The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-11-28
wAYslDE NOTEs-NO. 2.
horticultural, Agricultural and all.eel-

Agricultural and sIiscel-
laneous
Why is it that in the five or SIX hun |
dred miles of Usage orange hedge in
Lyon county over five years old there is
scarcely a half dozen miles of good
feEce2
will answer by suggesting that it is
neglect Of pruning in nine cases out OF
ten. There are two ways to make
fence. One way is 20 plant close, say
four to six inches apart, and after the
plants have lows; ;--cesa a veeT IL cut it down
close to the ground, then in June cnt -
again four to six inches above the previ-
Gus cut, anu So ,;socec;.. fee:: . about 3 years
or until the fence reaches the proper
height. As the fence grows older the
cuts may be made higher until there may
be 10 inches between the spring and
midsummer cuts in the third year.
Some prefer to allow the plants to grow
two seasons before the first cutting,
which has the advantage of giving the
root more strength, and causing it to
push out with more vigor.
The second method, and at the present
time the more popular one, is to set
plants 10 to IS inches assunder, and al
low them 10 grow unchecked about three
years when they are laid down or
FLASHED. This method is more popular
for the reason principally that it makes
more show from the start, but never
makes quite so handsome hedge,
nor do think 50 GOOD one. The
FLASHING, if rightly done, helps the fence
by laying the plants across the spaces,
but unless the upward tendency of the
sap is checked by judicious and thor
ough pruning, the old stalks die and the
fence is not satisfactory-andr right here
is where want TO point moral. 1t is
in this matter of pruning wherein a
greater part of the failures occur. If the
sprouts are allowed TO run up 10 TOGO
feet high there is ample fence at the top,
while cows, hogs, &c, have full liberty
TO come and go as they please through
the bare places below.
The shoots should be laid as nearly
flat as possible, except one about every
four feet, which should stand upright tc
steady the others in position, and il
should never get above three feet, or a
most four feet high.
a machine has been invented which
seems to do the work Well, but yea
or two more is necessary to test the fina
result of its work But no machine vii
supercede the annual pruning.
would be better if four-fftlls of the hedge
were rooted out, than to have them il
the condition in which they are in thi
county
In passing Mr.. Joseph Halls place Oh
Merchants street to-day, November 14tl
l saw a pear tree in full bloom. Rattle
late for this year, or early for next. TIL
frequent mention of such things, as tn
Towering and fruiting of fruit trees at a
unusual season, with surprise and woI
der, shows that the fruiting of trees
not as we'll understood by the people a
1t should be for the successful and il
/ telligent management of them.
Bear in mind that ut first every hu
produced is a leaf bud, and would pr
duce leaves or branches. If from an
reason growth becomes retarded, natur
ever watchful or her own interests, an
careful that the species do not become e,
tinct, sets to work TO produce fruit buds
| - ...o..ef.,,.,,,e- como 80 tl,o Loot h,,d
into the latter.
1t often happens that early in IL
season good lot of leaf buds are pr
duced; dry spell occurs in mid-sun
Iner, and later showery, growing weath'
follows in the fall months. and the bud
already transformed into fruit buds ope
and display the flowers.
Ordinarily the buds remain dOrmaI
| until spring, but these fall flowers are
draft in advance on next years fruit crol
Another kind of second crop, or fru
on. of season. frequently makes its Al
pealance This year has been noted f
this popularity in apples and grape
The spring having been dry, cool an
unIavorsble for the proper developmeI
OF the bloom many did not open at ii
proper time, but renamed until favor
BILE conditions came and "a second Gro
of apples" or other fruit Is the result o
ten the fruit buds become so far deyg
oped in the fall that the cold of wintl
kills them and there is no fruit next yea
1 am not aware that there is any remed
| under human control for this difficult
Passing by one of the places where oil
of these peripatetic nuisances, the &c
ele-A tree peddler, was making his deli
cry. I took occasion to look over the C.
lection 10 zee what kind OF stuff he III
!, been selling, and found lot OF magn
liza sranaiaors, caIycantllus, tree res'
figs and other worthless stuff in Il
climate for which the people were ps
ing big prices in their hard earned cas-
Better by far put the money in the
and burn IT, and save the annoyance a
! vexation OF failure which is as certa
4 to come as the season is to recur at
regular time, as well as the time OF pla
: ing and caring for them until the rae
known.
T / suppose this is none Of my busine
: rs the people have a right 70 Dny WI
! they please, whether Il is OF any accog
or not. and the American people do Il
3 10 lie hunbugged. yet can not sit do
e supinelv and see this kind of tecepti
E nracticed on our citizens and say no
e ing.
{ The kinds OF trees and shrubs Ehi
: viii succeed in Lyon county are Pre-
e well known, and there Is no eAcI-se
, tb;s almost criminal ignorance, or q
n iessness on the part of the people.
h thew will only exercise one 1.-THE OF
lie judgement they would show in buyln
% horse ora cow in the purchase of tr
y. and shrubbcry they viii succeed mt
better. This society Is at all times rez
10 riye them the desired information.
y Tread before the Lyon county Ho
Il. cultural society, November 10, 1879 b,
ROBERT MILIIKEN.