The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-05-27
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Shield budding Fru,t Tre.s.

excellent reasons for this preference.
Budding is more easily and quickl,
accomplished, 1t can be done at MOI
convenient season; the operation doe
not injure the stock in case of failur,
as is always more or less liable /
stocks headed down tor grating, an
last, but by no means least, when bud
ding is performed in good season an OF
portunity is afforded of repeating til
trial on the same stock when the frs
did not take. To these advantages ma
be added, budding is preferred for a
stone fruits, such as peaches, apricot
and cherries, which require extra ski
in grating, but which are budded wit
| ease.
The time for budding stocks depend
upon two conditions; there must be
flow of sap in the stock, or, in othe
words. it should not have fully com
pleted its growth, and the shoot iron
which the buds are cut should be in
similar condition, but with the bud
that are to be used fully developed. A
little practice will enable one to judg
very correctly of the state of stock il
reference to budding. The season fol
budding fruit trees may be said to ex
tend from the first of July until tb,
first of October. Such trees as cease tc
grow early in the season must be buddec
early; such as grow until late in tn,
autumn must be budded later. Tb,
different trees come into season as fol.
lows: Plums,. cherries, apricots or
plums, pears, cherries, ounces, nectar.
ines and peaches. In short, perform
the, work of budding only when tht
bark Of the stock parts or separates
feeiy from the wood, and when the
buds of the years growth are some
what. plump and the young wood is
growing firm.
Shield or T-budding is one of the ap-
proved, modes and is largely practiced
by our best pomologists. Having de-
clded on the part to be budded. select a
smooth spot and make an upright in
clsion in the bark from an inch to an
inch and half long, and at the top of
TINS make crosscut SO that the whole
shall form I. From the stick of buds
cut a thin, smooth slice of wood and
bark containing a bud. With the
rounded end of the knife next raise the
bark on each side of the incision lust
wide enough to admit the prepared bud.
Taking. hold of the foot-stalk of the leaf
insert the bud under the bark, pushing
1t gently down to the bottom of the in
cision. Ii the upper portion of the bud
projects above the horizontal part of
the L cut 1T smoothly off that it NAV
completely lit. Next tie bandage over
the wound, beginning at the bottom
and tying hrmly above, leaving the end
and foot-stalk of the leaf only ex-
posed to the air.
In about fortnight after budding
CnROnlG or fai 1t,ra - =
will be apparent. If it has succeeded
and the stock is considerably swollen,
loosen or remove the bandage. If il
has failed to take and the bark still
parts readily, make another trial.
budding, as most farmers understand,
differs from ordinary grating, not the
least in it's nature or effects. Each buS
is distinct individual, capable of he
tree under favorable circum-
stances. In grating, q branch com
posed Of several buds is EMPLOYED with
a considerable quantity of bark and
wood, while in budding but a single
bud with a small quantity of the sd-
Joining bark and wood is used Mem
York World.
Feed for Horses.
There are sundry condition powders
and tonics which are often fed to horses
AID produce an increase of flesh, but
they must be kept up or the horse will
run down, and in the end they will do
'n injury. Regular : feeding, faithful
change of diet, salt always
exercise, even if it be hard
work, with sufficient rest, pure water.
pure air in the stable and comfort and
lulet, Will cause almost any horse prop
,rly fed to lay on flesh, if not to become
at A writer upon this subject, saws:
Many good horses devour large quan-
les OF grain and hay, and still continue
can and poor. The food eaten is not
assimilated. Ii the usual food
las been unground hay and grain, moth
ng but change will effect a desirable
Iteration in the appearance of the ami
nal. In case oil meal cannot be OBJ
aimed readily, mingle a bushel of flax
eed with bushel of barley, one of oats
I'D another bushel of Indian corn, and
ct it be ground into fine meal. This |
Vill be fair proportion for all his feed. |
)r the meal of barley, oats and corn, in |
quail quantities, may be first procured, |
M one-tourth part of the oil cake |
ling led with it, when the meal is |
prlnk!ed on cut feed. Feed two or |
aree times daily, mingled with a peck |
1 cut hay and straw. II the horse will |
NJ That amount greedily, let the quantity |
e increased until he eats four or six |
uarts at every feeding three times a |
ay. so long as the animal will eat
MS allowance, the quantity may be in.
reased little every day. But avoid |
ne practice of allowing horse to stand |
rack we'll filled with hay. In order
iatten horse that has run down in
esh, the groom should be very particu-
r to feed the animal no more than he
Ill eat up clean and lick the manger
II more.--BmfaIo Express.
Household Hints,
Use white oilcloth, bound with red,
Y wall protectors back of tue kitchen
bic and under the hooks where pans,
c., are hung.
Potato water, in which potatoes have
zen scraped, the water being allowed
settle, and afterward strained, is good
r sponging dirt out of silk.
When you clean your lamp chimneys,
I'D them over the nose of the teakettle
hen it is boiling furiously. One or two
petitions OF this process will make
EN- beautifully clear.
Sweep carpets gently. Even a rag
rpet should be treated with considera-
On. A severe digging with a broom
ears the warp and scrapes out the lint
the rags quite needlessly.
To keep dried beef: Do up in thick
own paper each piece separate; axe
*, put in layer of dry ashes, then a
yer of beef, then alternate; cover the
p with dry ashes; set in cool, dry
ace.
Stair carpets can be made to last a