Richland beacon., 1880-02-14
AGRICULTURAL.
The FIELD, THE FARH. THE GARDEN
ORCHARD MANAGEMENT.


poor cows and sheep. Where manure Is
applied as top drcssin" to fruit trees, it
proves decided stimulus and benefit.
We have heard Of tree. that did not
bear, and the reason assigned was that
they grew too luxuriously. We never
saw the trees. 4 cheap material to top
dress under orchard trees viii pay. Ii
the farmer has no material for top-drc>s.
ing, he should run hi, harrow through
the summer to keep down weeds and Ia
permit the roo to have the benefit of
what little food there may he in the
soil.
Orchard trees often receive too much
p pruning. In young trcss oaly thin out
80 as not to have the main leaders cross
ing or interfering one with ano her; or
when few shoots are observed 10 b.
growing much stronger than the rest cut
them away. by a long series o bearing,
branches will often get bark bound, and
stunted, preventing a passage Of sap to
The leaves. In such eases the sap seems
To- revenge itself by forcing out vigorous
young shoot long way down from the
top of the tree. 1t is down to these
vigorous young shoots that it is recon-
mended to cut the bearing branches
away. OF course, much of this work
can only be left to the judgment of the
grower. If the tree bears as fine fruit as
ever no such severe pruning necessary A.;
hut if it fails to yield satisfactory crops.
now is the time to do the cutting.
HORTICULTURAL NOTES.
a pear tree, when it is hearing fruit,
demands a great deal of water. IF pear
trees are watcred daily with liquid ma
nure, or water from the house sewer,
and chamber slops, the fruit will increase
in size and quality.
New York pcargrowcrs regard the
duchesse As the most profitable dwarf
pear that can be grown. They are
planted twelve feet by six. In cult
waiting, the pillow is run between the rows,
and the loose soil thrown upon the grass
under the trees, thus keeping down its
growth.
I'm trimming off branches they should
be cut close to the trunk so that no dead
stumps shall disfgurc the tree, also that
the bark may readily grow over. Many
fruit trees become hollow or fall into
premature decay from the rain pcne-
trating through old saw cuts made in
pruning. Sears should be painted or
tarred, or otherwise protected from the
rain.
An application of lime, wood-ashcs
and old iron put around the roots
Of fruit trees that are not doing well.
will restore the trees to healthy con-
dition and improve the quality Of the
fruit. A good wash for nursery trees
Heat an ounce of sal soda to redness in
an iron pot, and dissolve it in one gal
Ion of water and while warm apply it
to the trunk.
Apples, in addition to being de-
liciOus fruit, makes pleasant medicine.
A raw, mellow apple, is digestcd in IN
hour and half, while boiled cabbage
requires five hours. If baked apples are
eaten frequently at breakfast with coarse
bread and butter, without meat or flesh
OF any kind, it has an admirable effect
on the general system, often removing
constipation, correcting acidities an
cooling of febrile conditions more eff
fectually than the most approved medi-
cines.
FARM NOTES.
To keep the striped bugs from cucum-
bers saturate ashes with kerosene and ap-
ply handful in hill
Persons using nitrate of soda as fer
tilizer ought to bear in mind that of all
fertilizers it is the easiest washed out
from the soil.
To destroy bugs on squashes and Gu
eumber vines, dissolve tablespoonful
in pailful of water, put a pint
OF this around each hill, shaping the earth
80 that it will not spread much. 1t is
also good to kill grub in peach tiees-us-
ing quart to each tree.
To prevent young pigs being killed and
eaten ny the mother while narrowing,
iced the SOW with plenty of roots, raw or |
cooked, and season them with salt. An
,ther-Give the SOW slice of fat salt
pork daily for the last few days previous
10 narrowing. Bran mashes sailed are al
70 good. Green clover might be fed daily,
and salt be put where she can get what
'he wants.
PLANTS AND FLOWERS.
We have one or two letters asking
questions about certain plants and flow
~. The writers apologize for writing
" saying that they love flowers. WHY
hould not everybody learn to love these
'eautiful objects of nature? elm all
'laces and in all seasons, flowers expand
heir light and soul, like wings, teaching
IS, by persua i've reasons, how akin they
re to human things" From the
"Wse modest, c,imson.tipped daisy
Burns, to the magnolia, who does not
ove them?
The verbena can be easily grown fir m
eed, and the flowers produced from seed
re nearly always fragrant, besides being
r"duced far more plentifulIy than on a
iant raised from cutting.
10 keep insects off of plants indoors.
se tobacco dust freely.
The lantana is an easily cultivated
liant, growing freely in any good soil |
ne best compost is good light loan
nd old manure or leaf mould with the ,
EDITION of sand to keep the whole |
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