Show HANDY CART FOR WATERING two cultivator wheels may be employed in constructing device for hauling needed water in sections of the country lr rl gatlon Is not practicable and trees and other things must be watered a device about two thirds cart and one third bled can be used to t tar any purpose in a dry time it la made for one horse the cart Is as lly made in its one may uso a 3 by 4 loch umber tor the axle two long pieces ota by S anch scantling for the aldea of the rame and two handy watering cart short pieces of the same material for two wooden wheels and a single runner round down the ends of the 3 by 4 anch piece making about 7 inches of each end into a spindle 2 inches in the length of the axle can be made to suit mortise and bolt the long 2 by 3 inch pieces on axle and on the two which are about 18 inches apart mak ing a frame 2 or 3 feet wide and 6 teet long from a 2 by 8 inch plank cut a runner ot proper length to fit between the saw two wheels from a tree 14 inches in dl ameter with about a 5 inch wide face or rim the wheels ay kept in place by a wooden pin or iron bolt in the protruding end ot the axle set the barrel well back over the axle and the front end of the cart will be nearly or quite clear of the ground when in motion A couple ot may be nailed across the frame to bold the barrel from sliding off put tug cooka at the front to hitch to two tor or barrow wheels may be used and an iron axle substituted RULES FOR PRUNING TREES all branches that obstruct the sun shine and air should be cut out washing la big aid pruning may be done as boon as the cold days are aver from the middle 0 february to the middle ut march Is the best time to prune in our ell mate prune when the trees are not frozen it done now it saves time which la valuable during summer weather before pruning study each tree to see what it needs trees only need pruning when cross branches are al lowed to obstruct the sunshine and air cut out all such branches make a clean cut with a sharp saw close to the limb all dead limbs and suckers growing at the base of trees should be removed paint the wound over with a lettla good paint to prevent bleeding the cut surface will soon heal and new bark will grow over the cut scrape off the dead bark from the trunks and larger limbs this will add much to the neat appearance and produce a healthy growth A steel hoe having a short handle ground sharp la the best implement for this work after scraping wash with warm water and soft soap or bard wood ashes use a stiff brush all trees will be greatly benefited by a good washing it cleanses the bark kills the large and small insects and de saroya the eggs of many kinds of in sects that live tn the crevices of the wood apple trees should be allowed to grow low with wide spreading branches fully exposed to the sun the practice of cutting off all the lower branches so the ground under the trees can be planted to farm or garden crops Is wrong the entire ground should be given to the production of fruit and this can only be had by chloee study thorough cul ture fertilizing spraying in season and the use of corn crops winter and cummer WORKING IN OLD ORCHARDS pruning during winter will save extra work in spring when time Is much more precious now Is the time to take out dead branches from old orchard trees arun prun ing now will save extra work in the spring when time Is precious more over many insects and diseases will be destroyed to make sure of it burn the limbs dead limbs provide excel lent camping grounds for insects and diseases says the cultivator always cut close to the trunk or main limb do not leave a stub the inner barar will then have the best chance of healing over the wound saw on both eldes of the limb so that the bark will not be torn off when the limb jails always paint over tb wounds with tar or some sort of paint 0 o prevent the escaping of moisture re paint them whenever it becomes feces oary proper pollination when planting an orchard set varie ties to insure proper pollination every eighth row set to the proper variety will usually be enough to |