The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-01-02

has DeeQ 10 get bags IN WHICH 10 press
the fruit, as the bags need to be very
strong to stand the pressure. which is
necessarily considerable. In France they
monty called "Cabas d Esparterie."
In my small grove, about eight acres,
the trees grow vigorously, and when I
could afford to cultivate either COW peas
or sweet potato slips among them, they
bore almost excessively every year and
without any apparent injury but now
that I cannot cultivate among them,
they have returned to their European
habit of bearing most only every alter
nate year.
In Europe the fruit, for pressure, is
crushed by heavy roller, revolving in
circular grooved trough, but probably
one of Bogardus eccentric steel mills
would answer quite as we'll, if not bet
ter. During the late war, DIR. j. j.
Chisolm, now of Baltimore, superin-
tended the making of oil from the
ground-nut, for which he used by
draulic press, with cotton osnaburgs
for bags, which would most probably
answer equally we'll for the olive. Upon
request he would probably furnish you
respondent asking for information. wrote
me that he heard of one person who
made 50. 500 per acre from his olive
trees. Quie,a sabe -
GREENHOUSE AND WINTER PLANTS.
hsects.-Look out that no plants are
put into the greenhouse which are COW
cred with insects the only way to keep
the house free, is never to let them get
in.
Camellias.-Keep the plants in cool
room, where they can develop their
buds properly. Syringe often to keep
the foliage healthy.
Propagate such plants as it is desira-
BILE to have for winter blooming. or for
setting out, or for sale in the spring.
Climbers are necessary in greenhouse
to provide shade for the other plants.
Passihoras, roses, tropoedums, ETC., are
all valuable for this purpose.
A7aaudLs.-Sow seeds of few free
Towering ones for winter flowers.
Sweet alyssum and mignonette are good
bouquet plants.
Lobezias. the low growing sorts
were planted in the flower garden dur
ing the summer, a portion should be
taken up for planting in pots or pans
for winter towering.
Ferns are liable to become infested
with red-spider and scale, and if they
are not watched closely they will soon
perish, at least the more tender sorts.
This month is q good time to divide
such plants as sre capable of division.
Forcing.-Provide plants of dicen-
ira, candytuft, deutzia, and other plants
desired for winter Towering, and store
in the cellar.
Planting may often be done this
month where the weather is mild, but
on no account set the trees in partially
frozen soil it is much better to heel
in the trees in dry sandy spot until
spring, when they can be set out prop
erly.
FRUIT GARDEN.
Cuttings of currents and gooseberries
may be planted. The thing necessary
to insure success is that the earth be
packed firmly around the base of the
cuttings.
Covering.-Try to cover Strawberries,
etc Just as freezing weather sets in
this is easily done if the covering ma
terial is at hand. Young grape vines
are best covered with few inches of
earth.
Pears of choice varieties we'll pre-
served, will now bring good prices in
the markets. If packed in shallow
boxes, containing one or two layers,
each pear wrapped in soft tissue paper,
the extra price will more than repay the
trouble.
Grape Vines.-Prune at once before
cold weather sets in; many persons do
not prune until spring if left until
then, the vines are liable to bleed.
The various methods of pruning have
been described, and it makes but litae
difference which is adopted.
Fruit should be kept in rooms or
cellars where the temperature 70 as
s5 or 40 degrees, the better VIII the
fruit keep.
Asporogus.-Cover the bed with a |
good dressing of coarse manure straw
or litter. Burn the seeds If they are |
not wanted for new paintings.
Stocks for root grating should be
taken up, assorted, and tied in bundles |
of convenient size, and stored in boxes
of damp saw-dust in the cellar, where |
they can be easily reached during the
winter.
Roots.-Place In pits asrecommended |
tor isss- mani b hi % not soyer with
earth until the weather fe1ok1o -
essary. The harder roots, such as
parsnips, satisfy, horse-redish, etc.,
may be dug as long as the ground re-
mains unfrozen.
Gold Frames should be ready for
cabbages and other plants wintered
over. Do not cover until freezing
weather comes, and then only put on
the sashes at night.
Celery.-Store in trenches q foot
wide, and as deep as necessary to con-
- d. l.
gether and cover with straw, gradually
increasing the thickness as the cold in
creases.
Sat,adry Motters.-Upon stormy days
there will be found plenty of occupation
in repairing harness, cleaning and put
ting away tools, working in the carpen-
ter's shop, repairing grain bags, etc.
Such work is recreation. As this is the
season for selling poultry, let there be
good supply kept for home use, and
those which are kept for bfeedingshould
be we'll cared for, so that they may lay
early. The poultry house should be
kept clean and we'll whitewashed, if it
has not been already done. Keep the
pillow running il the corn stubbles until
the ground is frozen. The long winter
evenings should be devoted to study
and domestic entertainments, in which
the younger should be joined by the
older ones. There are few things which
will more readily make farm life agree
able to children than the pleasant even
ings which may be spent in a farm
house, with books, papers, toys and
games, in which the old folks renew |
their youth again. It is the want of |
this companionship which makes coun-
try life SO generally dull and uninviting
to young people.
Stones of Size
Some of the blocks of granite used
in the construction of the treasury
building at Washington are the largest
eve. moved in this country, and they