The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-01

around the lower layer of roots. After
making the cuttings as explained above,
we get small pile of them ready and
putting the lower buds all one way, tie
them up in bundles of 100 each, using will
low or wire. Both top and bottom of the
bunch is tied, to prevent any shifting
around, and consequent injury to the buds
vhile handling.
Storing-If there be no collar or nit in
which to conveniently place the prepared
bundles of cuttings trench can be dug
large enough to take in all the bundles,
which should be placed with the lower
ends Of the cuttings up. Put in all the
bundles snugly together, seeing to it that
they are so arranged that the bundles will
all be on a level; scatter fine sand in the
spaces around the bundles, then throw
two or three inches of the same evenly
over the cuttings; finally fill in and
ridge the top of the trench, to carry off
water during rains,
Care should be taken to dig your
trench where it is high and dry, allowing
good drainage.
. To make all the more secure it is "a
good plan TO put a heavy covering of old
straw or marsh hay over the ridge of the
french. Frost must be kept out, so that
he cuttings may callus thoroughly
Planting,-When the cuttings are taken
out for planting. be careful not to take
out, and thus expose to the air too many
punches at a time; and those that are put
In the basket should immedia tely have
damp moss placed over the butts, to pro-
tect them from sun and wind, Plow a
furrow with a one-horse garden plow,
blowing six to seven inches deep. The
cuttings can be rapidly laid along the
Landslide of the furrow, with the tops al a.
slight angle toward either end of the row.
Let the upper bud come even with the
surface; some growers desire to have it
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in position with the left hand, while the
right one turns over a good handful of
soil and puts it against the cutting. TO
fasten it in position until the row is fin
ished. Then turn in about one
hail the furrow turned out,
and thoroughly firm with the
feet, packing the ground hard as pos
sible and close up to the bottom part of
the cutting, especially that soil which was
thrown loosely back into the furrow. Then
again go over the row, and hoe in the bal
ance of the soil to bring il even with the
surface; firm with the feet as before
Some use a tamper, as in setting posts).
Finish off by running the garden rake
lightly where the feet packed the soil, and
the setting of the cuttings is done.
Cultivation and Soil-To get the best
results the rows should be cultivated at
least once each week during the growing
season, and every weed kept out from be-
tween the plants in the row. The crust,
ifAsoil be heavy. should also be broken be-
tween the plants. The Planet Junior
with small teeth, as used among straw
berries is the best cultivator we ever used
for the purpose. Rich loan, with clay
ish subsoil, with a slight mixture of sand
is to be desired. Sandy land, with a
leachy subsoil, we have tried, only to find
that the roots made a second class
growth. 1 win not describe other meth
DDS, as single eye cuttings, mallet cut
tings, etc, as by the methods described
above as fine one year plants have been
grown here this season as a person would
desire to ask for, and 1t serves all practi-
cal purposes.