The National tribune., 1882-02-11

apt 10 neglect, SiiSHt, h0NSo-
sary labor For 1 hold that no man who raises
peaches for market can afford to let his trees
mature great mass of small, inferior fruit,
which will bring next to nothing, when, by
iudicious thinning, he can get the highest mar
ket price. On my younger orchards l have
commenced cutting back at four years from
setting, but shortening only the leading shoots
the first season"
RoCK-WoRK IN GARDENs.-A small rock
work may be made very interesting feature in
the pleasure garden. We do not mean by this
an effort to initiate natural rocks or rocky seen
cry, which is seldom satisfactory when attempt
ed and is always costly. We mean, simply, to
cover over slight mound of soil with pieces of
rocks, leaving interstices between them, where
plants may be inserted; or more elaborate out
line may be made by adding cement and small
stones or, preferably, clinkers from coal-burning
furnaces, and with these materials forming Sc
ries of plant-pockets. Many of our charming
native plants will flourish when planted among
stones and small rocks, that would not succeed
in the more open and exposed flower beds. The
trailing arbutus, the partridge-berry, the dogs
tooth violet, blood root, Gentians, and Pyrolas,
may be mentioned as indicative of the kind
of plants which may be placed on rock-work
such as we have in view. We will not quarrel
with those who may consider that this does not
deserve the name of rOck-C0rk, as, strictly speak
ing it has but little of pretensiOn in that way.
For early blossoms crocus, snowdrops, some of
the smaller narcissus, and tulips, may be planted
and ferns, and even MOSES from the woods, will
here find suitable habitat.
But this should not be given conspicuous po-
sition On the lawn; it is not in keeping with
elaborate flower beds and smooth shaven grass
Let it be located in some secluded spot, shut in
on all sides by shrubbery, and if partially
shaded by trees so much the better, and reached
by winding path or walk, and no principle of
good taste will be violated.
LARGE YIELDS OF CORN.-Professor Beal, of
the Agricultural College Lansing, Mich, says
that "the average yield of corn in many of the
best States for this cereal does not exceed 40
bushels per acre. A hundred bushels to the
acre was once thought incredible but now it is
nothing extraordinary. During the past summer
on Long Island, on the farm belonging to the
editor of the Rural Ne,C Yorker, yield of four
acres averaged 1859 bushels of shelled corn per
acre. The largest yield of any one acre was
1897 bushels of shelled corn. The variety is
known as the Chester County Mammoth. Another
field of about seven-eighths of an acre of Blount
corn yielded at the rate of 13444 bushels of
shelled corn per acre. E. F. BOwditch Farming
ham, Mass, the past season had field of ~
acres which yielded on the average 1922 bushels
of shelled corn of prime quality per acre. The
cost per bushel of ears was Is cents The
largest yield On one acre to my knowledge is that
of DR.. Parker, of South Carolina. The yield
was 200 bushels and 2 quarts of shelled corn
per acre. The land was underdrained highly
manured, highly cultivated, closely planted, and
irrigated.
EXPERIMENT IN DEEP PLOWING-In 1868
an experiment was made by the director of the
experimental farm Of Eastern Russia in growing
the sugar beet on two plots of ground each
containing six hectares, or about 14s acres One
of the lots, designated A, was plowed to the
depth of nine inches; the other, designated B,