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The Wingham Times, 1895-04-12, Page 6evAtruittl? kImes FIt'!I?.>,,Y Ai?ti.IL 12, 1$9t$. W I',:� P 1VAW ANOSII. From the annual relwr:: of tI'0 'Pett \' aw;ttiosli Mutual File 1118111'. ',nee 2.1.n1il)t'1V, for the past veer, we glean the following :." mount nr- +el,, ,unassessed premium Rote capital, 0.08,307; balance of assets over liabilities, $101),480. The. dirt'',tthrs i'ep;el't says during the past yeair-,.. this; Company held 1041 p elieits, covering $1,580,0115, for which it received and added to the premium note capital the suns of Arty tlloniauri three hundred and tiz'errty-two C0-100 dollars: During .the past year our net gain has been far in exteiss of any previous year, 1-i in pilules, 211; in risks, s» 2U,- .`ttla.; In premium note capital, $10,- 19.).';7, with the following in force ou the 31st December, 1894, viz: No. of policies in force, 2,:35:3; amount of risk, In force, i;42,850,020, with a nen premium note capital of '108,- 50.73 ; this most certainly looks like success. Our losses during the past year were considerably above the average of our annual losses, the total Of which was $4,185.65, 18U.0r num- bed—la.; in 1.11 twenty-nine losses, twenty-one of' which were caused by lightning. Although the losses were somewhat larger proportionately than 'usual we fortunately were not com- pelled to exceed our usual low rate of assessment, which you are aware was six per cent. on the face value of 101 premium notes at that time liable to aase; sment. Air. Finley Anderson, of • elgrave, is one of the directors and also agent fur this company. Spring Time Is when nearly everyone feels the need Of eo.rie uluuel purifying, strength in- Vigor•itirog and health prodnoing meds. Dine. The rant merit of Hoori's Sarsn• partila tri the r•,asou of • its wit]espread p]1]wartty. J:;3 unequalled success is its hest recom nenrlation. The whole system is sits feptihie to the most good from a medicine like Hood's Sarsaparilla taken at this time, and we would lay special stress upon the time and remedy, for history has it recorded that delays • are dangerous. The rentalkagle success aebieved by Flood's Sarsaparilla and the many words of praise it has received, snake it Harrhy of our confidence. We tbk)ou to ]sive this medicine a fair trial.. Fire at Goderich.. THE GR:iND OPERA HOUSE AND OTHER BUILDINGS DESTROYED. Goderich, Ont., April 4.—A distis- trous fire broke out here this morning ishortly before 8 o'clock, which des- troyed the Grand, Opera House, the 'large general store of C. G. Arm - 'strong, with millinery store adjoin- ing, and the book and stationery store of D. 13. Calbick. In addition the dry goods store of Jas. Robinson WAS completely gutted, the larger portion of the goods having. however, been removed. The total loss will 'be about ;:30,000. The fire originat- ed from the furnace in the cellar of • Armstrong & Co.'s store, and spread so rapidly that little opportunity was given that lirni to save ]ouch of their stock, which has lately been increas- ed greatly by spring importations. The loss by the fire is only covered lardy by insurance, so far as Arm - Wong & Co., Jas Robinson and Geo. -Acheson, the proprietor of the 'block, are concerned. In the ease of D. B. Cal biek there are no insurance. •:"boring the fire Mr. Calbick, in en- deavoring to save a portion of his goods, fell through a trap-door in his cellar and sustained severe in- juries, two of his ribs being broken. It was with difficulty that he was en- abled to get out, owing to the heat and smoke. • A Peculiar Case. COVERED WITH PIMPLES. AN AN•XIOUS MAN. THE DISEASE DISAPPEARS IN THREE WEEKS BY THE Vat Or H. B. i LETTER FROM MANITOBA FULLY DESCRIBING IT. DEAR Sm. ---During the winter of 18O.-93,1. was covered with Pimples on I my t ght lee between the knee and the' ankle. As I never had anything of the kin(; r efore I was anxious about it, and irought. medical advice, but getting no relief rom the doctor I tried a bottle of 13. 1 n applying some of it to my leg i} as Well as using it internally, and to my I sac rpri• a the nasty disease, whatever it Wa,,, rl ee.ppeared within three weeks," anti I lint tbaftkful to any it has never re, app. *rod. N. MITCHELL, Carman, Man. ' .fie>awr.n+: p,�ai��., .