The Placer herald., 1869-10-23
HOUSE AND EARN.

NhhfiN1 FholT.-Io-uay, september lS,
We have still left a few sound S Spizenherps,
gathered q vssr ago They hays lost some
what their favor and juieuess, but are s,l!i
readily distinguished as that excellent fruit.
The secrs, is: Early gathering. cooInsss.
and uoi'ormi'y OF tempsra'urp, aI.o the
proper hygiome,ric condition Va picked
our apples between ibo l5ih and 20 h n
September, when The fruit "a. ,sts,m.uha,
green, but ,:tl. rolored, AID not vet fulh
grown. 1t was carefully hand 3D. picket
sorted. and pat into ihs harIel u der tn,
tree, thence removed to the barn. where .hs
first night il received copious sweating
1t was lett thers for y week or more. with a
little vent Cor the moisture 10 escape The
barrels then were pot carefully iaio he eel
lar, a compartment intended FIR fruit and
kept pmposeiy ~ cool as possible during i.
fnil. lhis is done - opening the .indoe.
when the weather IS cool 1T conr.. not
damp or san, aud Kpl. op~n until chance
occurs nh-u the uiudoa. are closed an1
kept shut ~ ~ .eaher 10 cool again. The
thing is very simple.
10 winter the reverse is the case Ths
windows are opened when the weather IL
warm-.hat is a. the free ,ing point OF soma.
what bsloa, never when It 10 quits warm-
a Temperature exce-diog ba. of the cellar
especially avoided, ~ it will produce a
change interfering With uniformity and qual
ity, ~bea "a all-lmportant Keen lh- har-
rels shnt or slightly open. ell her viii
do. Commoaly. however We give sl,oh,
ventilation; I'll, by s'mpy LAYING the head
on. Bins We End to dry lheiwo.1re,n.s
OF dsmpns.s a3d dsSOes- must te avoided.
the one dlspores &c rot and mould. lhs o,he,
t. shriseng OF The fus.
DO DO. toach ,our tran NJ it ia wanted
To hands Is to hasten dee y | need, ia
oily coat to protect II. Handing will dis
turb this We thus have no difir,Jn
We have teps orr trut 10 this way Tor wears.
MOI only apples. but grapes. and rrohsbI,
ell kiuGs Of 'ut may be kept ty these pre-
cautions.
For early use We treat differently. w
let r'pen ca he tree, hen keep where mod
sra,ely warm. This vii! favor ma.urat,oo
10 ibis way our winter fruit is it to use for
holidays aod before. We usually have
Spitzeubarg's (EscopeS) for table uss the
later part Of November, seasons yaryipo
some~bat. Sugar 10 needed. but no. much.
even for baking. The excellent, tbs unrlyal
led flavor Of .he Sptzehberg leads rs to se.
lect this fruit for cooking, especially bal
ing purposes, TINS early, and wo contlnu.
it during .hs winter and sprpg till into
summer. 1t Eever clogs
Thus, ga her early If you wish 10 keep
late. Gather late you wish TO use early.
Keep cool the late (spring) fruit; keep
uniform in temperature, ard mean be-
tween the usual extremes of moisture and
drypess, as found in cellars.
ADM! fresh ali as much as NAV be. but
avoid a disturbance of the Temperature, and
Of the hygroWs,ro condition.
1t will :aus be seen that air is reouired
light ~lnd""s are necessary, and hung on
hinges. heseT IN any case let ~agm wind
have accesa to your callar, as i. is sure TO
force out the heavy air the only way it can
get ii out, otherwise, with warm air outside,
there is 20 danger, as in it's rarifed state j,
cannot dsplacs tho heavier cold air. The
warm w'nd is your greatest enemy.
Of course, tbs cellar is to be kept clean
Air long con sined then in such a place will
not be bad air Hence for weeks In water
the windows may be closed Tbs air, up.
Ike that OF the inasbl, sd room is not efec-
Ted by respiration, only the lesp,ratiop Of
the fruit, which, wben sound, will add n
fragrace to tas place. making the cellar one
OF The compartments in the building to 90
into.
We have detailed only our experience,
Out The experience Of years. 1t is an easy
matter to keep fruit, TO manage it SO as to
use when waulsd-tbs whether 10 cellar
or 10 a fru't room, as the condition must be
substantially the same in both.
WHEAT CRoP.--The Walla Walla Real
Estate Gazette bas the following:
Mr.. Ping, of the Touchet, informs us that.
Notwithstanding The mos. severe drouib ever
known IN this eouttry during tbs past season
there is over haf crop OF mhea. On h,s
Two iarms, Isnds that ssersged ftty Ave
oushe,s on m f's'ass. Que year be har-
vested ,ool bushels Of wheat from eighteen
acres Of land.
PEA CHEEsE-The discovery has been
MADE that q superior article of cheese NAV
be made b, oing peas or any o,ber i4pu-
mepous seeds to pap. and adding 70 lh.
str s'htd q""r. p'a-eT ot paris unlii II coag
ulstes Then treGl lhe cu,d lhs sama as Won
would in making animal chsrsa Ass .i.ss
to 1t the odor aud taaa Of ius cheese. In
China it is called "ia too" aud IA made
from peanuts, Favored With certain condi-
uepts.
"OLD kAISrucK."-A Kentucky paper
says that u Co~sn county cro.s At. ,hu.
sx.srminated
"Ssvsrsl grains Of corn are strung on
horse bar, UhIrh gbsa swaIiowed, crsstes
ucEhsg sensation Ia ths crow. thront
10 bis efforts 70 gst il up, invariably scratch
es bis bead off,"
lr |" reported that the olive crop is total
faiers throughout Portugal.
HEN Houses 1t may be impossible to
10 bna,, .fL l.