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are deemed enough, according to the size of the tree. The General 
commences his operations about the lime or soon after the trees 
are in full bloom, and renews the application of the tar frequently, 
while the fruit hangs on the tree. To this expedient, he attributes his 
never failing success. Other gentlemen allege, that common tur- 
pentine would be siiil better; being equally pungent and more per- 
manent in its effects. Some have sown offensive articles, such as 
buckwheat, celery, &c. at the root of the tree, and have thought that 
great advantages followed. 
" Ablaqueation, or digging round the trees, and making bare their 
roots in winter, is an old expedient of gardeners for killing insects, 
and may answer well enough for a solitary tree, a year or two; but the 
curculio will soon recover from a disturbance of this sort, and stock 
the tree again. 
" In large orchards, care should be taken that the stock of hogs is 
sufficient to eat up all the early fruit which fall, from May until 
August. This precaution will be more especially necessary in large 
peach orchards; for, otherwise, when the hogs become cloyed with 
the pulp of the peach, they will let it fall out of their mouths, and 
content themselves with the kernel, which they like better; and 
thus the curculio escaping from their jaws, may hide under ground, 
until next Spring. 
" A young orchard should not be planted in the place of, or adja- 
cent to an old one, that it may not be immediately infested with the 
curculio. 
" It is also apparent from what has been said, that great advan- 
tages might result from an association or combination of whole 
neighbourhoods against this common enemy. Although an intelli- 
gent farmer may accomplish much, by due attention, within his own 
territory, the total extermination of the curculio can hardly be ex- 
pected but by the concurrent efforts of the whole districts." 
For further particulars respecting fruit-trees, see the article Or- 
chard in March. 
THE VINEYARD. 
To the preparatory and other necessary work, recommended in 
January to be done in the Vineyard, page 48, I again call your par- 
ticular attention; if it is put off till March you will then find the 
consequent embarrassment of such neglect; therefore let every pre- 
paration be made in this, as well as the last month, that the season 
will admit of." 
The beginning of this month will be a good time to cart manure 
into the Vineyard; laying it down in the most elevated places possible, 
for the ease of wheeling it on barrows down among the rows of 
vines; this ought to be perfectly rotted, and of a quality suited to 
the nature of the soil} well rotted cow dung is the best manure for 