� ui➢tl eririr. ; far Yong L a ce in an Ar.pie Orchard. doubt 11. G. 11Q'I'T, ll. s. A., RoT:TlcUL- rt'1=is'r, ONT,1RIu GlInIt11.TT�HAL, eot.idsur:. 1)ne et' the first requi:ite,i to sne- cessf'n1 oreharding is to begin well, This bulletin briefly outlines for the guidance of intending planters some ' t O" the chief points ' I ! pt tt. 11111(.,1 should he considered. Lor.tTIoN ANI) EXPOSURE. In selecting the Site for 0.11 orchard two of the main things to be sought for are exemption. from late spring and early autumn frosts, and shelter from the prevailing high winds. The locations least subject to injurious frosts are those bordering large bodies of water, and, in the interior, the high lances. It is important to • plant apple trees on the highest land available. If the elevation is not more than ten feet above the general level of the adjacent land, it affords an advantage in allowing the cold air to drain away into the lower !levels, and lessens the danger from frosts, which often do great injury when the trees are in bloom. One of the worst locations is a sheltered I valley from which there is little or I no atmospheric drainage, and into which the sun shining makes it the hottest spot during the day, while the cold air settling into it from the higher elevations makes it the coldest spot during the night. A free circulation of air is very desirable in an orchard, and a full exposure is better than shutting it in too closely,yet it is advisable to have orchard somewhat sheltered from the full force of - the prevailing winds. These in most parts of the country serrate from the southwest. The shelter therefore should be on that side and may consist of a strip of woodland, 'or a belt of Norway spruce put out at the same tithe as the orchard, or best of all, if possible, plant the orchard on a hillside hav- ing a northern or northeastern ex- posure. Such a location and expos- ure is least ,subject to sudden changes of temperature, drouth and the pre- vailing high winds. THE SOIL AND ITS PREPARATION. Apples may be successfully grown on a great variety of soils, from a moderately light sand to a heavy I clay.. The best soil, however, is a I deep, open, clayey loam, which I should be well drained either natur- ally or artitically. In addition to this it should be moderately rich and retentive of plant food, for it is im- possible to raise fruit on poor soil. To prepare the land for planting it should be plowed deeply in the fall and put in good condition in the spring as if prepared for a hoed crop. If the subsoil is a hard clay into which the roots of the trees cannot readily enter, it should be loosened up by means of a subsoil plow.. Where it is not convenient to treat the whole • ground in this way, do a strip at least five, or six feet wide where each row of trees is to stand, or when planting dig the holes much wider and deeper than would be otherwise necessary for planting. DISTANCE APART FOR PLANTING. It is impossible to state any particular distance apart for planting which would be suitable for all conditions. The rule should be to allow space enough so that when the trees are full grown the tops will yet be a few feet apart. This allows the free ad- mission of sunlight so necessary in producing well colored. fruit. The ultimate size of a tree will depend much upon the variety, and the soil upon which it is grown. Varieties such as the Ben Davis or Ontario, for instance, require much less room than large growing varieties such as the Greening or Baldwin, while a tree of any given variety will grow much larger or smaller than usual according as it is grown on richer or poorer sail. The best guide to in- tending planters is to observe the distances, apart of full-grown thrifty trees in the neighborhood. These will be found to vary with different varieties in different sections all the way from twenty-five feet in the ease of the smaller growing varieties to forty feet in the case of those varie- ties that spread. The average dis- tance will be about thirty feet. It will be found to be better to keep them a little too far apart rather than to crowd them. ARRANGEMENT Or TREES. 