Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-01-29
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BY RURAL.

STRAWBERRIES. There is no fruit Sc
universally grown as the strawberry
IL is fsyoriic, from the snowy regions
to the sunny plains. OF the small fruit
il is the most delicious and health
giving.
The varieties are many. with yearly
additions. Really, there are but few
commendable sorts. Some are tender
some shy bearers; some are slightly
acid or fcsrfnlly sour; others are too soft
or TOO small. or are wanting in vigor
color or.
For Down East" no variety SO near
~ fills the bill'' as the Wilson Albany
Everything considered, the neg, besi
are the Shsrpless Seeding, Boston
Pine and Agricultural. The last, being
q pis,illste (femsle) must be planted
with stsminate. In some situations
Hovey's Seeding. Triomphe de Gsnd
aud Burr's New Pine 90 well.
For beginners. no variety equals The
Wilson. as it will bear mistakes and
abuse better than any other kind
Which 10 the better system 0! cultivs.
ton is determined mainly by the pur.
pose for which grown. If TO be cult
waited for domestic use, We prefer The
Hill System; If for the market. THE
Alternate Strip System" is the better.
With the Hill System" the hills are
four feet apart, the lateral and Longitude
nal distances being equal; thus. the
hills form rows both WAYS and thus
distanced, will give little more than
200 hills 10 lilo OF an acre. Let the
runners grow. Biennislly transplant.
which repews both vigor and produc.
tiveness.
August. unless very dry. is the best
month TO reset, resetting if possible on
potato land. The vines should be %
''tsken.up" as not to check their growth.
which Is best done with . ratchetted
Trsnsplsnter. Whatever the impIs
meut may be. the plant, If lifted root,
and earth, its growth, when reset. will
not stop.
Tie land must be deeply worked and
literally MANFRED Nothing Is better
than lime and ashes. Keep the plants
free from weeds. Chickweed 10 the
worst weed pest. 1t is very hardy and
very tenacious of lie. and very din
cult to eradicate when once 1t has got
possession.
The straw berry requires 9 great deal
OF water. Liquid manure should be
applied once week, from the time the
fruit begins to set until the season of
fruitsge is over. Sulphste of Ammonia,
or nitrate Of potash dissolved in water.
or half bushel of hem manure to Q
barrel Of water, are the best liquid fer.
tilizers.
No other fruit so varies in quality, or
Is SO Influenced by soils or seasons a.
the strawberry. 1t is as sensitive as q
barometer. The Wilson is not much
inclined 10 be sp!eenish Ii is the sor.
tor the many.
TOPPING CORN. This is done to make
the corn ripen earlier. with no thought
that 1t is at the expense of the crop.
Corn which has been topped "fslls short
to pounds per bushel. If the tops
are cut before the corn hiss glazed the
loss is doubled. Such corn is boo,
stuff.
That the practice Of cutting of the
tops above the highest ear is wrong,
is obvious from the fact that the aim
and end OF plant life is TO grow seed
The root. the stalk, the leaf and the
flower, oil are subservient to this end.
Anything which mutilates . plant
even the cutting of leaf-w eakens III
seed-producing power.
How do plants grow? Stripped of al
"mysterious dignity" simple answer
10, that the roots furnish food (ssp) jus
in proportion to the demand of the
leaves. When the ear u formed And
the leaves have stored up enough crud,
sap TO I'LL" the seed. the stalk begin,
to yellow at its base to ripen near the
ground. The roots no longer pump q
sP,their work is done. Not so with th,
leaves. Their zap vessels are now
filled 70 be acted upon by sunlixh
which refnes the crude sap aud Der
fects it 70 enter the ear and fill the ker
mel.
To cut and stock corn after il IN,
glazed, the ssp will pass through the
leaves - II did before the cutting, vii
be elaborated and will give perfected
ness to the grain.
SrAscA AID SO0AR. The principe
oAce Of search and sugar 10 - fuel I.
keeP'sp animal beat. They add lnsl,
or nothing to The growth Of the body
or 10 repair its waste
While they have nearly the sam,
chemical competition. in most Of thei
properties and uses. they are yer,
di6ereet.
Sugar 10 soluble in water, starch \
only dinasibls through il. Sugar vii
Ssrment, starch will not. Sugar has
sweet taste. starch 10 nearly tasteIess
When taken into the stomach toeetbe
the sugar IL first used. then the Juice
Of de mouth aud stomach convert Ii
starch into sugar. Food with les
stassh and moro sugar u demanded 4
sanmer hence. the cyevisg for berries
- alnost thsir only neurishmsnt 10 Il
thsir s1gar.
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