Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-13

out when Il firsf appears through the
bark 4 badly infested, remove the
branch az the whole tree. Strawberries
give The first returns. II the beds are
not mulched, apply straw, coarse hay,
leaves. or corn-stalks. 10 keep the fruit
clean. Watch the pickers. One over
ripe berry spoils Q basket STRIFE rum
neEs ii small pots for planting In August
or September. Grape vines planted this
spring should bear but . single shoot;
rub of all others. Older vines may
have two or three, according to method
of training. Remove ell superHuous
shoots; keep those to bear fruit o. form
canes tied up. Soft cotton Irvine IL .
good tie. Vines bearing for the first
time should have but single cluster TO
q shoot Currants and goOseberries are
benefited by q mulch. The same
SWORN" attacks both; ON Its FIRST ap-
pearance spply hellebore In powder.
Dust Il on the leaves, or apply II mixed
In water, q tablespoonful to 8 pailfuI,
constantly stirring from the bottom, 90
it is not soluble in water; renew every
three or four days, until all are killed.
Raspberries and Blackberries. Allow
only those suckers to grow that are
needed for next years fruiting; keep tied
up. and hoe up the rest.
SHEDDING 10 Grass. The too CON-
mon failure of grass seeding Is due to
neglect Of the fact that grass requires
Is much care and rs good treatment as
any other crop. It liz unsafe 10 suppose
that grass win succeed anyhow, and that
IL may be sown in any sort Of careless
manner. On the other hand, we have
learned by costly experience. that grass
requires the very best preparation of the
soil, and the most careful seeding. On
this account, it is no longer advisable to
SOW grass seed upon fall grain, leaving
il to all the risks and chances Of the
season to succeed or fail, as it may hap
pen. Our greatest need now is, to grow
more grass; not more acres, but more to
the acre, leaving larger area Of ground
for fodder and root crops. This can
only be done by better preparation Of
the soil, and better seeding. Instead Of
throwing the seed in q haphazard way
upen the hard, weather-beaten surface
of the ground in the spring. the seeding
should be postponed until the grain is
cut and harvested. The soil is then to
be plowed with shallow furrow, thor
oughly well narrowed, and made fine
and compact The seed must be sown,
and Immediately brushed in with the
smoothing and brush harrow, which is
easily made. This levels and firms the
soil, as well as spreads and covers the
seed. It is well to use this harrow
crosswise of the harrow marks. and
across the line Of sowing, so as TO spread
the seed more evenly. It is better still
10 SOW the seed both ways, half each
way, If the sower is not able to spread It
evenly. The even sowing is very inn
portant, because bare spaces are
3 great injury in two ways; one, that
the ground is vacant, and will produce
weeds in the bare spots; the other, that
the grass is too crowded where it Is too
thickly sown. Grass seed, If sown as
here directed, viii start up quickly and
grow rapidly; il the seeding is done in
July or early in August, the young grass
win be strong enough to resiat the
winter safely, and heavy crop viii be
the result