Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-08
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.
ITEMS OF TIMELY INTEREST TO THE
FARMERS.
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Observation-Disclosures 6aIkv Horses.
A Neglected Garden.
BUDDING FRUIT TREES.

A Neglected Garden.
BUDDING FRUIT TREES.
Thc budding Of fruit trees Is a very
simple process. 1t consists Of placing
the bud OF one tree between the bark
and wood of another, tying 1t tightly
In place, where In q short time 1t unites
and afterwards becomes a part Of the
tree. Nurserymen and fruit-growers
practice 1t largely. In fact, all the
apples, pears, cherries, peaches and
plums sold are raised either by bud
ding or grating. The rare trees, OF
ornamental character are, many Of
them, increased in the same way. New
kinds arc thus rapidly increased. Flo
rists bud weak-grOwing plants on
stronger sorts; and In all sorts Of ways
budding Is useful. Taking The cherry
among fruits as an illustration, the
fruit-grower sows seed this season,
which gives him plants large enough
to set out In rows next spring. Should
these plants grow freely, they are fit
To bud in late summer. The Seeding
plants may be anywhere from one to
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near the ground. The next spring the
seedlings are headed back to just
above the buds. The buds then push
into growth and become the trees. If
the sap Iuns freely, which Ii must do
or the work cannot be performed, the
bark lifts readily to admit the bud.
Those whose business it is to bud, use
| a bone-handled knife. Such one has
handle thin ut the end, made so as
TO enter where the cut Is made, to lift
up the lark without bruising 1t. The
Z cut has been found the best for the
purpose. The knife must be sharp.
The bud is to be cut from a strong,
wellripened shoot of the same season.
The leaf has been cut off, but the leaf
is left on, as it assists in the placing Of
the bud in position. With the bark
parted as explained, insert the bud by
commencing at the upper part of the
cut and gently forcing 1t into place.
The bud will have been cut off about
| the length Of the cuff n trifie smaller
| it won't matter-but 1t must not he
any longer. When inserted it must he
tied tightly in its place to keep the
parts close together until union Is
effected. The joints must be tied to
| fit close to each other and to exclude
moisture. Done at the right season,
but little risk of failure is run. 1t
| takes but about week to know Il a
union has been made. If successful,
| the leaf stalk which was left on the
bud will drop clean away from the
bud when touched, whereas. If unsuc-
ccssful, 1t will not drop, but will with
er up and remain on the bud. In the
| course of from four to six weeks the
strings should be cut, as the bark is
| fully united by that time, and as the
| stock is still growing the string, ii I'M
| cut, would prevent its expansion. In
| commercial places, where great guam
| titles Of string are used, either ratfia
| or bass is used for the purpose. Both
are fibers; raffia Is from the palm and
bass from the linden. The exact sea-
| son for budding depends very much
upon the tree to be operated on. AS n
rule. both the apple and the pear finish
! their growth earlier than the cherry
| and the peach. July and August sees
| good deal of the work on these fin
| ished, while that on the cherry and
| peach is a month or two later. All de-
ponds on the sap. The work Is not done
as soon as the sap is running to admit
OF the lifting of the bark, as the buds
are usually too immature at that
time, but it must not be delayed until
the growth stops, or the bark cannot
be lifted to admit the bud. Almost
| all other trees, as well as fruits, can
be increased in the same way, and
the operation gives pleasure to the
amateur as well as brings profit to
those who follow horticulture as a
business.-Joseph Meehan, in the
Practical Farmer.