Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-08-07

around the roots, IN order that lhey
may be kept moist.
Never let the roots of the evergreen
become a. dry as those of fruit trees.
When the sap dries and forms gum,
the evergreens will not grow.
The evergreen tree delights in heat.
A close observer remarked TO me "A
few DAYS AGO, tlat there was just as
great "a Il llprtuce in the How of sap of
the eVergreeu> IN cool and warm
weather. a. there is in the flow of mo-
las .es i'm winter and summer |
thought the illustration was an apt
one.
The Norway spruce and the Austrian
pines are among the best in this lat-
tudc, and especially so for the prairies
west of the NJ ssisSippi river. The hem
locks and arbor vitIs do best where
they are partly shaded by buildings or
other trees from the mid day sun. The
hemlock is the most graceful of ever
greens. After they are set-not in
rows, but in triangular groups about
a,rod apart, well to the right and left
If the vard-mulch them with any
light. loose sub>t ncc. composed in
part OF well.rotlcd barn-yard manure,
and give them an oc aSional watering
with cool soap->uds and success l. GER
tain. +. Il. w.
4 Home 10 LiN" sn.
Donald G.. Mitchell
The home and its apartment, should
not be treated as "A dead hing, wine e
we make best arrangements of its tit
tings, and there leave il. 1t ma /
grow i'm range and in expression with
our necessities. and diycrging and de-
yelopng tastes. The best de orators
cannot put that last finish which must
come from home hands. II is a great
canvas always on the 90 G. before us
growing in Is power TO interest every
day and year never getting It's last
touches never quite ready to be taken
down and parted with. No home
should SO far out top the tastes of It's
inmates that thcy cannot somewhere
and somehow deck il with the record
of their love and culture. i an aw
ful thing 10 live i'm "A house whore no
new nal can bee driven in the wall,and
no tray of wild flower, on wood moss
Is TO e set upon q window S.ll. The
WAYS are endless. i'm short, in which a
house can e endowed with that home
atmosphere which snail he rcdolcnt of
the taste, of il, iumatr-
NuIching Bc tring Frnit Trscs.
7. T. Quinn recently wrote to the
New York Ir bulo concerning the adj
vantage OF mulching orchards and
gardens He SAYS: his should be
more generally practiced in fruit pro-
ducing districts. for it j, the least eN-
pen,iye ana most effective method of
protecting the iru trees AGA n~t the
bad results often following the fire.
qucnt and sudden changes OF tempera-
tuTe during the summer and fail
months. Wncn the surface Of the
ground j. left exposed 10 the direct
RAYS of the sun. Aga II. when the
mulch is put two or three inches in
thickness. the surface SOL L. constantly
moist and loose. even when no rain
falls for term OF several weeks, and
the tree, OF fru receive no check for
want of mo ~ture and food under
such rcums .antes. My method is TO
cultivate the space between the rows
of trees i'm the orchard. ~ nS small
one-hOrse pillow and cultivatorrunning,
not more than two inches deep, during
the early part Of the season. From the
first To the fifteenth of July. ] have
put on heavy coating of salt, hay or
straw, cover NJ the surface a far as
the branches extend. After this there
is no more trouble with weeds or grass.
There may be few scattered ones. but
they are easily destroyed Every
fruit grower knows that two or three
weeks before The time of gathering the
main crop of fruit, fine specimcaS are
constantly blown off by strong winds.
When the ground j. mulched the ma
iority of such specimen, are not bruised
or INJURED for sale. This saving alone
| consider PAYS me for the trouble of
mulchng the orchard. There is only
one seriou, drawback to the applica-
ton of mulch, aud Agt is the DANCER
of hay or straw getting on tire when
rendered dry by continual warm
weather.
How to OVsrcoms the Destructive
Moths.
This is one of the greatest vexations
whichcareful nUUse6ecperS have to CON
tend with, and their depredations are
not TO he remcdied after they have
once made inroadS House, heated by
furnaces are especially pred sposed to
have moths. but every housekceper
must be on the watch for them. for
from the time that the windows begin
to be left open. the trouble begins.
Heavy carpets sometimes do not re
quire taxing up every year. unless i'm
conStan, use. Take out the tacks from
these; fold the carpets back. wash the
floor in strong sudS, with Tablespoons
full of LoraX dissolved in them Dash
with insect powder, or lay tobacco
leaves along the edge and retack. All
moths can be kept away, and the eggs
destroyed by this means.
Ingram, or other carpets, after shak-
ing, are frightened by Sprinkling a
pound of salt over the surface and
sweeping carefully and thoroughly.
Ii is also an excellent plan TO wipe off
the carpet with boraX water; using "A
thick flannel cloth wrung tightly BE
careful to clean every grease spot with
ammonia and water, not too strong,
aud dark wooden cloth. Tie pieces
of camphor into little bundles. and put
one in each article. Wrap the articles
IN newspapers. a printer ink is "A
great preventive of moths, and then
sew them up in strong sheeting bags,
labeled. 80 that it will not be necessary
TO open them during the summer, ex-
cept for use. This j. good way for
those who do not possess cedar boxes