The National tribune., 1884-01-10

PEACH GROWING.
A correspondent of The AascrscGn Farmer hax
the following with regard TO peach growing in
Maryland: I" 1 plant my trees twenty feet apart
each way; larger trees and more feeding ground
results from wide planting. The trees are
headed low 20 allow the branches to shade ths
trunk and the ground beneath. This IS an Inn
portant matter as the summer sun, and posai-
bly, the winter sun, scalds the bark and causes
1t TO peel from the trunk. have an old Or
ehard trimmed high and it has thus been nearly
ruined. have also noticed that the parts ex-
posed to the rays Of the afternoon sun in sum-
mer are most affected. A successful peach
grower in another State showed an orchard
which ne had planted in such way that ons
tree shaded the trunk Of another at or
o'clock in the afternoon; each tree, in planting,
was also inclined sharply 70 the southwest
Shortening Of each years growth during tho
first few years of peach trees life, caases q
stocky growth. prevents slabbing of of long
limbs, easy gathering Of the fruit. and, what is
another point with me, keeps the plowshare
from too close contact with the roots, as the
shape of the tree viii not admit Of too much
familiarity Of that kind"
MuLDEw ON LATE PEAS
Inclimates which are considerably cooler and
contain much more atmOspherieal moisture
than IS found throughout the greater portion
OF the United States, the garden pea can be had
In all its tenderness during the entire summer
True, in exceptionally dry seasons in soma
parts Of Europe the later crops will be injured
by mildew on the leaves, Just as may be seen in
this country. The psa mildew makes It's ap-
pearance IN the form of wntIsh, meaIy look
ing coating on the leaves of 5he plant; the sams
appearance may be observed on various other
plants during a dry time IN summer. The
common lilac bush IS oftentimes thus attacked.
The remedy for this Is water; irrigation will
be found effeetual where it can be applied. n
good heavy matching Of manure close up to,
and Tor some distance FROM the stems of the
plants will be found beneficial The eanss
is want of moisture in the soil, combined with
severe evaporation Of water from the foliage.
Deep planting Of the seed has been RECON-
mended. This we have tried, and have found 10
ot some value. but even that viii not prove
efeetual IN seasons Of great drought, bat with
abundance OF water, good crops may Be gathered
IA most seasons.
sHELTEETSG SWINE
Experiments made at the Kansas College
show that it pays to protect hogs. Ten ami
mals as nearly alike as possible were kept,
during the last two winters. in separate pens,
five in the basement Of barn and five In the
yard without covering save straw for beds
They were fed with Indian corn twice day,
each mess being carefully weighed The re-
suit was that each bGshel Of corn fed in the
PORK, while each bushel fed 90 the outside pigs
made nine and seyen-tenths pounds Of pork.
This shows that Of every bushel OF corn fed to
the uusheltered pigs. an amount capable OF
making one and x-tenths pounds Of pork was
used in keeping the pigs warm. The sheltered
pigs required 49O pounds Of corn to make 100
pounds of pork. The unsheltered pigs required
so pounds Of corn to make 100 pounds of pork
THE vEReESSEs GRAPE.
This variety originated at vergsnnes. Vt,
and is highly praised by those who have eaten
it. The RssraI NesS Yorker describes is as hav-
ing large berries although the punches ars
small. 1t is both sweeter and more sprightIY
shan the Concord, with less hard pulp, and
thick skin. 1T is also rated as a good keeping
srape which it is likely to be if il possesses
great sweetness with thickness of skin. It is
TO De hoped that its good qualities viii be main
tanned when it becomes better known and
widely grown; few of the later new varieties
seem 70 be able to stand this test.
NoTELErs.
The following recipe is given as sure
cure for all kinds of scale insects on plantss
Water two gallons, bOrax one ounce, which
must be dissolved in the water. Take one pint
Of coal oil, one pint whale eli. and Haix them.
After the b0rax has been dissolved IN the
water, add the OIL, and mix thoroughly The
result viii be a fair article Of milk, in appear
anee. This. sprayed over and through the fo-
hage of plants, viii Kill scale but If the plants
are badly infected a repetition OF the dose VIII
be necessary.
IA certain hog cholera medicine has been
anaiyzed and found to contain one-third sand,
and the rest OF it marble dust, with q little
/ oxide of iron and pepper or ginger added. Yet
/ it sells readily for dollar.
"A Prairie Farmer correspondent writes: &c
would ike 70 mention fact which may turn
r. -
paper. There are many Of them who no
/ doubt, have wet corn Now, the most simple
remedy TO keep Il from feEmenting and r0tting,
I Is TO distribute some lime among the ears N
/ the crib. It viii dry the corn in a short time"
/ "A bee authority says that many hives die
/ during winter from suhOcatI9u, more especially
those kept IN box hives. The cause Of this ID
7 that the entrance becomes closed up with ice.
/ Moisture eOndenses inside the hive. runs
/ down, and freezes at the entrance, cutting OF
/ all ventilation. To prevent this either have
some porous matter IN the top of the hive 70
/ absorb the moisture, or have an entrance 3
! few inches from the bottom board. so thas
they cannot, By any possibility, become de-
| prived of pure air.
"A daiFyman says that in olden times man
was considered great agrieulturist when he
could show the largest grain fields. Now the
I greatest agricult1rist IS the farmer who has
the greatest number of cows. The dairy is ths
very soul of agriculture.
An exchange has it, that BIZ heating corr
in winter before feeding, hens VIII keep in bet
/ ter condition and lay more. Try the expert
ment of putting before them two pans of corn,
one cold, the other warm, and note the choice
/ of the poultry.
For burns and scalds nothing is mors
soothing than the white of an egg. which may
be poured over the wound. IL is softer as 3
varnisb for burn than eOllodi0n.
| Black walnut planks are sometimes soaked
in water. In a brief time the water becomes
highly eolored from the wood The water Ia
not ebsnged, and, in its turn, inparts beauti-
/ ful stdfp 10 the wood immersed in it. The re-
suit is a walnut greatly changed and beaGtihed
in hue.
Although che plum curculio viii sting
both the apple and the pear, the grub does nos
/ live in these fruits. The wound viii heal over
| with but little, if any, injury to the fruit u
is different with the peach and cherry, both Of
| which suffer severely from the insect
The R,tYai Nee- Yorker gives the following
! as its recipe for getting rid of cabbage worms,
currant worms, larya of squash bugs etc. !:
/ Thoroughly mix with an egg-beate= gill Of
kerosene with a gill of sour milk. Then add
one tablespoonful to a pailfui of water. Mix
with a stick and apply through a spraying
bellows or garden syringe 1t is best applied
through the bellows.
/ QUESTIONS AND ANGW ERS