The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-05-18
AonIcULruRAn NOTES.
NJ. arrs Of Interest to the lntellsenoeF
Farmer Readers.

n. 4rrs Of Interest to the In1SAi'se n'eA~'
Farmer Readers
wbS.,wosh your trees, If for NO other
,,,, mmSS't .haa 10 give an appearance Of
neatness to the orchard.
The yoaslg weeds may be keps y down own
With a bar19w If the field is worked Just
when the weeds are appearing
H. NOT he a,.raid to use wood ashes on
.anv kind Of ifuit crop. Lime rs aiso
Beneficial on light sandy soils ior lfu I,
A peach orchsrd requires S M@ l., .ae
.o1nd cnltiyation as corn. NO grass
Should s ever be gAown in the peach or
chard. ,o,L az
Cut the young paach trees SD Dac Mb iee
first year, and have them lV toI;I, w an5
win cause them to become stgcAy "uu
iess liable to be shaken by w'hds.
Plant more green peas, SO as TO nave .e q
table until quite late in the SUMMER II
crops are planted two weeeS ap4-s -.
Plum trees are found on many iaF ms
but from which no fruit is takeh'T SGe
tn the rayaces Of the curcrIlo. inns
NAV be prevented by giving sQn.,lIe, att en-
ton to Earring the trees and luEiiAg the
depredators. ..,,o
Stone walls are q necessity on s some
farms, as they provide places 10Y Sep0 ~,
iting the stones from the fields, pu !; uil
old Stone fence is an excellent harporing
place for vermin and insects, pelns
aometimes detrimental.
The high price OF feed is causing tn the 2
focks Of poultry to be redaceG H. s pns
very little food is necessary to DC SUP s.al ;,
piled at this season if the fowls nave !.
range. Hence it may be mistake 70
thin out the d9cks before fall:
Make the new strawberry plants grow
the first season. The yield OF next year
will largely depend on the growth, ana
vioor of tho ptants from now until the
ground is covered with runners. an
application Of some kind OF iertlilzer
will be beneficial.
The little maggots found at the roots
of peach trees may be destroyed by re-
moving the earth and pouring strong
soapsuds around the tree. To each gal
Ion OF soapsuds add four ounces OF con
centrated lye. Alr'slakeu nus s.o - osJ
excellent Tor use, as IL eau W sN''''''N'
freely around the trees
Cut away the limbs Of cherry trees
that are attacked with black knot, ana
burn the parts taken oil, and the disease
may be prevented, but unless destroyed
bv fire the parts removed will enable the
disease to spread by the dissemination l;a
OF the spores, which are carEieu u us
tant points by the Wlnus'
Have your asparagus bed near the
house, so as to permit OF throwing your
soapsuds and refuse liquids on the Dea.
In this way the crop can be made 10
supply shoots OF the largest size. soap
suds make a special fertilizer for aspara-
gus and celery, and but little manure
will be required in addition.
Commercial fertilizers do not stock
the farm with weeds, which is matter
that should be.considered when COM
pairing the cost Of fertilizers with ma.
nure. As much depends on the kind OF
fertilizers used, so also does much de-
pend on the condition of the manure
and its freedom from the seeds OF weeds
Rouph land can be brought to q fine
condition in a wear bycultiyating itwith
some crop that frequently requires the
use Of the cultivator or hoe. Corn or
potatoes may be probably gr9wn! on
land heayilyin sod, and the land will be
better prepared for wheat or rye in the
fall. II requires whole season o,get
rid OF grass and weeds on rough land.
The borer in the peach trees should
be Looked after now. II the borers arc
dificult to reach wrap a piece Of stiff
nnner around .tie tree, leaving space for
ppo S,pi water IN TIC 5aperS Bank up
eeoTth sronnd the paper. to support it,
md ponr boiling water in the space be.
tween the paper wrapping and the tree.
As the boiling water will 20 into the
holes made By the porers the pests VIII
be Killed outright.
As the grass and weeds are are now grow,
t1U FOni1lV tho onion he'd Will need