, 1861-01-03
agriculture.
Miscellaneous Items.

ago, Mr.. j. w. Boynton, Of East Hartford,
while gathering up the leaves under an aP-
pie tree in the spring, observed beneath
them few fresh, unfrozen apples. 1t sug.
gested at once that dry leaves would an
sver well as packing material for fruit and
the next fall and every season since, has
used them for this purpose. We saw, a few
days ago, some specimens thus preserved
seemingly as fresh and as piquant in flavor
as when first gathered: yet, he assured us,
they were varieties that would have decayed
months ago if unprotected. His plan is to
pick the apples carefully at the proper time,
but not TO pack them until the forest leaves
are perfectly dry, and the weather quite cool.
Then the apples and leaves are packed in
In alternate layers, and the last layer Of
leaves packed In as close as possible, by
placing any convenient weight on the cover
Of the barrel. The leaves are Of such elias
ticltv that the whole may be compressed so
tightly as to prevent all shuoking, ETC., and
yet not bruise the aprles in the slightest de-
gree. In this latitude, Mr.. Boynton has
never found it necessary to keep these bar
rels in any Tlace warmer than an open shed.
1twould be advisable, Of course, everywhere
% keep them in as cool place as possible.
In the spring they are to be removed to q
cool, airy cellar, or to an apartment espe-
eially for fruit, in connection with the ice-
house.
ToPREvExr SSKPPERs" IN HAHN a
Communication in the Cotton Planter, Mr..
W. Melville says: There is, according to
my experience, nothing easier than to avoid
the skipper and all worms and bugs that
usually infest and destroy 50 much bacon.
Il Is simply 10 keep your smoke-house dark,
AID he moth that deposits the egg will
never enter t. For the past twenty-five
years | have attended to this, and never
had my bacon troubled with any insect. !
have now hanging in my smoke-housA, hams
one, two and three years old, and the Oldest
q free from insects as when first put up.
am not aware Of other causes for the exoep-
ton q nv bacon from insects, but simply
The facl that my smoke-house Is always kept
dark. Before adopting this plan had tried
many experiments, but always without sue
cess Or with injury TO the favor Of my ba-
con. I smoke with green hickory this is
important, as the favor of bacon is often
utterly destroyed by smoking it with i'm.
proper wood.
How rnE BEak CLmBs rHE PoLE.-Prof.
Brewer, Of Washington College, Penn,
Communicates 70 Tie AmerieaB Journal Of
Science oad Arfs the result Of some experi.
menls made By him on climbing .yines---the
hon. lh1 Lima bean and the morning glory.
He Ends that lhoy will climb around trans
parent glass pipe just as well as anything
else. and that they are most ardent in their
embraces when the pole Is warmer than the
surrounding air. During the day, the vine
j. attracted toward the Light but ct night.
and especially on cool nights, II turns 10 the
pole He learned, also, that the color Of
The pole makes no difference; the caressing
instinct Of The vine has no prejudice against
any lade. The element Of conslancy isyery
largely developed; the vine, after It has
reached is pole, showing much stronger
tendency 70 wind round It than It did before
% reach it.
How 70 KEnP Esos-A correspondent
q 0ooirinsVille, N. J., has had good sue.
o. IN keeping eggs IN the following man.
ncr with an inch and half anger, holes
were bored In shelves, which were put up
N q cool cellar protected from frost The
N|"N
hole. viii he little end downward. Some
w1rt used in three months, some in six
mo1Ih1. aud the balance is little over
year from the time Of storing, aud all
ulra fepoflel as perfectly good. The eel
lar N which ihe eggs were kept 20 well,
mud. We think. have been very dry and cool.
Il would Be we'll FOR those making this ex.
pertinent 70 lry . small quantity at first I;
IhqT might not keep aa well under al cir
cuH1'ances - IN Tho above case.
A sr1.r Plow.-col. saladce, Of Texas
has |nrcnicd steam machine which coIn-
b'nt. he plov, the seed planter, the roller
and he harrow, performing all the opera
l'o1l q theso implements at once and in
their regular order L is also, BY ungear-
Ing Iho gang Of plovs, an engine, capable Of
saving wood, drawing water, hauling the
crops 70 market, or performing any other
operation requiring power, in the whole
range Of husbsndry. It has been tested BY
experiment. and It is said that all the faults
uh|cl have hlndered the operation Of other
steam nloun have ocon overcome in this IN
r1nI|01. II the machine performs all that
h .I'ericd. i viii prove great acquisition
% lhc himers on the prairies Of tho West
and zonh.
Llaor Pno11a The Gonzales (Texas)
EsQairll layss A gentleman who bought
. 1ock Of sheep two years ago for 5000, has
since then sold $500 worrh Of wool from
them. and now his hock is worth $1,000,
making pfuii Of $4,000 on his Investment
IN tV0 ysara.
10 keep potatoes intended for the use Of
ihsIahIe lof Spring, until new potatoes grow,
ilte boiling water, pour it into tub, turn
In - many potatoes a. the water will cover,
pour OF 10 water, handle the potatoes care