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the lime as spread on each side of the wagon with a shovel) of about forty- 

 feet wide. Still it was only bleached by the sulphureted hydrogen, {ind not 

 killed even where pressed down by a handful of lime. By the 26th of 

 May it had regained its color. 



Subjects for next meeting ordered, — "Fences;" "Best method of pre- 

 paring vegetables and fruits, and preserving them in winter, for men and 

 animals." 



That on the 21st inst., the Club will discuss the question of Agricul- 

 tural Fairs in the vicinity of this city. 



PEACH BORERS. 



By Solon Robinson : — 



An inquirer asks : " Is there any way to kill them effectually, without 

 picking them out ? I have done this, but in cutting away the bark to get 

 the grub, have nearly, and sometimes quite girdled my trees ; or is it bet- 

 ter to take off all the outside bark and scrape the gum clean out of the 

 track of the grub ?" 



JOINT CLAY. 



The jointed clay, when picked or spaded up, falls into square particles, 

 varying from a quarter to three inches square. The seams dividing it are 

 supposed to carry off the moisture, and leave the earth dusty below the 

 soil. It is an institution of our soil all over this county (Lee), at least, 

 and State, so far as my inquiries have extended. There is immediately 

 under the subsoil, or rather a continuation of it in jointed clay, said to 

 contain much lime, which, in very dry seasons becomes very dry and dusty 

 to the depth of ten feet, so that the dust will fly at the stroke of a pick ; 

 of course, this has a bad effect on young trees. How can it be remedied ? 

 Of whom can I obtain some Bush Alpine strawberries ; and what will 

 they cost per 100 plants ? 



HOW TO WATER MELON HILLS. 



Dr. Vanuxem, of Shrewsbury, N. J., says: Set a flower pot in the cen- 

 ter of each hill, and every wash day have the suds saved and poured into 

 these pots and left full to gradually soak the roots. He first used a stick 

 to make holes in the hill and fill them, but thinks the pots better, and that 

 either plan is better than the usual way of watering garden plants. For 

 strawberries set in ornamental mounds, this plan of watering by a flower 

 pot will be good, but it should be filled each day instead of once a week. 



A CURE FOR TREE-BLIGHT. 



Charles F. Raymond, of Norwalk, Conn., thinks that he has discovered 

 a very simple way of curing the blight of peach trees, pear trees, apple 

 trees, and perhaps potatoes, which he is willing to communicate to the 

 world for a moderate consideration. If any one is disposed to investigate 

 the matter, let him address Mr. R., and if the remedy is valuable to the 

 world, there will be no difficulty in raising a sum for a suitable compensa- 

 tion for such a boon to fruit-growers. 



