, 1874-09-26
THE FARM AND GARDEN.

THE FARM AND GARDEN.
Tho Keeping of wlntcr-Appkcs-Put-
| ting T'tacM Into tsitu-.Dnnfp Collars
! -VoItilutIon-Thc l'rHpcr Sl1o of
| the Uli,nncy-Uutt1 and CoNo for
| Eu ob Killing 3nrrn-A StruGgio
i with Notwithstanding Of T4nrh-
Ab".,t spring uilA Winter Wtacut-
Flowing under EIuttllrp.
! From Our AoritHiturai Coryespondtns.
onAMsAinN, ILL.,, sopt. "A, 1874.
THE HEEriSa Of wlSrEn-Appbt..
. EFrtHuif.nt, Ill.,, sent, ii, 1874.
Nm. RunAL "-H1n: ai III upnt Of information
into pcarll.bo;ea, Of Which havo : laris. snrry On
An answor through rHn rntnuss would ,n,,eh ol'ao
Sweet, Frankhouser. Little Homanite aud 1l,;rsos.
Apples will not keep good In damp collnr, II
not froat-proof, aa tho warm periods that occur
in winter, IN TINT part Of tho State, will rpon up
tho fruit, aud 1ttlo frost will soon ruin 1t. Tho
i Keeping OF apples is a mnttor Of temperature,
and not 3 matter Of growth. III this climate
| apples aro loft oltt too Into, and our warm all
t,,1nns put them through tho last c'langa preaa.
| turoly. utter which tley decay. To solno o1sont
| wo taanot avoid this but NC. can do much to-
wartlH extending tic tino Pick tlem early, and
p1t In barrels, aud place In cool, dry room,
through which tho air 1nay circulate, and, on Tho
approach, Of cold weather, put tllom i'll dry
CELLAR or room that is frost-roof, aud do not
disturb tllcm Until wanted for rso.
Tie pinnoors woto In tho habit Of putting their
wintor-npplos in pits. as NO do potatoos. In tho
most Of our pra3rie-Boils, these pits uauat be
above ground. A rlaco is selected in the gar
/ Il AMI mn fhiA ia n 1npAr nf
stra,y, aud tho npplos arc heapod up. putting
not more than al or 30 bushels In pit. Tboy
aro covered with straw, aud over this fcw
| inches of earth Is thrown. After sovero cold
weather aots In, An extra covering OF earth, OF,
what IL bettor, manure and litter from tile horse
ntAble, sufficient IT, prevent freozinB. I have
| eoen tho Nanlbo, which iB lRto fall-applo, koop
eot,nd Until April. Tho Little Romantic Ia worry
commonly kept in this way, and takon cut the
lat Of May, and put In barrels for market or
future uHo. One orchnriisk makes them into
cilor At TINT tine. and aells 1t at 10 cents gal
Ion. think the pitting OF apples In this climate
q good practice. especially in tho absence of
cel!ars. The snow-applo, which, at the North,
koops NIL wiutor, il here al autunu.applc, unless
extra caro- is taken with it. I uannlly have
tbom ns late M Fobruary;. but tleAo could
bo put into pits md kept unit! May. Tho applos
n,tn: md the nls n.,onid bo onc,,sd in e,coea-
sion. beginning with the 1lam6o, aud taking the
Little 1lomatiito Inst
ercd witE ntrnw. and aYcimac irom frost. WI;to
the apple will ot,slnro more frost thau tho pota-
| to. yet, oil being exposed to the warm mir. 1t
quickly decays. Tile reAson why apples keep 50
notaturo.--tbo warn porioda hnsteniuc rnaturity.
| An n,,ln thnt wnujd Enen mt tia ten,nnrntnrn ~
40 dra. until MAY. II uluced in room at 70 deg,
cay Wo ara having a ynriijcntjnn of thia nj tho
nresnnt arnson as ,l,o vcrv warm aut,tmn.
weather. in prop1aturclr rincninr many of
tLe m,dwintor yariotios. and thoy arc
At olco put into harro,s or nite, or thoy viii mol
toon INV innntb ~ t;,no amn,,e ~ Hasa vnator.
tlny noted Winter Russot. Jonatllap. Stanard.
S1iow, and Dornino.
orc dccn ca11,rs w;th had Ventilation m avo;1
tlia TX ooiiar sha,,1 a ,na;,,"v "hnv. ,,ra,'n
not mt excayatirr moro than to . feat It most
Iojov tl,n snrraco. # tha wallis arn NADIA n
inchos md. In that caae. the wall neol bo ouly
iuchea m narh aifla :. that ia tl1a wholo thioE
ncas Of tho wal1 nc1ndinc + tho holIoS snaco.
,,ead ha nnlv / foot, Tho win,lows ahouii ha
tets On te Of those Ibs l eeIlar viii nee
m ofhcr nrntscf;on in ina nn1t ~ tho ststc'
hut might farther to tho north. 10 keop a,,cil
collar cool u summer. wo close tho shutters dur
int tho wntm nart of tho dav nnl
oneu them at nigbs, The cool night.
air remains in te collar through tho day. and at
} niglt IL renlenisl,od with frcsl sunply. The
Iues ghonid 90 down into the cellnr aud. b,
1eay;n,y Cha s1oysuins.holes onen. q free oirca.
: Istion ia croated. I hnyo q mijk-room Is by
n4 feet in tha cojtnr tl,st is thus ventilated. aft
. the room in njwnys cooI in snrnmer. AMI thr
fl;ea ~ kant mt ~ h.
; rng s1zE ar ou1,,rErg.
ono 'front.' fanit in tho conntruntion of chin.
! neva H. tInt thnv nro too ANAL. This il tle
more noticcsLIo whom coal is used, as tho sooi