The Placer herald., 1871-02-04
HOUSE AND FA II N.


profitable, pomologists must cultivate varie-
ties that will ripen in succession, in order to
avoid the disadvantage of having on hand at
one time, supply SO large that the fruit
cannot be disposed of as it should be. 1t is
not good policy to cultivate larger crop
than can be handled successfully and secure
remmerative prices; and it is especially poor
policy to risk all the labor and expense of
the season upon single kind of fruit. \
mixed husbandry is as much safer and more
profitable to the pomoloSist as to the grain
grower. The strawberry crop may be des-
troyed by draught; and yet the raspberry
crop, which follows it, may by proper man
agement, compensate all loss on the straw
berries. Early currants and gooseberries
will usually bring fair prices in large mar
kets, when delivered in good shape. Did
any one ever know large, well grown, well
ripened New Rochelle, or a Dorchester, to
spoil when exposed for sale at prices that
pay the producer four or five dollars per
pushed? In some markets the earliest do
not bring as large a return as the very latest.
So carefully is this feature of fruit market
ing studied by experienced culturists, that
the season for each of the small fruits have
been largely extended, aided by difference
in latitude But this extension of the sea-
son with the same fruit is due, not only to
difference in latitude and isothermal loca-
tions, but to the care with which large cuti-
vators have selected varieties with view to
secure succession and not only prolong the
season, but the better enable them to con-
troll the market, divide their labor and save
themselves from loss by being forced to put
their crop all in the market at once. Sue
cessful pomologists will select varieties and
soils, with view to getting their crop to
market at a time when the fruit will COM
mand the largest price
BUDDING TIE RosE.-But two things are
necessary to bud roses successfully. The
stocks must be in the right state and so
must the bed. Unless the bark Of the rose
will separate freely from its woody founda-
tion, budding cannot be successfully perform
ed. The answer, then, to the question is,
in general terms, at any time when the bark
of the stock, and of the scion or bud, will
rise; that is separate freely from their re-
spective wood For it is essential that the
bark of the stem should open freely to re-
ceive the bud, and that the bud with its ac
companying bark, should be deposited in its
home with the least possible bruise or injury.
Some may take exception to this general
principle, as far as the bud is concerned.
AS long as the stock is right in regard to
the free circulation of its bark from its wood,
it is in condition for budding.
If the bud and its bark will not leave the
wood freely, some simply cut it off with
thin slice of wood, and insert it without the
conditions recommended. Now there is no
doubt that such buds will often grow; but
The plan is not to be recommended, especi-
..allv as the bud and bark budding is so much
more simple, expeditions, and successful.
Again, the question when to bud may be
answered pretty correctly by specifying the
time from the middle of May to the middle
of August inclusive, as the best budding
season, though the operation may be perform
ed at any time when stocks and buds are in
the state already described.
To KEEP OUT BoRERs. Mr. Reed, Perth
Amboy, n. j., said that he keeps out bor-
ers by putting little jacket Of tarred roofing
paper about the base of the tree. lie digs
the earth away from the crown, tins the top
of strip of this paper about the tree, and
hauls earth up around the base of the paper
:and is not troubled with borers. lie takes
it off in the fall Thus treated the borers
have disappeared from the orchard altogeth-
er Mr.. Quinn said it might keep the bor-
ers out of the crown of the tree, but not out
of the limbs where he had often found them
Mr.. Fuller said farmers are careful to hoe a
hill of corn, in an orchard, that is worth
about three cents, but too few of them ever
think of hoeing away the grass from a tree
that is worth $40; if they would only keep
the grass away from the roots of the tree,
they would have less trouble. .-Rual NeU
Yorker.
FRIED EGG PLANTs.-Slice them, cover
eral hours, to remove its acid taste; drain
the slices dry and dip in a batter made of
egg and -four, and fry till nice brown; or
they can be dipped simply I'M dry -four. An
other way of preparing this vegetable, which
is very nice, is to peel and parboil; then
wash and season with butter, salt and pep
per and one egg well beaten, and little
-four, and bake, or it can be made out in
cakes and fried. This plant is not consid-
cred as making the most choice of dishes,
but it is matter of some importance to un-
derstand the preparation Of it.-!Souttern
CuNirator.
TIE Scientific american states that the
poisonous effect Of bee stings can be prevent
ed, or at least considerably miligated by
pressing over it the pipe Of an ordinary trunk
key. The reason is obvious. The pipe act
ing as an annular compress close to the pune
ture, forces the poison oat. Could not this
simple process be extended in its application
to the bites of serpents and rabid dogs ? The
absorption and spread Of the virus might
thus be prevented, or at least retarded, until
physician could arrive with more etlec-
tive remedy.