SWINE RUNNING AT LARGE.—-ANNUAL MEETING OF THE N. Y. STATE AG. SOCIETY, ETC. 13 
nished with leaves disposed singly, in twos or 
threes, at the nodes along the growing shoot. In 
the axil of each of these leaves, the rudiments of a 
hud would have been formed ; the leaves, having 
accomplished their office, would have fallen last au¬ 
tumn, whilst the energy of the young buds con¬ 
tinued to increase : and their present winter appear¬ 
ance would be represented by A, in the figure 
above. 
Blossom buds of the peach tree, it will be remem¬ 
bered, may be distinguished by their plumpness and 
ovate form, which gradually become globose 
( b , b, b, 6 , Fig. 1 .) They have also a hoary ap¬ 
pearance, owing to the scales opening and expos¬ 
ing their downy integuments in winter and spring. 
On opening them, the rudiments of petals, stamens, 
&c., may easily be seen by the naked eye. The 
wood buds are comparatively slender, conical, often 
impressed by contact of an adjoining blossom bud, 
or compressed when between two of the latter 
(w, w , fig. 1 .) Their scaly covering is less de¬ 
ranged by expansion of their interior parts in early 
spring than is the case with the blossom buds, and 
consequently they exhibit less of that hoary pu¬ 
bescence by which the others are distinguished. In 
the case of triple buds, the middle one is generally 
a wood bud. 
We will now revert to the section of the shoot 
A , with its wood and blossom buds, as represented, 
and follow up their progress. The blossom buds 
b. b , 6 , under ordinary circumstances, would pro¬ 
duce four peaches, but one is enough to leave to 
come to high perfection. This will depend, how¬ 
ever, much on the age and vigor of the tree. We 
have known ten good sized peaches to grow on a 
single shoot 5 but such instances are rare. From 
the wood buds, w , w, shoots would proceed, which 
in the course of next summer would form buds for 
future bearing; and at the beginning of the year 
1849, would appear similar to those denoted 
on A. 
B, in fig. 1 , represents the branch of a peach tree 
ready for pruning. The figures 1 , 2 , 3, 4, 5, de¬ 
note the respective ages of the portions of the 
branch opposite. The asterisks * at the sides of 
the shoots, indicate the place to which these may 
be shortened at the winter pruning. 
If the blossom buds can readily be distinguished, 
the best time for pruning the peach tree, as well as for 
most kinds of stone fruits, is in autumn, just as the 
leaves are falling, when the sap is in a downward 
motion, and when a more perfect cicatrization, or 
healing of the wound will take place, than if prun¬ 
ed in winter or spring. 
SWINE RUNNING AT LARGE. 
We do not know of a more loathsome or repre¬ 
hensible custom than that which prevails, not only 
in the upper part of this city, but in many of the 
beautiful villages around it, of letting swine run at 
large in the streets. It requires close, strong fen¬ 
ces, and a constant watch of the gates to guard 
against their depredations, and these are necessarily 
kept up at a great expense ; they drop their ordure 
on the side walks, and along the by-paths, making 
it exceedingly disagreeable to every pedestrian, and 
this, aside from the disgust it creates, is a great 
waste of valuable manure ; and then if of a poor- 
breed, which is too generally the case, they are 
dirty and loathsome to behold. 
Visiting a handsome village in this neighborhood 
last summer, which we forbear to name, we found 
the swine there not only overrunning the streets, but 
even pasturing and rooting up the fine grassy turt 
in front of the churches and in the grave yard on 
the Sabbath, where elegant ladies and well dressed 
gentlemen were going in and out. What a dese¬ 
cration we thought, and how was it possible for a 
genteel, moral people to tolerate it for a moment! 
But tolerate it they had for years, and will doubt¬ 
less continue to do so for years to come, notwith¬ 
standing this article, merely because a few loafers 
and careless housekeepers must be obliged at the 
expense of a numerous community. The law is 
stringent enough against swfine running at large, 
but the respectable portion of the community fear 
to put it in effect! 
A well bred pig, in fine condition, is a highly 
commendable animal in a pen, or in a close-fenced 
back lot rather out of sight, and there they should 
be kept. If any loafer presumes to let his swine 
run in the street, they ought to be instantly taken 
up and put in a pound, and the owner heavily 
fined ; and in default of his immediately paying it, 
let them be sold at auction for what they would 
bring. This would soon put an end to the loath¬ 
some practice of letting swine run at large in the 
streets. 
Annual Meeting of the N. Y. State Ag. So- 
ciETY.-Our readers will please to bear in mind, that 
this meeting takes place at Albany, on the third 
Wednesday of January, 19th instant, for the pur¬ 
pose of choosing officers for the year ensuing, and 
transacting any other business proper to be done. 
We hope to see a full attendance of the members, 
and that in all their proceedings, selfish considera¬ 
tions and sectional prejudices will give place to 
liberal action. Gentlemen should remember that 
they are jealously watched by plain, honest far¬ 
mers ; and that the advancement of an improved 
system of agriculture throughout the State, is the 
sole object of these meetings. Whatever may tend 
to obstruct this great object or neutralize it in the 
smallest degree, should be put down at once with 
scorn and contempt; 
ROT IN POTATOES. 
Mr. A. L. Bingham, of Cornwall, Vt., informs 
us, that he planted a part of his potatoes between 
every hill of a field of corn, and that the portion 
thus planted turned out perfectly sound, while more 
than two thirds of the crop planted by themselves 
in an adjoining field were affected with the rot. 
Both fields were planted and dug at about the same 
time, were of the same kind of soil and situation, 
and were otherwise treated as nearly alike as possi¬ 
ble. 
We are doubtful whether planting potatoes 
among corn will always secure them against thf 
rot, as this is the only instance we have yet heard 
of its being tried with success, and there migh 
have been other causes, aside from the one stated 
which prevented the crop from rotting among th 
corn. But here is a remedy against the rot, which 
so far as we have heard, has proved infallible. W« 
