The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-08-03
AGRICULTURAL.

All the young fruit trees, says the
Country Gentleman, which do not make
a growth of two feet for the longest
shoots in season, need additional slim
ulating with manure if the ground is
clean and we'll cultivated; or if they
stand in grass, or happen to be encum
bered with Weeds good mellow cultiva-
ton must be given them. This is the
rule for Young trees, and the best time,
if manure is applied, is late in the au-
better. But manure appears to do the
most good on bearing trees, especially
apple trees, often wing good annual
crops, where poor and biennial crops
we're previously borne. Bearing trees
need not grow so rapidly as young trees,
but if they do not make annual shoots
at least foot long they need more ma
nure, or both manure and cultivation.
The manure may be spread broadcast
in winter, covering the whole surface.
A Kentucky COW, raised on the farm
of Erastus Ellsworth, of East Windsor
hill, has remarkable record. On April
16, 1877, she gave birth to twins-one
male and female; on March 16, 1878, she
gave birth to triplets--two males and
one female, making five calves in
eleven months and three days; on July
8, 1879, she gave birth to twins, both
males; on October Z, 1880, she gave
birth to triplets-two males and one
female, making ten calves in three years,
five months and twenty-one days. The
calves have all been of good size,
healthy and handsome, and have all
been raised on the farm.
1t is not best to renew the orchard by
planting young apple trees in the places
made vacant by the decay and destruc
ton of the old ones. To certain extent
the material needed for the growth of
the apple wood has been extracted from
the soil, and many of the enemies with
which the apple has to contend have
found location there. It is better to
supply vacancy with tree of some
other fruit or perhaps leave it vacant,
and plant new orchard in some other
locality.
DR.. Voelcker recently stated before
meeting of the British Dairy Farmer
Association that he found that food
given to a COW while in milk would be
converted into milk within six hours
from the time it is eaten, and that
rapid improvement in the quality of the
milk follows change from poorer to
richer food. He also spoke very decid
eddy in favor of soiling as against pastur
ing, the latter being most wasteful
method of feeding.
Hundreds of farmers in Pennsylvania
have turned their attention to fish Gull
ture. Many have stocked ponds and
streams, ana in most cases they have been
successful, especially with carp, and in
few years they will depend upon fish for
subsistence as much as upon any other
farm product.
A successful Boston florist says that
he seldom fails to root slips of the most
tender and rare plants. He credits his
success to layer of oats placed under
the usual layer of sand in which the slips
are planted. When moistened they act
as stimulant and feeder to the tender
roots Of the slip.
The South does not grow enough pro-
visions for home use, despite the adj
vance made in that direction. So far
this season she has drawn on the North
for wheat to the value of $55, 900 900,
corn, $50, 600 900; and provisions, $72,-
600 900. Total, $177 .00O, 900.
Very recent reports to interested par
ties in New York from the States of Del
aware and Maryland, whence the peaches
are to come this year, show that the crop
promises at present from four and half
million to five and quarter million
baskets.
While the Southern foods have been
damaging to q great degree, yet it is
claimed that the sediment deposited is
very valuable, and the cotton lands will
be worth from 81 to So more per acre
than formerly.
Gather no seed from q forest tree that
is not clean and straight, and rapid
grower. Scrub trees beget their like.
The law of heredity holds good in trees
a. we'll as in the lower animals and men.
The dairy interests of Iowa, Illinois
and Wisconsin have increased 66 per
cent. during the last ten years, while the
increase in New York State was but 3
per cent.
The total exports Of this country
amounted last year to $863, 925 .947. the
proportion produced by agricultural
being s729 ,6l2 ,O16, or very nearly "
per cent.