The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-03-29
Department,
Small Fruits.

SihAtttA AAtn
There could be a great deal
more attention applied with prof
it TO the culture Of small fruits
than is applied to it by the most
Of our farmers. Il il Il fact ap9a-
rent to all that people in towns
have more Of these really fine
fruits that so completely please
the appetite AMI are so promotiye
of good digestion an consequent
health than the farmers who own
and control the I'm led interest OF
the country. Now we believe
that if any class ~ofpeople deserve
really good things to eat it is that
class who cultivate the soil, and
hence we urge it upoa farmers TO
procure for themselves a supply
of small fruits, ju~diciously sclec-
ted, that they may be provided
for the season through. Straw
berries arc easily grown, and who
can say he ever had enough Of
them, yet they are an unknown
dish to three-fourths of the tables
Of the country. They a!e el-
tremely healthy, too, and as for
the surplus no one need fear they
will spoil Oh his hands. Grapes
are more plentiful, but far less so
than they should be. What is
more pleasing to have about a
home than Il rich variety Of
grapes. Their cultivation costs
but little, and if rightly and'el
the returns are large. Every farm
should have a grapcry at least
large enough to furnish the fami-
ly with all they can use. Cher
ries can be grown very p%rolitably
and are a iIuit second to none in
the estimation Of many, AMI they
are cheap, too. The eXtIa kinds
like Knights Early Black, May
Duke, &c, we think will amply
repay a little liz or first
cost. 1t always pays to set the
best, it matters not what one IS
investing in, and this rule shines
out nowhere with greater brill
fancy than in stocking a farm n
fruit. Scrub fruit will lie more
subject TO the ravages Of insects,
of inferior flavor, coarse grained
and ac'd, VIII cltilat2d Nario-
les uadel tie same circumstances
will be just the opposite. Good
fruit is healthy food, poor fruit is
frequently a cause Of disease
Raspberries are an universal ia
vorite and we see no cause fer
their not doing well under right
cultivation. They are or" Of the
best dishes the fruit season Gf
fords, and when canned lose none
Of thair de icious favor-l Gig.
raspbe ries still in all their worth.
They should be near the house
that The housewife ma; have
them handy, and when you Gene
in from the field 4 dish of them
will go as far toward resting you
and restoring your strcngt has
any other one thing we will war
rant. We would say set the plants
where it will be shady part Of the
day, in deep, rich soil, we'll mulch.
ed with the rot ed CHI s OF the
old woo pile. We ave not so
sure about the shade. but would
fear the direct rays Of the sun on
the plants the day through. Then
we might speak of numerous 9th
err small fruits, but space torbids
and We al lonly that all the au-
thorities we have ever seen quo.
ted are unanimous that a fruit
diet is the h%ellthiest. Fruit pays,
and gives such complete satifac-
ton to the cravings Of the sys.
TEN that the comfort one takes is
past estimating which is no small
matter in the economy Of life. 1t
pays a man to put comforts about
his home-pays him in increased
years, and more enjoyable life
it lasts.