, 1867-10-25
Farm and Garden


| KiRdRess 10 ARimdls-Professor Yop.,, civ.
the following interesting fsSls in one Of his val
uaele works; "a horse in the depot al wuotNicl
had proved so unmanageable to the rough.rider
that at length no one Of them burst even mopn
him. His mode oftbrowng or dismountin0 hi
rider consisted 10 lying down and rolling owe
him, or else crushing bis leg against some wal
or post, or paling. All means to break him o
these perilous tricks proving unavailing, the ami
maj was brought before the commanding office
with the character of being 'iReuraBlv pieiou,
aud with q Recommendation, on that aecouni
that be should be sold. Colonel Quest, hearine
Of tnis, and knowing the horse to be thoroughly
oreo, aud one Of the best actioned and cleveres
norses In the regiment, besought the command,
ing otncer 70 permit him to be transferred int
the riding troop. This was consented TO. and
tne transfer was no sooner accomplished than
Colonel Quest determined to pursue a system OF
management directly opposite to that which bad
been already attempted. He had him led daily
into the riding school, suffered no whips even 10
oe shown him while there, but petted him. and
tried TO make him execute this and the other ma
heuvre, and as often as he proved obedient res
"Atdeo MIN with handful Of coru or beans or
a piece OF bread, with which brides his pockets
were invariably supplied. In this manner. and
In no great distance of time was the rebel not
only subdued aud tanned, but rendered so n.r.
iectly quiet that little child could ride him.
ne became, at length, taught to kneel down
"niie nis rider mounted, and to perform several
eFoluuons, and dances and tricks iu the uenao,
which no other horse in the school could he
brought to do. In fine, so great favorite did
ne become, that his master gave him the anpel
lation of The Darlng.'"
Thinning Fruit Trees.-We once heard ,uc,
cessiul raiser and marketer of peaches saw. that
oy thinning the crop to about one third or ane.
fourth its ordinary numbers on loaded trees bs
was still able to obtain as many bushels as be.
lore, on account of the increased size and TO OH
tam triple price. During an abundant season.
9is Dis neighoors who neglected thinning, found it
dlIncult to get fifty cents per bushel while he
sold all his readily at a dollar and a half All
trees that oVerbear, and all that have defective
iruit, either from the attacks of insects or other
wise, wan be much improved in quality of their
crops by timely thinniug-remembering ALWAYS
10 PICK on the poorest specimens and leave the
pest Even the spple crop, which is cheaper
ana more abundant than most Others. should NOT
De neglected. lfany one who doubts. will re,
memoer LOT moment that an overloaded tree
has to be finally picked by hand, he will see the
proprlety OF doing part of his picking so early in
me season, that the portion left may be i'm |
proved In the operation. Suppose, for example. |
mat tree has at the present moment tbree
y IIhousano growing apples upon it, and that two |
'nousanu are small and scabby, or infested by |
'ne apple worm or stung by the curculio. II he |
caves these three thousand all to grow thev
Will crowd each other, and none of them viii he |
arge or hue Favored. Yet if suffered to remain |
ney must be all finally hand picked, and care. |
tead of this laborious process, let the owners
'icktwo thousand poor ones, which requiring no
ARE to keep from bruisng, may be done with
,reat rapidlty. The remaining thousand, which |
will then have chance to swell in size and be-
'ome perfect 10 flavor, may be gathered when |
nature, with far less trouble than the original
hree thousand. Let the experiment be made
low in season.
BUsHISG ToNATeEs.-Those who love good
omatoes will take pains to cultivate them so as
o insure them ne near as may be in full perfec>
ion. There is no other fruit that delight more
n the air and sunshine than the tomato They
hould have, therefore, abundance of room, and
he vines be sustained from falling to the earth.
Stout brush firmly set around the plants answer
be purpose better than any other method. The
branches have room to extend themselves as they
ike, while the limbs of the brush keep them in
heir positions. By this method the fruit is more
ully exposed to the genial influence of the air
md sunshine; where it attans more delicious
lavor, larger size, snd comes quicker to maturi>
3.
AsHEs FOR FRUIT TREEs.-Ashes from bark are
excellent manure, and unless the ground is COW
,red with them so deep as to kill vegetation,
here is little danger of applying too large
quantities. Still, such ashes not so valua-
DE as wood ashes, for they contain but small
amount of alkali hence soap makers coasider
bark ashes as of very little or no value to make
ye.