The Columbus journal., 1901-07-10

cen to twenty feet: peaches, twenty
feet: cherries, sweet, twenty-five feet:
cherries, sour, twenty feet; grapes
ten by ten to ten BY twelve feet fol
strong growing sorts and eight by ten
to ten by ten for the weak growing
varieties; blackberries eight by three
feet to eight by i've feet for large sorts
and seven by three feet for the small
sorts; raspberries seven by three feet
to eight by four feet for The tall grow
Ing varieties, and six by three to seven
BY three feet for the smaller sorts;
currants and e0oseberries, six by six
feet II in squares. or seven to eight feet
by five feet In the rows, and the En-
glish varieties of gooseberries as close
as five by five feet: Strawberries, three
and one-half to four. by one and one
salf to two feet, for matted row plant
ing, and for hill culture twenty inches
to two feet or two and one-half feet II
| arranged In squares, or three to three
and one-half feet between the rows.
with the plants twelve to eighteen
inches apart While the longer dis
tances may seem q waste Of room, the
trees and plants, when full grown. will
occupy the entire space, If given good
care. on strong soil, and not only will
it greatly assist In cultivating, as it
will make the use of the larger tools
possible. but, especially in dry sea-
sons. the fruit will be much larger and
better colored.
Where fungous diseases are trouble
some, the planting Of trees at a good
distance apart will permit the entrance
OF the suns rays and the circulation Of
the air between the trees and lessen
the injury from disease. While it may
be admissible under some conditions
we advise against the planting of fruits
OF various kinds upon the same ground.
Some persons seem to think that the
planting of peaches between apples,
and then setting raspberries or black
berries between the peaches, and
Strawberries between the rows of rasp-
berries will effect q saving of space,
but although it may be followed to
some extent In the fruit garden, the
practice Is not ordinarily advisable in
commercial plantations, as, even while
the trees are small, they do not require
the same care and none of them will
do as well as If planted by themselves.
Within short time the roots of the
trees will occupy the ground and moth
Ing should be allowed to interfere with
their growth. Even though the inter-
mediate trees and plants are set with
an idea of removing them before the
trees need the space, it seldom hap
pens that this is done until after
some injury has been caused.
While We do not recommend it as a
desirable practice, it will be less OBJ
Ject1onable to plant early-bearing and
short-lived varieties of apples between
the rows. or at least in the rows with
the trees. Of slow-growing. late-bear-
Ing kinds like Northern Spy. Where
tie permanent trees are planted forty
feet apart. it will generally be q dozen
or fifteen years before there would be
any very serious injury. il trees of
WAGNER, Jonathan and some of the
other varieties were placed between
them, 30 as to have the ground occu-
pied by trees located twenty feet apart
each way. In doing this, however, the
supplying Of the proper amount of
plant food to make up for the in
creased drain upon the ground must
not be negfected, and before the trees
become so large that the branches in
terlace. the intermediate trees should
be removed. II this is done, there will
be comparatively little injurious effect
upon the growth of the permanent
trees. and the crops secured from the
filters" up to the time of their re-
moval should several times repay the
entire cost of the orchard at that time.
Dipping Sheep.
The dipping Of sheep Is an annual |
duty for every sheep breeder to fol- |
low or should be SO considered. Many
shepherds from laziness or some other |
senseless reason or none. neg.
lect to dip their sheep with the result
that they lose a good deal of growth
that might otherwise be set down to
profit and also run the risk Of getting
skin disease among their sheep which
will be found very hard to eradicate
after it has once become we'll rooted.
There was a time when the dipping
II sheep was rather a formidable un-
iertaking for the reason that people
lid not have the proper appliances and
It the same time had to concoct won
ierful brews of dope in which to i'm
nerse the unfortunate animals. At
hat time the dipping tank with its
and dripping platforms was
Unknown and dips used were largely
lome productions of q highly poison
us character. Numbers of sheep were
'oisoned annually, some from absorp-
ion of arsenic or corrosive sublimate.
thers from taking the arsenic into
heir stomachs while grazing pastures
Vhere sheep had been turned out after
ipping in arsenical dips Nowadays
he construction of proper dipping /.
anks is well understood and there are [
umbers of effective dips upon the
larket which merely require the ad- {
ition OF water to make them ready Z
n effective work either for the de- I
truction OF ticks or for the cure of I
lab. OF the dips referred to the most ,
asily prepared for use are those made I
ON tar and OF these may be cited the =
opular, economical and effective ones =
1vertised in our columns There has r
zen vast deal of discussion pro 1
I'D con as to the merits and demerits :
sulphur and lime concoctions. but
le weight Of testimony has in our :
,inion been clearly against the use
this combination which while fair =
elective has the draw back of being .
ghly detrimental to the WOOL On the =
her hand there are many who claim =
lth good reason that dips of the tar >,
oduct variety are a positive advan- =,
&c to the wool in that they keep 1t
1T and full of vigor and when used
ter shearing stimulate a rapid and :,
'althy growth. That noted authority n
ION sheep Richard Gibson of Can h
a advises that sheep should be h,
pred three times a year not because n,
ere will be three crops of ticks, but r.
cause increase Of both wool and n.