, 1866-02-22
THE FARM AND GARDEN.

Of Admiral r.areja, Don Casio Mrndex Nnnss
may receive permanent appointment h ~.
supreme command
THE FARM AND GARDEN.
1RuFaP&s Sotrs on Strawberry Guitars
-R4pe seed-How 10 Grow nm Oza~o
Orange HedEe-selcctIon Of Seed
Preparation Of The soil-PIsnttng ana
Pruning.
CnAsrA1aS, H., Feb. :, 1855.
i AsTRAwnERRT SHOW.
n ". J. proposes strawberry show in
Chicago In June. Such show would be OF
grcat value, and ought to receive tho attcn-
tion at least Of fruit dealears. II such show
Is decided npon, 1t should be done soon, 10
that growers might bring ont their pet vazie-
Ties. The South part OF the State send their
berries to market In May, and ss the Wilson
Is the only one found thus far that can stand
the long shipment, they could not feel slight
ed If heshow Is held In June, when Michigan
md Northern Illinois growers could compare
their varieties.
A three days show Of Strawberries aud
flowers In Chicago about the mlad,e Of June
would be rare treat, and no aonht pay
as an Investment. It Is about time that the
Garden City did something beside buy grain,
puck pork and beef, and talk large OF her I'M
mense trade, The strawberry trade Il rapidly
gaining In Importance, and grand show
eould not result otherwise than In benefit to
both grower md consumer. Had II not been
for Chicago enterprise mud liscernlnent, Will
sons Albany might hive been neglected. aud
the people OF the State lost lts advantages
While hundreds Of new kinds have been ush-
cred upon the stage With great sound of
trumpet, yet they have one after another
passed away. While the great value Of tho
Wilson l. conceded for shipment, yet for the
small gardens aud short distance Of shipment
We want fruit less acid, that Is equally hardy
and productive. 4 show Of the kind pro-
posed, Ii there Is such, will bring them ont
where their merits may be tested Who will
move IN this matters
CULTURE Or RAPE sKxD.
In Europe, rape secd Ii grown for the oil,
which Is used In lamps. Like the whole tur-
nip and cabbage family, It delights In cool,
nlOist climate, and u rich. loamy soil. Twc1-
~ yeurs u9o 1t was grown in Cook and Dn-
page counties, and the oil sold in Chicago for
sperm oil, those using 1t supposing It to be
| genuine sperm OIL Tha oil Is made In tho
| led BY the Use OF sulphuric acld, which Is
added to 1t In small Quantities. It makes q
good clear light.
We have grown twenty bushels to the acre,
Of the seed, which at that time sold for about
q dollsr bushe', paying about the same
liable to be blown down by storm, and II not
cut at the precise time would shatter out
I badly,-besides, it would not bear our long
! summer drought and hot sun. 1t must be- sown
early. On the best land, aud then the risk WIS
greater than wheat
About the time Of its Introduction lnrd oil
came into competition with II and the cul-
ture WIS given up. Its chance Of succesA
would now bc even less in competition with
kerosene.
sPR0ErISa o6AGE SEED.
The seed Of the Usage has q hard shell,
| which inter- having once becamc dry must be
| softened by other agency than the soil or It
| will not gcTm1nate.
Nature plants such seeds undct the falleu
| leaves, and keeps them moist throughout the
winter. when upon the approach Of warm
weather they spEont and grow.
| There are many seeds that cannot be made
to grow after having once became dry. Among
| these are nearly or quite all the edible nuts.
| The oranges IN which tho Osage seed Il
! embedded arc allowed to rot, 30 as to work
! ont the seed. In the case Of cur native seed,
it will require no further care than to MKT
stance that will keep the seed damp until the
time Of planting; but in the case Of the seed
from the South, 1t must be carefully treated
OF failure Of plants will annoy the planter.
The story abont boiling the seed. BY the
Texans, IA doubtless due to some euternrising
dcaler In order to dccry the seed OF others,
that he might sell the only rtiiad't seed N
| Market.
PREPARATION DT FREEZING,
When the seed Is procured in time, this is
BY far the best woy In which to prepare it.
As the seed Is now arriving freely, those in-
| tending to ptaut should not delay.
