Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-11-30
Horticultural Notes.

| MIR. j. II. Gregory's plan Tor ex-
cluding frost from his large cellar dur
ing sudden spell of Arctic weather is
to light kerosense stove of six burn
ers, which in short time raises the
temperature ten degrees. This is a
convenient, cheap and very easy way
of repelling cold on such brief but crit
ical occasions, and one of our CORE
spondents says he has availed himself
of it often in small greenhouse to re-
inforce the ordinary source of heat-a
coal stoue-when the coolest winter
waves occur. One evening neighbor
came rushing in, thinking fire had
broken out; the light from the glass
roof was reflected on some falling snow.
Since then sheet-iron tray above tie
lamp screens the roof and prevents
outside alarm; while the lamp itself is
set in pan of dry sand, SO that sleep
may not be broken by apprehension
inside.
The early ripening of grapes, de-
pends more on winter protection of
the vines than on pruning. Even the
hardy Concord will often have its buds
and canes so dried out, if left through
winter upon the trellis, that they will
be two weeks late in opening their
growth in May, and consequently as
much behind-hand in forming and
ripening the berries. Nor do fertil-
izers favor early ripenipg, but rather
protract growth and cause late ma
turity, unless the punches are well
thinned out. This, next to judicious
pruning, has most to do with the per-
lection and full excellence CT the fruit,
Full sunshine, and large, entire, clean
healthy leaves to receive and apprC-
pirate it, are imperative conditions.
The use of paper bags, pinned on
early IL June is recommended as a
means of giving longer time for full
maturity and flavor.
To show the advantage of deep cul-
tivation take 1000 tons of soil and dry
it in its acked state, then expose it to
an ordinary summers atmosphere for
"a hours, and the absorption of moist
ure will be found in sandy loan equal
to about five tons, clay loan seven
tons, and garden mold twelve tons.
Take the same soil, thoroughly pull
verize and dry it, and then expose it in
like manner to the other, and the
sandy loan will absorb 26 tons, clay
loan 80 tons, and the garden mould 40
tons. Thus it will be seen that the
latter process is a guarantee against
drought, to say nothing of allowing the
roots of plants free scope to grow and
seek nourishment for the plant, which
they could not otherwise do. The saw
ing of manure will be an item of i'm
portance, and the increase Ia product
ion incredible. When the subsoil is
clay it will require several years OF
deep cultivation TO thoroughly amalga.
mate it with the top soil, but once done
the productiveness of it will repay foI
the trouble and time taken to do it.
The earlier in the life of q plant
it can be aided with good and convene
ent food to continue the growth sup
ported at first by the alhumen supplied
through the cotyledons, the better
These do for the plant the same service
as the dugs of its dam do for ayoune
animal. In raising pig or calf, We
take care that there snall not be toe
violent deprivation when the young
creature is wesned from the materna
milk. In growing plants we place
some of the hest, wholesomest and
most readily available food near the
seed so that its roots may find it as
soon as the cotyledon store has enabled
them to extend far enough. Some
times the seed itself is rolled in some
nutritious preparation. The rolling O
soaked corn in plaster is au effort in
that direction. Jos. L. ODER, in the
American Cultivator, tells o. most
successful method, used by him fol
some years. He vets beet seed
for example, with thin solution Of
glue, and then adds mixture of finely
sifted wood ashes and bone dust. This
adheres well and has the further good
effect of making the seeds heavier aud
smoother, easier % SOW either by hand
or machine.
A New Hamshire editor is unduly
elevated over al. slledged catch OF
1874 codling moths in seven nights.
He put in his trees, cans containing
melasses one part, vinegar two parts
and water four parts. Now the truth is
he did not catch one single cooling
moth. In one place he speaks OF
"moth miller" Had he used one OF
these words, moth or miller, instead OF
codling moth, he would have reported