Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-08-14
AGRICULTURAL MATTERS.


HE A4o lonto EthAs
ATsxss correspondent Of the GermaA-
fopp Photograph sSJs: IL Is getting TO be |
very eoansA Of Lass year 70 hear COM
plants from ali sections Of the country OF
bliant Ia psars, aEd from the Numerous
rdmsdics prescribed aud the number o.
fAiipfss reported, it is likely TO continue,
Al heretofore, great dEas bEok 70 the
bsst Of all fruits. Ia fact, Il appears sx'
tremsly doubtinl whether there can be
any osrtaln remedy for the relief Of the
pear grower while the old varieties are
planted. The Ls COnts pear so far has
been frse from blight, and Ia fAst taking
the place Of the Bartlett, which It very
much resembles both In shape asd flavor.
The 10 Conte IL very thrifty grower,
often making q growth u six or eight feet
The Arst yeRr-nol from the seed, however,
a. this pear Ia grown only from cuttings.
This variety begins bearing at from two
70 three yeara, aud At i've they will have
attained aike sufficient 70 yield nice
lot Of fine luscious fruit. They are easily
grown from cuttings or limbs taken from
Ihs tres in pruning. The limbs are cut
about 10 inches long and Bet in loOse soil,
leaving about two inches above ground,
and you can count on One.hAlf or more OF
them growing, often 30 per cent will take
root. This pear is comparatively new
variety, and tree peddlers have cold them
At exoFbitant prices, often making the
purchaser pay from 81 TO sl.50 per tree,
when they ought not 10 cost more than
half the amount at which they are sold.
AS they can be bought now 81 about 5O
oenta each oil the nuraerymAn, every oEe
owning even a small piece Of land ought
TO seoure dozen or TWO trees, and alter
the second year the cuttings from them
will supply all the trees that are needed
on an ordinary farm. The fruit bears
shipping much better than ordinary
apples, and 80 far has found ready sal'
In the larger cities al from 90 to s5 pei
buBhel. Try some Of the trees, you viii
not regret II, or, at least, never hav'
regretted, even the price gave.
The palsy and Weeds Generally.
Germantown Telegraph.
All farmers we think will agree witt
" us, that this first, 30 far as eastern Penn
sylvAniA is concerned, was never NOR
abundant or overwhelming than IL is 4
the present time. Even fields that wer
in grain last season and In grass MOI
are swarmins with it, greatly TO tn
injury OF the crops. The weed must !
picked ont after the grass Ia cut, or thei
WOuld be no sale for, in other respectl
the beat hay. There are two remedie
that farmers adopt to get rid Of IL: Til
frat Ia frequent cultivation Of the land
the second, moving on the tops repeated
before 1t goes - seed. We have know
the latter resort to be a remedy, thong
II Ia somewhat expensive, the Labor upo
1 Rood-sizsd farm keeping one man bus
from May 10 August. We cannot fgl
the OK eyed daisy too steadily and pc
siBtently, as We should, in fact, hgl
every destructive weed or insect, "a il
only by such method that we can becon
victorious and finally keep them down
such degree as 10 render their depred
Z tions innOxious. AS 10 the daisy, u
topping Of process ought 10 be tried,
II Is a Well-known principle in plant Il
that their repeated destruction before q
seed natures will lead eventually 70 the
Z extirpstion. One Of the largest and mt
suooesstul farmers in the neighbour
county Of Montgomery informed us SOL
years ago that he had pursued Il
method for q considerable time with
his weeds, "and the result Of it,"
said, "you can see for yourself. Not or
do remove the daisy and all other NJ
ious plants in this way, in open hslds,
IcarTy II to the fence corners, which are
hot-beds Of weeds, and find that the ad
ton to svery crop got from those pla
pays the expense OF the labor and gu
me, as you see, farm Of over 800 &C
with scarcely weed, likely to do hal
10 be SEEM We will add that II !
the olesnest, best managed farm we 3
SAW.