, 1874-08-29


After the boring In complete. and tho well Ii
slllk down tp tho wntcr, gaB-ppo or wood -Eipo
MUST be inserted in Tie hole, Bay 10 to u feok with
ny upper end projecting foot above tho bottom
! OF tio we'll Without this precautiou tho hole
will hocomo filled with sand and clny, and IL
! time closed up. N '''
Augers are uset Al large as ii inches in dlum-
tor, ntl.l TIC oo casod with cyprosg-Btrips ur
inoh ~ sincl'os, naaee 10 tit tl1a hoe. hear Of
| machine TINT -
cuTs HOLE 311 rEEr.-
the apparatus being hke i keith bottom. with
all opoiiinG i'll tho s1o, aud lip for cnttinr tia
! cnttll.. On striking atone tt,o operator can 70
down into tho well aud take It out, In the ort[,-
this kind m1ay be mado to operate In our comnon
praiilo-aoilH The working by horsepower yli
form d pleasant part Of wcll-digging, aid tnon
Tho walls Of tho we'll will bc SO oyou Tor bricktng
up III tho Sa'ling, most people lay tho brick Oh
the faco, put some farmcra lay thom adgowise,
which, In ordinary wells, may answer : guoi
purpose, aud thus save olio-la[f tho quantity OF
brick.
Ia pursuing this question Of tho economy Of
labor In reRa'd to tho Tator-sapply, VIC may ap-
OF tho fartn. Among these that are pressing on
our attention at tho present time. ID baskets or
boxes for tho gathering Of apples or potutoes
Two yonrs ago described
A NEW sTYLE or nox
for tiin purpose, and w!l again describe It, a.
3AN"t ".N Hufo %a0tEA AIN fhiAa uuFO lOUuu II
among tac !abor-Basing implements OF tho farm
aud tho orchard. THIS ptckiug aud markct-box
holds buslic', heuping measure, aud Is Of the
most convenient form for tho handling OF app1cs
and vegetables. for sturing In tho cellar OF for
taking to market, Tie enls a,e mn,lo
Of common stock-boagds, u iuchca widc.
planed OH both sides, and Baweu to tie
exact width OF II inchcs and the,, cut iilto
lengths Of IL inches. III theso holes nre cut for
tho ilnn1H This IL done by tho uge Of an inc!,-
4ri+,
NTH jachltnife or common chisol. The noxt
thing Ia tho lRtl for the bottom aud ends. These
are cut H. x nclcs long, Six pieces aro used for
tlls bottom, spacing thom 40 that tito openings
between at them will be Of uniform stzo, and
with aTerago-wldth fath, shout t1reo-fourths Of
M inch each. Flye pieces Of lath aro put on
each side, when the box Is complete As one
lath will mako ton lengths for sides and bottom,
# viii require lath to the boz, or 800 lath for
We uso common shlngls or 4d nail. The boxes
NAV be made without planning, but t..ey vii, bv
much better for it. The lath is put Oh rough,
without furtheg preparation. Ths insids OF 3
oomman 3.ua waRonoos hoqs, ia So 'nches wtde and
into tho box and tho bottom tier viii hold, in
ordinary boxea sixteen to eighteen aud az ne
Gull place ono above tho other, aud AZ thoy hold
buHhel whom lovoi-futl. we nut tlirty-two 10
thjrty-Aix Of theso b,lshcl-boxos in tic common
waEon-box, which IL as much o. xo usually Laul
At one time IN bnlk.
IN TIE PICKING OF ArrLEs
In baskets, We usually pour them i1lto the wagor-
again. We either pick them up by hand or uBo
t1e ahovol,-ln oits,er case brnlBiut, them more
or losB. With the box, aftor filling it, 1t is 1iftod
into tho wagon, a1id again lifted out, without
larthor labor, snd the fruit il not injured by
handling.
Holding only a bushol, man, or tro small
boys Or s1ls, can move tlom tr0n, point to pollit
until aad, when they are loft Tor tho .eanlBter
TO gather up.
II potato-digging, they sayo no small amount
rattes oil tho potatoes is passed through tho
lntis. and th,1s .preyentod from going into the
collar. Then tEoso boxes cost 10 little, that we
may afford TO cord tllum up in tho cellar, instead
OF putting into bi's. and thoy arc then ready for
market, providing that, Vt tue time Of putting
up, they have been properly assorted. Tho
wagon IN backed up to tho cellar-door, and TIM
boxes OF potatoes placed in, ind, on reaching
tho market. no slloyeling is required; for they
aro ready measured, and, il they need weighing,
it nay bo done aa III case of being in bulk. Tile
dealer ca1, cord thom up in his store in lcss space
thRn to put them in bulk or In barrels, aud thew
hro alrcndy measured in bushels for t1cir cua-
tonors: It will bo Aeen that tho dealer can
AFFORD TO PAY MORE
for apples or potatoes brought him in those
boxes than those in bulk; at best enough to
colntoract tho former III leaying them with him
to 10 returned at tho noxt load.
The same management may ba applied to tho
loading Of cars with potatoes or apples. LII fact,
it was tAiA that first put it iuto shape Mr. Rob-
nson, largo orchardiBt III Tazewoll County,
plannod 3 two-buHheI crate for tho purpose OF |
storing bis apples until ready to ship, and maua
several hundred of thom for this purpose.
Mr, ltobinson's box, as nado by tie writss, and,
after two years. tral, they arc confidently pre-
sonted for general uye as labos -aud-motley- |
'aying institution. would find it very difficult
% do without them, md intond to increase their
lumber sufficiently to store arge sharo Of my |
apple md potato.crop, iuatoad oR putting them |
u bins. |
THE WEATHER.
0n Saturday last we lad HI aIl.tlny's ruin. It |
logan abont7 II. III. with gentle shower, with |
TO wind in the southwest; but before noon, the
Wind shiftcd to THO northeast. showing that tho
torn, from TINT Of a mild sumnor-sa0wer, Ind
;ro~u into regular Fail,-stnrsn, that would
proad over largo tract Of country aud 10 1t
'ag until night. whom about3 iuchcs Of rain had
alien, and the thirsty aol had been wet down, 6
cing too for advanced 70 be benefited by tho
oiBtuie. Tho weather ia npw cool mud autu,nn-
Ike. audi il we can hare q good
'e may look for = FUR showing Of potatoes
nd good stand Of fa1l wheat. IAose who
ave aown turuips will rejoice until the plauta
tract tho graBalloppcr, wlson thoy will have
mall hope. Duckw!lnat in this part ri tho
t1tc, astractB yory little attention, aud the boeB
ill be Had, Tor ut this tlmu tlseY have no flowers,
houEh tho late rain may bring some forth.
NEXT WEEK THE FAIRS BEGIN,
nd the fartner will enter on hs autumn ho]lays.
lie good wife ia looking after butter. preserves,
aschwork-1nilsa. ras;-carpotH. and other disrlays
Dr the rural show. wlo the farmer aud Itig boys
f1 IUQktnE fUt bic tlIA F0rt.tta16 AtIu |