The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-02-06
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD:
Orchard and lGarden Notes,

Tacks were driven in the bodies Of
trees from one to six years old on the
grounds of the Iowa agricultural college,
and at the end Of the season it was
found that the distance between the
tacks had not increased-thus illustrat-
ing the fact, familiar to botanists. that
tree trunks do not elongate. .
Avoid hollows, ravines and any spongy
black land. Even if well drained, such
land grows trees which are likely to be
succulent and short-lived. Gold air set
ties in the hollows, which are colder
than the hills; For an orchard, choose
land that is high or relatively high.
The land may slore in either direction.
There is not much choice unless the
land is very steep.-Professor Beai,
Michigan.
The Rural Ne,0 Yorker says: We
condemn the practice of heaping up the
earth about the stems of fruit trees as
generally recommended. Some say this
mound will steady newly hansplanted
: trees and will also tend to keep away
mice.z The. only effects, of this mound,
to our thinking, are to soften the bark
underneath renderingit more sensitive
Itothe alternations Of freezing and thaw-
ing in February and March, and to in.
Iduce sprouts from the parts so covered.
- One of its readers sends an exchange
the following note: Out Of twenty six
! Witnesses ] have examined in reference
to the best way of managing an orchard
after the trees have matured, nineteen
OF them say the less .ploughing the bet
\ ter-keep In grass and clover, and top
dress with manure every fall Two of
them recommend. .plowing shallow every
few years to let in the air, and five Of
4hem believe in" hog eultivation;" that
zisy let the hogs run IN the orchard and
root up the ground as they please. All
agreed that up to good bearing age. the
cultivation of hoed crops, with liberal
dressings of manure, was the only proper
way. ...-.... ....... ..... q
Plants are often frosted through neg
lect, and allowed to die through ignor-
ance. Those that have been quite
severely nipped may be saved if treated
rightly. An exchange says The proper
way is, when the frost has been partially
drawn out of them, naturally, to drench
them with cold water from fine -rosed
watering pot, and Immediately cover
again and let them 30 remain until they
regain their natural color. When they
are removed clip off all such parts as are
blackened. AS soon as it is discovered
that plant has been touched by frost
remove it to cool, dark room, and on
no account suffer the sun to shine on it.
II they can be covered 80 as to exclude
air as well as light, it is better still.
Dahlias, cannas and the like need not
be removed until the frosts are severe
enough to blacken the leaves. -
CnltivatinE Roses.
I have for several years cultivated a
few choice roses. Last spring I added
twenty to the number, and nearly all Of
them I set out in three or four-inch
pots. In June I plunged these into the
soil OF my flower garden; two of my
older roses and three OF my new ones,
however, were planted directly in the
soil. All these roses were of the ever
blooming sort One of the three new
roses that were set in the ground, and
only one, grew more luxuriantly aud
bloomed more abundantly than those in
the pots. It wac the charming rose bon
silene. 1t gave me six roses in midsum-
mer, and then new shoot sprang up
from the roots, grew very rapidly, and
put forth three buds, and branch put
forth two more, SO In the autumn 7 had
five roses eleven in alb on that tiny
bush. After potting and removing to
the house in October, I let it rest few
weeks and then cut off nearly all of its
leaves; from the shoot referred to re.
moved every one. At this time, two
weeks later, there are vigorous shoots
more than an inch long, with three buds
already peeping forth, where cut of
the leaves.
Several years ago I was forced to strip
my bushes of their leaves, not knowing
then how otherwise to get rid of the
aphis, though I have since proved the
virtues of hellebore Soon after thus
despoiling the plant, it would repay my
harshness by putting forth new shoots
at the leas-joints, crowned with buds.
Some people are 80 careful of their bar
rem rose plants that not leaf must be
cut of, net branch pruned, So they
have naught but the unsightly bush to
care for, whereas, if they would cut
down the. old wood, they might be re-
warded by a new growth. A good rich
soil is quite as essential as pruning !;
also moisture and sunshine, I have
seen people who have became discourag.
ed because their new rose plants drop:
ped their leaves. No matter how green
the stals, they e1claim, "LMy rose bush
ls dead and by neglect they soon kill
it. Had I pursued the same course,
several of my choice plants, that have
yielded lovely roses two months after
setting out, would have been failure.
So long as there is life in the stalk there
is hope that it will put forth and bud. -
NJ ID. W., in Vick's Magazine.
Value of Apples or Fodder.
The value of apples for fodder for
farm stock is one point on which all
stock growers agree who have had an
opportunity of giving this fruit trial
in connection with other rations. The
chief objection to apples for this purpose
the liability OF animals choking on
them-disappeared with the introduc-
tion of root-cutters, and farmers, espe-
cially those operating in climates which
forbid grass during the entire year, are
increasing the area devoted to orchards,
with view of disposing of any surplus
amount as fodder. Some of our pro-
gressive dairymen, indeed; 60 further,
aud urge apple culture as necessary
adjunct to the dairy business, so
thoroughly convinced are they that
l.. III L. 4.