Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-05-08
FARM NOTES

CULTIVATION OF CURRANTs.-A.
rule CuTTantS are not cultivated at all.
They are planted in some out Of the
way place, or alouga fence where AT
best they can he cultivated or hoed only
on one side. They are pruned spas
medically. or not at all, and soon be-
come a tangled mass of weeds, dead
wood, muSS-Cuycred trunks, OF branches
with a Stuuted growth of shoots on top
and the feehlest cluster of buds on the
twu-year-Old wool. At best such
row of Curraut-bUShcS can give only
poor crop Of the smallest fruit. But
after the cUrranr-worm attacks them
and strips of the leaves the curTants
wIther up ami are not worth picking
turrJuts should have as good cultiva-
tIuu Is corn or potatoes, and this with
a coat of manure or tup-dreSSing of
Supcrphu~phatc AMI nitrate of soda has
"a wonderful effect. The pruning CON
SIStS in cutting out the old branches,
stripping ont all the suckers Except two
or three To bc lett to form new brancheS1,
and in the fail or sPr.u- cutting hack
the shorts or suckers about Oue-half.
The weaker they are the more should
they hc shortened back.
The best WAY 10 rcuovate an old row
Of Curuut-huSheS Is To set out new ones
where You can cultivate on both sides
of the row. Meantime, If YOU do not
wish tO root up the old ones. give them
"a severe pruning. ami either hoe or
fork the ground tu Kill the grass and
weeds. or cover the ground thick enough
with manure or mulch 10 smother the
grass AMI weeds, or. better still, SOW
three or -four ounces of equal parts of
nitrate ot scala and SUpcrphuSphate TO
each bush. scatter II broadcast on the
land tor distance of two or three feet
ON each side ul the row The earlier
this is done Iu tine spring the better, and
It NOT done tIl the bushes are in fun
.cJt avoid ~prmklug the fertilizer on
the leaves. as 10 sometimes burns them.
.rruL,rt. however, that these fertilizers
.uv mot substitutes for d clng or mulCh-
ing. II the weeds and grass are !, IL to
Gruw they Will take the lions share uf
the nitrate, and HhuSphateS. But i'll
you Uur uu smother the grass and weeds
th,. l,rt of the fertilizers VIII lie very
marked
PLANTING TEEES.-The trees being
suu-N ucrlyd-Iu. do not plant until the
weather Is settled, especially until the
long wind storms are over. These
winds Irr dangerous AMI Shrivel up the
bark and destroy the vcrdure Of the
buds. which the roots cannot Vet supply
with moisture. II the trees come to
hand early m the spring, II Is best TO
heel them m until the weather gets
warm II trees after long journey in
warm weather are found to have the
buds started AMI tho bark ShriyeIed.
tTlm them back, and cut each branch
hJrN tu a sound. dormant bud. Then
dig "a trench IN suitable soil. and lay in
tIr trees one 10y one, taking care that
ia Milling In every part nf the ShriycIe,i
bark is iu contact with the moist soil.
Cover ull completely, root and branch. |
tsNiu- care that the labels are properly
preserved When the trees are taken /
up 40 the end ut a week or more. the |
bark viii hy found completely restored. |
Examine thr roots and prune the mutt
Htr.. ones with % smooth cut. Prue |
the tw}~ into proper shape. Some |
nurseries give "a large head. while others |
cut tire ypuu- trees INTO shape while vet /
m tla nursery TuwS. y covering Of |
finely alyll,d. lig. @ soil over the roots |
lS a great benefit 20 newly planted |
trees.