The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-06-04


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Late paintings Of corn may be made up to
the middle of the month. Some early SORTS,
and some new varieties which claim to be
extra early, may be tried as an experiment.
1t will pay very well 10 make late paintings
up to July for fodder, planting in drills
three feet apart, with about IL grains to the
foot in the drill. The large kinds of sweet
corn are the best for fodder. Triumph, Mar
blehead Mammoth. and StowelPs Evergreen
are suitable for this purpose. The common
opinion that sweet corn Is better for fodder
than field corn Is well founded but there Is
some difficulty In curing the stalks, which is
easily surmounted, ho wever, and which will
be noted in season.
THE FRUIT GARDEN. n
See that the fruiting canes, blackberries
and raspberries, are properly tied up to the
stakes or treilis. The young shoots now
growing will form canes for next years
frulting, and should be attended to. Cut
away all except three to five to each stool,
and tie these to the support as soon as old
enough The young canes should be pinched
ed off at four feet for raspberries and six
feet for blackberries Cut away the old canes
after frulting is past.
One yearold grape vines set this spring,
should not be allowed to grow more than
one shoot. Remove all others, reserving of
course the strongest. II older vines were get
these should not be allowed to bear. as it is
necessary for them TO become thoroughly es-
tablIshed and prepared for frIiting. Keep
all shoots tied up to stakes or trellises. o.;
old vines, the fruit will be greatly improved
by thinning after the clusters are sat, leav-
ing only two punches to shoot.
If the strawberry beds are not already
mulched, apply it before the berries get
heavy enough to fall over and become soiled.
Keep newly set beds clear of weeds and pull
up large weeds that come up through the
mulch on old beds. TIE picking and pack.
ing for market requires great care and good
Judgment, for it is the appearance of the
fruit in the market which sells it. Avoid
Putting in over ripe berries as one such will
be crushed and spoil the whole basket. Use
well ventilated crates; OF a size to be easily
handled, and plainly marked.
Mulch currents and gooseberries early in
the season; litter from the barI-yard, or
chips from the wood-pile may be used. This
will prolong the season. If the eggs OF the
current worm," which are deposited on
the under side of the lower leaves, were
found and destroyed. there would be an end
to the trouble at once, but this is not easy to
do, and the fight begins. or should begin, as
soon as the ragged appearance of the leaves
show that the worms are at work. White
hellebore is the remedy, and while it may
mix 1t with water, tablespoonful to pail.
full of water, and applied with a syringe or
pump. In mixing the hellebore, place the
powder in bowl or other dish and pour on
hot water gradually stirring until all is
thoroughly moistened, adding pint or more
of hot water; pour this into the pail and fill
up with cold water, The application should
be repeated every few days so long as worms
appear. In our experience, we find that
three applications usually finishes them.
ORCHARD AND NURSERY.
Provide the baskets aud crates that may
be needed, aud let them be distinctly
marked.
The sooner thinning is done after the fruit
is set, the better. Two thirds or one half of
the quantity set may often be removed with
advantage.
Apply around young trees almost any
substance that will cover the soil and shield
1t from the drying rays of the sun, and from
the evaporation of moisture.
Crafts should be looked after. 1t may be
that the shoots from the stock are growing
too vigorously at the expense of the graft;
remove such twIgs. See that the gratis haye
plenty Of room and are not interfered with
by surrounding branches.
The cessation of the pressing work OF
earlier weeks allows the orchardist to give
his trees the needed pruning. All dead and
useless branches should of course be cut
away, and those which crowd one another.
Cover all large wounds with shellac varnish,
or with paint.
As soon as the fruit begins to set. the
trees should be visited early in the morning
cloth should be SO arranged that it can be
spread, or better, held by four persons, while
another gives the tree two or three sharp
jars. The insects which fall upon the sheet
! should be swept into the fire.
June brings the harvest of the straw berries
and the early crops of the garden. 1t is at
this time that the weeds. IL neglected, will
establish themselves to the partial or entire
destruction of the crop, The only way to
Fight them when they are weak. "Puss-
ley' and parsnips can not thrive together.
| Clean culture is the only culture that pays.
The use of the hoe and rake in June decides,
| in great measure, what the seasons work
will bring.
The borers of the peach and apple TIRE e
/ should be looked to. No surface remedy is
! of use with these destructive fellows, after
they are once in the tree. The use of the
reaching and destroying them. They can
be detected by their lear marks" of dust,
| and depression in the bark. 1t is not neces-
sary to girdle the tree III the operation. in
many cases very little use of the knife is re-
j quired. A few hours spent in this manner
| Will o1ten save many VelutDle trees
The tent caterpillar taken at just the
right time, and that time Is in this month
can be destroyed with comparative ease.
As soon as the nests are large enough to bt
seen, they should be wiped out of ex
istence" On q cool morning before the
greedy worms are out for their breakfast
and while the dew is glistening on the nests
is the most favorable time to take them
The lower nests may be reached by tn
hands and the nv a n0lQ with
swab of cloth or a brush. A wash of stronl
I've isan effectual bath for them, but it i
best to see that they are burned or crushed
KITCHEN AND MARKET GARDEN.
Weed the celery seed-bed and if tn
plants get large before the time for settin
out, cut off their tops; this will make then
stocky.
Carrots for the late crop may still be sowr
using plenty of seed, as the young plant