Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-06-02


entirely unfit for use. Not SO with tn,
opesations OF the apple worm, who en-
ters the, blossom end and feeds around
the core of the apple, passing cat thro
the cheek, perhaps, leaving portion o
the apple (lf in the latter part of tn.
season) fit for use. The larva of thu
Cooling moth is half an inch in length
while the apple maggot is less than /;
quarter of an inch.
We are not well posted in regard Il
the habits of the apple Emaggot, bu
shall take some pains TO inform ourselves
the coming season. The insect is no
confined to the Eastern States merely
but has already made its appearance IL
the State of New York as far west a:
Oneida and Madison counties. tn,
Circular, WdRingford, CT.
REMEDY FOR THE ONION MAGGoT.
In the Practical Entomologist for De.
cember, the fact that stream of boil
ing water poured along the drills neal
the roots of the onions, will destroy the
maggot, while it does not iDjure the
plants, is well substantiated by differ
ent individuals. 1t is very well known
that vegetable organisms will often
stand degree of heat that would des-
troy animal organisms.
REMEDY FOR CURCUIIo.
Salt and water, old brine and all sa-
line substances have been recommend
ed as a remedy for curculio. Last
spring Isprinkled the ground thorough
" with brine around two plum trees,
and left two of the same kid without
any; they all blossOmed full, and the
two that had been sprinkled with brine
hung full of sound plums, not cres-
cent scar on one of them, but the trees
that were not brined, had not healthy
plum on them. The trees stood at the
corner of a piece of land onerod square.
/ think the brine saved the plums.
Rosendale, Feb. 1866. G.. ID. G.
BUCKwHEAT CHAFF AS PACKING.
DIR. S, P. Phillips, New Haven, Conn.,,
recommends in the highest terms buck
wheat chaff for packing apples and 9TH
er fruit. He says: "Apples packed in
it have better chance of preservation
from frost than when packed in the or
binary way. The chaff prevents roo
from spreading from one infected apple
to others that may be sound, owing to
its great power of absorbing moisture. l"
NEW VEGETABLE WONDER.
The last new thing in vegetables is a
startling wOnder-a radish with seed
pods about three feet long, and growing
six inches in "a hours We can think
of nothing like it except Jacks bean
stalk, which automatically described is
nevertheless not spoken of as good to
eat, whereas this radish is said to be as
palatable as it is monstrOus. The pods
are its edible portion, and when full
grown You may pickle them or eat them
as component part in salad. When
full grown you may boil them, and they
taste like a combination of asparagus
end green peas. The plant comes from
Java, but we are told that it has been
fairly tried in the open ground in Eng
land and succeeds perfectly well. To
add to its merits its pods are ready for
use In less than three months after the
seed is planted.
HOW TO MAKE MUTTON.
A lot of COttswOld sheep having been
seen In New York that would weigh
from 800 to 400 pounds, the proprietor
"a Canadian was asked his method of
fattening sheep, and replied:
''In the first place | secure a good
breed. That is the most important
point. The next thing is to keep them
growing, from the time they are wean-
ed till the time they are taken to the
slaughter-house, never allowing them
to grow poor at any season of the year.
have fed them all the hay, peas and
oats they will eat. Peas are better
than Indian corn for making mutton.
Oats furnish heterogeneous matter for the
formation of necessary muscle. Peas
produce more fat than the same num-
Der of pounds of cereal grain"
DO yOu feed any roots and straw"
eyes, each sheep gets not less than
one or two pounds of turnips daily, with
all the straw to eat and lie on that he
wants; and good shed is provided,
with a supply of pure water, and salt to
lick at pleasure.
"HOw much do you expect to get for
the largest of your fock?"
Two hundred dollars per head, or 1
ship them from this marketP'
The next day we learned they were
taken at that price for Christmas NUT
ton.-Erchange. H