Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 September 1907 — Farm and Garden [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Farm and Garden

BUDDING TREES. : Practical Directions For Securing Good Results. Budding is generally done in August . because then the bark is more easily separated from the wood stock of the tree, explains a- Massachusetts writer in American Cultivator. Sometimes It may he In the-early part of the month, and sometimes the latter part, according to location and growth, and then again the buds you are desirous to In-' sert must be sufficiently matured, which you can generally determine by the terminal bud being fully developed. Take from a branch of this year's growth. The life of the tree or hurt

lies in the cambium layer, or alburnum, and the two must meet—the alburnum of the bud inserted and that of the tree, which lies between the inner surface of the bark and the outer portion of the wood. Bear this in mind and keep to it and you can make no mistake, provided, of course, all the other requirements are carried oak The bads should be plump and mature when taken from the shoots of the current year’s growth. The “bod stocks” should be cut the day the bads are to be inserted, trimmed and wrapped at once in a damp cloth to prevent drying on. Trimming consists in cutting off the leaves, saving a bit of the stem to use as a handle in inserting. In cutting the buds use a sharp knife. Insert the blade of the knife one-foorth of an inch below the bud and cut up Just behind the bud, removing but little of the wood and edming out about onefourth of an inch above the bud. (See A.) To insert the bud make a T shaped incision in the stock about two inches above the ground. (See B.) With the spatula of the budding knife loosen the lips of the bark in angle of the T cat and slip in the bod. (See B.) The bud must be held firmly in place by a bandage wound above and below, being careful to leave the eye of the bud uncovered. Raffia fiber (wet), bast, candle wick or waxed cloth may be used for tying. Raffia is usually employed. If the bud “takes,” remove the bandage in about ten days by cutting loose on the back side of the stock to prevent the hindering of growth of the bud. In three or four weeks cut off the stock just above .the bud to stimulate the growth of the new bud.

Nursery Label. This cheap and practical nursery label is used and. It is believed, got up by a Connecticut nursery company. Rural New Yorker, in illustrating the

device, says It is informed by the nursery company that the label is not patented aud all are welcome to nse it. It consists of a piece of hard wood I*4 by 2 Inches and a foot long in dimensions. One surface is smoothly planed, and to the other is securely stapled a loop of well ga 1 v a n i zed, heavy telegraph wire, the free ends forming a pair of legs nearly two fee?

long. These are deeply thrust In the soil, diverging as they enter, and form a good support. The smooth front surface of the wood may be coated with white lead paint and the name Written with a heavy black, lead or graphite pencil, making a record that will endure several years, or rendered more durable still by writing on a sheet of weather zinc, tacked to the surface.

Colts and Mules. There Is a chance yet for a crop of colts next year, after the summer work Is done. Fall colts, when cared for, do well and grow like weeds and are almost clear gain. Try it. Farmers are taking more interest in the raising of mules. Prices for strong young mules are high, and the demand is increasing. Raise a few and watch them grow into money.— Farm Jonrnal. Cement Posts. A well known farmer operating an extensive farm in lowa has attested his faith in cement posts by buying enough of them to make ten miles of fence; says a writer in lowa Homestead. The fence proposition has Is undergoing a rapid transition surely.

BUDDING OPERATION.

ELM CITY LABEL.