No. 8. 



On Graflins; — ^'C. 



263 



to prove that larg^e potatoes are better tlian 

 small ones, ami have for that length of tunc 

 kept two distinct breeds, selecting the largest 

 of the one, and small ones of the other for 

 seed each year, thinking that they would de- 

 generate, but cannot yet perceive any dirter- 

 ence. The small breed this year yielded as 

 many and as large ones as the others." 



" The potatoe crop with us has been this 

 year a pretty profitable one, although we had 

 60 small a one; yet very well, as from an 

 acre I got 260 bushels; of which I sold the 

 merchantable, say about 200 bushels, for 70 

 cents per bushel." 



After all, it would seem that much, if not 

 the whole of the secret of obtaining a good 

 crop, its the planting on a good soil and hav- 

 ing a good season. The enormous yields that 

 have been obtained the last year and the year 

 before from the Rohan potato, is owing pro- 

 bably more to the good cultivation which was 

 bestowed upon it, than to any thing so very 

 superior in the potato itself. Our correspond- 

 ent, H. Prince, Esq., of Thomaston, demon- 

 strated, not long since, by actual experiment, 

 that the Rohan has not yielded in the hands 

 of others more than the Quoddy blues did in 

 his. But what we were going to observe was 

 this — the Rohans, in every instance that we 

 have seen, were cut, and each eye planted by 

 itself. — Maine Farmer. 



Oil Grafting. 



WAX FOR GRAFTING. 



Prepare your wax by melting seven parts 

 of rasin, two of beeswax, and one of tallow 

 together. Pour this when melted into cold 

 water, say a pound at a time, and having rub- 

 bed your hands thoroughly with lard, press 

 and work the wax in your hands till it is pli- 

 able, and the water forced out, it is then ready 

 for use. Wax prepared in the above manner 

 will remain on the trees three years and pro- 

 tect the stumps from the weather. If a larger 

 proportion of beeswax or tallow are used, al- 

 though the scions will grow, the wax will 

 Boon wash off and not protect the stump a suf- 

 ficient length of time. The wax when used 

 must be sufficiently \\''arm to spread easily. 

 I always spread it with my fingers, having 

 first rubbed them with lard to prevent the wax 

 from adhering to them. I cover the top of the 

 slump, and the split on both sides as far as it 

 extends; the wax on the top of the stump 

 should be the thickness of a cent, it may be 

 somewhat thinner on the sides. Great care 

 should be used to make the cleft both air and 

 water tight, and if once made so with the 

 wax, it will remain tight through the year. 



The time for grafting will depend much on 

 the forwardness of the season. I think the 

 best time is when the buds first begin to open. 



j Scions will live set any time afler the sap 

 [begins freely to circulate, and til! the apples 

 on the trees are as large as musket balls, yet 

 those set late, not having the advania;?e of 

 the whole season, will not grow us mucTi the 

 first year. 



PRUNING THE TRKE.S. 



When small trees are grafted the whole 

 top may safely be removed at once; but I 

 think it bad policy to remove more than one- 

 third of the top of a large tree in one year. 

 There will usually be enough of the top of a 

 large tree cut away the first year by grafting; 

 let half the remainder be cut away the fol- 

 lowing year, and the third year finish the 

 pruning. The young sprouts should all be 

 taken off yearly, especially thoSe near the 

 young scions. 



Premiums offered Tiy the Pennsylvania 

 Horticultural Society. 



Mr. Editor— It may bo interesting to the readers of 

 tlio Fanners' Cabinet, and at the same tinii; promoto 

 the objects, which the Pennsylvania Horticiiitural So- 

 ciety have in view by publishint; in your widely circu- 

 lated journal, the following extracts from the premium 

 list for this year. 



STANDING PREMIUMS 



AWARDED AT EACH STATED MEETINO. 



For the best bouquet, a premium of two dollars. 



For the most interentingcollection of plants, in pots, 

 a premium of two dollars. 



Fortlin most interesting display of vegetables, a pre- 

 mium of two dollars. 



For the best specimen of fruit, a premium of two 

 dollars. 



All articles intended for competition at the monthly 

 meetings must be deposited an hour bfjfore the usual 

 time of meeting, and will be returned to the contribu- 

 tors, unless otherwise ordered. 



The committees have discretionary power of with- 

 holding premiums if the articles exhibited do not merit 

 them. 



The monthly meetings of the Society are held under 

 the .'\thenjeum, west side of Fifth, south of Cliestnut 

 St., in the third Saturday of every month. 



Description of a Good €o\r. 



She's long in her face, she's fine in her horn, 

 She'll quickly get fat without cake or corn ; 

 She's clear in her jaws, and full in her chiuo, 

 She's heavy in flank, and wide in her loin. 



She's broad in her rihs. and long in her rump, 

 A straight and flat back, with never a hump ; 

 She's wide in her hips, and calm in her eyes, 

 She's wide in her shoulders, and thin in her thighs. 



She's light in her neck, and small in her tail,* 

 She's wide in the breast, and good in the pail ; 

 She's fine in her bone, and silky in skin. 

 She's a grazier's without, and a butcher's within. 



* This epithet alludes to the lower part of the tail 

 only, the higher part ought to be broad, according to 

 the foroier description. 



