The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-05-03

Tor. Careful examination ti lNu under
siiy of the lower leaves will discover the
eggs, and 10y the picking Of single
leaf, dozens of eggs may ho destroyed.
II the worms appear apply powdered
white hvllcburr 40 once ur 10 may bc ap-
piled stirred in water. about two ounces
20 thr pliltul Sculd the hyllrhorc with
little hot water first, and fill up with
cold The same directions apply a.
g6u-rbcrries.
SrHAwHEtuurs.- If not already done.
remove the covering around the plants,
t. expose them to light and uir Set
plants early, that they may get we'll
started before hot weather We set Ia
rows three feet apart, with plants one
foot distant, allowing the runners to fill
the spaces between tie plants, and form
solid rows. Where land ls scarce, the
rows may be two feet apart, or the plants
SGT us CLOSE AS twelve by eighteen inches.
Very rich sod and clean culture are
needed.
We would remind growers of the ina
purtmcc of cooling uif tAc berries before
packing. The fruit must never bc soft,
hut lts upcncss governed by the time
before il viii reach the consumer Pick
into the baskets. and set these in cuul,
shady place FOR some hours before pack
ing. Use only baskets and crate, that
are we'll ventilated
Grapes may still bc set In many lucAll-
ties, and there can hardly ba ward If
any kind hut VIII allow uf one ur more
vines. The vine ls su manageable that
Its iruiuug part may he long distance
from the rauL-IyrirusUIst.
pisbuddlns Eruit Trees.
The season for dlsbuddug fruit trees
il at hand The Importance Of the opcr-
ayiou d, generally acknowledged, and
upon ITS proper performance depends
the production If clean. healthy wood
and the best If fruit Take. for instance.
single branch of the peach tree when il
first start, IN the spring; II in healthy,
fruit bearing condition IL Will throw out
many shoots and great number uf bios
SONS, and II the whole Of these were left
i is probable two or three ~ the leading
shoots would draw all the uuurlahmcut
% themselves and become rank and over
luNurMt. whilst the remainder would
hc weak and worthless In lKc manner
the fruit would be small, ill-fayorri aui
"a great portion aburtiyc. Hence, tEe
pruning called dishuiiiug by which We
mean tAc removal ui every shoot tha, la
not required. and tAc stopping uf new
~luut, that apparently arp not wanted "a
give form and health e. tAr tree, by rah-
hing ont buds which, il left, would grow
The same ~Auuld be done with the fruit
blossoms. ,a many 81 them should bc
rubbed away as to leave thc remaining
ones o. gather full food agl form good
fraL All varieties uf fruit trees require
annually this system of pruning, and the
time o. do j, is when they are in full
bloom.
Prevention OF t:uprs la Chickens.
Cape, ls caused by the presence of a
parasitic worm lu the breathing tubes Of
the chickens. When they have gained a
l1igm,ut % is dliligul; yr impossible o.
Gisplaru thym. The only cure is pre-
yruti0u. Tnis may bee effected through
cleanliness iu the roostlng places. chang
ing thc feeding grauud frequently. pre-
venting the mixture uf any uI thp drop
pings ot the older fowls with the foaj of
the chicks, and by general attention to
perfect sanitary precautions. Young
animals of nearly aN kinds are infested
with similar paraeltes lambs and calves
especially. and their presence may hc
looked Tor In every poultry yard unless
;Ac precautions mentioned are observed
Autidotc Tor Oidium on C.rarc-N iuc-.
VI. Chatut. a Frcuchmau, recommends
common table salt Jas ma auulute for
ai.um, or Enp,-y.ue disease He SAYS
that his vines and grapes were covered
for some years with a funrur-llkc sub
stance, and tAat last spring ho spriu6lod
q handful ui salt abau, the roots oi each
vine. Tho effect was marvellous. the
vines grew luxuriantly. and bore an
abundance Of grapes entirely free from
the fungus uf oidluu.
lee for Coal Ashes.
T.. T.. s. West Mcrilcu, Conn. asks
what is the best use to which siftcd coal
ashes that have been saturated with slups
from the house. can be put
Eyulv.-Ihcv are 81 little value for
any purpose They may hc spread upon
% meadow. whore they will do more good
than anywhere else. II the soil is heavy
clay. they may bo scattered ON any
plowcd ground and narrowed in.