National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-10-24
Farm, Garden and Household.
Orchard and Nursery.

close as to injure the bark. This shoul
be watched, and il plan of the orchar
has been made the labels may be re
moved altogether.
CLEAR UP any weeds or rubbisl
which have collected around the orchar'
and fences during the fall, and sec tina
the fences are repaired 30 as 10 proven
any stray animals from entering and in
iuring the trees. A little time employ
ed in this now viii often prevent hun
dreds of dollars of damages,
LATE PEARS are to be treated in the
same way as recommended above, ex-
cept that il is best 10 substitute boxes
Tor barrels unless one has great guam
tity. 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.
CIDER AND VINEGAR.-The best use
for inferior fruit is TO manufacture into
cider aud vinegar. The best cider ran
DO made at this season, AS there Is less
danger Of rapid fermentation. Cider
made frsm good fruit and run through
n filter of sand may be bottled and
placed in a cool cellar, where it will
keep well.
FRUIT. Harvest the late varieties of
fruit before tho 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 leave foot at least be-
tween the barrel and cellar wall. The
cellar should notbe closed until the low
temperature outside makes it necessary.
PLANTrNd.-If fall planting is prac-
ticed the trees should be set out as soon
as they can be had, so that they may
have time TO get established before win
ter sets in. Plow and prepare the land
so that no delay need happen after the
trees have arrived. Do not mix the
sorts, and have plan of the orchard
showing the position and name of each
variety, so that should the labels be
lost or the names be obliterated by the
weather the plan will be sure guide to
the variety.
Sweet Potato Coffee.
There nre many persons who are very
fond OF good cup Of coffee. but who
dare not indulge in the favorite 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
and vegetables by artificial processes
have rendered it possible to 80 reduce
the uncooked sweet potato, without
faint, to the 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,
as we'll as exceedingly nutritious, it is
said to be very valuable substitute for
chicory and the Indifferent article of
peas, which make up large portion of
the mixture usually sold for pure
ground coffee" Its 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 be used as fine as flour
without making the infusion muddy,
thus permitting double the ordinary
strength to be obtained from the coffee
itself. The ground sweet potato may
coffee. This mixture will cost less than
half the price Of pure coffee, and by
many is decidedly preferred rs mat
ter OF taste. More important, however,
to those who cannot drink pure coffee,
is the consideration that in the sweet
potato there is no headache, no excite
ment of the nerves, and bilious affec-
ton. -SacrdmentO Record
The Driii for Sowing.
There is no one thing better agreed
upon in this State, says George Geddes,
OF New York, among winter wheat rails
ers, that a drill not only saves seed, but
it saves labor, covers the seed just Just
at one uniform depth, and completes
the work as it goes. The importance
of this last point is illu .trated as write
these lines, for since 7 commenced
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 elapse be-
fore the ground will be in condition to
resume work, that whenever this time
does comes all will be square starting
no ground half or not at all narrowed
after surface sowing with broadcast
machine or mans hand. The objec-
ton that Mr.. D says some of his
neighbors make to drills, that they en-
courage weeds, is entirely new to me.
l have not enumerated all the advan-
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
lntrenched behind little breastworks.
affording cover in cold, windy DAYS of
winter, when the ground has no snow
on 1t to shelter the wheat. It is not
necessary, at this late day, to go over
this ground and oppose theories to ex-
perience. did stand ont against drills
when they first came among us on theo-
retlcal grounds that gave way before
facts derived from trials that did not
leave vestige 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 pounds
OF com possess so parts of substance
valut BILE for nutriment, and 100 pounds
OF haf possess GA. Hay is of greater
value when cut early and well secured
than when cut ripe, and early hay, of
course, is meant in this comparison.
Then if hay is worth $50 per ton, corn
is worth S064 of that price, which is
1877 so per ton for feed, which is equal
to Sl.12t per buDhel. Corn then, at 65
cents bushel, is the cheaper feed. But
practically it will not do TO feed corn
wholly, rs it is too concentrated. and
some coarse fodder, as straw or stalks.
should be fed along with it.