The Columbus journal., 1895-06-26
Thayer's Berry Bulletin for June.
Berry bushes should be thoroughly

Thayer's Berry Bulletin for June.
Berry bushes should be thoroughly
mulched.
First, by cultivating and hoeing the
surface soil; followed at once by an ap-
plicati0n of green clover, coarse man.
ure, straw or some other coarse lit
ter.
Clover is best, being free from nox-
ious weeds and rich in plant food.
Mulch should be placed around each
hill four or five inches deep. leaving
about three feet between the rows for
cultivation during the summer. This
treatment retains moisture near the
surface. prevents the growth of weeds,
keeps the berries clean, enriches the soil
and is the only practical safeguard
against drouth.
When new canes Of the blackberry
and raspberry are fifteen inches high.
nip off about two inches of the tip. this
will check the upward growth Of the
plant, cause several new branches to
grow and greatly increase the bearing
surface of the canes. All weak canes
should be cut out. This treatment
gives low, stocky, well-formed bush.
not liable to damage by severe
storms.
The new growth of grapes should
also be shortened from time to time by
pinching back.
A well cultivated blackberry bush
will usually set more fruit than it can
mature. The quality and size of the
berry may be greatly improved without
reducing quantity, by trimming OF
one-f0urth or one-third of the fruit
stems.
This is also true of the plum, grape
and many other fruits.
New strawberry beds should not be
allowed to bear fruit the first season.
Pick of all the buds and blossoms.
The maturity OF seed is very exhaust
ing. and il allowed to grow will greatly
reduce vigor of new plants. For this
reason strawberry plants from old beds
should never be used: ..
The best preventive Of disease among
berry plants, is clean cultivation and
severe pruning.
The worm on currants and g00sebeP-
~ will appear on the lower leaves soon
after the fruit forms. The remedy for
this pest is SO simple, there is no cause
for neglecting it's use:
One ounce of white hellebore dis
solved in two gallons of water, applied
with sprinkler, or brush broom, when
worms first appear, will exterminate
them. Two or possibly three applica-
tions may be necessary. Paris green is
also used In same manner.-M. A.
Thayer, Sparta, Wis.
Mature or Immature Corn.-Accord-
ing to Bulletin No. IT. of the Maine
Experiment station, Orone, an expert
ment conducted furnishes a striking
illustration Of the folly Of harvesting
immature corn for silage or fodder pur-
poses whenever 1t is possible to allow
it to attain maturity. In this instance
the total quantity of dry matter in On
acre of corn at maturity was nearly two
and one-half times greater than at the
silking period, thirty-seven days prev
ious, the average rate of increase Of dry
substance per acre being about one
hundred and eight pounds daily. This
daily increase Is equivalent in quantity
to one days ration for four or five cows
Of ordinary weight. ."-Ex. ..:
.Barnyard Misunderstanding Of
barnyard manure, Prof. Bailey eays
there are sound scientific reasons for
the high esteem in which this manure
is held. 1t contains all the fertillzing
elements required by plants in forms
that insure plentiful crops and perma-
nent fertility to the soil. It not Ouly
enriches the soil with the nitrogen,
phosphoric acid and potash which it
contains, but it also renders the stored
up materials of the soil more available,
improves its mechanical condition,
makes 1t warmer and enables II to re-
tain more moisture or draw it up from
French Law on Horse Sales.-There
is law in France in which the various
forms of unsoundness to which the
horse is subject, are described, and
which further provides that a pur-
chaser of horse has nine days in
which to return him to the seller should
he be found to be suffering from any
Df the forms of unsoundness specified.
Such a law in this country wonld do
much to protect buyers, and 1t would
also be welcome to the reputable men
who are engaged in selling horses
Exchange.
Horse Beef in Germany.-The price OF
beef In the German markets has been
rom Is to IS cents pound. while that
II horse meat has been about Z, with
! rising tendency Of late, attesting its
Formerly the butchers
,aid from $ to SO for . worn out
horse: now the price Is advanced to as
" $50, and is still booming. /
Corn meal and meat scrap produced
he largest proportion Of lean meat,
but rot enough more to make IL COM !
nensurate to the cost Of the food con-
yumed.
A Christian Endeavor Society has
been formed in connection with the !.
Blind Asylum In Glasgow. Scotland. 4