Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1894-04-21
FARM Notes.
Lime is good for apple trees.

remedy for mildew with apple trees.
A young orchard should receive
as careful culture as crop of corn.
In growing onions it is the early
sown seed that gives the best re-
suits.
The dewberry is earlier than the
blackberry, and if grown on trel-
lis does we'll.
To economic space grape vines
may be planted along wire fence,
setting them eight feet apart
Before planting tree consider
whether the place chosen will be
suitable when the tree is grown.
With plenty of moisture toma-
toes will thrive on tolerably poor
land, but they do best if grown in
a good loan.
Taking all things into considera
ton there is no other fruit so GER
tain to give a full crop annually as
the strawberry.
Spraying should not be done in
the middle of the day, especially
if the sun is hot, or damage to the
foliage is apt to ensue.
A bent or crooked tree is an eye
sore. I he best time to train them
to grow straight and in good shape
is when they are young.
The best time to spray varies
with different varieties, but in no
case should the spraying be done
until after the blossoms fall.
If you let weeds or grass grow
with your vines, they rob them Of
the plant food and moisture, which
by rights belong to the plants
One of the surest ways of eradi-
eating plantain is by cutting below
the surface of the ground and put
ting salt on the top of the root.
No matter how good the quality
of your fruit, unless it is put mp in
attractive form, you run the risk of
being obliged to sell at low prices
Old, rough bark affords hiding
place for all kinds of virmin. 1t
should be scraped from the trees,
taking care not to injure the living
bark.
May is good time to graft the
grape after the buds of the stock
have opened, Will, the scions have
been retarded by keeping in the
cellar.
One advantage Of mnlching is
that the trees are less liable to be
injured 10y late trostS as the mulch
tends to retard growth early in the
Spring.
TO head off the gooseberry worm,
spray when the leaves are about
two-thirds grown or dust the leaves
while the dew is on, with white
hellebore.
While all are important and will
add to the value and appearance of
the farm, yet the vegetable garden
and the small fruit patches should
all be repeated.
In selecting trees for a windbreak,
select those of a close growth habit
and of nearly perpetual foliage as
possible. This is one of the advan-
tages of evergreens.
The advantages in planting dwarf
pears is that they begin to bear
soonest. it is easier to gather the
fruit, the trees are easier sprayed
and require less room.
Never plant trees that are more
than two years from the graft OF
bud. These will start into vigorous
growth after transplanting with
less check than older ones.
A good plan with trees that are
infested with moss is to scrape all
the moss off carefully and dissolve
two pounds of potash in two gal
Ions of water and apply with a
brush.
Poultry droppings are good fer
tilizer for grapes, but as they are
much stronger than stable manure
much less is required. Care should
be taken not to place it in direct
contact with the roots. A good
plan is to mix it with loamy soil
and apply around the roots. This