The seed must first be soaked in warm
| water, and Kept near the stove for one or two
dsys. This will soften the she'll, when It will
b. ready to mix with snnd, in the portion Of
two bushel Of sand to one Of seed, This Il
placed in barrel or box, not 50 tight TINT 1t
+! will hold water, and put out doors to freeze.
| Water is poured On It, so as to thoroughly
wet the moss, but 1t must drain oil, for II al
lowed to stand on the seeds it will rot them.
After having been frozen through solid, the
package j. placed In IN Ice honse, or SONG
Of warm weather the seed viii not sprout.
When the seed IS received later ID the sea-
/ SOD, and during frosty nights, when the grnund
freezes to the depth Of one or two inches, 1t
shon1d be soaked as before, and exposed at
Inches deep; keep the seed wet by covering
with 4 cloth during the day, stir t1atly, and
expose FOR three or four nights Tho seed cnn
thus be packed nd before, TO remain in thut
condition until the ground Is ready for SOW
| ing.
SOAKING ~ WARN WATER.
When too late for freezing, the seed must
be aoake0 In warm water and kept IN warm
be changed daily. It the first application,
water can te quite hot, hut not boiling. After
soaking, the Wnter Is drained or and the seed
! placcl in shallow vessels not more than three
to four inches deep, OF It may heat. Cover
with damp cloth and keep ID q WARM room.
I In about a week the sprouts will begin to ~
pear, when It must BE- sowu without delay.
Mice ate fond Of the seeds, ind loss from
this source must be guarded asainst in al
| cases.
THE PLANTING.
In planting. the ground should be pressed,
and the planting follow at once, to guard
agatnst the possibility Of the seed becoming
dry: Those who grow the plants foE sale on
lurge scale, use common grain drill; by
about the right distance for the rows. Farm
| cEs who plant for their OWE 1se can plant by
| hand; opening trench as for sowing Of peas,
drop the seed, and cover an inch deep BY the
use OF . steel rake, but not hoe if It can be
avoided; carefully rake oil all Jumps, and sco
! that the covering Is firm and evenly nprlied.
If no roller can &c had to pass over tho rows,
I pack the Earth by repeated strokes with tbs
| back Of the spade. This will ensure mols-
tu1e, and the plants III appear above ground
| In 4 few days.
l. In all the process of spronting and plant
ing, one thing must be kept In s1cw-nonc Of
the seeds must be allowed to become dry.
The rows hh0uld be Of a proper width to
work with horse il With sulky cultirator,
the usual width Of corn rows. In most cases.
this will be found the most convenient and
cheapest mode to keep the rows clean and
the plants we'll cultivated.
Sometimes the ground will form crust, ID
tho case Of heavy rains followed by 4 hot sun.
To remedy this pass over the rows lightly
with steel rake, to break up the surface
l $irFEt n Ia nf
plants may be lost, from ther inability to pen
citrate through this crust.
lFsown too thick the plants will be smaH
and spindlmX and unfit to plant out at year
old. Therefore they should be Gown thin il
OF space and kept we'll cultivated through tho
! entire growing sea1on-
TAKING UP.
Plants should be 70 Grown that they urr
large enough 70 put in The hedge at u year
old; but should they dali Of this, the rows
must be hsayny mulched In the 1al, or they
jured. ,
up BY hedge plow, q sort OF skeleton, with
only one share and standard to cut tue roots
are made with q share On each side,
Where the plants are lifted out by hand.
farmers do not haye this kind Of plough, and
must therefore use the common plough. This
must have the share thin and very sharp. In
the first place, the plough Is run close along
side ct the row to open a af1rroW, when the
/ plough is rna under the row, cutting OF the
roots and turning tho plants over. With a
common hay fofk the plants are thrown out,
when they are sorted into two OF three sizes,
bound into small bundles, aud either placed
In a cellar With alternate layers uf sand, moss
or earth, or covered In pits, like potatoes, out
Of tie reach Of frost
For tying up tho bundles, willow bands are
the best, a5 they will not rot of md a1e
| strong. .--
THE HEDGE.
The Osage Will rot live In wet land-that
Ia, laud where there Is stagnsnt water. On all
| low lands the plants will be thrown out by
frost the first winter, bnt If they escape this
| from the mifdneas OF the first winter, or pro-
lection BY mnlch1ng, they WIN be liable to
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