, 1879-08-09
THE FARM AND GARDEN.

Pulling Wcctls-Tno Many Varieties of An.
plca-rnrktnE Apples for MArleaf--ff"vr,,.
nr H,nnt--1sr,nrty for t'apcs--surlnce ata-
rnrinE nni Tl,!n SccltnE.- C;sl'l,t::c- Worms
Hnt-Ff1es-Curtulio nnt iiOlnxaes G onu
I'umps-r!ulcly 1lnIus.
Fru11 Our o,ra Corrttron1tnt.
CHAMPAIGN, ILL.,, Aug H.-Froi, this time I'm.
III The not ntnes are ripe there will hu m orcl.
Siuual day, when nothn. else OIL tho farm calls
for attention. that may hr devoted tn eradluat-
Ing Inc large weeds ti,st usually spring uu he
twecu thu row6 OF pusatuss a!trr cultivation has
censed. OF shr potatu-pa'chrs sllat We !lavc
6een dusln. the past few weeks anu they have
amounted to hunlre1s,-almost every OH:
had jinps0n, nfghtsiilt!r, hurrs, ptG-wcci,
Or cotton"etHl growth. in more Ut less Ahnn-
,lancc. icw sllinutus would sometimes hare
sut1lced to hill MI the weeds there wcrc visible:
In others they wcse so numerous that Il would
llavu rcQlscd days. At any rate, these 'vcs.ls
ought mot 10 he permitted to 70 to sectl. Evcss-
one shuull he pulled uu, anl then carried ou.
ot t,4e tIettl uni burned.
TOO MANY vAfttETtEa.
Tie conclusion forces I,sclf Upon t,s every
year snorc iurc!by That our orchards co1,taln t9u
rnany varieties It Is seldom that any
uII orchard rlpcna more than Ahlf'a-
.lozcn barrels nf Appica at onrc,--
frequently not one'f3fth that nttEfers henro
tho shipments are utcyan. anil a great deal. at
moor fruit Is put in to I'LL ont ,tn nl..osrrr. or
te old varieties shnt arc nbDut worthless for
u,arko. ase Early Pennock, sapsou, frllow lu-
jestElu, Summer Queen, an.l inany otl.cra. OF
the carly-ripcning sorts that l.avr nearly every
year been profitable, tiIcrn aru hut two: Red
.tstrachan and 3ops nj Wine. Early flar-
vest sometimes docs well. AMI occasionally Red
,lMnc nays. Kesuck Goblin still nuntans tho
lead US u eooklug apple, but Frequently over
bears, unl, as the fruit contains tuiec that Is
very thin, It don't mako good vinegar, tcnec
the small npples aTc a total loss.
IN PACKING APPI.Es ron MArlKET,
common mistake Is made IN not pressing Tic
fruit colupactty Into tic barrels. Thu jar OIL
The waCnn and cur settles the fruit, anl ,arn,
when 1t fs handled, 1t brulscs. Wu saw The dlf-
fercuee betwcrn i.otAl ain, poor packing In Chi
cngo, Inst wecky In applies ot the RaHe variety
,Icked from adjoining orchards. One com-
IN ..uIcl ~ cents per barrel more thnn the
niher, slnp'y from thr WaT III whtcn thcy wcr1
packed. 1t Is by raylnE attention to tilrse
miner "details lint the fruit.Erowcr Is enabled 70
save anYthtuE.
llovEN, on nLeAr.
After the tueaJowa laye started to grow a
SECOND tf,n II Is tlic custom Of nlaur farmrra to
tutn Ilpr cattle OH ihr,n 10 tlcynllr The clover.
So.net W1!cn shc clover Is Wet. It sauscs tue
AntRlals To h!oat' apu frequently Kills them II
relief il not afforded. Thu hstlGr way ia 10 pre-
yeut tho attack, nrtI this niay bo done by
astarng ouly white tlrY, ,s,ml ,t,c,, but !. short
tlu's uusA t11s ee.t'e Ies uee" " t''e eue1A'e1s
'00a' nsuKp. ron oArxs,
The follow,u,. remedy far rsuca in ehIesrrs
vs IND in ,ie Npw York Thus, lts etllsacY il
cnsiv iesttsi: -
eaa"1 lestou:
l'nt eiptul OF s1nkeu line anu faw chickens
"n ss' an, ~ ay a sHi,s ~
h}ect y 70 causa tho chicks to snhsle thu 11me.
dust. which rlt1s ktlls thu gapeWoftn Or etrct. u
bT tho violoMt Ahsex!ng which y caused. That taia