'There • are several methods of arranging the trees in an orchard. The one usually adopted is the square; most used no because many do not know of '.Z.'u1_t1 \\ I N G HAM TIMES, APRIL 12, WW95, a better. By this arrangement the trees are planted in rows the salve , distance apart each way, four trees forming a square. A much better pain is what is known as the hexa- gonal. liy this system fifteen per cent. more trees can be grown per acre without the least bit more crowding—no small iteral when we consider that the profits per acre are increased accordingly. By the 1 hexagonal arrangement the trees in s the second row are set alternating with those in the first ; six trees forming a hexagon and enclosing a seventh in the centre. To ascertain of surface sell have been filled in the hutrOnl, the tree will then stand about the same depth as it stood in the nursery. Spread the roots out carefully in their natural positions and cover thele with moist, mellow surface soil. When the hole is about half filled, get in and tramp the earth firmly about the roots. Omitt- ing 0) do this is one of the most frequent ,causes of failure in trans- planting. If watering is necessary a pail full may then be added, but this is seldom necessary except in a very ' dry time. The balance of soil being 'filled in and tramped firmly, a couple i the correct position for the first tree of inches on top should be left loose second row, and consequently the 1 and untramped. This. acts as a ' distance apart of the rows that way I natural mulch, checking the evapora- Iof the orehard, take two strings the 1 same length as the distance apart at which the trees are to be planted, tion of moisture from below. MULCHING. When the tree is planted .spread around it as far as fasten the end of one to the first and the roots extend, or a little beyond, I the other to the second stake in the 1 a five or six-inch covering of coarse • !first row, then stretch the free ends, stable manure,or other loose material 1 out till they meet, this point will I which will act as a mulch. This is • mark the position for the first tree in particularly necessary in a dry soil ' the second row. ' or in a dry season. It prevents bak- Whichever method of arrangement . ing and cracking of surface soil and is adopted the trees should be set in consequent escape of soil moisture perfectly straight lines, the first tree,'. from below, and at the same time no matter which way we look, hiding , maintains a uniformity of heat and every other tree in the row. Crooked moisture which is highly favorable rows aro not only an eyesore, but to the formation of now roots. during cultivation they endanger the i CULTIVATION AND CROPPING. One lives of the trees as well as the of the most important factors in de - morals of the man who has to cultiv-priming the profits from an orchard ate them. To assist in getting the i is good cultivation. Sod should rows straight, the position of each ; never be allowed around young tree should be marked , by a little :trees. For the first five or six years stake before the holes are dug. Then ' some hoed -crop, such as roots, pota- when planting use a "planting toes, beans or corn, may be grown board." This may be five or six in the orchard. The cultivation re - feet long and six inches wide, with a quired to grow these profitably wa1 notch in one side at the middle, just keep the ground in good condition large enough to let ih the trunk of a ; for the trees, while such crops will small, tree, and a hole at each end yield a return from the land until at equal distances from this notch. ; the trees themseldes begin bearing. Wheri a hole is to be dug place this Never sow a grain crop in a young notch about the stake and put a peg orchard unless a strip, at least as through each hole at the end. The wide as the height of the trees, is left board may then be taken up and the on each side of the rows and kept hole dug. When the tree is to be well cultivated. planted replace the board over the! The roots of a tree generally ex- pegs and place the treee in the notch. !' tend as far below ground laterally It will thus stand in the exact post- ! as the top spreads above it, and they should be the sole oceupants of the ground as far as they extended. FERTILIZATION OF BLOSSOMS. That I Cropping between the rows, there - the blossoms of a tree may "set" or I fore, must gredually decrease as the become fruit, they must be fertilized 1 trees increase in size, and should be with pollen from their own or some • discontinued altogether