Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-02-21
Chappell's Depot, Newberry, S. G.
HINTS ABOUT FRUIT TREES.

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Chappell's Depot, Newberry, S. G.
HINTS ABOUT FRUIT TREES.
Many complain of the struggle with insects
and fungoid diseases Some of this may be
cured by washing trees in the winter season.
Under glass, the best peach and grape growers
never think of letting the season 60 over
without washing the trunks after pruning,
with mixture of SCOT, sulphur and lime. If
the bark, as in the grape, be loose, it is
stripped off first 1t is just the same benefit
to wash young orchard trees.
1t will be we'll to note what has been said
about linseed oil destroying some trees. There
is no doubt but it will destroy scale and i'm
prove the health of the trees; but in few
cases it has been destructive evidently from
the use of mineral oil, and not pure linseed.
The purity Of the article should be ascer-
tanned Trees that have suffered badly from
scale often get hidebound. A Sitting up and
down with the pruning knife will set them on
their feet again.
This is generally supposed to be the prun-
ing season. Orchard trees generally get too
much pruning. In young trees only thin
out so as not have the main leaders crossing
or interfering with one another. Or when
few shoots grow much stronger than the
rest, cut these away. Insist on all the branch
es in young trees growing onl y on a perfect
equality In older trees which have been
in bearing number of years, it will often
benefit to cut away large portion of bear
ing limbs. By long series of bearings,
branches will often get bark-bound and stunt
ed, preventing the free passage of the sap to
the leaves In such cases the sap seems to
revenge itself by forcing out vigorous young
shoots long way down from the top of the
tree. 1t is down to these vigorous young
shoots that we would cut the bearing branch
es away. One must use his own judgment
as to the advisablity of this. fthe tree bears
as fine and luscious fruit as ever, Of course
no such severe work need be done, but if not,
then now is the time.
And, above all, look after the nutrition of
the trees. Some people say that land which
will raise good corn will grow good fruit
trees, which is all right but they should add
that, like corn, they require regular and con.
tinuous manuring. There are some parts of
the country where corn can be successfully
taken for half lifetime without manure.
On these soils we need not manure fruit trees,
but in all others we must to have good re-
suits This is particularly essential where
trees are grown in grass as both the trees and
the grass require food. Where trees are
grown in grass, we prefer top-dressing in
June or July; but if it has not been done
then, do it now. Where trees are kept under
clean surface. culture, the manure is, Of
course ploughed or narrowed in with the
crop in the spring of the year. To know
whether trees require manure or not, ask the
leaves. IF in July they are of dark rich
green, nothing need be done to them; but if
they have yellow cast, hunger is what is
the matter. This, of course, is supposing
they are not infested by borers in which case
they will be yellowish in the richest soil.-
Gardeners Monthly.
To CATCH RATs-A novel method of
catching rats and mice, which takes into &C.
count the social characteristics of the pesti
ferrous rodents, was recently described in the
Germantown Telegraph. The correspondent
says: II do not think it is generally known
that rats and mice will 60 into a trap much
more rapidly if a piece of looking-glass is put
in any part of the trap where they can see
themselves. They are social little creatures,
and where they zee any of their tribe there
they will co. am quite sure of the effect
the lookiuggiass has, as l properly 'baited'
nv trap for whole week without being able
to coax one of the depredators in it, but the
first night after putting in the looking glass l
caught two-one very large, and one small
rat and every night since this device has
made one or more prisoners"
SIMPLE CURE FOR EARACHE.-Many years
ago, two of my children, one aged three, the
other one year, had terrible attack of ear
ache all one day and night. l worked over
the little sufferers, doing all I could think of,
and trying remedies suggested by our neigh
bors. On the second morning of the attack,
lady came in and asked me if had tried
burnt sugar. told her no, had not heard
of that. She told me to put some live Goals
on tin plate, sprinkle some brown sugar on
them, set a funnel over it, and then hold the
child so that the smoke could 60 into the ear.
l did 80, using the remedy for both the
little ones. The result was marvelous the
pain stopped instantly, anu soou ooIn eunei'
ers were in sound, refreshing sleep.-MoTH-
ER, in Enchange
aa- Cooperate with your neighbor on every
possible occasion; unite teams to do heavy
work; mass labor to perform what needs
quickly to be performed; join with him in
the purchase of the more expensive agricul-
tural implements, if your pocket is not heavy
enough to buy them alone; buy improved
stock on Joint account, and thus increase the
value of your herds without serious inconve.
niencc. All this is co0peration-on a small
scale, we admit, but the lesson we may learn
in this manner will be Of incalcuable value
! to ns in LARGER transactions s=Erchande.