Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-07-15
,RANsPLANTISG VEGETABLES.

RANSPLANTING EGETABLES. -
Vacant places may be found in every
garden at this time. Early peas are
gone and the vines pulled up, also early
lettuce. spinach, radi>hes. and similar
plants have past their prime. and the
ground should be occupied wi h some
kind of late crop. Cabbage, tomato
es. turnips, bectS, and other fall and
winter vegetables, many yet be plant
ed. But we would remind those
who do not appear to be aware of the
tact that bee,s and turnips may be us
readily and successfully transplanted
as cabbage or tomatoes. Most every
one sows beet and turnlp seed so
thick that at least one half Of the
plants have to be removed, and if
these are destroyed, it is certainly a
great waste, particularly when vacant
places can be found in which to sit
them. We have known more than
one good gardener Who declared tina,
they can obtain larger beets by trans
planting than by allowing the plants
to remain where the seed was sown.
Choose wet day or just after good
shower, and pull out the plants and re-
move The largest leaves, and then set
out with a small dibble or gardin-
trowel, pressing the earth firmly about
the roots. Those who are growing
roots for their stock should not forget
that few extra bushels may be
grown BY putting this hint into prac.
tice; and few farmers have too much
of such food for their cattle in winter.
A veterinarian writes to the
Chicago Tribune as follows, in an
swer to question as to the cause of
kwelings and collar bois on horses:
"The swellings and collar boils you
complain OF are not caused by feed
ing salt and ashes, though the latter
seems to me to be useless. These
swellings occur most frequently in
spring-time, and especially then,
when the horse either is Tapidiy i'm
proving Or falling off in flesh, thus
rendering the collar either too narrow
or too wide. Have the collar always
well fitted to the horses neck. keep
your harness clean and smooth, and
take care that the traces or tugs are
always of exactly the same length,
and you will have no cause to COM
plain. As long as the skin on those
swelhpgs Is not sore, you may use
cold lamentations. AS soon, however,
as the same gets sore, and the epider-
mis- is taken off, you will soon effect
cure by applying, three tines day,
a when the horse las to work, each
tIne he harness is put on or taken
II. - the sore places, mixture OF
Iure olive oil and lime water, equal
rtrts.
PRESERVING CURrANTs AND Der
sIEs. Press and strain the jdice out
ct a quantity of curran,s. Then take
say, eight pounds of fresh, stemmed
nit, aud put with it Il quart of this
lice and ten pounds of sugar. "a
,"nnd or two Of raiSins improves the
fl.yor) Cook the whole well, boil
l':r it half an hour or SO. Then bot
Thi. Is a pleasant swerrmeat
II Il :.r eating with meats,
H., ult Il little vinegar aud spices
y, u the sugar. Strawberries, Black
berries and Raspberries. -Pick clean,
put in a porceIaiu-lined vessel with
nnc-fourth to one-half the weight OF
white sugar, and few spoonsful of
water, just enough at the bottom to
prevent burning, as these fruits tnr-
nish juice enough. Heat slowly for
few minutes, and as soon as the
sugar is dissolved, raise to boiling
hea.. and dip carefully into the warm
bottle 50 as not to break the fruit,
Keep in cellar OF other pantry not
subject to much heat -1merican
-4griculturist.