Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 October 1908 — HOW TO BUD. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HOW TO BUD.

May Be Done Even by One Who la Inexperienced. It Is not yet too late to bud frutt trees. Keep a sharp knife. Cut the twig from the tree from which yon wish to bud. Cut out a vigorous bud, with about a half inch or more of bark and wood below the bud and about an

eighth or a quarter of an inch above the bud. Cut off the leaf in the axil of which lies the bud to withlp an inch or so from the bud, leaving only the bottom as a handle to assist you in the operation. Now cut out all the wood from the bark save a very little under the bud. Some cut It entirely out. Cut through the bark of the tree stock the letter T and with an ivory or polished bone blade or something that is thin and smooth open or separate the bark from the wood sufficiently to Insert easily the bud and no more, then quickly smooth the raised bark over the bark below and above the inserted bud. Wind and tie around the tree stock and insertion, commencing at the bottom, strips of bass matting, leaving only the bud exposed to the air. You can tell within two or three weeks whether the buds have set or not. If they do not the buds will dry up, shrink and die, but If successful they will look vigorous. In from two to three weeks cut the strips of matting and remove them, ,thuß giving all a chance to expand. In the spring if your buds do not winter kill as peach buds sometimes do, they will shoot forth and, weather and insects permitting, In due time will bear you an abundant harvest. In the spring, after the bud has started to grow, remove the top of the

tree bramb to within a few inches of the bud.Wo that the sap will more generally flow into it, and as the shoot ascends tie it to the remaining stock to prevent the winds wrenching and breaking it. Peach trees are budded, and so are most kinds of stone fruit. Worth Remembering. As a traveler passes through auy country he judges the prosperity of the farmer chiefly by the appearance of his buildings and farmyards. He can get some line on conditions by looking at crops in the field or cattle In the pasture, but the story is told most fully and accurately by the paint on the barn and tne lawn grass in front of the house. And when the real estate agent takes a prospective buyer through the country he depends largely, almost chiefly, on the grounds and buildings to set the price on every farm. These considerations of themselves should urge all farmers to the Improvement of their premises. But there are other reasons even more powerful to influence thoughtful meu and women in the same direction. Most important is the fact that this is home. It is . the place where father, mother and children live. The family life centers here. If there is to be any home feeling it must come through a thoughtful care for the comforts* conveniences and lieauties of the home. If there is to be any uplift in intelligence or morality it must find its opportunity in wholesome and attractive surroundings. One of the greatest differences between a farm and any other enterprise is that the farm is both a business and a dwelling place. Many things which a man would not care to undertake for the benefit of his business merely he must put through for the sake of his home. This has ever been Jhe spirit of American farm life at its best, and it needs to be preached on every hand today. Timely Hints. > There are contrivances to put on plows-.that pulverize the soil as you go along. Each round drags or crushes the last furrow. The-"man who does not have to stop to scour his plows and shovels isn’t lucky. He’s thrifty and careful. The state of Katisas owns a proprietary poison for killing prairie dogs and gophers. It Is made at the experiment station and sold at cost to farmers.

BUDDING KNIFE. BUD STICK.

BUD IN POSITION. BUD COMPLETE.