Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-10-18

&GOQ QuaAiSy, Uu1 OAAJ cCAAAhS kCdohly
because Of large size and fine appear
ance. Personally have sided with
those who took the negative OF this ques-
.tion, and have consigned to the "rejected
list, "a number of big apples that have
always been popular in the markets.
In common with many others, 1 have
thought that the majority of the people
in our cities and towns would become
educated up to a better appreciation of
the qualities of fruits. But after thirty
years of waiting and working, ! confess
to finding SO little evidence OF progress
that have about concluded to let the
people buy and eat Mammoth Pippins
and Pound Apples, as long as they
choose to prefer them to the smaller and
finer kinds. And If was now to plant
new orchard for the markets, would
plant large proportion Of the biggest
and coarsest varieties to be found In the
catalogues.
=, During the meeting Of the American
Pathological Society at Boston, the
past month, ] made several visits to the
fruit market there. found the best
qualities Of medium sized apples, mostly
from Michigan, selling for four to five
a6als6S per barely SUCH Is Potter,
Gravenstein and Maiden Blush-while
fve dollars and fifty cents to six dollars
were freely paid for over-grown Cal
!. gerssy snd Twenty Ounce. apples and
{ eyeA seTeh dollars for Alexanders called
there t'Emperors." The same In the
main was the case in the markets of
New York and Philadelphia, with a
sSligbt tlmproVeEnehtE insthe latter place,
and prices there 9 little lower. Ali the
good fruit came from Western New
York and Michigan-the apple crop
throughout New England and the other
Atlantic States being almost failure.
The common remark Of the fruit deal
ers In reference to the choice of varie-
ties, for the markets, was, let them be
large and bright colored, and they WIN
be sure to sell, no matter what the quail
ity may bel OF winter apples, the
Rhode Island greening is almost the
eonlt good selling variety that is not red
or striped. The Fallawater sells finely
after being kept in the dark till well
acplereQ abntEthe lafgs>red apples, alike
ning ana huDDardston Nonsuch Will
always bring the top prices.
Since writing the foregoing I Ihave
visited Buffalo, Cleveland. Columbus,
! Cincinnati and Indianapolis, and find
the remarks will apply to these as well
- inc s''seerncilaes.--M.6. ~ IN U. fdr'
s.sN VALUE OF CORN FOR HOGS.
In August. 1872. bought thirtv-seyen
head If hoes a. sour 6o,,ors ,,or ono
-, 80 ~ 80. s p. one
.il.a 1cu q "eignts Iie average weight De-
lbg lS6 pounds. Cost Of the lot $3S6.4S.
On December 10th. when sold them.
the averaoa WEIGHT ,vae o1n ,,o,nas a..
.-na<.L.xas - ~ al tx,fyT II
. soga4h oe VIA peuhds- per ~neads fney
ate twelve bushels of corn piece. This
ettwentyrfiye cents per fbushea.ywould
h4 tf.ee d,11ars The total cost ~ tho
boa. ,vton sat.o,,os 49, ~ .,'.sae
~ses S "n ."s.onou' "as' 'lerelore'
Gwt.. amounting to $399. go. Balance in
favor OF feeding. $1O1 10 Rv3 faaa;no
--.s, ee-,, - ,,rc,so,,+ -,.-..-,'- 40
plousn. ING neariy 10 cehts
per Dusnei.-Csnr qGs. ~
REMEDY FOR PEAR BLIGHT.
ry,a r,..o,,u r. .,.
O"ro"a A"q"s'e'' pupiisheu at
Cnnton, n. ", announces the following
2 a.s ea.s9as siesoss.tS
l.. C. Hubbard and Alfred johnson 'ver.
fly believe they have found sure pre-
vensive ven against Ite injury to the pear
nnarter % o"m anger | bore ho,a III snmo;an smree
deep in the trunk. insert about a table.
spoonful of sulphur, then plug up the |
.a.,c eule. ...ley nave used TINS remedy Tor
fall IN ! sinois ole ;nssanca "s os De0n SHOWN "
iai While we would not undervalue or |
discourage such experiments, we may
.s1ae sIias @ IN pear orcnard OF over |
yesrs Old. we have haa, had not uIss s,nnie noso 90
of blight. What was the remedy? Sim
ply good nnderdraininage and sufficient |
cuiuyation 20 promote q moderate,
or as5 attes sa,,,a1g ~ E n suiphur
less have been eo1ally free from the
maladv, and might have announced this |
NJ sn eMecsaal preventive Yet it is not
thnao NJ Massrs HI U.,hha,J 90 s Wei as
NAV be swept bv the disease some fns
fnre year, We, shall be lpleased if the |
sarpLur su,lp,n always succeeos, ana desire to |
- Y TSomos IL Sno Goaatr,, Gsns Iosoi"s'ohs'
" 80 tA - Am Al AZ 1hoMfsoN' ita M .,4
Inc township OF thompson, by its ge-
ographical position, onght to belong to
Lake Lake county, but when our old mother,
8esnga, consented TO allow one-third of
her famiIy 10 FORM a separate household.
she refused to let Thompson go. And
now being SO far distant from the home |
centre, 1.-THE farmers Of that township take |
little interest In the County Agricultu- |
raj Society, but maintain separate or |
ganizatiop, and hold a Worlds Fair of
their own. We attended this the past |
week, as fitting close of the great ex- |
hibitions of the season. ...a
The weather was very fine and the |
roads In good condition. Several car
rage loads of visitors were attracted |