Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-20
Farmer and Gardener.
Germantown TeleEraph's seasonable

Germantown TeleEraph's Seasonable Hints.
This month is the best time to inspect
the gratis put in this spring, carrying a
cup of warm grating wax with you, and
fill up any defective waxing that may now
present itself. The very high winds pre-
vailing the whole of April and thus far in
May have tendency to harden and crack
the wax, and thus expose the scion and
the inside Of the split to the air and moist
ure and prevent it from becoming attached
to the wood on which the scion is desired
to grow.
Follow this the latter part of June by
going again over your CRAFTS, and where
the growth is too rampant clip off say one
half of it. This will protect it against
being broken off by the wind, aided by the
heavy foliage, and will induce branching,
thus causing it to spread and become a
more compact and symmetrical growth.
Frequently, too, small birds may be in
shows an inviting resting place, and break
it off.
The Coming Pear and Apple Crops.
We have not heard from others, but SO
far as our own pear trees are concerned,
we expect but very much diminished
crop this season. We scarcely ever remem-
Der the trees to blossom SO sparsely. Even
an old Catharine tree, which does not fail
once in ten to twelve years to yield cart
load, this year will scarcely have more
than busheI. So with the old Windsor
and CatIllac, four of them altogether and
all about one hundred and fifty years old,
which make smaller show of blooms than
for number of years. What there were
set well and will no doubt produce yield
of 1arr fyllif than yvhan tho frnnc
overladcn.
The apple, on the contrary, if we can
put faith in the blossoming Of the trees
ought to give us an abundant crop in East
ern Pennsylvania. Every tree, it seems,
however old and neglected it may be, has
been covered with blooms, in fact to such
an unusual extent as to cause it to be COM
mented on by persons who know nothing
about fruit-raisng. OF late years, too, it
is generally noticed tha: both apples and
pears are more perfect than formerly, be-
ing less in. ured by insects and we have
not a doubt but that this is owing to the
incessant labors of the imported house.
sparrow. Those who become especially
observant of their industry for single
season mus: be convinced of the fact.
The Value of Small Things.
We have often spoken of the convenience
and value of a small tool house, which
should be found upon the premises of
every farmer, in which on rainy days. or
whenever there may be day, or part of a
day, when there is nothing particular on
hand to go at, implements and machinery
out of repair may be mended and made
ready for use. Or, in the event of any
thing happening when in operation, and at
times too when the work is hurrying, which
would cause delay. we can always have at
hand the necessary tools to mend it immc-
diatcly and go on with the work without
much delay, and thus accomplish what
there is to do i'm the specified time. We
have often heard farmer say that he fully
expected to have done certain field OF al
lotted plowing or moving, &C., if it had
not been for that stone, stump or root
breaking some portion Of the machinery,
to repair which he had to send two miles
off, when it ought TO alave been done by
himself on his own premises in half
an hour or SO. That very imple-
ment had shown weakness the pre-
ceding autumn, but having no little tool
house or workshop of his own and the few
necessary tools, it was put off altogether :;
and DOW, in the midst of the season, when
others depended on bis finishing this par
ticular piece of work to 60 on with getting
in the crop, the very thing happens that
he was afraid several months before would
happen, and which he fully intended should
be prepared for in time for the seasons
work. a shop and tools would have saved
all this and as much money as would have
supplied the tools. Sometimes very small
things effect valuable purposes which have
a great deal to do in carrying on systemat-
ically and at the right time the indispcnsa-
BILE operations of the farm.