The Red Cloud chief., 1879-07-24

mercidl.
IN THE ORCHRRD.-Watch for insect
pests. II the trees are infested with
bark lice, take them at the time the
young are moving forward, and kill
them with a wash Of strong soapsuds,in
which a little carbolic acid is mixed, as
heretofore advised by the Prairre Farm
er. When canker worms are infesting
the trees, syringe thoroughly with Lon
don purple and water. Set traps for
codling moths, or use hay bands about
the limbs of the trees. Look for the
first appearance of tent caterpillars ear
ly in the morning and late in the even
ing, when they are clustered in their
nests. After they get size they are not
so gregarious. Have an old broom
along, fastened to a suitable pole; with
this the worms and web may be easily
taken away. Kill them 10 any manner
tina. may sug est itself. Beating on
hard ground is pretty effectual. DO not
| scrape trees because the bark is rough.
Many people keep their trees scraped
down to the quick. They think it looks
nice. 1t is wrong; the bark is for pro-
lection. II the trunk is messy, it shows
the tree is not doing well, and that it
wants fertilizing. Scrape the old scales
away ia this instance, wash with very
strong soapsuds, and cultivate and ma
nure the orchard. So If insects have
found a lodgment in the rough bark,
scrspe it away so the trunks may be
easily washed. Do nOt scrape TO The
quick; the bark is the skin of the tree
and should not he wounded. A light
scraping is good, but moss shows that
the soil is too wet, and probably poor.
Under drainage and manuriDg will help
this. In going over your orchard, keep
an eye out for bad shaped heads and
abrading limbs. When you find them,
prune. Do not wait for the regular
pruning season. There should be none
such in q well regulated orchard. Let
your pruning be as light as possible.
The more top, the more root; and in
the West a thick head is not objectiona-
BILE. In fact, the thicker the better, so
all parts of the tree get q fair amount of
light. There is, as a rule, more dam
age done by idjudicious pruning than
by no pruning st all--Prairte Farmer.
TRELLISEs FOR PEAS AND GRAPES
The difficulty with the ~tali-growing
peas is that of providing sufficient sup
port, SO that their tops may not Top over
and smother the main portions, be-
sides stopping further growth and bear
ing. "Pea brush is rather unsightlv,
even st the best, almost intolerabie a.
its worst, and in uany cases hard TO get
of any fit shape at ali. Cotton yarn
stretched to some light stakes makes 8
neat substitute which looks tidy from
the first, even before il is filed with
haulm. But, as generally applied, the
yarn is stretched horizontally. In this
position it is incapable of supporting
the accumulated burden, and 3 sad
wreck occurs just when rich promise is
becoming abundant fruit.on. II one
horizontal strip of wood is put up fiat
wise, along the row as high as the full
limit to be rescued By the particular
variety, and two lighter ones, one on
each side of the row and about eight
inches above the surface; and the
warn is then passed from one ID the
other Of these, over the upper rail. and
about eight inches apart, q secure sup.
port is provided, az less trouble on the
whole than with the horizontal stretches
of thread. So in training grape vines
wires passed up and down areas SONS
think-much the best. II the wire j:
cut into lengths equal TO the distances
between the top and bottom rail of the
trellis, plus three or four inches for in
sertion points, and then bent so IS Il
form these points like top ceriph or bal
of q capital T; the staple-like wires ars
very easily tackled into the rails, which
they hslp 70 keep in place, while iheJ
hold their own position and shspe per
fectly. sustain any weight Of vines sns
fruit, and are easily removable il occa
sion should ever make It desirable
". 7. Tribune.