The National tribune., 1889-02-07
OUR RURAL TOPICS,
Some Practical Suggestions for Our
Agricultural Readers
DISPUTED OWNERSHIP DE rREEs.

DISPUTED OWNERSHIP OF TREES.
A correspondent of the New York Tribune
thus explains the law governing disputed own
ership of trees along line fences: Every
season during fruit time there is dispute and
irritation in regard to the ownership of fruit
where trees stand SO near line fence that some
of the branches hang over neighbor's land.
Tt seems to be a settled point of law that all
the fruit belongs TO the owner of the tree, but
he must not enter upon his neighbours land to
gather it. He may reach through the fence and
get or by the aid Of rake or other implement
draw it to him, or, what is better, climb the tree
and pick it. The adjacent owner has his REM
edy by cutting off all the branches of the tree
up to the line, if he chooses. A case somewhat
similar to this is cutting forest trees near line
fence. The owner must observe caution to fell
them upon his own land, if possible, but if they
fall on his neighbor's land the latter has no
right of action, and the former cannot follow
his trees to recover them. l saw case in
point. 4 cut large tree standing near BIS line
on steep hillside, and below was a field of
wheat nearly ripe. The tree struck the fence
and rolled broadside down the Hill, leveling
swath of grain as wide as the tree was long.
brought suit for damages a proved due
caution" and the court held no cause for &C
ton. He lost his tree but b did not dare to
utilize it. A might have entered and taken
possession of the tree, but that would have
made him liable for consequent damages.
OUNCE RAISING.
Ounces are so easily raised, and usually are
in such good demand, that it seems singular
that they are so seldom found on farms, beyond
u fow trees in a garden, and these quite often
neglected, so far as cultivation is concerned
| The best way to start small ounce orchard is
TO buy the young trees from nurseryman,
rather than to wait until Que can grow them
for himself from seeds or cuttings, which will
take two or three years longer. They want
| rich soil and should be set 10 to II feet apart
| Naturally they will grow in bushy form, and
it is best to let them do so, as the trait is more
| easily gathered and there will be more of it
/ than if they were trimmed up to resemble an
| apple tree Still they should be kept thinned
| out enough to allow a good circulation of air
| through the branches and be kept in good
| shape. | think the apple or orange-shaped
| ounce the best, but the pear-shaped Is also
/ good. One objection to raising them In large
quantities at distance from good market Is
/ that they are easily bruised, and consequently
do not bear shipping well, and are not long
| keepers, but the market never seems over
/ stocked with them, so that a more extensive
| cultivation of them would no doubt be gener-
ally Notwithstanding.
CUTTING AND PLANTING POTATOES.
! The Vermont State Agricultural Experiment
| Station during last season conducted some ex-
periments in which were tried IA methods of
cutting and planting potatoes IN rows 90 feet
| long and three feet apart, the seed being plant
| ed uniformly two feet apart. Our space for
| bids giving the different modes of seeding and
| planting, and we only make mention of the
methods that produced the best results, and
! these were to use large whole tubers; medium
tubers with the sprouts oil, and medium tubers
| planted three inches deep, and when four
inches high thoroughly mulched.
VEGETABLE SEEDS.
We are reminded by the movement of seed
catalogs that we are at a season OF the year
| when preparation should be made for the gar
| den, by making such selection of seeds as are
desirable. 1t is always safe to make provision
in season for future demands, and there is
nothing more essential than selecting and
securing seeds. There are hosts OF seedsmen,
! and many-we hope all-are truly reliable and
who will attend faithfully to filing all orders.
Aim to secure all the varieties that are to be
| planted, so that there shall be no delay when
planting time arrives, or the necessity OF re-
sorting to the purchase of seed OF questionable
quality.
| HOW TO TRANSPLANT GRAPEYINEs.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: VIII some
comrade through the columns of THE NATION.
AL tribune please tell me how to transplant
a grapevine2 / wish to move it from where il
now stands to another place. Shall dig uI
the old vine or cut off shoots and at what time
of the year 2-WARREN GOODRICH, Whitehall
Ny.
The propagation of game should be taken
mp seriously, and become branch to be foster
ed and encouraged in the same manner as the
methods of the fshculturists.
The Farming World lEnglish) says: Il
you have any butter that has rank flavor
mix to each pound teaspoonfnl of carbonate
OF soda, and it will be rendered perfectly sweet
again. Take care that it is thoroughly mixed
Prof. Henry has made experiments with
steers to determine whether whole corn OF
cornmeal made the cheaper beef. He found
that, considering only the steers, beef made
from cornmeal, hay and bran, cost only 81 pei
cent. more than beef from the whole corn, bran
and hay, the feeding being the same, except
that in one case whole corn and in the Other
cornmeal was used.
The advised annual thinning of the tops oil
bearing pear trees applies TO every other kind
of fruit plants, being much easier and better
than the thinning of the fruit on tree-to
crowded with shoots and foliage, and in the
busy, hot Summer time. Last years twigs
may be cut freely from all fruit trees that bear
from spurs on the older wood, always, however
leaving best placed leading shoot to continue
| the oroyth uulpGs tho lie tnn Tnuph