Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-07-31

The Ux.Eysd Batsy-Weens deh'rHhs'
Germantown Telegraph,
All farmers we think will agree with U.s.
that this first, 80 far at least as eastern
Pennsylvania is concerned, was never
more abundant or overwhelming than II
is ut the present time. Even feIos 'hI'
were in grain last season and IN grass now
are swarminp with it, greatly TO the Injury
of the crops. The weed must be picked
out after the grass is cut, or there would
be no sale for, in other respects, the best
hay. There are two remedies that farmers
adopt to get rid Of it The first is frequent
cultivation Of the land /; the second, now
ing off the tops repeatedly before 1t goes
to seed We have known tho latter resort
to be n remedy, though It is somewhat
expeusiye, tho labor upon Eoou s'Eeu
farm keeping one man busy from May %
August. We cannot fight the oX-eycd
daisy too steadily and pCrsistently, as We
should, in fact, fight every destructive
weed or insect, as it is only by snch
method that We can become victorious
and finally keep them down to such a
degree as to render their depIeda-
tions innoxious AS 10 the daisy, the
topping off process ought to be tried, as 1t
n we'll known principle IN plant lIie that
their repeated destruction before the SEED
natures will lead eventually to their eNtT
patton. One Of the largest and most sue
cessful farmers in the neighboTing county
of Montgom merry informed us some years
ago that be had pursued the method for a
cousidera BILE time with all his weeds, land
the result of it," lie said, "you can see
for yourself. Not only do | remove the
daisy and all other noXious plants IN this
way, in open fields, but carry it to the
fence corners, which are the hotbeds OF
weeds, and | iiud that the addition 10
every crop got from those places pays the
expense of the labor and gives me, as you
see, farm Of over three hdndred acres
with scarcely weed, likely TO do harm, q
be seem" We will add that it was the
cleluest, best managed farm We ever saw
Fruit Trees IN Lawns.
It must be generally admitted that then
isnothing more beautiful than well estab
lished and carefully-kept lawn nothin Z
in fact, that offers such an impression q
neatness and tidiness inside OF a house q
such an orderly plot of ground outside
But it is almost impossible to maintai
lawn in perfection with fruit trees upoi
it. There is tho constantly falling an
rottng of the fruit, the frequent gather
ing of the fruit, by which the leaves ant
twigs will cover the grass much to IT.
injury but worse than that, the roots vii
more or less exhaust the soil, and give
q ragged, uneven appearance TO the grass,
But say some farmers il il only the rich
man who can afford 10 indulge 10 the
luxury of a lawn, while they are obliged
to utilize all their land. In the battle OF
life to make both ends meet, aud if possible
to lap over more or less, they must look in
all they do in the ornamental line to con-
of ypit ha mi n oh
be sorry to feel that this is very generally
the case now, or that il will long continue
to be so. We have labOred for years, in an
honest, humble way, to help our farmers
to be among the rich, or at least we'll tC-dn
men of the community. We do not expcC
any farmer, merely BY farming, especially
where this branch Of industry is cOnduuttC
on moderate scale, TO be ever as rich as
some Of the great millionaires Of th
republic but that they should be as wei
of as to be able to indulge in all the sui
stantial enjOyments of the period, as th
result of life OF industry and Integrity
fully equal to the average successful man
is our ardent hope, and, we believe, vel
grounded anticipation.
WitIordinaTy Success from well direCte
labor, every one eau at least to some sma
extent add to the appearance Of his home
stead many littlo mattors that, whiio ia
cost will bo iuCOusiderablc, the pleasug
and comfort will be admitted % all hand
A lawn, which need be Only OF sma
extent, should be q lawn only, bcautiGe
with handsome bid or two of we.
adapted flowers. But rs to fruit trees, H.,
should be in the regular orchard, and q,
as to ornamental trees, there should be- .
moro than enough to affold suiii eut sha.
for tho use of the family