New-York tribune., 1884-12-26


middle of july and ought to make Sucn CROWN
If fed meal III Novembcras to beready to XII Decem-
Der and dress from l25 To 100 pounds. tree
that is a profuse bearer of small sweet appies Is
more profitable than the tree with few specimens
of very large. nice fruit.-lL. l.. Jameson, dreams
Co., Vt.
CONTRIBUTORS NOTES AND QUERIES.
have become so convinced of the all-mportance
of having carbonaoeous surface mulch 10 me so" as
n sure means Of securing good growth oi plants
that instead of raking of everything III the garden
and throwingi it away or burning il for the sake o'
neatness collect and stIcw on the surface an soi'S
of litter that eau fnd-hair, rags, paper leaves
straw, aud even sticks. Never have my raspperN
beds and grape rows done 50 well as during NV
three past years when the whole surface was lnleie
and principally with ihclr own prul'hsS '"'l''"
with the shears into lengths under "a io"' ~ 'n'N
are being taken oil, The pruning in tbs way Il"
done about ~ fast as il each cane required bnl u
single cut there being no gathering np ahn '''IN
ing away of the trimmings, lIc sou ~ i"'nu' nin -
heavy clay. littlo or no "lhe' hlnnu'u - So"
cXccptIng now and then the covering w VI h""u
old homes or u small nuImal found drad, or olh'i
such "windfails," The fruit In OF the nnsHl ana
most abundant. OF course 10 NocdH arc '"'''"''"
Very few appear llorlnlanua'
A very ,impe domestic dW for h"i'' oS
which they may be rrohlahy rescued FROM decay
ia made 10 stand upon the stove and use the waste
Lcnt from IT, II should be of Ahcct-iron. nave l"ur
low feet the bottom barred g. admit the hrn''
and the shelves made of strong gglyaniHcd "ir'
pnu/o of ounfct-nch mesh, ana Hlidr ~ ana "''
The top a provided VAN hoo1 "" "eo"1"n't n ",t os
the irnt on The lower tray r. dried II ~ frih"N'u
aud me tray hlcd with i,cSh fruit IN lhl7 T1y Ti,y
tho ifnyA hro renewed and cmplrI ~ luln' INV
whole cost m 40 more Than ~ III n ~
In.hrccding ~ the cnso OF Jo"g cf'lo ha'
I Ibcliryc. tended 10 lung disorders like consump-
tiou aud similar forms Of disease; ana hlgh i'rl
ing forcing, close housing 1ud oih'f r'N"l'u' n,i'
takes have helped toward tlesainc end ~ ''"'"-
man.
- I'm all cnsos whore manure Is fine enonHh I"
aloy honn dragged or cultivated in. II docs docid-
cdly hotfcr to work II into the surface rather thah
plouph If nnler though in case an unusual amount
l. to he applied il NAV be done both before ANA NJ
fer 1nnghing using he cOaiscst rst ana plouRhlnR
n under which farmer ~ often obliged 10 d' WIN
long manure freshly applied. But II either coarse
on hur aud # can be- applied ~ the lall. flieau -"
a turf that il to bc plouGhcd IN snr,9R u ~ @ @llr
pretty certainty put where II VIII do the mos' Roou
Henry Ives.
e. when The iocpqi tcc 10 planted IN large groves
or fotnstn the hprcs connc Themselves 10 INC t'''
en- tho outside who're the boeics eau make l"y"
hlaLinp IN the sun. hc bark oi the .trin1' .hH'
ttocs planted along fondsdcan ntc most liabo 10 NJ
tncka OF this pest IA - thll'r
- IL apsfr n mquiri,a jfom idhcdf" 'W"'N
T.nn., / would eny that tho best lohs-hccpihs
nppir, for that locality are the Nolh Imperial ana
Noil. Shrine both rcd color preferred ~ market
There are others no 20 reliable That might be con
s.d,red preferable f,r home u-e, but we have 10
socritce quality somewhat 10 secure profitable
uugkct fruit g. the pecan, being southern
su.cies will not ripcu Its nuts 80 lar north Inc
tree grows thrifty and in the main escapes injury
during winter bat the comparatively short season
does not afford sufficient time 10 mature MS liull.
