Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1882-02-08
The Orchard aud Fruit oar
den.

Active outdoor operations now
begi,. 10 loom up before the frul'
GROW or as realities; the time 1ol
PLAN, and theorizing for me
clostk preaching clash OF spades
and lows with old mother earth Is
well II yb ended. South of tins
ere W, again prepare suggestions
for rlnS De partment Of The Amer
cab Earn er, the work Of planting
pru,ng. p'owing, etc, can DC
push. d forward. In our own State
thest operations may possibly be
imp,d,d ind delayed by unsuitable
weather, though there will doubt
less e some fine days which can
be us-G 10 advantage in finishing
up, planting etc =.
Oh apple and other fruit trees
with roueh ard shaggy bark can
be improved in the appearance o.
theii trunks by sutjectlng them TO
a god serapiog with hoe, spade
or ether suitable implement. The
winter quarters Of many insects
dest. Dyed. OF course, friends suffer
alike witt enemies, but as the
enem;, : always seem TO preponder-
ate, we ef,r TO turn them out, and
if we nave no soap-lyes with which
TO W: sh the taunks after scraplng.
we resort to white wash as the
next Lest ea~ilv available remedy
TO render more complete the de-
struc,i,n OF insect foes. AS TO the
scrs, ms and tearing away OF the
cd nd dead bark from the trees,
we la,c SEN it stated by reputable
aut, ~. hat 50 far as the after
cond T. Of the tree thus treat' d
was G. ccIDed, it was worse OH
Will .,ft,e cid bark from injury by
suddun slges OF weather, from
the ale o:il3e sun in summer, as
also nom tie extreme cold OF WIN
ter; and also hat nature intended II
for so;oe wise purpose in her great
econon y, Otherwise it would not be
there loy our part, we have a
great ceai OF conf ence in nature,
tut ,h,n she clothes sheep, geese,
etc. Nni ouier coverings the same
as Sin does trees, and II lett to pur
sue len course with these, sand
cove D.. - are shed little by little,
the save as tie shaggy outer cover
ings q the trees. Still the annual
shea = . 10 which the sheep are
sublc,t-o do. not seem TO impair
then h,ailh; rather the opposite,
and ives it ali appearance at once
iu harmony with the demands OF the
time. 81 with shaggy bark fruit
trees; Il god scraping and washing
annually makes them pressntable
10 tie eyes OF progressive and
thrifty olchardist.
Cir is Tor spling use can now
be Gu, nd after carefully tying
and n.r iug, Can be buried in the
soil 0 .loled away in moist saw
d st sand in a cool cellar, until
wanted a or IN the season.
In he Fruit Garden, the plant
ing # rasp0. rIies, blackberrIes'
goose ,iries c trrants, ETC., can be
perfC " en- the soil is not 100
wet. J., cont pay to work the
soil a Q rdea OF any kind where
it w,u Mt crumbIe and u@h
read. by tie stroke Of the spad;
or to,k, ond therefore, planting had
be,ter ne delayed few days Ia
ordei 20 catch the ground IN god
frisble c ORION. Strawberries can
le iauted after danger OF much
f eez d. weather il past. The roots
of lies, no not penetrate suth;IeI'-
ly de- TO escape danger Of tn
plants teing 'heaved out or throw
ed' b tue frost if SET to- soon,
witl,,t tie additional labor Of
mulclnng. Grape, goose cry and
curra,f ruf log. can be set out IN
rows, ia &C ordanco with lastru,
tons ven heretofore. The cover
ings e. Dnter protection OF hall
hard ces Or plants should not be
reno, q Mdil the certain and
perman ut arrival OF spring We ther
Ever. lns should be in order
and n le,d,ness for a vigorous
prose, ot work when the
proper time arrivls; but saouid
winter larry and he state II. MS de-
parturc, il will prove inJudIclouS TO
attem t TO force him. Yet, on the
whole imrati, nc' is, less pernIcl0us
to 'iruu growing than lazrness
PERHAPS we should have said :"
lack .. energy but we have got
into the habII Of calling perslmmons
:. siih,r American or japanese
persI m rs, instead OF Fruit Of
tie Cod : owing, we suppose 10
the. fse, ,hat We d MT wear our
gloves ~ en- we are at work. In
feliigeD, perseverance in ir9l'
grown as in other pursuits is 'n'
Key tat A.vanably opens the gate
which Lers the DAD to success
In '..,n1ar