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  2. Gratting Deciduous Fruit Trees

    As the season is at hand for grafting deciduous fruit trees, we give herewith some illustrations, and information as to the hest and most expeditious ways of performing the operation. The an ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 477 words
  3. CULTIVATOR AND GRAZIER.

    At first sight (says "Bell's Weekly Messenger") we might not altogether unnaturally suppose, considering how much has been written and said concerning manures, that with regard to these ...

    Article : 1,071 words
  4. SADDLE GRAFTING.

    Saddle grafting is represented by figure 6; A is the stock and B is the scion. It cannot be satisfactorily performed, however, unlessr the stock and scion are of nearly equal thickness. The stock ...

    Article : 124 words
  5. ROOT GRAFTING.

    One way of root, grafting is represented at figure A, where 1 is the root, 2 is the scion, and 3 is the graft complete. There are other modes, of root grafting, bub the whip or tongue graft is largely ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 77 words
  6. CLEFT GRAFTING.

    This is represented by figures 2, 3, and 4. Cleft grafting is often practised on old trees. The stock a, which is represented at figure 2, is cleft with a chisel, or other instrument, and kept open ...

    Article : 182 words
  7. RE-GRAFTING.

    Notwithstanding that some varieties of fruit trees, especially pears, bear unsatisfactorily in some situations, many persons hesitate to do anything with them, and allow them to encumber the ...

    Article : 182 words
  8. Egg Preserving.

    The Havana process for preserving eggs is as follows: Take 24gal of water, 121b unslaked lime, and 4lb salt; stir several times a day, and then let it istand until the liquid is perfectly clear. Dip ...

    Article : 165 words
  9. CROWN OR BARK GRAFTING.

    This mode of grafting is represented at figure 5. This is a simple operation and is easily performed. The head of the stock is cut over horizontally, and a slit a is made just through the inner bark. ...

    Article : 220 words
  10. An American Artesian Well.

    Probably the most valuable artesian well in the United States is that at Chamberlain, in Brule. County, South Dakota. It is 675ft in depth, and spouts about 1100 gallons per minute at a pressure ...

    Article : 180 words
  11. Hints on Onions.

    I have, sown (says an American farmer) onion seed on the same land for eight years, and the crop has improved every year. Spread on thickly rotted manure, plough, under, pulverise ...

    Article : 234 words
  12. WHIP OR TONGUE GRAFTING.

    Whip or tongue grafting is, on the whole, the best and easiest mode of grafting, and the one most extensively practised on young trees in this country. It is represented by Figure 1, where ...

    Article : 359 words
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