Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-10-15
Agricultural
KerniLg AppIts and Grapes.

httllA /. Appits ahu "i@Pe1s
A5uTPic Hsay be btuisea. and - lOll
as the skin Is whole il will not rot. Bu
break the skin. aud the msald germs en-
ter II once and rot the fruit. Hence the
head ola barrel may be pressed hard
against the frui, aud not injure il, save
little dry tough spot. All fruit, there
fore, INTENDED to keep, must have a sound
,p,dermis. A worm-hole invites rot.
Apples to be kept through the winter
or tlrwell into spring, shOHid be Pi0ked
Before they arc quite ripe, or Just as they
reach the point Of ripening. To gather
sooner vii! deprive somewhat OF the flavor
through the preserving quality vii! be in
proved. Handle carefully when picked
aud as little as possible, so as TO leave in-
tact the oil-coat that covers the fruit,
which is an aid to its keeping. Have the
barrels at the tree, and transfer from the
basket, putting in the best, such as are
wished to be Kept. Each sorting Of aP-
Piles. or almost any fruit, is hurt. Let
il then be done but once, aud at the tree.
Remove the barrels to an outbullding, aud
leave there till the sweating operation has
passed and the fruit is dry. Then remove
10 he fruit house or cellar, Sweating
commences at once, and the barrels should
therefore be left Opsn, as at least partly
so as to give cbaucc to evaporation. When
put into their place fer winter, head up
leaving little space half an inch or inch
wide; this to give chance for slight clrcu'
latiou of air. II the air'if rather Cry,
let there be less ventilation; mere II
moist, and according to the amount OF
moisture. Apples will rapidly dry and
shrink when exposed to dry air. a cellar
will in general not bear the exposure
much less 4 iruitToom.
1t is important that there be uniform
and lolo temperature. The uniformity is
generally unheeded, TO the damage OF the
fruit. If just above the freezing point,
the temperature is the right thing. Keep
as near this as possible; aud if any
chanae occur, as it usually will, see that II
be qraGual, in which case there will be
little hurt. TO secure all this the win
dows should be made double, and hung so
as to open and shut readily, the rest of
of the cellar or building frost proof, BY
the windows the temperature is to be reg.
ulatcd. Throw open ia the fall aud spring
when cool, which is usually at night, and
close when warm. This keeps uniform
coolness. In winter reverse-open when
mild, and close when cold. 1t is best to
have two apartments for fruit oae cool,
where the fruit it is intodned for lsng keep
Ing the ether warmer, where it is to be
used al NJ, as warmth will hasten matu-
rity.
AS to grapes, there arc some sorts that
will not keep; these are the skinned. A thick
skin will prevent rotting and retard cvap-
GRAFTON. Happily there is goodly num-
Der of this kind that arc well provided
with good envelope. Among those are
the Isabella, Diana, Clinton, Rogers No.
4 and others. Select only ripe fruit, and
free from all unripc or bruised berries.
Spread out, where the air has free access,
in some out-room or open chamber, and
cxclnde artificial heat, unless in cold
weather Then the air a little rarified
will aid in the curing, that is in drying
the stems, which is the object in exposing
to the air; for the stems, in green state
when the fruit is boxed, will evaporatc
their moisture and establish mould. Dry
stems will not. In week or two your
grapes will be fit for boxing up. Two or
three layers may be put into box, with
some soft, dry material between each lay
er of fruit; also cover the bottom and
top with the material; paper will do, dried
leaves, cotton, &C.; but do not close up
tight. Treat in this respect the SAME as
apples, temperature included Grapes
will thus keep till into spring, and be the
better In favor for the keeping, though
less plump, having parted with some Of
their moisture. But this concentrates an
improves the liquor. Our best eating of
grapes has been in March and April.