, 1874-03-07
TIIE FARM AND GARDEN.

CalcinatainE-~'The Erl1lt-Proxpcct in
tAc South Fart OF the estate--sliipptsix
OF RCMerrics--p Pruning of Applp.:Ereos
..CutttIfz- Back OF Snnll-Fruit 1yltsll-
cs.-l4cnf.Esnus and Eruit-IEusts, md
Their Qectutiol. tn Each Otilcr--Tlt1n-
ming Of Erlit--Oil ior Polished Inl-
plcn4onty-"A New Plum, ana Its Rec |
murknblo x1tntory ~ N1ensuro vs.. |
WeiElat--Elc ErGiEltt Law Unjust. /!
From Our Aprfealtnral Correspondent.
CHAMPAIGN, ILL.,, htnrch s, 1874.
oA1o1N1S1Sa.
WATsEEA, ILL.,, Feb. 2o 1874.
Mn "RUrA1 ""-sgn: Why not give uH ho..tckecrers
series Of years. wish their ann,1ul houaeceuning YOU
mutt hnve lenTned so1netling Of withdrawing aud
ca>cilniuing. If SO. please toll uH about It; IT,. =, w
Wo arc annually imposed upon by n class OF
calcimiuors who oheat us beyond endurance.
They give us tho " "siiyor-po!ish" at 25 to 40
cents pound, which they purchase ut the drug
stores for 6 to cents under tho namo OF Paris
white, and which thoy transmute into ''silyor-
polish"
II YOU wish to do your own calclmining, you
will tlnd tho whole operation D very simple one.
To ton pounds of Paris white add half pound
Of bost white glue. Soalt tho glue for twenty
four hours in tin pail containing half gallon
Of warm wntor. Lot II atand near tho stoVo to
kocp warm. When about ready to mix up your
matorials, set tho gluo~pnil in kettle Of boiling
! water aud stir until It is all dissolved.
| Tho Paris white Is to pe put IN
| d patl that you uBo for tho work, and hot water
stirred into it until it is thin enough for putting
| on with q brush; and the glue is then mixed
with It, whom tho material ia ready. It can be
| put on with large-Blzed common painters
brush, In the Hame nnanner TINT yon sprend
! pnint; or use whitewash-br1lsls. Tho large
brushes used by the calcninor may be had at
the lr1g-stores, and cost from 81 to 99, but will
| do no better work than q common round brush,
! as stated above and which will DO the best
I coat ia tho best, as thick ono may
crack. you will have to thin the material with
hot water from time to timo. If YOU are care-
full, there is no mood in acattoring the wash over
capeta aua furniture. Dip the ond Of tho brush
III as you would in paint, and yon will have no
! dripping. Many years ago, in u small New York
yillagee;,, thoro was dsapated painter, who did
thon tho unEnown. lie used elao and lime. and
put It on with largo-sizel painter'a brush.
| No carpets Or furniture were removed, and shero
was no rubbing OF Of tho wllitowaah; The se-
cret was In thoroughly disso'vipg tho limo 80
that tho thinnost possible coating was applied.
During the soaBon of house cleaning ho kept
sober. and eavo great satisfaction; but to got
him to do job Of painting at any other time
was mattor Of great uncertainty. He was
| getting old, and had been tie villago-white-
| washer Tor q generation.
Ono time brought homo s5 calcimining
brush; but, after uaing 1t u day, tho hired-elrl
| put it in pail Of water to sont. and the noxt
! day 1t waa ruined Clean your brush when done
with It, and put it AWAY dry. If put III water,
see that tho band docs not got wet: and
on no account permit tho water to roach tho up
per oud OF tho brush. You must bear in mind
| that IN excess Of glue, and sizing OF flour that
some people uae, will mako the whitowash acalo
on.
When ono resides in tho country, 1t is often
less trouble to do your own work OF this Kind
than to rot an export, especially If you have to
pay him what ho aska,-gcnerally two or three
prices. ...
/ FRUIT IN Eayrr,
| Golden, UNION Co., ILL.,, Fsb. %, 1874.
s r., r. sss @ M Pesssat 9se.d1s fit
crop OF oil kinds OF fruit. Tho ntsnber Of acres IN
strawberries y rot an ayersae 10 o may net have
s1Se sy III IT. 1stsra a
that tho frugrowers Of this section want fruit trnin
hours eau take all tho products Yours truly aou
It will bo of interest to tho north part OF tho
State to learn Tint they to have tioIr rogular
supplies Of fruit from the south part Of the
State. Az wo 20 north from tie "arand
Chain. the prospect for poaoh-crop is leRs
troos BY froat and drought in tho winter Of 1873.
It is found that most most garden and orchard
products can be safely shipped on tho through
freight; as suggested by 1lr. Cow, md
must 70 on q fast train, for they will sour in a
short time. At Ccblon they are shipped In Tho
fore part Of tho day, and shippcd 80 as to reach
Chicago or other markets BY q. m: tho follow
Ing day, .wh.lo tomatoes, raBpbcrfies, peaehea
pears. curly apples, otc., may go on the lower
freight, arriving In the marriott after thirty-six
hours, For such long distances tue fruit must,
Of necessity, be picked before fully ripo, md
pen upon the route But when tho DISTANCE Is
p'fa'G3sE; ia e.
sn1rPtNo OF oHERR1Es,
1havc learned. that thoy ship well whom very
ripe. Az they begin to ahrink . trlfl9, they op-
pussed, a less liablo to burst aud, put IN tlle
package firmly, 90 "a not to aoraao % eaeh 10 1ther
better. IN shipping tho My or Or Early
t,co to pick them t5ltle e j. befo,e f. . .
fully ripe; but T. has boon proved that, IN s tnas
in the boxes thai, when fully ripe In this con.
nection, 1t is proper to state that cherries must
bo picked With tho stems aud, in picking, the
operator must not take hold OF the fruit, but Ct
tic atorn and ali those that have lost tic stem
. must be rejected from tho package, % they will
often turn sour aud become u1oldy In twelve
houra. -.... .....
1Ry1Na, Kan.. Feb. a. 1874
lin. "HunAh,n-s1R: Please State how much prun;
ns OF y 81 so.iss IL tfs fso
The doctrine Of the books Is to cut back tic
branohcB 10 as to baance tho cutting back Of Il {
roots III tho act Of taking up At first s'gat: th
theory, Is erroneous. When : treo Ia trans.
planted, tho tlrst effort Of growth oomos q tht