. The American farm and stock manual. Agriculture; Home economics. 108 THE FAR tie danger of failure if the ciona are healthy and in proper condition. Strong, tirm one-year-old wood should be used for this purpose; that which is about one-quarter to three-quarters of an inch in diameter is the most suitable. The apple, pear, plum, and cherry may be grafted in the manner we have described, and by almost any one who will try. Grafting Wax.—There are a great many recipes given for making grafting wax, but the following is, in our opinion, the best: To four pounds of resin and one of beeswax add o
. The American farm and stock manual. Agriculture; Home economics. 108 THE FAR tie danger of failure if the ciona are healthy and in proper condition. Strong, tirm one-year-old wood should be used for this purpose; that which is about one-quarter to three-quarters of an inch in diameter is the most suitable. The apple, pear, plum, and cherry may be grafted in the manner we have described, and by almost any one who will try. Grafting Wax.—There are a great many recipes given for making grafting wax, but the following is, in our opinion, the best: To four pounds of resin and one of beeswax add one pint of linseed oil; put in an iron pot, heat slowly, and mix well. Pour into cold water, and pull by hand until it assumes a light color; work into sticks, and put into a cool place until wanted. In using, oil the hands, work the wax until soft, and press it tightly around the graft and over the cracks. If the day be warm, it is better to oc- casionally moisten the hands with water. Grafting the Ti^ild Cherry. — The common black ehei'ry regarded as "wild" can be grafted with other and best varieties as easily as cherries usually are. Many of these trees, which produce the poorest kind of fruit, can all be top grafted, and may be made to yield an abundance of ex- cellent fruit. Only healthy trees should be selected for grafting, and the cions should be in the best condi- tion. Transplanting I^arge Trees.—Many and various are the reasons for trans- planting large trees. Many persons desu-e to remove from the forest to their own grounds trees of twenty or more feet in height for farming, new ornamenting, screens, or shade. Ti'ees of more than four inches in diameter should be removed with a ball of earth attached. This operation is easily and safely performed in two different ways, as the accompanying figures indicate. When the trees are to be re- moved long distances, the plan used in Fig. 1 should be adopted. First dig around and loosen the tree, care being t
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