Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1880-11-13
Agriculture and Horticulture.

that, for a few months past, have been
Ia the borders, and that are intended
for winter blooming, should al the
of suInMe or early in September
In the more northern states, receive at
tention preparatory 10 housing As
rule, those plants thu, have lowered
freely during summer will not be OF
much value for winter blooming, and
it is not TO them WI would now direct
attention, but to those especially in
tended for the window, conservatory
Or greenhouse. Each plant 70 De lifted
should be cut around with u narrow
sharp spade, or some other sharp. thin
tool, 50 as to cave bali of earth that
can be removed with the plant and
placed in the pot. 1t will be seen that
it is necessary To determine the size OF
the ball pretty accurately, since II is
not to he reduced after removal. II
there is reason I" SUPPOSE that a plant
has long roots running directly down
wards, it. will he necessary t" run the
SIdtlt utIltI II III u - Via
there shall be no roots too long for pot
ting. AS a result Of cutting about the
plans, all the roots that are shortened
by the operation will be made numer
Gus young rootlet., and in a fortnight
these will have fully formed, and the
plants Will then be ready TO be placed
in their pots. a plant III the condition
now described, il properly potted and
treated, will an active.
growth, scarcely showing IL Sign of the
change it has been subjected to. After
the ront-pruning process has been per
formed, 1t IL time 10 prepare pnttlng
soil, if that mixture is not already
store away Tor thc purpose. When
access can be had to the woods where
leaf-lnold can be procured, it should be
collected az one OF the most important
materials for the purpose. Sharp,
clean sand must be secured and some
loan. II the lOarn can be taken Just
under the sod of an old pasture il is to
be- preferred, but, il not, it should b"
what a gardner or farmer would call
fresh that is, lively, and not old soil
that has been run ana is ppor. If at
tention has hten given in advance to
secure good pottlng soil, probably a
pile OF rottel sods is at hand to furnish
have ut command II good soil, should
lay in a pile OF grass sods Every spring,
piling them up grass side down, so that
the grass and roots will decay and.
to maj. it mellow, the pile should be
turned two or three times during the
iii 4 mixture OF equal parts OF
loan, leal-lnold and sand, with a small
addition of old cow manure. will make
a soil suitable for nearly all plants.
when leaf-Inuid cannot be procured
its place may be taken by dried COW
II pulveriztd.
Having tn" I"tting material ready
and a good assortment OF pots, the
plants may be lifted any time before
irOst, aud two or three weeks after til.
olbeiuSi'u vi NuttiiiG aIOulIt ttltIi lld
been performed. The pots should b.
an inch or two larger in diameter thai
the balls oi earth, So that rom a half
inch to AL inch OF the prepared soil cal
ic placed between the ball and I'll.
pot. First place a bit of crock owe
the hole IN the bottom Of the not, II
"ia"r 10 keep the drainage free, an,
then fill in IA couple OF inches of soil
and upon this set the ball Of earth. ane
then fill IN the soil carefully all aroun,
4 little at a time, seeing that III Yacan
when necessary, with Il blunt stick, q
Earring the pot sufficiently to settle IT
When the pottlnS OF a plant Is finished
the soil should be about halt All Incl
below the rim. thus leaving room 70
water Oh the surface. After po,tinc
give the plants a liberal watering an,
stand them III tn, shade. and. If 10.
sihle, give them thu benefit IF tn,
close, moist air 81 i ,old-framt hu
where tins ~ not practicable, do tn,
next best thing 10y placing them wher,
they Will ht gu of the way of anv eur
rents OF air. and are ~onnew hat shaded
TheyWlll quickly become estabIishe,
in their new quarters, and then ma,
he brought fully intotnt light. When
cold frames can bt use Il, tn, plants ca,
be carried along III tlltuu for at least
month with the greatest benefit :,
hem. Ick's Urgucm.
COOKED Foop 1t takes i louo tim
pr any conservative person To tall int.
nv new method. which is apt To fin,
lvor With the majority 81 any pro
SreSslvt community. \otwithstand
. ing what has been said of the advani
ages OF "A cooked diet. in part, 70
poultry, MANY men Still hesitate [
adopt the plan.
The result ~ feeding swine Wit
cooked corn and meal. Instead of tn
uucooktu article. ARE Well known
every farmer. The AIN is fully twent
per cent, which much more tina
covers the extra cost attending mo