The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-07-14
swine's Flesh Good and Cheap

Us. "
They say that its meat is not wholesome,
and therefore unfit for food. I am not
afraid, however. to eat pork Of my own
raising, for believe it to be as wholesome
as any other meat, and it is much more pal
atable to me than beef. Only one kind of
meat ranks higher than pig-pork in my es-
timation, and that is mutton. What gives
our pot of baked beans so fine flavor as
nice piece of pork? And with dandelion
green's it is indispensable. Fer every day
use, give me good sweet pig-pork, either
fresh or sailed, and you are welcome to
most of the beef. Pork is undoubtedly the
cheapest meat we can raise, for the pigs
eat much that would otherwise 60 to waste.
Where cows are kept, pigs should always
be found to consume the skinned milk and
rather than shell corn, would feed it to
the pigs, because more can be realized
from it when marketed in this form. Pigs
will make more meat from given amount
Of corn than cattle will. I believe in mar
keting produce in the most condensed
form possible, for it seems to me that the
most profit can be got out Of it in that con-
dition; and if this is so. it will pay better
to market lard and pork than corn in the
ear. The hog is not appreciated by many
as he should be, but for one I am an ad-
mirer of the animal while living, and Of the
dishes that can be prepared from his meat
and fat when killed.
A Bed of Asparagus.
The best time for making an asparagus
bed," about which an correspondent in
quires, depends altogether on the con-
ditions and surroundings of the individual.
Aspiring made bed has no advantages over
a fall made one, SO far as it's ultimate sue.
cess is concerned, provided the work in
both cases is equally well done. The old
fogy method of trenehing two or three feet
deep and filling up with stone, old boots,
shoes and rubbish generally, is fast being
exploded. Such preparation is not essen
tial, and has done much to discourage the
culture of this best of spring green's. In
my own case if bed depended even on q
two-feet trench, it would be a thing of in
definite future. A deep, rich soil, or one
made so, and plenty of manure, with clean
culture, are the essentials for the best as
paragus. Ny first bed was made by plough
ing the ground as deep as possible, work
ing in a liberal supply of manure.
Then burrows were drawn about three feet
apart, the plants set in about two anda half
feet apart, so the. crowns would be about
SIX inches beneath the surfsce when levelled
off. Manure and cultivation was the after
treatment. That bed was success for
years, and would have been so to this day
with proper care, had not torn it up to
make change in my grounds. I have
Just made another on poor piece of ground
in the same way, except the manure. Not
having time to apply it in advance, I
ploughed the ground deep and opened deep
burrows three feet apart, setting the plants
thesame distance in the rows. After placing
them in position and covering with little
earth to hold them, the burrows were filed
with manure and the ground levelled. This
bed was made thus hastily to utilize some
plants left over from spring sales. With
proper care and yearly application of
manure expect satisfactory results from
this bed, which, although not prepared in
what may be considered the orthodox way.
was, under the circumstances, I thought.
my best way Of doing tn. Y. Tribune.