a's soon as other tree. It has long been known, the trees fully occupy the ground. however, that nature abhors self- Cultivation about the 'trees should fertilization, and that she resorts to never be so deep as to interfere with various modifications of the flower to the roots. Shallow, level cultivation prevent it and thus secure if possible is much safer than plowing. By' using the spring -tooth cultivator to loosen up the ground, and the broad share cultivator to keep the weeds down, plowing may profitably be dispensed with altogether. Cultivation should commence in the spring as soon as the ground is fit to work, and be continued as often as necessary, until about the quite potent on the blossoms of some middle of August. By ceasing cul - other variety. Recent 'experiments tivation at that time the trees are conducted by the United States De- partment of Agriculture have clearly shown this to be the case with many - varieties of pears, and even those varieties which are self -fertile were tion as the stake which marked the hole. cross-fertilization. Bees and other insects flying from flower to flower are the chief agents in distributing the pollen and bringing about cross- fertilization. In accord with this many varieties of apples have been found to be more or Less self-sterile—that is, their pollen will not properly fertilize their own blossoms, although it may be more likely to stop growing and ripen up their wood so that it will not be injured by severe freezing. The frequency' of cultivation neces- sary will depend much upon the soil found to bear larger fruit and more and season. The aim should be to of it, when fertilized with pollen from keep the surface soil loose and open, some other variety. thus acting as a natural mulch and In planting an orchard, therefore, enabling the trees to withstand the while it is well to avoid planting a injurious effects of drouth at any multiplicity of varieties, yet it is im- time, portant to avoid planting too large a MANURING. Manuring an orchard block of any one variety. in order to obtain good crops of fruit TRANSPLANTING. There _s quite is often just as necessary as manur- a diversity of opinion as to the proper ing a field to get a good crop of corn time for planting trees. It may be done in either spring or fall when the tree is dormant. As a rule, however, planting in early spring is the safest in our climate. if, when the trees arrive from the nursery, it is not convenient to plant them at once, they should be "heeled in" by placing the roots in a treneh and covering them with mellow soil, well packed, to prevent their drying out. Never allow the . roots to be exposed to the sun or wind any more than can be helped. No matter how carefully a tree has been taken up, its roots are al- ways more • or less mutilated and broken. All such injured roots and broken enols should be Out back with a smooth cut to sound wood. That a newly planted tree may flourish, it is necessary that •a balance should exist bttween the roots and tops or branches, consequently . when trans. Heart Disease .tte'iQved 1n 301 Minutes. ---All cases of organic or sym- pathetic heart diseuse tenet td in 30 minutes and quickly on red, by Dr, Ag- new's Cure. Sold at Ohisholw'e Drug store, Winghant. 00k's CottouRoot coMPouND. 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The vigor of the hoed -crop will be a good indicator . B A K' N 0 of the quantity of manure necessary for the trees. In older orchards where there is no cropping. the an- powDER nual growth of the new wood is the best Asguide a „eneralapplying fetilera tithing fs TNECOOKS BES FLARGEST SALE IN RIEND ADA. better than barnyard manure, but it should be withheld where the new growth is excessive or where the wood -growth is at the • expense of fruit, DUNN'S Unleached wood ashes aro a speci- fie fertilizer for fruit trees, as they contain all the irlorganie elements necessary in producing both tree and fruit. Unlike barnyard manure ther planting the tops should be cut back than promote wood fugrowthlness ,rltand to correspond with the roots that re- may safely be applied at any time. main. The hole should be dug applying fertilizers of' any kind wide enough to allow the wets ,to ex- never bank them about the trunks tended fr00y in all directions, and, of a tree, but spread thein evenly all deep enoagll, that, aittbe:l'1ew;;leges 1 CONcLtrnno ox 7T1FI P.toit. POWDERS Cure SICK H6'driliCHE and Neuralgia In ad MINUTES oho Coated Tongue, Dizzl. near, Biliousness, Pain to the Side, Constipation Torpid Liver Bad Breath. To stay cored and regulate the {towels. VtitP N,02 to 7'AKatr Plliot26 Oka?8 Al' bade Grown". •e .giumni e+. � Z oe -IS vum isn1:D Eti i:RY I'IRII)A1 MOANING •m-A•r TIIF.