The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-10-27
Farm, Garden and Household.


orchard and Nufsefys
LAnELs. trees arrive from the
nursery tho labels are often wired so
close as toinjure the bark. This should
be watched, and il plan OF the orchard
has been made the labels may be re.
moved altogether.
CLRAR Up any weeds or rubbish
which have collected around the orchard
and fences during the fall, and see that
the fences arc repaired 90 as 70 prevent
any stray animals from entering and in.
jnring the trees, A little time employ.
ed in this now will often prevent hun
dreds Of dollars Of damages.
LATE PEARs nre to be treated in the
same way as recommended above, ex.
cept that 1t is best TO substitute boxes
Tor barrels unless one has great guam
titJ. Do not remove them TO the eel
lar until. there is danger OF freezing.
The earlier sorts may be placed on
shelves in the fruit room.
CmER AND ySE0AR.-The best use
Tor inferior fruit is to manufacture into
cider and vinegar. The best cider can
DO made at this season, ms there is less
danger OF rapid fermentation. Cider
made fran good fruit and run through
a filter Of sand may be bottled and
placed in cool cellar, where it will
keep well.
FBu1T, Harvest the late varieties OF
fruit before the frost becomes too severe.
II handled with care, fruit picked now
will last long time. A cool cellar is
needed for storing and keeping fruit.
Sort and place the fruit in barrels !;
head, and lay the barrel upon its side,
taking care TO leavea foot at least he.
tween the barrel and cellar wall. The
cellar should notbe closed until the low
temperature outside makes it necessary.
PLASrNo.-I fall planting is prac-
ticed the trees shouldbe set out as soon
as they eau be had, so that they may
have time TO get established before win.
ter sets in. plow and prepare the land
30 that no delay need happen after the
trees have arrived. Do not mix the
sorts, and have A'plan OF the orchard
showing the position md name Of each
variety, 30 that should the labels be
lost or tho MINES be obliterated by the
weather the plan will be n sure guide to
the variety. IA
sweet Potato Coffee.
There are many persons who are very
fond Of good cup of coffee, but who
dare not indulge in the fayorite bever.
age on account Of the nervous excite.
ment or bilious affection that follows.
To such it will be pleasing to learn that
the new modes OF evaporating fruits
md vegetables by artificial processes
have rendered it possible to SO reduce
the uncooked sweet potato, without
faint, to tho dry and brittle condition
necessary for roasting and grinding as
coffee, In this condition its useful
and economical properties are said to
be manifold. Being very wholesome,
rs well as exceedingly nutritious, II Is
said TO be very valuable substitute for
chicory and the indifferent article Of
peas, which make UP q large portion Of
the mixture usually sold for 'pure
ground coffee" It's saccharine con-
tents not only diminish the amount Of
sugar required, when it is used, but SO
completely agglutinate and settle the
grounds that coffee mixed with this
preparation may DO used as fine Us -four
without making the infusion muddy,
thus permitting double the ordinary
strength to be obtained from the coffee
itself. Tho ground sweet potato may
be mixed with one.half its bulk Of pure
coffee. This mixture will cost less than
half the price OF pure coffee, and by
many is decidedly preferred as mat
ter Of taste. More important, however,
to those wlS cannot drink pure coffee,
is the consideration that in the sweet
potato thereis no headache, no excite
ment OF the nerves, and bilious affsc-
tion.-SdordMonto Record.
The prm Tor sowing.
There is no ono thing better agreed
upon in this State, says George Geddes,
Of New York, among winter wheat mis-.
ers, that drill not only saves seed, but
II saves labor, covers the seed Just Just
at ono uniform depth, and completes
the work MS it goes. The Importance
OF this last point is illustrated as write
theIe lines, for since 1 commenced u
shower has set in that promises to be
heavy. ! have Just left large field,
where our drill was, sowing wheat.
Now, we have the satisfaction OF feeling
that however severe the shower may be,
and however long time may elapso be-
fore the ground will be in condition 10
resume work, that whenever this time
does comes nil will be square starting
mo ground huff, or not ut oil narrowed
after surface sowing with broadcast
mlchine ora mans hand. Tho objeC.
ton that Mr.. D. says some Of his
neighbors make to drills, that they en-.
courage weeds, is entirely new to me.
/ have not enumerated all the adyan.
tages Of drilling winter wheat, such as
standing the freezing and thawing Of
the ground in spring, and the protec'
ton the wheat has, by reason OF being
intrenched behind little breastworks,
aaording cover in cold, windy days oil
winter, when the ground has no snow
on it to shelter the wheat. It is moi
necessary, at this late day, to go over
this ground and oppose theories to ex.
perienco. ] did stand out against drills
when they first came among us on theo.
retical grounds that gave way before
facts derived from trials that did not
leave vestigc OF my first opposition.
Corn and Hay.
The theoretical value Of corn as food
in comparison with hay Is in the pro.
portion OF so to Ga. That is, 100 pound,