, 1880-02-21

piant-fooa n trcG requires II, order TO best
riI1 ~ its fruit lnIasll sec,is to 10 a., ~, J.,
Erco @ M Of aci,ity. itis wcii Enown lint III ptas,
~ one Of THO 1lost essential clements inn!l
plalit-growth, ninl Its nhs!ire FROM the soil ~
\ bear,iny apll,;trel r,raircs tl!e suit II, con.
siderable ulliltfity 10 enable It to perfect
growth md fruit ut the sar,e u'Ne. It Is
highly prnl1nhle tint n sufficient supply Of
pot3'sh al,t insors ,, ~ abundant crop Of
"Nnltiyatioll ,as! prntltced changes, nut on!y
In The tiayur md character OF frMiis. but In
their constituent elements. Cultivated fruits
nre swerter tilnn tho Wild varieties; ntla " 1s
as S as @ ssib vaaab1y sG pressn, "ssS"} Fl a4ssi s
proportions Il, these swrrter cultivated vnrie~
Ties. So.ln is present IN lnrger proportions
IN Wild wrtrttrs ot fruttS mt! plAllts The
,,lt Mid tasrsgs is fpi Of s" n te Kr'e!
ost M = !, universal Il, , Enstic. ct YatiE sgt o y.
for sGla bycMltlvation, wlicl, Is atso. at least,
eoincltlent s wltl, improved ,quallty, suggests
sumo effects. I'otasl' Is known 10 l,e T. spe-
ctal inat,trc fIr tho ErApe, Antl Mr.. c. 4.
Green, MI Intelligent fruIi-grOwer, reports
That lie las fo1ln! asl,es mud ne-p'!ospllato
o *pess sawSrry fsa1lz'r Of Ssr SsSns value sso f"r
potash rlay not t,e Important til growing tlc
seeds from which frlitsare tn be originated?
It nany l,nye so'ne effect n imrMrtlnY to ths
iUt1ler tl,al of wild fruits. IL Is II curious
fNct tint The plinllge III rfpening frtlitX after
they aft i!cksd dues i''ss !'iere9se tho Niioune
ol sMgnr. !iarntdltlnnll sWeell,esS III l,onSt-
Ihpeng.i peaIs, LOT fH"nI,is uie ~ lao
"!.t .',, HIM., " t atih nrt M t tey comia ,,,.,
,r,t S"f f ErfS SsSs ~ tny y IT, sa1i lrh
gSxi w t,,, n al e tTav %,e IL eoT sis
aiG lattenl!,g, aha taes ale Fa'uhp4e ~ tohies
"'' "''',r''xe,u. ~,,,. ,s.r ,,oo,, ~ !, ,,,,,x,
"CASroN, ILL.,. Feb tt.--1Nill you p!cnso
tell nir, In next Satnr,iny's rmnuNE, what Is
tile best book on farming thu. yon know Of,
,c i, tlt .r tels ow {, raat a a, tend aIi ~
n,ut feetllug of stuck; something that Is
practical? u. H."
,rlle bes. hook on farming hasn't vel Dce,
written. Tl!rru Is not lily ono book, 10 tur
IN iats Ms wst Hst III wtts ~ kM 10 1lnw ''S wio G]'
sihr1lrv w,,t,i In ,cc.trI: md then II renl,irts
discrimination In Urtler TO distinguish, tho
valuable Information from tho cllujf. Whul
Is rlgIit risl proper for o,c soll aud clIa.,Ite,
tppcili II list uf bnUks Un st,ectnl suhjce,s:
(;nrscutnr II for r ProiIt. % BIZ Peter iicnsisrson:
Fiiiit on tsrnssrs; Fill't On tic Wheat.iInnt;
l1nw f,rntg t;uIH. nn,uIn11'4 E1urtLf t1fs.
l,ali,lry; llurris ou tho I'ig: Urynnt's Tree
Culture: 'r0d!'s Manual Of tho Fnrin; Jcn-
1liEK 1li tne Horse ailt! Ills Diseases; tiuetlnN
on AtilGl-CoWs. Rcsites these, ,thero aro
li,.lnberless others that nre all good.
CULTURE OF rEAlts.
Atm lutc meeting of Inn New .icrsev 11ortt.
caitafai s.sIety, ssysIai prsal1cit Eear-
tMrin,,re. ~N ~
Mr. rurry tool, II ycry ltscournrtny vIcw:
his trccs Ind mostly Gliglitett: lit he lu.
iluvc.l TINT tie Mew kyirld produced by Il
Was W destined % 10 work Fix q revolution. a 'Ift 'TGe
Eruii,l,ls, ] @ hid lid not GiigGt. "'' vi "''
Nj. Vnim,, jiI not @ tks I'M llIuch stock In Tho
ti,nnti tbev iftsEttrl lila fr,it Sus n,,lv W NJ
for cUokflg. Neither did l,c feel so tlesvt,.,t-
ent ns Mr, Parry; Last year good 1artletts
clIrap wcre they. Mr.. Quinn did not fnyor
dwarf Rrnrs. -.........
W. WArt:, 9notber pe9r-grower, found the
MSllrre d'AnJoI for fall md carly winter.
rho why to make money out Of penrs WIS to
keel thew until NY, wAsn they brought
goud prlces. lle bglleyed tlut pears could be
krpt, but neglected to tell how. lie dldnot
th!Hk MnGh Of tise AwArfs.
Mr.. Fuller nnI Alr. Cngswell believed that
aE m%aris pitl.t p li!G pest, taking ten or twelve
sss'so'la 'h'o"s.'' -
r, . EAnlf ci''cHEss' ~
easiest lnatlr.. cnli lu got out Of "spr1ng-
eItlckens., " tls w 'nenn chickens ttlat by
the lst Of May nrU Well leathoic., mud largo
enoliEil TO bn!sl. II Is ot no use trying to ,get
| them TINT curly nnlcss the house or .ccllnr
where The, fowls nre kept Is IN
| proper coHtlltlon, warm, well ventilated,
a'nt free from vertnln II such are the sur.
rDlInttlEs, tlgl!s llIly DC set now IT they feel
likcit: We hnyo met witt! the Dcst, success
| " this line hy cr0ssing fulf-bl00l white
| l}ralilnas Will DoInfiitnlea or common
| tnwlS. The 0ilSprlilg Will hNyc Sl2e anil
eatler WSi ing s pafn fa u ,,, Is 100 s!ow
nnulei bring from VI to 50 Il dozen.
| While OH ILLS subject, W. illuy rs we'll
tglvp tic following
gIyen bY n eurrtStnNtant Df thu prHfYje