Apple Tree Borer Described and Remedies Suggested
An 19th century note explains the larva Saperda Vivittata damages apple trees, entering in June and maturing over two to three years. Remedies include coating trunks with hard wood ashes, wetting the tree first, applying ashes 10 to 15 inches above ground, and placing soap on branches to spread with rain. Also mentions ash use on other trees and cautions about calomel or sulfur treatments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barak Leland
Sherburne
Daniel Leland
Boston
The Art of Pruning Trees and Plant Physiology
An Elder Conn. Farm Gazette excerpt explains pruning as an art grounded in plant physiology. It compares sap flow to blood circulation, notes leaves shape sap preparation, and advises pruning to shape growth and fruitfulness while respecting light and air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conn
Farm
Gaz
Willow branch grafting method for fruit trees
M Schreer describes using a willow branch as a nutrient matrix for grafted apple pear and quince varieties. Longitudinal cuts are made every 15 to 18 inches, grafts with two buds are inserted wedge end down, and the branch buried in a soil trench with buds just above ground. Watering and weed control are advised, and next spring the branch is cut into pieces for a nursery replanting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Schreer
Cure for cabbage worms by nightly leaf trap method
A letter from W Chanpier describes a simple home remedy to destroy cabbage worms.Strip a lower leaf at sunset and lay it goss on top of the cabbage. By morning most worms will crawl onto the leaf and can be disposed of. Two to three trials should free the crop unless nights are unusually cool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Chanpier
Leicester legislator ridicules Boston workers in debate
In a Massachusetts House debate over a constitutional amendment, Mr Hobart of Leicester mocked Bostonians as printers and mechanics. Mr Baylies rebutted, asserting workers deserve equal civil privileges and recalling how Boston mechanics helped spark the American Revolution, highlighting Benjamin Franklin as a printer leader.
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Massachusetts
House of Representatives
Hobart
Leicester
Boston
Baylies
Taunton
Gies
Worcester
Mechanics
Hayling
Carpenters’ Hall
Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin
America
Europe
Notable Founders and Mechanics Across Nations
A speaker extols Roger Sherman and traces influence through Nathaniel Green John Faustus Brindley James Watt Richard Arkwright and William Shakespeare. He travels from America to England to highlight practical genius shaping politics science industry and culture. The essay includes parable of The Old Fish and The Young Ones warning youths to heed elder advice. Western S.8 Magazines Mexico mentions women writers.
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Franklin
Roger Sherman
Leicester
America
David Rittenhouse
South Carolina
Nathaniel Green
Hinsdale
Mr. Emmons
Germany
Uls
John Faustus
England
Brindley
James Watt
Great Britain
Richard Arkwright
Richard
Watt
Arkwright
Stratford-on-Avon
William Shakspeare
No title present in fragmentary speech
A speaker defends workers from Leicester against derision, arguing humble mechanics shaped society through science and invention. He cites their influence on wealth, morals, and power, asserting poets and statesmen have sprung from their ranks and urging respect for their contributions. The speaker acknowledges digressing from the question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George I
Shakspeare
Alleganies
Leicester
Speaker
Rules for conjugal happiness and mutual forbearance
Advice on maintaining harmony in marriage through attention, patience, and mutual support. It urges self-suspicion when affection wanes, conciliatory speech, daily reflection on divine mercy, and adjustments to accommodate a changing partner. Endorses forbearance as life’s trial and aims for divine perfection through esteem and love.
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The
Washingtonian
James McCafferty
Post-Office Department
Agriculture
Twicked Children
Mexico
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