The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1901-01-15

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eyrss is 4 distinct step in the line of
common honesty. 1t is intended to pre-
Vent th, selling OF eleomargariI?e as
butter. one Of our daily papers seems
TO regret The passage Of the Law and
saws that it is Il damage to the laborlns
man who may wish to use cheap arti-
Gle, in lieu Of good butter But the
,irout law IJeE not prevent the manu-
factur. and sale of oieOmargarlne Tor
what il is, but only prevents making II
initiate butter. The tax on oleo IN us
natural color is reduced to one 1ourth
of a cent per pound, and 1t Is only "lleh
il is colored in imitation OF real Dutter
h that the tan of ten cents per pounn Is
imposed. The stuff does not cost the
manufactures more than elght cenlS
II lrr pound and the retailers sell IL loi
u butter at a big profit. Under the Trou'
Il law any one who wishes can use oleo
AZ low iisolre. but the law will put a
4 check on the hotels and restaurants
,mttine ofeo before their patrons "a,
huttpr fer ne tax will make 1t as eX-
u r.nsiy.. as pure butter. The very life
Of th, olep trade depends on its beng
sold fraudulently as butter. The yellow
color is the trade mark of pure butter
made from cream. and the oleo trade
has been built up by a fraudulent use
ii .f the trade narkspf butter, ana we are
81. lad to see q stop put to the dishonest
E#}ractice. Sell it in its natural color
h and let those who want to use it DO 50,
#.but do not 1t it any longer masquerade
"a butter.
s# From Forsyth county: Il have
) Dung orchard of apples. cherries and
sSAuinccs fro.. three to FIVE years old.
1Sahc trees have been Welt cultiFated
Eaanh are in line condition and ready TO
e Begin bearing. Unless there is some
q ser!ouS objection, | propose to seed the
ssn hole to orchard grass, and keep it
81 eipTed as the station has directed.
Shal plo',. the land next spring OF
ron it shallow with the harrow and
u seall tiNator? How much seed per acre?
q hat time should it be SOWn? | am
sT0ally growing fruit for FANNY use ana
H. orchard contains only about thlrtE
~ Tics but | want to have the best OF
u fro!it" Wien trees have made fine
~ xsro&yth and are Of q size TO begin fruit
{ inE it is best. with the exception OF
sSsthe peach t. SOW the orchard in grass,
q and keep the soil fertile by cutting
u md allowing :hc grass to decay on the
u Sssurfact. where. cut TO accumulat" a
We would rot pillow the land deeply. II
7sMi!l be sufficient to disk it we'll and gel
ssAssthe surfac>. fine and then SOW from
IN enty t. >cnty-fiVe pounds per acre
cd The. orchard grass seed. Do not ALLOW
sEstGE animals in the orchard except
HEh ckens an your little orchard will
fmalle YOU a fine chicken yard. But do
q no put til" nirkcns there till YOU have
as good sod established 50 that they
4 ea nnot scratch il up. We would SOW
the seed as carly as the land can be
70; ten in good order III the spring. Al
4 tel sowing harrow with smoothing
q LII lroW Or axe the seed III by hand
I'D rom NJ CklenDurg county: II hay"
4 xeraned tn" earth away from my peach
stfees. | fpu'.d a small need!e-like worm
Ald also Iat-hraIcd worm. are both
iuiuriouS: ought tn" earth to remain
aNay during the winter OF be put
s;ba, elk? \ year ago planted some peach
s.@treo>; on I".E poor soil. Large holes
3 werc .luG ana filled with rich carth--HCs
manure. III" Trees have made pro
tllgiuIS growth. am afraid | nave TOO
nluch OF good timing. 7 dislike to cut
the trees hack as usual. one half of
last years. growth The limbs are
abran cheI lal gcly. What shall [ do? Is
this; The proper time to trim peach,
pEar ana piH'H trees ana CRAP" vines;
#asflfecS Soin"-Iin"S refuse TO grow at tn"
s#bnd out u and start at buds he!o" ieaN-
StnG stump that Will decay. Leave
7@tAe Garth away from the peach ire"
ad1gn1 tho inter to harden the bark.
NO that you nave cleaned out the
S borcl<, tn, hest thing to do will be to
pail:t III" base of the tree up to about
SC W:tt thick white lead paint.
H4iS will prevent the moth laying eggs
II" bark 10 hatch more DorerS. Ihe
I4fSr Nat-hcadcd worms are the DOferS.
aka IN" small need" like worms are
& ESotS thdt are 1eellnS on the gum
4 the bnrorS throw DOT. Where the peach
il tfef f;s-haV-' made an abnormal growth T