Sharp County record., 1879-09-11
Tobacco. 'VOn0l
FARM TOPICS,

Alcobr1'l Slate meeting of the WaShtenaw
,he nnISt' entv (Mich) Pathological Society,
excitea 81 q Secretary, in paper on the cutiVa-
oes No. eM of fruit trees, held the following IN
depres,l ton to the peach:
% tbst .S Shis fruit requires two different sys-
sons ~ Nnele of culture. That is, the bearing
otal ~ ,s must be differently treated from
gbo oro @os az that are too young for bearing. 1t
W aro VOa he nature of the young peach tree to
NOS ioundC N on growing late into the fall. This
,acoo u llods st not be permitted 1t can be pre-
own ae k(ted by stopping to stir the soil at
~ :. u pEdsnnmer The rest of the season Is
" TI IHap mired to harden up the young wood
,ro.a~ rne lac winter. To properly control the
gu pnngowth. skill and experience are requir-
,uiuute YES In the month of August cultivating
Circr the young peach tree should stop.
'iuer sneN ,ould the ground be very rich, and the
"S l'Ssage Of Naes slow q determination to keep on
Gu, and sss,owing. the leading branches may be
~ leu oY VepI Iached in. After pinching, new
81 lne orarowth will often start, but then we
'enterS inst pinch again. Ripening up thor
e mlnuApn nghly the new growth of the young
system, lee should be the aim of the peach
{, as apnurower. Where the soil is poor, less
Ine persM are is required in ripening the new
tne surty vood. The bearing peach tree can not
cart lsbN,e cultivated too often. The soil must
lood until II all times be kept loose. Cultivation
les unda,a be kept up till the fruit is ripe.
lnVounaThe new growth of the wood in bear
the VOlunlIno tree ceases to grow early in the
Cd, cOnnseason; and there is no danger in stim-
ctlVe COnulating late growth, for the fruit con-
cohol, Oh sunes all the extra sap caused by culti
Influence yation. Stirring the soil should be
ne Vese! thoroughly kept up, so that any time,
rec thehH between the setting of the fruit and its
Ver, and being picked, you can run your hand
s the O richt into the soil and fill it with loose
es stun earth. But in order to grow large
Ice, Ora peaches, and all of a large, uniform
lnS him size, the tree must have either its bear
lilled inr branches shortened in, or the fruit
of fear must be thinned out. Shortening in is
not probably the least expensive operation
Samea of the two. As long as you ship more
D SmOh than one tenth of second or medium
1 face,r sized peaches, you are not master OF
to hE@ your occupation. | have grown the
but mM Early Crawford so as to run from two
In esa TO three and half inches in diameter,
men1 and after all were picked there was no
as thes more than one-twentieth below the
VII size.
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P OfE POULTRY RA1s1NG-A contributor to
lchEC the Country Gentleman writes: In the
fuma poultry business, and in every thing
y Obg else, we are looking for that which yields
J thOg us the greatest amount of profit. There
al exp is without doubt much difference in
Them fowls, and care and keeping tell more
&C. il and with quicker results on some than
'apN on others, yet the true groundwork OF
e in success lies with the owner or keeper.
If the attention be turned principally to
oM market chickens, they must be hatched
these early to be profitable. To do this, we
tain must make preparations the previous
ID y Beason, and when the chicks come have
Vans warm, comfortable quarters. For this
wa purpose there is no fowl quite equal to
g. the Light Braham. With a cross OF
mt Leghorn blood they are quite hardy,
Ow and mature earlier than the pure-bred.
enG The Leghorns feather early, and for the
Mr first chickens of the season this is an ad-
ions vantage that can not well be dispensed
MM with. The hens require comfortable
place to sit in when the weather is cold
They should not be allowed to sit on the
Ground. A half barrel or old cast.of
corn basket filled pretty well with tine
nd straw or hay forms good nest for an
Ss. early sitter The early sitter should be
yr Brahma, or cross with Cochin blood,
nj as their larger bodies and greater amount
of soft feathers impart and retain a
greater degree of animal warmth
d to the eggs. The early sitters should
have a place in some building
where they will not suffer from the an
noyance of the layers. 1t is better and
lessons the trouble to have the eggs all
set at one time. The stters can be
trained to come off at q certain period
of the day, with little care and fore
thought, and as the eggs are apt to take
a chill if left too long, the attendance OF
the keeper is necessary to avoid mis-
takes. In warm weather the eggs may
remain uncovered for several hours and
e take no harm, but when the mercury is
considerably below freezing the case is
different, A larger percentage OF the
eggs hatch in warm weather than IN
cold, for in spite of every precaution
the outside ones will get chill. The
chicks should have warm, sunny COW
er, with gravel floor to run and scratch
on. The first thought of hen is to
scratch for her brood. For sitters pull
lets are to be preferred, as they are
q more tractable and easier of manage
ment; besides they care better for the
chicks. There is little danger if kept
well housed, fed and cared for. Medi-
W um-sized focks are more successful
than larger broods. There is more
profit in small flocks well tended than
sk in larger ones half neglected. When