The Placer herald., 1872-12-21
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BEST Twenty APPLES Ids Press -:
In response o your call for "A list Of the bes,
twenty varieties Of apples for for an amateur
garden or orchard, seud you a list for this
locality.
In the first place, I think the number much
too large for the amateur or market grower
After going through with the l30 10 III
varieties that have iiuiled here, select en-
that fills The season, from earliest 10 lne>t,
and which will give better satisfaction than
"A larger list within district of twenty miles
bordering on the cols'.
1t is hut little use to give list for The
market fruit grower, because climate and sci!
makes such IA very great difference wiki some
varieties Time Of ripenng Is the most i'm
portant point that should determine the sele,-
ton for particular locality.
Amateur Est i: Red Astrachan, Benoni.
Cravenslein, King of Tompkins Co., Il. |
Greenilig, Yellow Behower, Esopus Spz-
enbarsh, Wagner, Monmouth Pippin, New
town prppn.
The varieties ripen in succession as given
in the list. Additional list Early II Hrv-
est, for the coast seclou, Carolina Red June,
for the interior, American Summer Pearm ni',
Melon, Lowell, Canada ltenetic, lAll lrppin,
Rox, Russell, Baldwin, Oniey, White " hi-
ter Pearmain.
A selection Of 80 trees for family use, to
ripen in succession Red Aslrachan, 2
Benoni, 5 Grayenslein 6 Kin. Of 7. c., 5
Il. l. Greenng, Yellow Bcl.lower, G
Esopus Spiizcnburgh, Wagencr, II New
town Pippm, (yeliow).
The narke, .chard should couiain bat
very few varieties, the less the number the
greater the profit, provided TIE best only are
seectcd.-Rmal Press.
CARE or Tools AND lMrLEMENrs.-Thc
injury done to hand tools and implements
by long exposure to IA II md sunshine oiteH
amounts 10 more than the We.r and tear.
Even when implements are made entirely Of
iron and other metal, the scales of rus. that
viii form on smooth and bright surfaces IN
few days will OF e nure The paris more
than the wear durMg the season. \ lad
hoe Is frequently left with The bright blade
covered with wet earth pressed down on the
surface, thus facilitating the formation OF a
thick scale of rust, which wears out the s:ee,
and makes The tool work unAccountably haru.
1t should Ie one OF the nnexible rules Of the
garden to wipe the bright surfaces Of all tools
ci, an and cover the parts with amy kind OF
oil or grease that contains 10 saline matter.
! he wood ork Of hald tools and imp.cn-
ems, even when painted, is often seriously
injured by rain dews aud sunshine. Watc!
and dampness will raise the grain Of the TIM
Der, settle in The Joints and hasten their de
cay ; and The lot sun will crack the surface,
and warp, contract and twist the wooden
parts to such an extent as to cause more
damage than all HE work that has been done
with Canadian Farmer.
A PrRpEruAL PASTE Dis olive teas
poo,tul Of alum in Il quart of warm water
" / en- cold, stir in as much flour a. wi
give il tie consistency of tlctl cream, being
particular TO beat up all tie Jumps ; stir it
as much powdered resin rs will hy ca
dime. and ihrow in lnf a dozen covts H.
give a peseut odor. Have On the ii st %
tea-cup d loi.ing water, lour Tie hour
miX;ure into it, stirring well at the time.
In very few minutes it will be OF the con
sistenc, Of mush Pour it into an c,;thcn
or China vessel le, it cool =; lay a cover on
aud put in CO..! place. " heu lc'drd for
use, take out IL portion and sofcn it viii
warm water Paste thus made will last
twelve months. 1t is better than gum, rs il
does not gloss the paper, and can lie written
on.--J)alual Apwljed ChemiSby
ZISc LAIrLsroR TREES. -Buya fo,t of Sl C ,
zine. cut 1t in strips one inch 10y two, or
whatever size is preferred AID if the name Of
the tree or liant is writ cn on with ink made
of the following ingredients, it will be i'll
delliIle
"1ake cf vcrlieris and salammoniac each
two lrachms, Emplla k one drtchm, water
four ounces; to be we mixed in II mortar,
addn The water gradu,!ly. 1t must be
kept in gl,ss stopped vial. Write on the
zine with the ink. after shaking it well, with
a Quill pen aud ai er is is dry You nay
expose it to the weather or bury it in iht
ground for years. and it will be as legjble as
as when first written.
A UsrFUL IIINT.-A lin tube u ale like a
syphon, dri\ On iu'o the vent O. barrel Of
wine or cider, and the other end inserted in
to via! of water, will prevent the air trou
entering the barrel, vhl,e the gas escapes
through the water Make the barrel other
wise tight. When The cider or wine in the
barrel is done working, the water in the bot
tie vii cease bubbIng. ltrequires 10 filling
up, as there is 10 loss The tube can be
made by any tn-piaie worker, and when
once made can ;l@ays be kelt for future
use.
To DRIVE AWAY BED BUGs An eX-
change gives the following as II sure way to
drive bed bugs from the old beds: Take
green tomato vines, ut them in Il ba i or
tray, pound them to pieces as fine as possible,
then stain the hedstead which they mhabl
with the juice, fill The crevices with pieces OF
vines, and lay leaves under the ends Of the