The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-06-20
Late Cabba0es.

A8Le CaDDaRes
Rich, fairly moist soil is best for eabbages,
but any good corn or potato land will an
swer, provided no cabbage or turnip crop
| has been grown there for three years. Some
fertilizer should always be applied at about
| the time of setting the plants. Early Jersey,
Wakefield and Henderson's Summer are the
best earliest; Stone Mason best late. Win
Bingstadt is popular with dealers fer Sum
mer and Fall trade, but not so profitable to
the grower. On rich land crop can be
grown after peas or early potatoes. Cab
bages set as late as the first week of July
will, in favorable seasons, attain good size
if well feTtilized and hOed often. Stirring
the soil every week with a fne-tOoth eulti-
yator or with a wheel hoe keeps the plants
in vigorous growth and well ahead of the
worms.
At the New York Show.
The number of hackney horses in America
is rapidly increasing, and the collection at
the New York horse show was the finest
ever seen in this country. 1t is said to be
one of the best ever displayed in the world.
The famous old Matchless of Londesboro
was the hackney that attracted the most in
terest. As with most stations, his temper
does not improve with age He is still,
however, the best-knOwn hackney sire in
America. Some of his own colts are push
ing him hard in this respect though, one Of
thsm being Enthorpe Performer, who won
the blue ribbon at the New York horse
show.
Culture of Black Currants.
Nothing is easier of culture than the black
currant, as it grows and bears well in any
tOlerable garden soil. Never plant a cur
rant sucker. To propagate them, it is only
necessary to plant in Autumn or early Spring
cuttings foot long in the open field or gar
den, and cultivate them; they will root
readily. The black currant should never be
allowed to produce suckers, and in order to
prevent this, the supeThuOus buds should be
removed when the plants are transplanted.
This will keep them always in the shape
of trees, with single stems and heads branch
ing out at IL to 20 inches from the ground.
Thin out the useless wood every Winter,
and if extra large fruit is desired, pinch off
all the ends oftbe strong growing shoots about
the middle of June, when the fruit is about
half grown, thus keeping the plant from
spending all its energy in producing too
much wood. prefer for large plantations,
Black Naples, Champion and Collins Prolific.
proper to plant in check rows five and one
half feet each way. Perhaps there is no
rants are grown than Great Britain and Hol-
land. They are called currant trees, often
having clean stems on them three and four
feet high. Keeping clean stem from II to
90 inches enables one to till them easier
RuraI NeU Yorker.
Spraying Orchards.
At the 10th annual session of the HOrti-
cultural Society at Western New York, an
interesting discussion took place in regard
to spraying trees Mr.. Hooker inquired of
Mr. Wood if he soaked them thoroughly.
Mr.. Wood replied that he didn't leave them
till they dripped. In response to the inquiry
on the effect on pasture, Mr.. Wood said that
he had kept 1870 ewes in his orchard and
that they came out all right. Mr.. Wood
said in response to the inquiry that he used
300 pounds of copper and occupied 30 days
in spraying the trees on both sides. The
first spraying was made when the buds be-
gan to swell When the foliage was dense
t required 10 to IL gallons of the Bordeaux
mixture to tree. In answer to the query,
Mr.. Wood said that his orchard had been in
grass for five years. In response to the adj
vice of Mr.. Woodward not to let the grass
grow high enough to act as pump on the
'oil, he replied that he top-dressed with
Tard manure. When white beans were
grown potash was used. Mr.. Morrill,, Of
Michigan, said that neighbor fastens q
Iort of cage to his wagon and sits up 10 to
II feet high, from which point he is able to
pray the top of his trees. As much of the
spraying was downward, he was able to use
he finest spray.