The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-08-03

Wy IHie0 lSeL#lOF the Smaller SOrtS,
currants and gooseberries, six by six
feet if 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.
half to two feet, for matted row plant
ing, and for hill culture twenty inches
to two feet or two and one-half feet if
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 a 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 cultiyating, 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. II ..,s +
| 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
herrles between the peaches, and
strawberries between the rows Of rasp-
berries will effect 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 we'll as if planted by themselves.
Within a 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 setkWith
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
desirable practice, it will be less OBJ
lect1onable to plant early-bearing and
short-l1ved 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
the permanent trees are planted forty
feet apart, it will generally be dozen
or fifteen years before there would be
any very serious injury, if trees of
WAGNER, Jonathan and some of the
other varieties were placed between
them, so 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 negrected, and before the trees
become so large that the branches in
terlace, the intermediate trees should
be removed. If this is done, there will
be paratively little injurious effect
upon the growth Of the permanent
trees, and the crops secured from the
"hllers" up to the time Of their re-
moval should several times repay the
entire cost Of the orchard at that time.
dipping Sheep. y
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
similarly 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 1t has once become well rooted
There was a time when the dipping
] Of sheep was rathera formidable UNI
dertaking for the reason that people
did not have the proper appliances and
at the same time had to concoct won
derful brews OF dope in which to i'm
merse the unfortunate animals. AT
that time the dipping tank with its
runways and dripping platforms was
unknown and dips used were largely
4 home productions Of a highly poison
/ ous character. Numbers OF sheen were
poisoned annually, some from absorb
! ton Of arsenic or corrosive sublimate,
others from taking the arsenic into
their stomachs while grazing pastures
where sheep had been turned out after
i dipping in arsenical dips. Nova days
the construction Of proper dipping
tanks is well understood and there are
4 numbers Of effective dips upon the
j market which merely require the ad-
sdition of water to make them ready
Tor effective work either for the de-.
struction of ticks or for the cure Of
scab. OF the dips referred to the most
Easily prepared for use are those made
/ from tar and of these may be cited the
popular. econo mical and effective ones
Advertised u our columns. There has
been /! a vast deal OF discussion pro,
ND s9n g e the merits and denerits