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attach the bud to the main stock. Then.
stems used in budding must be we'll ma
tured. yet not so ripe that the bud may
not be readily separated from the wood.
Perhaps a better idea of the parts used
in budding may be obtained from the cut
han from a description. Figure ] shows
the shoot stick OF buds. figure 3 the bud
after /: Is cut from the stick, figure 2 the
slit in the stock to be budded, figure 4 the
appearance Of the stock after h bud
has been inserted and figure 5 its appear
ance after the bud has been tied in place.
Rafia Is the best material to use In tying.
although strips Of soft cloth will answer
the purpose. The tying must be done so
that no air will enter around the bud
and yet the bud must not be covered. A
few trials, following the directions given,
will enable anyone 20 bud successfully.
Selling to the Consumer.
A friend of the writer, located on an
Ohio farm, is given to making experiments
and finding out for himself the why and
the wherefore Of things. Recently he visi-
ted a relative living at one OF the popular
coast resorts in New Jersey, and on his
way stopped in New York. He took with
him from New York a small basket OF
peaches, bought at a fruit stand. for which
he paid % cents, the basket containing 70
peaches. The next day he watched his
friend buying supplies from a huckster
who was going from door to door. Asking
the price OF peaches. he was told that
they were Is cents a basket. He told the
huckster that h had bought a basket of
the same size in New York the day before
for 30 cents. The huckster admitted that
this was undoubtedly true. and claimed
that the wholesaler. the middleman, had
charged him - cents per basket for the
fruit he was Offering the for q
cents. Our friend thought this likely to
be a little of from the truth, but inves-
tigation proved that the huckster told
the truth. Here is the problem: II a
basket OF fruit could be bought at retail
30 miles away for Is cents, 1t IL fair to as
sumo that the wholesale price was not
more than % cents, SO the middleman de-
manded Of the huckster a margin of Is
cents per basket. nearly 100 per cent. out
Of which to pay freight and make his
prUft. while the huckster who sold to the
sur had a margin Of s cents for
profit and to make good bad debts and
loss by spelling fruit. 1t IL the old ques-
ton again. and proves how much more the
producer could obtain ar how much
cheaper the consumer could buy II the
middleman could be cut out.
Summer in the Orchard.
Whether one uses the sod plan or some
other method of keeping III soil In the
orchard DURING h summer, there 10 g
certain amount Of work that must be done
during the growing season that the trees
may have the best possible chance. II
the sod method Ii used h space around
the tree for q distance Of three feet al
least should be friable. 30 that the moist.
ure in the soil will be conserved and &c
hat the roots will get the benefit Of any
fertilizer applied. II the clean culture II
the plan. certainly the work should b<
done up to the midsummer period In such
q manner that n roots Of the young
trees will have received all the benefit
possible and yet the soil be left In such
condition that II Will grow the cover
crop sufficiently well 70 that = good
growth Will b. had before cold weather
~ . protection during h winter, n 4
gtye . considerable amount Of humus Il
b. turned under in the spring. There Il
plenty Of work 70 do In the young orchart
u q Will look II up and do II.
orssn eesd ssr cenNnsd Poultry.
Whether the poultry yssd has . d
vided 70 that . portion Of Il has been Il
green stun, Of the green stun has beei
Whist was thrown them. dussng this monti
this poultry IN confinement should b vel
fed on green material II there II nothinl
better 70 give them, Try pulling up IN
weeds daily, working On hour. and throw
Inc them 70 the poultry. They will 60
thu bulk Of them and get An immsns
farm Will BE- 70 much le1g weedy. ThoB
who are not familiar with the quantity Q
green food consumed by fowls can scarce
~ realise how much good u does them
Sn1oed. u II absolutely essential to prope
re production. Que of the serious mil
takes I'll poultry raising. In the summs
particularly. h the feeding Of large quar-