The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-05-14

against any exposure when the earth
around the tree shall have settled.
Some orchardists advocate putting
manure in the bottom Of the hole. but
if a loose soil, in which is slight mix
ture Of sand, is used, it will be found
better. The manure, if the roots are
not perfectly fresh, will have a ten
deL ~ to sweat them, and induce decay
or Ietard the growth OF the tree.
Trimming should be done at the top OF
the new tree. and little at the roots.
OF the latter only the bruised portions
should be removed.
Soil should be packed firmly around
the tree to prevent drying out, and
a slight mulch Of manure OF straw will
have tendency to retain the mois-
ture. Attention should be given that
winds do not bend the tree out OF the
position in which it was planted.
ArtIchokes Worth Raising.
Some growers claim to have OBJ
tanned a yield Of 1000 bushels Of arti-
chokes per acre, but have never yet
raised over 900 bushels on one acre,
says writer in the Spokane Review.
/ have grown them on all kinds OF
ground, but have found that black
loan is the best. On account Of their
not being hurt by freezing. any low,
frosty land, which is not safe for corn,
is just suited for them. At the rate
] have raised and fed them, one acre
will keep 20 to 80 head Of hogs through
the winter months. now feed to
my cattle and horses, and for milch
COWS there isn't better root grown.
The artichoke is excellent to stand
drouth, has no insect blight, or rust to
contend with, and stock Of all kinds
eat it readily. Therefore, it seems
strange that it has been so long neg
lected. Some seem to think that il
the artichoke once gets foothold thai
it can not be gotten Que Of the ground
but this is an error. 1t can be de-
stroyed with but little trouble. II
grows from an eye, the same as {
potato, and the real seed does not ma
ture in this country. In digging i
is impossible to get every tuber, and,
as the frost does not injure the grow
ing qualities, those that are left in thu
ground will start in the spring, but il
plowed under when about one foo
high they will not appear again. A
this time the old tubers are decayed
and the new ones are not mature6
enough to grow, hence they must die
Another way to eradicate them is Il
follow with any good cultivated crop
This will kill them. When planting
cut the seed the same as for potatoes
one eye on a piece, and plant tire
feet by 18 inches apart. Dig late il
the fall and put into pit or cellar.
Strawberry Culture Made Easy.
After having tried the matted roy
sytsem, double rows, hills and ever
method / thought worth trying, cam
to the conclusion that the followin
plan is in every way the most satisfac
tory, for the family garden at least
says a writer in Farm Notes. set th
plants as soon as they have obtained
strong growth in the spring and il
rows three feet apart. Between tn
rows I plant cabbage, oaulifiower q
beans. Cultivating the vegetable
keeps the ground clean for the straw
berries. And after the vegetables al
removed in the fall there is little tim
for weeds or grass to get start. tn
next spring plant another strawberr
bed, and as soon as the first one BIZ
finished bearing, a month or SO late
it is plowed up and the land plsnte
with late cabbage or beans. Thus
have little trouble with grass an
weeds, and have an abundance of bel
ries every year.