New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-29

infs of fruit' Local conditions tested by expert
ment, give the only safe decision for different sec
tons Of country.
CONTRIBUTORS NOTES AND QUERIES.
Ibaye qiren nD pott;ag strawberry runners, although
lesrous az ever of having good strong plants ready
% set out Just before the fall rains begin. IA August
The pots are cumbTous and troublesome, ana they
-es.eief The roots too much. They easily dry out,
loo or. If plunged in below their rims many Of
them ore not found when looked for prepare beht
oil good soil about June l. and a. runners appear
.ud mako their first Joint take scissors snd . pm
az u Qfer, mo- matter how bot tie sun may o. sAsh@
49,, M it, IN tte font and aiso the Xt6ns on f,r
secouf IN 1ner from n. These clippings teuJtngsl
ave tossed IN 20 the pan Of water. winch, when fai
Is carried 10 the prepared be!, vbsie ths cuttings
are sct aud kept daily wateTed anth theii iOo.s ,yo
penetrated 10 moist soil. These make superior
plants fer August or April planting, ana there Is IN
tins way no exeu-e ,eft Tor Allowing me D,anue
plants to expend their strength ~ throTlhg oar
runners instead Of developing iruIt-DuGs Tor lho
next seasons crop.-lW.
80 We nave Ge5-pamP syringe b. which tbd
ander-sde of the leaves OF rose bushes can 10
swept ~ by cyclone, and with no more trouble
han ~ required TO lean on a handle, 30 az 10 puih
II downward with some force IL Is delightful 20
ss he leave. cleared OF she crowns vi Afips, MUS
vellc wish white yeTmIn which hitherto He eoah
lOt disndge; AID before many OF then show MARKS
~ i,iurv: and 20 haze 10 done with such case aud
.,a.1Ancss ! he syringe " equally aVaiisD's Tor
throwing water OF solutions whether Win Tore;
for rinslng or as mere spray, Oh trees, H'""is'
vines currant bushes or potato to9s.-tBIalrco'
sFOae man gives his experience WITH tipping
peat6 tres isjsred BY tie eiasr, claiming that those
cut back died and those not so trAated lived some
times they will die anyway, whether cut back OF
not but that IS when there II no life left 20 start
tho buds. csn snow thousands upon thohsS"h
OF trees cut bSck, which made tue tees hen NOS
cut back they are very struggling and dying away
gradually. Our experience Il 10 always cut BACK.
ii. A. Goodman, secretary Missouri Hortlcultu-
RAJ Society.
''For two years used single buggy that sond
MAKE horses breast sore if drove any distance IL
tire roads were at all heavy. watched and studied
a long time before could find ont the reason. All
the trouble wascaused by the straps that q AROUND
the erossoar and whippl-tree being too orr. eut
them OF and put OH others one-thIrd longer ana
have hal 40 more trouble.-lD. =. Barker, OeAeses
Co., n. Y.
- ! notice that the reported narrowing Of sprias
is always done BY these light, forty
harcoW8," and / think there Is patent Oh tlem
We have D few around Us, but noOns gs.s auy more,
nor 30 ! observe any one harrow nls wheat lhs
second time 20 make nice mellow seedDed tOr ne
aJass nor does lie SOW his grass-seed IN sprL-,
but IN autumn when he drills his wheat, and ms
cl1yor-seed IA tine spring.-t"Inam L. smeaiey'
Chester Co., Penn.
a s ght JayT7rJ Of seis IN chtch milk e ssf fU
crea 10 rise rsthar facilitates than hinders the
cent or tine cream and makes Itmore dense and com
pact without making any perceptbs inerease in
depth. Much agitation is detri mental IN the rising
of or II1 hut when milk n set too deep ior tns
! temperaruTe--5 or inches deep az 6o'-u the
cream Is taken off alter standing ~ hours OF 30,
and the Al-alk poured from Ohe VesSsi 20 ai4OtAeI
! and then replaced, portion Of cream VIII cone 20
| TIE surfaoe that would not have come MP II tns
| milk had BOt been stIrred.-l Pro essor l. H. Arnoid
1.-The beneficial infRercs Of larP bodies Of re's
! in waraing oil injurious effects Of untimely frost,
! u Illustrated By the fact that many vineyards.
orchards and berry plantations located upon high
! ground on the banks Of the Hudson have escaped
injury, while onls short distance bac1 these Ia.
J been almost total destruction Of large and small
fruits. ain sod that in PLAN oreLard, hall OF
! winch faces The river. that hair will give good
/ crop, While the other half, facing inland VIII
WELD no fruit. 4 SRA yberry grower located upon
the river bank says ms crop Is uninJured. aht ~
| has been pick ne over 500 quarts day while =
| who orrht 10 be piekng 300 quarts day, an only
picking 10 10 Ij.-I Kinderhook.
- An EASILY applied and effective remedy 70,
s5bd-5 ci,t0rm is a small piece Of paper for each
plant having central opening for the stem anda
s',r 10 he outsqe for applying II. The paper lies
1at on ne round and unless the enemy = hidden
in TIE earth beneath, 10 viii not attack s44o pant
! &c. ~ Drake Steuben Co.. y. l.
~ have a pasture Of natural prairie covered in
places with kI:el brush. | DESTROYS Of killing
I Out the brush aad seeding with timothy, Vita
/ out ulOugurg. If readers will give practical adj
/ wee ~ the matter | viii be greatly obi ged.-tJ.
/ y. Edmurdson, Council Bluffs ia.
SAN oyerDsoluction OF any crop renders it IN
I pro t~Dlr Tor tnle, DiJ the man WHO "ttP' ~
! at5" Is as likely to VIII AS the one who goes ~
nts and starts" Fear of competitors never made
successful 4armeT or fruit gro yeI II tue prices ~
: orr crops are low must G ideavor 70 produce
! them al a cheaper rate. Low prices OF tTuit
/ create crater d mand and consumption AMI
consequent increase in price IN the tuLure.-lNel-
son Ritter 0noudaZa Co.. y. \.
ANY sort Of manure Infused IN water, which
/ l. then poured over the soil containing the roots OF
| the plants 10 be ted constitutes liquid nGHTiRF.
/ Nature manures similarly with tho water Of rain,
when falling on the surface, d.ssoves a small p'r'
ton Of whatever p,ant-food may be there and car
RES n to the roofs. IL will ne seen tn8t there II
great advantage IN the slow 50 unIJy OF the sur
lace paut-iOOd wet dissolve l. LISTER tAal
plants consume 1t, and Il wastes SO tia after wei
/ SCI sons we Usually BIZ reduced crops. ann goof
ones after dry with waterl n dry conn
/ tres. ilouid manurug il largely used Ia pot eul-
/ ture of plants and fruits. As IL feeding animals.
moderation and dllutlOn are advisable. IL Is
means Of supp wing AT any moment, aud IN any lie
gTee what nature feeds rTcgulary, ami often slow
| ". With it pure sand a0ne Is sufficient and e2-
| celIent sOil.-lq. A. b.
! FOOT-NOrFs.
"Whatsoevc' man soweth. that shall he also