Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-09-22
FARMER AND GARDENER.
TIMELY ADVICE FROM THE GERMAN
TOWN TELEGRAPH.
Keeping Grapes Fresh.

IOWN TEAEGhAfh.
Keeping Grapes Fresh.
Particularly at this season, when grapes
are ripening, the discussion is generally
started as to the best method of preserving
them through the winter. Some of these
methods involve a great deal of labor, and
after all are seldom successful and rarely
worth the labor and expense. Besides,
who cares about keeping grapes all winter?
Every fruit has its season, and when that
comes to an end the desire for it passes.
Apples can be kept until July in very good
condition and with very little labor but
who cares for them after April? 1t is SO
with pears-the relish for them disappears
at the end of January, about as long as
they can bc easily kept. Peaches, the
season of which is very brief, are canned,
and when well-done they are liked by
great many people, though we do not
think they are growing in popularity with
those of a rather fastidous taste-many
families never using them at all.
As to grapes, they can very easily he
kept in good condition until Christmas,
and beyond this are very little cared for.
And tho best method to put them up is
that pursued by the grape growers of New
York and Michigan-the clean, dry pine
box, packing them, after removing all the
decayed or Over-ripe bcrries firmly, with
out the addition of any substance as pro-
tection-putting in the boxes. holding
from two to four pounds, only the pure
punches Of grapes.
We know Of no better way there may
be and if any Of our readers possess it,
we shall be glad to make room for telling
us what it is.
"The Coming Tree
A contemporary contains an article un-
der this heading, in which the eucalyptus
globulus is referred to, aud which is spok-
en- of as lust introduced into portions Of
the United States, and that it is adapted
to every part of the republic +! The arti-
Gle says further that it is "hardier than
tho chestnut, and like the latter will grow
in the rOcklest soils" Also, that ''fOr the
Eastern md lWIille States, where the lack
of forest protection is not unfreIuently
felt, no tree has been offered the culturist
that can present SO many primary points
of vantage rs this Australian immigrant,
and it's general introduction and culture
should be a matter Of but little time"
We have never seen an article Of equal
length contain SO much ignorance and SO
many downright absurdities. In the first
place, this tree was introduced into the
southern parts Of California about eight
years ago, where it hourishes very we'll,
and is regarded as a valuable tree in many
respects. 1t will do also in most of our
Southern States but to say that it is
adapted to the Eastern or Middle States
proves that the writer Of the article in
question was totally ignorant Of what he
undertook to inform others. We might as
we'll expect the banana, the orange, the
In Iss,N An
to grow here. During the Centennial Gel
ebratiUn, 4 gentleman from California
passing in front of our premises saw an
eucalyptus growing in our front yard and
he was surprised at seeing it SD far North
that he stopped t. examine it, and said he
had seen none SO large since he had left
California. 1t grew during the season
about eight feet, INT 1t fell q rictim to tile
first frost IN tile latter part Of October.
The plant was presented to us by MesSrs.
ID. Landrcth & Sons and qraS grOrn undcr
glass. When frOst-bitten the stem could
be crushed between the thumb and fin
ger.
We would, therefore, respectfully suy-
gest that this ought t. dispose Of the Gu
calyptus glObulus, So far rs it has any.
thing to do with the I" Eastern and Mid
die states"
Forest FIrcs and More Timber.
From all sides conc discussions and
suggestions on the timbcrquestion. Here
before us is an article in 4 London paper,
showing the enormous amount OF red
cedar used for pencils, and the incredible
difficulty Of obtaining it. Fearful, it is
said, that the supply will fail, the celebrated
Faber has bought large tract of land
and planted it with cedars, which may
help his firm after he is gone, il it does no
good to himself. Then we have also be-
fore us cry from New England. The
mill owners use large quantities of spools
which are made from the birch, but the
birch forests are giving out, and what arc
trades and occupations, requiring peculiar
The timber which they severally requii is
undoubtedly getting scarccr, and it is a
natural anxiety which asks us what arc
we going to do about it?
Tho only response is, plant more. But
who is to do it and how is it to be done {?
The easy-gOing citizen who is imbucd with
the majesty of the law, thinks govern
ment ought to do it. Governments do it
in other countries, why should not ours
attempt what others successfully do? 1t
does not follow as a thing of course.
Other governments are pltcrnal. They
arc accustomed to supply their immediate
necessities, and provide for the future.
Our government is our servant. 1t is sim
ply to keep peace and order among our
selves, and to SO arrange that each has the
largest liberty possible without infringing
on his neighbOr. Our security is in keep
ing down in every possible way the mum
Der of Office holders, otherwise the govern
ment becomes tho master, not the servant,
of the people. The number is already
much too large, and it thus becomes a
question whether if the government went
into the forest business Or any scale
worthy OF SO largo a country, the attend
ant evils would not be greater than the
good to he accomplished. This is ques
tion for statesmen, and as they are not
likely to agree about it, wc cannot hope
for such direct government aid.
1t comes back to private enterprising.
That fOrest-culture can be made to pay
when judiciously managed has been shown
in our columns for years past. 1t need
not take lifetime to get ones money
back, but for all this there are many
drawbacks which will prevent investments
in that tine. Here, for instance, as We
write We arc in dense smoke from the
burning forests hundreds of miles away,
and SO it has been every year. Michigan,
Canada, New Jersey, New York and pOr-
tions of New England bring every year to |
Germantown their disastrous tale of |
smoke. 1t is poor encouragement to the |
forpSf nj utor fO fool that tho o,,I .,e l,;o