Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1858-11-12
AGRICULTURAL.
From The he.7mer,can .fgyicuiturist
ORCHARD AND NURSERY.

Unless set out last month, The earlier the
orchard is now planted the b1ttor, il it is to be
done this Fall
in the nursery the busy season of selling,
taking up aud re-settng small trees and shrubs
ttill continue.
Gherries-P Plan, beth standard trees and any
pits not previously used for seedlings.
Insects Unless the bore.s were vanquished
last month, attend to them. Fail directions have
already been eissn.
Manure, pillow and subsoil, or trench, uuder-
drain if needful, and otherwise prepare grounds
for Spring planting, either orchards or nur-
series. Spring will b'ing with it sufficient la
Dor even when all is done now that can
be.
Mice-De uot forget The mischief they have
sometimes done. Avoid it this season by clear
ing grass and weeds fiom lie trunks, banking
up With earth, using lime or ashes, and iu par
ticpIarly exposed situations, cover foot of the
tree at the surface with closely fitting bark,
oil cloth, or sheet lead. Where mice are ahun-
aant use poiSon, traps, or cats to thin their num-
bers
Nursery Prepare early for Winter, aud uf
ter the scason>of sales is over, go through with
a plow and turn furrows towards the rows of
trees thus opening drains to carry off surplus
water. Now is good time to transplant young
trees from the seed bed to nursery rows. See
that no mistakes m,de in sending out trees:
that they carefully taken up, correctly la
beled, and properly packed Extra care in
this respect will save you repetition, which is
the only guarantee of future success.
Orchards of old trees should receive due at
teution to proloeg their usefulness as much as
may be, or until the younger trees come iuto
bearing. Scrape off the moss and rough bark,
dig about and manure the roots, pruning the
tops at proper season and you give them
new lease upon life for which they will amply
repay you.
Quinces-Gather before freezing, and lay
away cssefrliy iffor keeping. Plant trees.
Scious Cut at any time during the month,
when not frozen. aud bury in dry earth, either
out doors, or in the cellar
Seeds of Apples, Pears, Ounces, Piums,
Cherries, PEACHES, AID the various mus and
hard shclled seeds ii not already in, plant, as
directed Last mouth.
Tender Seedlings, especially evergreens, need
some protection in the nursery. Sift in dry
sand TO protect the Stems, and cover with forest
leaves, straw, or evergreen boughs, for the first
Winter
Tlansplanting generally, both in orchard and
nursery, should be iudustriously prosecuted.
CURING HAMs.-The slaughter OF the pork
ers tegins this month or all we'll regulated
farms, from Aroostook, 10 the farthest West
aud South to Mason and Dixoa's line, and only
little later farther South; We see the sleek
beauties suspended BY tie gambrels, their open
mouths biting the cob, from which they shelled
the corn while living. The hams and should
ers, destined fer bacon, are liable to be spoiled
in two ways--by too much or too little. Not
one ham in teu offered in the market is proper
ly cured for human food. Many persons put
the hams IN with the other pork, and spoil it,
Many of the recipes offered are too indefinite
10 be of any service. The following cures ba-
con fit for a king, or bis eldest daughter
For one hundred pounds of ham take salt,
ten pounds-Turks Island is best-six ounces
OF saltpetre, and two pounds of brown sugar
Mix the ingredients as evenly as possible and
rub them upon the flesh side of the hams and
shoulders. Pack the hams in clean cask,
skin side downward. Put stone and board
ou top of the hams and nil up with clean cold
water SO as to cover them. Iu few days all
Will be dissolved and form pickle just right.
But The salt in the solution is continually sink
iug to the bottom. Therefore, either change
the pickle--pouring it out and back again-or
if the barrel is but partly filed roll it around
few times so as to stir the contents thorough
ly, as often as ouce week. The neglect OF
stirring the pickle, after it Is made, spoils many
barrel Of hams. Ia six weeks they will be
cured just right. Smoke them en- days, to two
weeks, 10 q cool ssueke house. Put them in
tight sioth wrappers, wiiiro-wash the wrappers,
and they will keep for years. This is our fami-
~ recipe, used for fourteen years, and always
makes quarters Of ham, that keeps tie better
half in constant good lumor at meal time
GARDENING FOR LADIES. up your
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