Daily Republican., 1885-02-02
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DUNG INJURIOUS TO FRUIT TREES

DUNG INJURIOUS TO FRUIT TREES.
1t seems to be an impression among
some farmers that orchards are injured
by the application of dung, and the
idea IL not without some foundation In
truth.
The fact IL that many insects find |
their normal breeding place In decay
ing vegetable after, but 1t Is known
that many Of these attack the growing |
fibres of tree roots. But rotting dung |
favors the growth also OF several veRe- |
table parasites, and they live upon the
fibrous roots Of plants and make war,
with more or less success, against the
vitality of trees.
Now, although It Is absolutely necss-
sary that the roots Of bearing fruit
trees be constantly fed with manures in
order to produce fruit with the least
injury TO the growth Of the trees, it is
better to lime the orchards as often 81
1t becomes necessary TO dung them,
which Ia about every four or five win
| tiers. The lime facilitates the rotting Of
vegetable remains and ut the same time
corrects-a tendency 70 acidity.
1t Is not, or does not appear to be,
generally understood how fruiting
prevents growth at the same time, but
| the one process is directly opposed TO
the other, not only among plants, but
animals az we'll, for the time being, and
the reason Is simply this The seed 10
In the fruit and the fruit Ia TO the seed
what fat 10 To the An final A storage
Of reserve force in consequence OF su-
perabundant supply Of 70, hence the
more the food the richer the fruit. Bot
the seed Ii entirely subdivision Of
I AETNal nj n ut
ATOMS Of The vital sap of the plant, or
en- bryo plants-younR, new Il ees-Jusi
an much as tho seed of the animal pro
duces now. or young, OF foetal animals
In the parent animal, 30 also Is thu
seed of,A plant q ioetal plantto be deve
loped in the womb Of the earth. Nov
don't forget this and then treat bear
ing tree as you would bearing animal
: by continual support OF It's spen
strength.
SALT AS A PERTILIzER.
AL, vegetable and animal life needs
certain smount OF salt in va compost
ton, But We lind no two different an
!. mails or plants needing exactly tn
I same amount Of salt IN their compOs
ton, and animals needing more tina
IL found In the grasses and grains the
, consume Hence the conclusion Ia
a fair one that the application OF salt
!. land or animals Is "A continuous exreT
' mept, the results Of which are to
watched and noted with care, In ord'
: TO determine the exact quantity eaC
may be protitably supplied with.
Experiment with salt AZ u ftrtiliz'
A on grass and grain growing in u
{. ground has sufficiently proven th
u from two TO three bushels TO tue &C
may be profitably applied, especial
lust before rain, and the fact TIL
vegetation does not contain an much
the animal needs, suggests the concl
sion that the ground may not contain
much as the grasses aud grains need
perfect them, and that they, to
| need more than the ground Is In
condition 10 supply.
Now, 1t has been known for sever
years that few bushels of salt eve
year OF two, sown on grass or graz
will more than pay it's cost In the
creased production in quantity and
Ii reasonable to suppose that the qua
ty OF the hay OF pastures would be o.
improved TO the stock feeding upon
vet not farmer in hundred makes
practice to Bow salt every year
either grass or grain fields. Carden'
Will Apply ~ W eTP@."bu -
other ,rong feeders with full assuraI
that IL pays, but whero the result Is
NO marked he conclusion seems TO
thai 1t Ia not worth the expense
subject deserves more careful treatm'
than 1t usually receives.
,.,I A Vermont farmer made net pre-
,nh Of $43 90 from the produce OF sin
~. hen turkey during the past season. I
"a. In equal 10 one hundred bushels
mn wheat In Kansas at 43 cents per bush
with this fife renee 1t would cost
NJ III UGH to raise and harvest the wheat
~ IL would bring, while the proceeds
the turkey were gain. But IL Is TO
hoped the Kansas farmers will not
Drop the wheat business and go
raising turkeys. 1t IL much easier
oversIuck the market with poultry u
&C, o,I With grain.
Ia. Ground oats two parts, bran one
nor aad corn meal one part IL all excel.
mixture for young growing stock CT
.om kinds 1t 10 not necessary 10
ne. young stock very fat, but they sho
,n,g. be kept in growing condition al
times.
fr The oder cutter should be kept {
's,,s stantiy In operation during the VIII
a. season. BY cutting the COARSE mate
the unpalatable portions may Do MI
ma. with concentrated substances, wi
h l | ind uces the animals TO eat the WnOl