Connecticut western news., 1878-04-04
FARM AND GARDEN.
ORCHARD AND NURSERY,

in warm weather, in two ways. 1st. They may be dried out. This will be shown by the shrivelhg of the bark on the twigs. For trees in this condition, open trench in light, mellow soil, large enough to contain them, root and branch. Then, first seeing that the labels are all right, bury them entirely in moist, but not wet, soil, putting stake at the roots as guide in taking them out. Let them remain buried five days or week, and, when taken out, they will be found per fectIy restored. Another danger is, 2d, from
 OUerhedti'ag i,s Boz or Bundle, caus- ing the buds to push. We have received trees, long on the journey, the shoots of which had pushed two or three inches. It will be found that it is always the upper buds on the branch which start first, and the only remedy is to cut every branch back to dormant bud-one that has not started-no matter if it leaves the tree mere stick with stubs upon it. This is severe treatment, but is the safest.
 What Varieties to Plant, is @ ques- tion often asked of us, and is one of the most difficult to answer. If the fruit is for home use, succession from the ear
 Hest to the latest will be needed. If fruit
 is to be grown for market, then it is
 necessary to know what the market re-
 quires. In all these cases, the fruit
 growers in the neighborhood can give
 better advice than any one else, and we
 have never yet met a successful fruit
 grower who was not willing to tell what
 he knew for the benefit of others. It is
 only quacks who have secrets. A recent
 request came from Central Massachusetts
 for us to name
 ISie Pear Trees that he could plant
 for profit. We named several, the fruit
 of which he might profitably dispose of
 in Boston at good prices, which could
 only be sold in New York as cooking
 fruit This merely shows that one
 should consult the tastes of his market
 in selecting varieties.
 The Home Natrsery.-Those who pro- l pose, in a year or two, to set out
 orchards, can well prepare for it now.
 They can buy from the nurseries root
 gratis, or nursery stocks [" in bud" .. C..
 stocks budded last year, on which the , buds have taken" and which will start
 into growth this year, from which the stock above the bud must, of course, be cut back. These, the very beginnings of trees, can be bought very cheaply, , and If set eighteen to twenty-four inches , apart in rows wide enough apart to be , we'll cultivated, will, at the end of two
 years, give excellent young trees to set ir , the orchard, at small cost. 8 Grating Old Trees, to convert value q less kinds into better ones, should bt
 done just when the buds swell. 8 Iasects. Where the Canker-worm s is troublesome, look to the barriers tt s prevent it's ascent, and renew the tar O. r printers ink upon the bands. Dead in l. sects will often make bridge over whicl l. the living may cross daily inspection !, is needed.
 d KITCHEN AND MARKET GARDEN.
 In all, except the most northern locali e ties, the cold-frame plants will be set out 7. and the sashes which have covered then ,t during the winter will be doing servic !" on other frames, in forwarding lettuce !? radishes, etc.
 1t Hot-Beds and Cold-F Frames, in whic " seeds have been sown, will need increase I care, as the sun gets warmer. le The Earliest So,oings, everywhere n are of Beet, Parsnip, Early TurniE n Spinach, Radish, Peas, Leek, Onior |" Parsley and Cress. These should b 10 sown first so soon as the soil can b le worked, and all are to be sown wher they are to grow, though Parsley an
 Leeks may be transplanted if desired.
 Seed-Bcds of Cabbages and othe S- things to be transplanted, if not unde y glass, or in window-boxes in the house T. as heretofore advised, may be made i T. sheltered sunny place in the ope T. ground.
 s1 . Early Potatoes, 10 be early, must l. ~ planted at once, and if the soil is ligt and warm, no matter if frost nips th A' tops, they will start from below. T Succession Crops.-Where the seaso >d has allowed of early sowing of Beet 9 Peas, Radishes, Spinach, and other earl ;s vegetables, succession crops should | n, put in every two weeks or so, until h,
 weather is likely to prevent their healtl
 full growth-and this should be kept of mind all through the season. m Asparagus.-If new beds are to | as made, get one-year-old plants, and gi, 6, them all the room that can be afforde on The old directions for family garde IT, were, to put the plants twelve by eightee y- inches. This will do if no more spa. he can be afforded, but market-growersf fiji st that the wider the space, the better u as crop. Some who grow for markets, s IT. the plants as wide apart as six feet | e, four feet, and find this the most profit l." ble for field culture. This would, ou course, be impracticable in family ga
 den, where 2x2 feet will be wide enoug The old practice of manuring a bed ne last for years is not now followed. TT P- plants at setting should have goo ne supply of manure, and then an annu ar dressing afterwards. Asparagus shou u- not be cut until the third year after SC y- ting.
 ns Sweet Potatoes should be start TO about six weeks before they can be safe