The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-10-24
soil is kept dry and viii be ft for the
Spring crops early in their season.

soil is kept dry and will be at for the
Spring crops early in their season.
MANURE o THE GARDEN.
The collecting of manure for the
garden should not be deferred till late
in the Fall, when probably something
Will Interfere with the work, or until
the Spring, when delays are danger
Gus, especially when they occur at the
time when every minute is precious
on account of the necessity of getting
the seed into the ground in the prop
er season. A compost apshould be
formed near the garden; this should
be made up of decayed turf, vegeta-
bic and animal remains, ETC., all to
be thoroughly incorporated before
being applied to the soil. Few per-
sons begin IN proper time to prepare
manure for.the garden, but those who
are aware of the importance of this
work, could not be induced to neglect
it. Liquid manure is exceedingly
useful, both for saturating solid ma
nure and also for applying directly to
the soil or plants.
HARVESTING APPLES.
A writer in the C0ngregdtiOnGltst
ana ACCOEUCF luQulEC6- w =
should winter apples be gathered?"
There are advantages in early gather
ed, as the longer this is deferred the
more danger there is of their bruis-
iug by being blown off the trees. 1t
ought to be we'll known that bruised
fruit decays quickly. On the other
hand. apples gathered before the
~ripening process is well nigh COM
ol.k11 ~ a. 80 1I-s~1 81 -L.r1.
in the barrel, and to lose much of
their goodness for eating. There is a
right time for harvesting winter APP
pies. depending somewhat on the
weather and the season, but as a gen.
eral rule, early in October is the
time. 1t will not do, however, to
pick apples for keeping in wet or
drizzly weather, or indeed, when the
dew is on them in the morning.
Cool and dry weather, when the
wind is not too fresh, so as to
make it dangerous, being on the lad
der, is best for this purpose. The
longer ladder may be laid so as to rest
on the outer limbs of the tree, which
will give the picker a freer use of his
hands than when he is among the
branches. Go round the tree In this
way and then into the middle of it,
on the limbs, and by means of the
shorter ladders. Be very careful to
pluck the fruit so as to leave the stem
on it. This is best effected by lifting
the apple up quickly, and if ripe it
will separate from the tree easily and
readily. Lay or drop carefully the
apples in the basket. so as not t. in
jure the skin or the flesh. If you are
on a high ladder, you can have q
strong line with which to lower the
basket for another person to empty
Time and labor may thus be econo-
mixed.
In a large orchard it is best to go
through it in order, gathering each
tree as it comes. No rule is of more
general application on the farm than
to concentrate work. Have a cool
place for spreading the apples, such
as a loft In a shed, and keep the diff
ferent sorts always separate. When
you come to put up the apples for
market. or keeping through Winter,
reject all bruised or specked fruit, and
make two classes of the good. The
second quality will sell well by itself, |
but would greatly damage the sale of
the first quality if included with it In
the same barrel Watchman and Re.
fector.