The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-08-14

they have thrown out sprouts four or
five inches, go over them and cut of
all but two of the largest and health
lest. They will grow very rapidly
and by the first of August You can
commence budding. Plenty of prac-
teal knowledge only will make q sue
oessful builder. If your trees do
well they will make growth Of two
or three feet before they take their &C.
costomed period of rest; and each
twig will be as large as a good sized
pipe stem. Keep a close watch up,
on them and when they start again
they are ready for budding.
Your experience during one or
ange season will have enabled you to
know who has the best oranges, and
perhaps which trees are superior
Any neighbor, if he is worthy the
name, who has bearing grove will
give you all the buds you need. In
selecting buds take we'll developed
wood, and as free from thorns as
possible. In fact, I would advise not
to use thorn bud at all, Cut your
buds carefully, with o keen knife, and
run them up if practicable; we really
do not know if it makes any differ
in their taking" but we believe in
having 3 rule by which to do all
things. When we bud young seed
lings so near the ground as to make
it inconvenient to run the bud up, we
then run it down, but under no 9TH
er circumstances. Again, it depends
entirel y on the bud whether we take
the wood out or leave some in. If
the twig is perfectly rounded and no
thorn in the bud, we generally take
the wood out, but if the bud is ridged
or the least thorn in it, we leave some
in, but carefully trim so that il will
tit up close to the wood in the stock.
A little practice will teach you this.
If you take the wood out, select
as round a place as possible or
the stock. Ifyou leave the wood in
select as flat place as you can find
La tying a b'Sd, if it IS rlssa mp, oo.o
mence at the bottom, draw kyoul
string tightly, especially both below
and Just above the bud. The object
in putting in the bud and tying it is
to have ii fit securely to the stock, so
that no space or vacuum is left be-
tween the two
1t is, we think, good plan for the
new settler to keep brief journal of
each days work, when such and such
crops are planted, condition of the
weather etc, Note down the day
you put in the buds, and if you have
any extra choice variety budded, put
label on the tree. Some rainy day
it would be a good idea to make a
plat OF your grove and number each
tree; and when the buds are grow
ing you can note the kind of orange,
and where it came from.
lfyou have land suitable, set a few
bananas. Your neighbors will give
you IA many bulbs az you want for
that purpose. When guavas are ripe,
Ian plenty OF seed, from the best
varieties, in boxes.
In Juy, set say $50 pine apples.
The sips will cost three cents each.
which Will add $3.50 to your ex-
penSes. Prepare your ground thor
ongnly by grubbing and taking out
al TIA roo.s, level it with a rake. and
,hen put on heavy coat of mulch
my, either of moss or coarse grass
cow r.ng the ground almost complete.
l. full two inches thick. Then with a
.ounded stick make hole through
the mulching and set the slip just 80
the end will fairly be in the dirt, and
they require no more attention. Two
feet apart each way is a very good
di>ta"ce.-Ex-ALABAMIAN, in Flor
idG Immigrant.