos,ieu '.
~ Jss,; ,ao '1 s;, =. % hooa y, aoaa, ,s "o.. ..
io''o'vus .uI., ., hse' a"e IL I.oSssa III c.,i
u gae1', 'atn, ,Ia.. ,n,iJ5 nJ my " .au ,ha ,uy .
pyhnII, hIi, - NY "e" .Ia.e IN on sIs ~, w, ~
po pi'oi;''L ~ ,So 'and | ,,I;ah G =" !; on o',;,a y,
,b;ni.i ,,,an,eI ~ Wy a,tou n'Vn 80 - W..
~ M Az, ] 90 ,ha Sm;, "a ho,,d, CO.. cas
.a .ann;na he,oro !, l. ,ersac,IY, s, n,a,nraJ ,J
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