However do spare your specimen XXI feet
It..ha nd nat i'm |
rlego to remove such line ornament ii ree as that
must undoubtedly he. (3l All the species OF hlck-
ory-carva, of which the pccan-nut Is ouc-can be
grated each other but the operation SVTTy al
iicult except IN the hands of an expeit.-.J. H.
ward the future Of American husbandry, gives
IN zee hints for the benefit of TaE Box II AGM-
CULTURE:
'He should have something TO raise himself, and
sh0ald lay Ot The money ne receives Tor IT, -
as 10 learn the proper use OF It. lie should De h't
tolnarket 50 thai he may learn 10 huy and sell.
lie should bc taught the principles OF lar dralhg'
Mr.. T. Bailey DECLINES 10 BUILD SILo-
notwithstanding the favorable opinion he once bad
of the sys,em-"uutil certain objections are dis
posed off, among Them The two hnted at III tie
following excerpt, from The Mirror
"Inoticc all the siloi,ts tell abont feeding more
ol ss meal Now, we havc all heard of he man VINO
cXurrimcnted in fattcnhg hogs WIN lndlhh Hr"l
aud ,aWdus! he found II eo0d Iced ior ioF7' pul
the more n'd and the ies. s3wun', llo % '' .,,,
| ask how much l"Ss Is one acre "I corn
worth raised after le usual method aliu l"INeHltI
m due season hof BE the fodder all dries up ami
we'll crr', with the corn ground dnd the hl'll l'i
VITA thc -ialks than an ocrc OF slloel corn iull
that .lcstion is answered let us make ha7.e
SLOWLY
in "a world where Satan, Ike Death has all
srasons iof la, own. and where ia tle de'l"' "i
umny people cvctccth are 0nh prospective over,
there i, sti occasion Ton suth CA'uoNAhF SIG
S4l, 20 taesc. which ide O'Wgc county fam0
hang oats
"p,i't listen eullihlv ~ the 0nor Of much lur
nothing out oi some hnIt ol huggri-nnr rlrins WIN
iltuoNnmcu Don't siul Your name To any paper
90 ply ttun.cr Don't allow }"nf7rW :" ho
pnupcl hy any clolurnt qnr'll"nl concerning
SUni ttiVaic rli'lih'
- 1noaot,pn it,olf, according 10 Tbc VcIh0fon
i,,,map of Kau,o,, lo,ciby prcaohcs 10 lbc West
fine " Inlom of the old and tried EAsIl,t PRACTICE
OF missed farming;
"'Thr farmer who hls even small bnncl, y hogs
aud few cattle to turn oil do"s not ccl the ptr.H-
ufo oi close times ~ lnfciblN u4 iouRh ne were l'
l,inp sole ON 80 cent wheat lormoncy WIN Whi!h
tn meet oil CATIONS aud live on through ihcycni'
-- lady who Displayed cen fLowrns week
old and nearly ms fresh ns when lr,i gathered gave
Il reporter OF Tho Mirntc Uicon'm the triple
secret Of her success plenty of moisture coono'',
ard immunity from draughts;
eff Won vet yasc Of flowers IN q currcnt Of mir
,hcv ytu n.c thrif c.hucss In very little time.
They viii also wilt quickly IN hot room. AWAY
keep wen sprnklcd with cold water during the
day, and set them IN the coolest part OF the room ana
away from open windows. I'm The night pat them
INTO ccilnrand turn an r-ight vessel over them,
after first covering them with thin cloth we'll
mostcncd. Olton whom thoy hnyc begun 10 hang
their he lds during the day TINS treatment 'UIlhg
the night rcyiycs them. Flowers keep longest IN a
tcninratulc Of from so TO 80 gree. above zefo'
TIE GOPHER.
Even "hollovhornp may yet bc officially pro-
rulgatcd as contagious, and pat under gnaraniine
rcpnationq- Ohio Farmer. .-.. bile the pilrc ol
N .l L--lL nill- IL. AaAinlLt