Milford chronicle., 1883-08-01
Farm AND GARDEN.

several subscribers, we say decidedly,
yes, provided the question applies to
newly planted trees, those set last
spring, or within a few years. The
sooner such trees have their final shape
given to them, the better. This should
have been done when they were planted.
but between the hurry of spring work
and the timidity of the inexperienced.
who are afraid to cut, trees are quite too
often set out just as they come from the
nursery. Such trees must sooner or
later be put into their final shape for
bearing, and the sooner this is done. the
better Some books on fruit culture
the French especially, give diagrams to |
show how the tree should be shaped. |
These are well enough as suggestions.
but as no two trees grow precisely alike.
the only guides in such matters are. a
general idea Of the laws which regulate
tree growth, and common sense in their
application. Working to pattern can
not be followed. If one has Young
orchard, the first point to be considered
As the hight at which he viii make the
heads Of his trees. In localities where
the summer is long and hot, it is claimed
that low heads shade the trunk. and
thus are a benefit. Others wish to have :, "
the heads high enough to allow of the
passage of teams beneath them, if need ="
be. While there is no objection TO cul- d
tivating crops in a young orchard. and II
indeed it is better to do this than TO Y
neglect the soil entirely, the practice is o'
becoming more general of seeding the
bearing orchard to clover, and using it as
as a pasture for swine, to the mutual tn
benefit of pigs and trees. The hight of m
the heads being decided upon, all qu
branches that start below this should be m'
removed. The next noibt sbonl5 Io - fire
secure an open and well-balanced head. tat
with the main branches evenly disposed.
Beyond this, all branches that crowd niI
or cross one another, all ''water shoots mo
vigorous growths that sometimes start tat
up IN the growing season, should be cut tur
away. The seasons growth being com a.
pleted, the removal of branches at this -,
Time Will cause no check, and as the 10
branches to be cut away are all small, apa
no large wounds will be exposed Y
Hence we say, by all means do such u,b,
pruning IN autumn while the weather
Is mild, and other farm work is not Cruz
pressing. into
CANADA THIsTLEs.-I have tried all II q
kinds Of experiments in killing Canada beg
thistles. Seeding heavily with clover to h
and moving it, is one of the best. The Imp
poorest way to kill them, and the best grea
way to spread them, is to put the land in be {
ioed crops. Every little broken Joint best
makes new thistle and starts new hanc
'ed. Hence the less they are disturbed head
ne better, unless the ground is plowed have
o frequently that they cannot grow at more
IL, and this extra labor is so out of shoe
pint with ones inclination that it is brou
eldom done. A bed of thistles which adius
ad exhausted all efforts to kill them. of fc
ave been finished efectually. They sheal
ere allowed to grow without any dis sist o
rbance until August. By this time Of eig
ley had headed out and Just before the GA
ed was ready to fly, they were moved. some,
ID when the tops were dry enough, they early
ere gathered in piles and burned. The follow
ound was then plowed. This treat Shock
ent seems to have exhausted the well c
istles and killed themall The ground wheat
IS sown with wheat in the autumn. may /
lieh is now very rank and not a thistle the sc,
be seen. For twenty-nine years I fore p
We worked at this batch of thistles FoD
hout getting rid Of them, for there sown {
uld always be enough left for renewal. furnisl
Z. D. CURTIS. pastur
AN EXPERIMENT IN WHEAT.-Lastfall. dry In
s F. d. Curtis, told the readers of is pr
experiment in sowing wheat so late in soil Is
autumn that it probably would not from
W, but remain dormant in the ground any le
ough the winter. There were few cured
m days after the seed was put in. grass n
here and there a blade appeared. July, b
rly all Of it, however, did not come and N
1ntil this spring, the ground appear Hons
perfectly naked when the snow went quently
The wheat is now a foot high. and advisab
K and rank, with every prospect of worked
l crop, I expect this wheat will stables
luce as well as if it had all grown ton of
fall, but if it had not been swollen ton of
frozen through the winter it would smart
have headed out at all. This is one flies. wi
ie phenomena Of nature. Ifthe vim nets Of
grain is swollen and kept frozen made.
ugh the winter in an ieehouse. and work h
sown in this condition in the spring Grass al
u come forward and mature its kind good
anne season. OF course, such late together
ng at all takes the plant out Of the It is sol
Of the rayages Of the Hessian iIv or in the
insects which pray early in the venient
These facts are helpful in the di- notcbed
pa Of a profitable late sowing Of boards
t on rye in these seasons in which Feeding
us insects rayage upon the products and unpl
early sowing. Better to follow g.
'boye plan than to SOW early and a,,as5 :.
he most Of the seed and the benefit .,' t,.S's =
labor. These facts can also be = ..'e-----e !
available when work presses SO IL. -
wheat cannot be soBn earlier and s.'. ,.S-le ? !
It is desirable to put wheat on -, -.
arg grow preferabl,
Way TO HARVEST ONIONS. s.-Ben- midday.
Ware, q Massachusetts, farmer. mer litter
s, if onions are stiff necked when SHEEP
ught to be lipened of, to roll the abundant
down with barrel drawn over the ground fe
y hand. When ready to harvest. viii thirty,
x rows, throwing the onions to- tered and
in q large heap. after which nlo., cool sbelte