The morning call., 1893-03-06

it shall grow outward from the place of join
Ing the main stock or limb The common
est manner of grating is to cut off a limb.
spit 1t down and insert wedge while the
points, one end Of each being whitfield to a
point, are pushed we'll down into the split;
the wedge being removed, the points are
held firmly. The inner barks of the two
should Join, otherwise there will be no
union. over all the exposed wood of the
stock and points prepared wax is pressed
carefully to exclude all air, moisture, etc.
1here are hall dozen or more prepara-
tons Tor waxing, but an old French one, as
follows. has proved to be about the best:
Two pounds beef tallow, three pounds bees
wax ID four pounds oil resin. The resin Is
first AIlted over steady fire, the tallow
ana wax are added and the whole stirred
until smooth. 1t is then poured into
creased tins filled with water. and worked
In the hands into convenient sticks to handle.
man in couple of hours can prepare
wax enough to graft 100 trees.
There are half dozen other methods Of
grating, as clSft. tongue, shoulder or root
grating. Nut. ~ and fruits all need a
different method OF grating, easy to learn
yet requiring great care 10 do.
Declduous fruits should be grated in tue
spring, usually as the sap begins To flow, as
the swelling and flowing sap pushes into the
dormant twigs used as sci0ns and forces a
new growth.
Grating. as is well known, Is method of
obtaining surely given variety of fruit
and Of Fastening the fruitinA of q tree.
a good rule is, roughly, never to cross the
pit; 1t should be pear TO apple - the re-
verse, peach. almond or apricot prune,
plum, etc.
Attempts have been made to graft appls to
the OAK, or grapes upon figs, and the like,
but never with the slightest success.
d worm or grub sometimes attacks the
new shOot, particularly on the almond. eating
down to the old wood and killing ii before
anything is discovered 10 be the matter
This year in this valley the young one or
two year old aprlcOts, both grated and
budded, have been found to be attacked by
a borer ldentlcally the game as the currant
boTer and working the same.
There are two birds in the orchards Just
now that deserve especial notice. They
are of the finch family-much alike in looks
One has no song but short ''ehirp. chirp-
chirp, and spends its time searching the
limbs under and over and all around for
insects, rarely touching bud. the other
mas snort song, much like the meadow
lark, oil four or five notes, ending with a
shrili ehirp as it flies. This little rascal
cares nothing for insects, but boldly rips off
the buds, eating aud throwing on the ground
as fast as he can.
A storm threatens, the Xxi and N0npareIl
almonds have blossomed well, and cannot
be hurt by rain and If it comes now it
VIII doubtless be over before the late varie-
ties are in full bloom.
tuned over TO the Trustees, and will be
ready Mauday. the 9Th, for the students.
Quite number of children from neighbour
ing towns have been waiting for several
weeks to enter; third teacher has been
employed, Miss Carrie Brier.
The next series Of the Tuesday Evening
WHIST Club has been postponed for several
weeks, or until after the Lenten season.
Rev. f. II. Maar will begin a regular
course of historical Biblical talks Sunday,
March y. addressed particularly to young
men and boys; any one else wishing to join,
however will be welcome.
The Choral Society is doing some good
work, and is practicing special music for
Easter service.
A half dozen music-lovng gentlemen are
planning to organize an orchestra Our
little town is well supplied with music.
An Old Fellows Lodge was organized
last Friday evening in town with a member
ship of seventeen. MRS l.. e, THANE
Niles, March .. 1898