The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-27

plants to the hill, one is better. Now per-
forate the ground with holes. such as
broom handle would make. from near the
hill 10 three and four feet in circumfcr-
once. then with a liquid fertilizer from sta
bic or cow pen. fin I'm these pcrforations.
rake the surface and repeat once or twice
more during the progress of vines to cover
ground. Give for your largest melons the
FORM or young melons, with the largest
and stoclSiest stem as indicating its capac-
lily to draw on the parent vine
Thorough preparation Of the soil before
planting should be the rule with all hood
crops. The reason is that this Is the only
way whore sod has been turned under that
the ground under the hills can be made
sure OF thorough tillagc. In all the cultiva-
ton between the rows the space under the
hill gets no benefit. II the sod here was
unrotted. and had vacant air space under
1t when the corn or potatoes were planted.
" means that this condition Is likely to
remain all the season. or so much OF II as
to make that hill a failure II IS not quite so
bad as II used to be before farmers learned
to harrow the whole surface after planting
but the harrow may hc put down 20 the
bottom Of the furrow before the planting
and II would not do to harrow so deeply
after for fear Of disturbing the seed. This
thorough preparation is especially neces-
sary for corn or potatoes tina. arc to be
planted In drills ana where the cGltlvator
can be run only one way.
Peach Borer.-Rural World.-To de-
stroy the peach horsr, dig a
basin around the tree that viii
hold a gallon or more. then take a bucket
Of boiling water and pour around your
tree until the basin is full OF water. This
Is all you have to do. | have dug them out
and nut ashes and lime around the tree
but hot water beats them all. I tried IL
] L. 81 Il n
kin them. and am scaldlng borcrs now ON
200 peach trees. DO as did; try II on two
or three trees until you are satisfied, next
year you Will have an easy job on your
peach trees. MY wife told me last year
/ would XIII my trees. but did not believe
II. and now l know there Is no danger. !
got the idea from Prof Riley. He said
take boiling water and sprinkle cabbage
for worms. and II would do no harm.
tried IT, and found he was correct. Then
] tackled Mr. Peach Borer. and II downed
him. ] think ! have the plum curculio
down. TOO. VIII report after while.
Thinning fruit is measure Of prccau-
| tion that may be wisely taken. First 10
preserve the tree from injury from break
ing limbs under too great load, which is
most likely occur during wind and rain
storms, ard second. to insure better
quality OF fruit. When a tree Is loaded too
heavily the fruit Is sure to be much small
err than II moderate crop Ia borne The
greatest drain upon the resources OF a tree
IL not in the production OF the ieshy, out
side envelope. or pcricarp. but IN the pro-
duction OF the seed. SO, If a tree IL over
loaded. the vital forces are expended In
maturing the seed which Is TO be the re-
productive agent TO perpetuate the species.
SO II happens that the quality and size or
the fruit suffers under these conditions.
/ In, a. nd he o baa 4
est drain upon the reproductive energies
OF the tree, thinning of fruit should be done
early, before large drafts are made upon
the vital forces in the production OF seed.
Late thinning Ia OF comparatively little
value. Remove a greater part Of the over
plus while the fruit is small. and the ben,
efts OF thinning will be correspondingly
great.
Look After the Borcrs.-Now Is the time
| to look after the borers in your peach, APP
pie and plum trees. The beetle that de-
| posts the eggs that hatch the borer viii
be busy this month. and unless preventive
measures arc adopted, much injury may
be done in a very short time. The eggs
are usually deposited at or near the sur
face of the ground and the larval borer
makes an entrance either in the tender
bark just below the surface, or where
an abrasion has occurred from singletree
striking the tree. and sometimes tho apple
tree DOftf tiItCIS an fnlTdHct at the fIplch
formed by limb. We have found prov IN
ton much better than cure. When once
a Judgment is made the tree must suffer
greater or less injury before the intruder
can be gotten rid OF. We have so often
referred to this matter that 1t appea RS
quite unnecessary to do so again. but as
there are new readers being constantly
added to the great family Of our Orchard
and Garden, we, at the risk Of boring some
of our readers, repeat the method OF treat
ment which has been successful in our
hands.
Take soft soap, one gallon; coal tar.
pint: mix thoroughly; add ] pound Of We
netian red. and If too thick for applica-
tion with an old paint brush, reduce to
proper consistency by adding water. II is
important that the mixture should be kept
well stirred to prevent the settling of the
tar to the bottom. This mixture applied
spring and fall will keep out the borers
and will not injure the trees.