Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-08-16
.IELD AND GARDEN.
Edited by M. B. BATEHAM.
BL1GHrEp FRUIT TREES.

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,rees than is as yet manifest; for on
cutting into the wood of most OF the
trees last spring there was agood deal
Of discoloration and other evidences OF
injury by the Yinter. oE y
Blight often occurs however on both
apple and pear trees, when it is not
in consequence of any INJURY
by cold, etc, This is usually called fine
blight on the pear, and twig blight on
the apple--the, disease on the latter be
ing .niostiy confined to the twfgs or |
branches of the previous years growth.
This has been the subject of much spec
,Iiatien aahd careful investigations but
still the cause of the malady and means
of its prevention are not known. This
is our answer TO several Inquiries re-
ceiyed. ,.-...Rr.E
.Ho Fol, THE sTATE FAIR.
Only two weeks more, and the State
Fair will commence at Mansfield-Sept-
Ist. to 5th-and we predict that this viii
be the finest agricultural exhibition
ever held In Chic. OF the $4,000 then
to be awarded in premiums on farm
stock and productions, implements, ma-
chinery, etc., we hope that Lake county
and parts adjacent will come in for
fair quote; and for this purpose our far
mers, dairymen, fruit-growers, maehin-
lists, etc., should be on the alert and
ready for the trip. Then too we hope
that our young farmers, especially, as
many as possible, will aim to go to this
fair. 1t will be sure to give them more
instruction about the breeds of horses,
cattle, sheep, hogs, and poultry, ana
the qualities of farm products, imple-
ments, and machinery, than they could
gain by years of observation about
home. Then, too, it is very likely that
the State Fair will not be held in the
northern part of the State. again for
some years to come. The G. G. & G.
and the Atlantic C Great Western Rail-
roads will carry passengers at half
rates, and articles for exhibition free.
For list of premiums and regulations
for the fair, address j. III. Klippart, Co
inmDus. "A an o.xs1S
GATHERING AND RIPENING PEARS.
Many people do not seem to UNDER
stand that pears Of nearly all kinds are
much better when picked a little before
fully ripe, and allowed to ripen in the
house. The time to pick them from the
tree may be known by slight change
of color, and by the stem separating
easily from the twig when the fruit Is
lifted by the hand in such way as to
bend the stem. Generally, also, a spect
men or two will he found ripening or
dropping flom the tree, especially snch
as are injured by insects.
Then is the time to gather them, anfl
the way to rfpen' them is to put them ih
a shallow box, or on a chamber floor first
covering the bottom of the box, or the
fioort with wooden blanket, or similar
article, then covering the fruit with
something Of the same kind, so as to ex-
clnde the light, but not the air. EXAM
inc the pears every day or two, and as
soon as they turn yellow or begin 10
soften, use or sell them. OF course when
pears are to be shipped to distance
they must not he, allowed to ripen gih
this way before shipping, or they viii
be damaged OH the way. a3f
We hardly need to inform house,
keepers that good pears are very NICE
canned, In the absence of peaches. The
Bartlett variety, and others, with some
degree Of sacidity as well as richness are
preferred.
HARVESTING ONIONS.
Onions that were raised from sets
planted in the spring will by this time
be generally ripe, as,w will be shown BY
the tops falling down or tufhing brown.
They Should then be pulled up and put
into the loft or the floor of any out
building where they will be kept dry
and out of the sun; for if suffered to re-
main in the ground they will soon COM
mence to grow anew, if moist weather,
and be greatly damaged thereby.
Lima beans should have the tops
pinched off the vines when they have
grown foot or two obovethe pol es. j
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TALK ABOUT WEEDS.
Our friend Joseph Harris, of Roches-
ter, is a practical farmer, and the a,i-
thor of the very sprightly paper, in the
American Agrlcultarist entitled "Walks
and Talks OIL the Farm" We extract
the following from his paper of the pres
ent month as being well adapted to this
latitude:
An old gentleman who is an entire
stranger to me, but who, l imagine, was
thinking of buying farm in this neigh
borhOod, rode past here yesterday with
his wife, and stopped moment to re-
mark: s'You onght to write piece in
the AqTiciltarist about these thistles that
are growing on the Squire's farm as
well as on.the Deacon's." AS he drove
of. heard him mutter to his wife in d
tone of disgust, 'sTwenty-five thousand
dollars for 160 acres" He referred to d
rundown farm in the neighborhood that
for it provided it was drained and C lean
but which in its present condition will
not pay the interest on fifty dollars per
acre. .4. .a.,l..4 s}s
1t amused me, however, to be told 10
write t. the AgricuLturist on killing
weeds. Nothing would please me bet
ter. have weeds on the brain. think
about weeds, talk about weeds and
dream about weeds. Ii had to 'swrite
piece'' would certainly select weeds.
On the whole
think will follow the old gentleman's
advice, and write a "piece" about
weeds. The weather is warm and ''com
posing'' is hard work, but will try my
hand at short "composition, 49,
"A weed is plant growingrwhere you
do not want it to grow. Thistles are not
weeds when grown, as they are ih
France, to make perfume. The thistles
growing in the Deacon's wheat are
weeds. He does not want them there
If you have six plants of corn in q hill
where YOU only want four two of them
are weeds. A dead weed Is not weed
A growing weed pumps up water out ol
the ground. The weeds in an acre ol
the Deacori's clover ptnnpsup more wa
ter in day than all his animals drink
in a month. Weeds propagate faster
than rats. have got more rats than the
Deacon but the Deacon beats me oh
weeds. The boys shoot the rats. Yes.
terlay they shot two and scared away Q
dozen. Next year they will come back
ac,o;r trhe neap0n kills htyrt rail al