Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-07-06
FARM AND GARDEN.


Useful and Timely Advice for the Husband
man.
Germantown Telegraph.
After half a year of almost unprece-
dentcd drought, it is a matter of cOngrat-
ulation that crops Of every kind through
out the United States promise more or
less abundant yield hence the balance OF
foreign trade which has been SO heavily
against us during the past six months,
promises during the remainder OF the year
to be largely in our favor, a consumma-
ton greatly needed to promote the general
prosperity of the country.
The goose is tie easiest and least expen-
sive of all fowls TO raise and when prop
erly fatted meets with ready sale in mar
ket. In order TO thrive we'll, the Poultry
Monthly says that it must have a grass
range with access to a pond or stream.
WORKOUT pasture lands, swampy meadows
and the marshy shores Of creeks and
rivers are all adapted for it. Thus, during
seven months in the year, it requires but
little feed beyond that which it finds in
its wanderings. When being fatted for
market it should be allowed but a limited
range and he abundantly fed for three
weeks on corn, vegetables and wheat be-
fore killing.
W. W. Mccoy has shown the Salinas
(CaI.) Iader a sample of.5l stalks grown
from one kernel of wheat on his ranch in
Coral dc TERRA Several of the heads are
six inches in length, well filed with ker-
nels large and plump. The seed origi-
naily came from Australia, and is white,
but is superior to the common white Aus
:ra'ian wheat. Four years ago Mr.. Nc
Coy obtained few grains from gentle
man in San Francisco. Each year he
cultivated the increase carefully, and has
80 acres OF it this season. He expects to
dispose Of all that he has TO spare for
seed.
1nr Penalties OF Tresrassing.
The new trcspass law passed 10y the
state cgiS.atiirc, provides that any per
son or persons CuieIing upon any garden,
yard, orchard, &c, and doing damage
upuu property of any i:iud, on being ar
restc,l ami taken before any alderman or
Justice of the pcac: and proven guilty,
shall be !inch not less than 50 nor more
than SO for Cv,:y such Oflense- Also,
that any alderman or justice of the peace,
on com ,.l;,iItt being made by affidavit by
one or more persons, shall issue his war
ran. to any constable or police officer fol
the ares. ~ any trcspasscr or trespassers
as ai,,Tcs:iii, and being brought before
him aud the r;lrnSc proven, he Or they
shall be sentenced to pay the penalty
afOrCsaih with costs and If The penalty
and cost" a. nnt 50 paid, he or they shal
be committed 20 the common Jail of tht
county fpr a ;,crind of not less than on
day for caul. dollar of penalty imposed
unless the nti'ndcr or offenders give goo,
and sufficient security to be tried befor'
the court ofGuartcr sessions on the charge
of miSlcMeanor. which conrt, on cDnvic
ton "i the offender or offenders, and fail
ure 80 pay The penalty and costs aiOre
said, shall commit him or them 10 tn
common jail of the county for u period o
not less than one day Tor each dollar -
penalty imposed.
TIinninS-:snt Pears.
Al !,;S season, when the pear is yettin;
To ir some size, the thinning out OF tn
lrii! ;'"Gc it is growing in clusters and i
generally overbearin", should be atteirie'
to without fail. The fear that so man
growers entertain that they vii! be lessen
ing he crop and losing income from it, i
all 4 mistake. by jIi,iicious thinning-ou
the yield will not only be equally great il
measure, bat tic increased price Obtainc,
fron ,Ele enlarged size OF the fruit, its aI
pc:.lancr aid perfectness, Will toubly CON
pensate :or any supposed loss in quantity
We have reduced the pears upon some G
our own tees fully onc-half, and found tina
we did "t remove enough, and that il "
had taken of one half tho remainder
would have heen still better. a lew year
ago We had Il standard Belle Lucrativ
tree. son. fifteen feet in height, apparentl
in perfect health, which was so overlGade
with iiriit t:Iat one hal: OF the crop wa
taken of at o,e time, which was iollowcs
Il month or so later by the removal OF one
hall the rest. thus leaving only Il fourtI
of tli:' original crop, and yet the tree die'
frnn lie Over.,lratJ upon it's energies.
In thinning ont the clusters, or wheI
ever the specimens touch each other
should be the first to be removed, and &
ties select all that are imperfect in shape
or kEotty, or in any way not up to tn
general ran in size. There should alway
be a second thinniEg-out when the fruit
nearly half grown, when w0rHiy and q
imperfect specimens should be sorted ont
We have never failed in deriving advar
tage from it.
summer Pruning,
1t is many years since, from our ow
experience. We RECOMMENDED people t
pruDe al. midsummer, although We knc'
it was opposed to the views of many EN-,
ncnU hn,ticuliuialiStS. at that time it WI
regarded aH = bod innovation on cst.l
lsh,'l rule: and we have often since see
articles to show that summer pr,inil,
must be wrong. Tho reasoning by whic
this is supported! is no doubt very good
1t does seem by tine reasoning We have II
ierred to, that it ought to be wrong t
prane at that season but On the othe
hand we hars the cvidenc; Of on
own SENSES not only that no harm but Ill
solute saod resulted! from the summer
pruning of trees.
But it seems TO be forgotten by man
good people that thelc arc two sides I
every story-two sides to winter ,,r,lnin
and two sides to summer pruning. Fe,
OF these horticultural operations are un
mixed good or unlniXed .v;i. In any cas-
what We have to accomplish is to b
gained, sometimes at :: little expense 4.
good points-good if we are after som
other object. 80 i'll this summer prunin
question. Ii is said by persons whom tt,
whole horticultural community respec,
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