--• Tih1ES OPFIGS, JQSEPiitNE STREET WINGHAM, ONTARIO. 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Mortgagee, town. and farm propert) bought and sold OFFICE—Beaver Block Wixon*u J. A. MORTON BARRISTER , wingbam Ont E. L. DICINNsaN, Barrister Etc. SOLICITOR TO RANI: OF HIAMILTON. MONEY TO. LOAN. Oalce—Meyer Block, It•ingham. DENTISTRY.—J. S. JEROME, L. D. S.,WINORAM.. 111 R- Ismanufecfurmg 11rst-claseeats or teeth can be trade i t the as Dominppion tTc th extracted absolutely without Rain, by his new process, OFFIE: In guaranteed Ii3eaverly Block, o Brunswick House, opposite than afa..lI• ARTHUR J. Ili WIN, D. D. 3., L. D. S„ Doctor of Dental Surgery of the Pennsylvania. Dental College. OFFICE, MACDONALD'S BLOCK. JOHN RITCHIE, GENERAL INSURANCE AGENT WINentau,; . OIt'rA'AiD P. DEANS, JR.. WINO31An, LICENSED AUCTIONEER FOR THE COUNTY OF HURON oMdl s attended in any part of the Co. Chargee JOHN CURItI1 , 1VINOtIA3t, Uri., LICENSRD AUCTIONEEIt FOR THE COUNTIES• HURON AND BRUCE. All orders lett at. the Tents office promptly attend' ed to. Terms reaeonabte. JAMES HENDERSON, Lzcassa,O AvorlosssR POR COURTIN/ Ilertolt ANIS BAuor, All sales attended to promptly and on the Shorter• Notice. Charges Moderate and Satisfaction Guaranteed, All necessary arrangements can be made at th TIMRs' office WINORAIt ONT Money to Loan on Notes; Notes Discounted 1 Aa' REA•SONABYIB. RATES honey advanced on Mortga teat tf per eentwlt prhllege of paying at the end at any year. Nota and accounts collected. 011Z irsaYlQbt)Q. Beevor Block Wincham. Ont. f ftk Planting and Ca Trees in an Pj t'ONCI.UnI:n FIN +over the ground roots extend, PRUNING, One t to be considered in •oreharcl is the heigi heads should be sit fer low heads and o Either extreme shot to four 11 convenient height Ti, have then; all back when young height. Three bra to leave to start t these evenly, and d whenever necessary to a bud pointing you wish the new 1 The ideal pruning directing growth tis what has grown. '. 'shoots as may be i the heacl from beton Cut out any brand rub each other, ane symmetrical by 'branches growing 1, particular direction,i , inclined to do on tri' If an orchard is I every year, as it sl need be no necessii large limbs, and th( time will be very 111 • ing may be done at the summer, but f .annual pruning, 'th done early in sp ,growth starts. PROTECTING THE BORERS. One of the insects to newly trai the flat -headed a): The mature insect it beetle, nearly half which lays its egg; 'the trees, generally side. When the e larva eats its way t where it feeds upot sometimes entirely When full grown it footless grub, over 1 with a large flatte presence of these r trees may readily b blackened and dead of the bark over th( borers are at work. When borers get is no other remedy 1 out with a sharp k ;them in their burr wire. But prevent remedy, and the in, can easily be pres wash the trunks an with a mixture of s to the consistency o a solution of washil .enough carbolic aei it a strong smell it more repulsive to t should be applied t part of June and July when the beet in laying their egg, SPRAYING. The leaf -eating insects apple tree, such as pillar, Red -humped pillar, -Yellow-ne •eater•pillar, 1t'a11 we moth, canker worn fought with Paris rate of 1 ib. to 250 •Other insects whiel from the leaves al :such as the aphis, bark louse, must 1 the kerosene emuls .according to the 1 Hard soap • • ib. (o gallon), hot water ,gallons. Dissolve the seal add the coal oil, lvneans of a force for five or tea mint ly mixed. If pro .on cooling, will substance, whiclr,1 be diluted with ab 'water. The apple sca ..affects the foliage 1 must not be anon young trees befort bearing ago. To • spray before the solution made of sulphate to 25 g .after the foliage a1 -or four times at in or two weeks wi mixture. This. a, . aecording tit f' • 'Copper sulph r . • limo (fresh) •i lie., .or OTIC coal Oil 1191' Dissolve the co