The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-08-20

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d,h and mellos bed " ''Vlrn
When he second leaf toeen DO
tie plants 70 ~
,hcs isn may expect 20 Obtain
good prices fof beet, mutton and
pot the coming year We are
likely 10 have a good shipping de-
mand and o good home trade
There hsa no doubt been large
losses ~ cattle ~, past winter
though pcrhapi not 50 large as
some would have u suppose
Those that have lived through tie
winter wefe IN poor condition ibIs
spring, which will limit the sVply
20 n certain extent. AgSh' we
have an increased iU-higrdhon
though il is much u.tfe cconomi-
cal to feed their upon our own
lands than io~cnd the food abroad.
Grapcpnes should never be
pruncl, In the vineyard Or else
where, between the period Of
Blooming and setting Of the fruit.
The reason for this is that the
young fruit-stem is exceedingly
tender just after the bloom has
dropped, and even a very high
wind frequently does a great deal
Of damage. In this connection it
occurs TO US that strawberry plants
should not be cultivated or disturb.
ed after the first blossoms appear
until alter the iruit-bearing season
is over. Mulch with ,anbark, cut
grass or straw before poisoning.
The Wilson strawberry, it il.
stated, holds It's own among new
varieties, in spite Of the superior
size and flavor Of tho new speci-
mems, because the fine favored
sorts rapidly deteriorate after pick
ing, while the Wilson retains its
original taste for a considerable
length Of time. This fact must
give precedence to the Wilson as
a market berry. What is wanted
in the coming strawberry is a fine
flavor when picked and a power Of
retaining that flavor for eighteen
or twenty-four hours after being
gathered.
There Is no mystery about it.
Feed a horse on any nutritious
food, keep his skin clean. brush
and rub the hair thoroughly and
often keep him in a warm, COM
Portable stable, and in unusually
cold weather blankc, him. There
Is no particular kind Of food, drug
or nostrum that will give a smooth
coat to 4 horse, in the absence OF
the aboyc-named conditions. and
with them no drugs or condiments
will be necessary.
The yoracious currant-worms
make their appearance on the un-
der leaves oithc gooseberry bushes
early in May, and they SOON
change the beautiful green Of a
thrifty bush into an unsightly
wreck, besides running the crop.
Examine the bushes and get a few
cents worth Of fresh hollcborc II
worms are found for well-grown,
juicy currants and gooseberries are
peculiarly healthlul and acceptable
fruits in the early heats Of our fer.
vid summers, and mixed with the
swceter berries make The pleas.
ATTEST OF sauces and tar,s.
The old plan OF spading under ;
portion OF the old strawbcrry-bed
40 rs to leave the plants in rows
will not pay. Better reset clear
land with vigorous plants. arrang
ing TO grow a crop Of potaloe
every third year to clear the Ian,
and mellow Il. The picking ,
berries on heavy clay lands cause
It to become so packed as to r,
quire cultivating ut least one sci
son In every four with some hoe
crop. Strawberry plants may
Sc, in May or in August; in fac
at almos, any time during Il
spring, summer or sall season.
During the past winter thrice
Western States have pack,
6,oIo,456 hogs In addition to Il
large numbers consumed at HON
In the pofk and lard from the,