The National tribune., 1882-11-09
NOTES AND EXTRACTS.
Digest Of Information Collected From Various
Sources.


Among yellow peaches Crawford's Early has
had great run and still has, but the impress
sion is that Foster is going to prove better
Crawford's Early is rather tender and little
inclined to deceive. Reeves's Favorite is
one of the choicest peaches Crawford's
Early, is considered not quite productive
enough, but this year the trees are literally
breaking with their load; quality best. Craw-
ford'S Late is perhaps the most important
peach in Delaware; has held, does hold, ard
will hold 4 prominent place for long time to
come. Susquehanna is perhaps the very best
peach, but not productive enough to be much
planted. Mary's Choice is very good or very
poor, depending upon the amount of fruit it is
allowed to carry. When overloaded it is poor,
when thnned ii is superb. 1t is productive to
a fault and needs thinning. Salway at its best
is superb; inclines in Delaware to ripen one
sided; does better on the Hudson. Smock is
the late peach, fine for canning, and will yield
to the basket one pound more dried fruit than
any other sort. Many say that in planting
large orchard the Smock should have one-third
the ground. What is imperatively needed now
is better early shipping peach.
HINTS ABOUT WATER.
No water that has stood in open vessels dur
ing the night should be used for drinking or
cooking By exposure to the air it has lost its
"aration," and has absorbed much of the dust
germs floating in the apartment. If conven-
fence requires water to be kept in vessels for
several hours before use, it should be covered,
unless the vessels are tight Wherever it is
oil I'll CHI
be covered. 'Filtering adds to the purity of
water. Drinking water should never be taken
from lakes or rivers on a low level. Surface
water, or water in lakes, pools or rivers, which
receive the surface wash, should be avoided as
much as possible Do not drink much water at
a time More than two tumblerfuls should not
be taken at a meal Do not drink between
meals unless to quench thirst, as excess of water
weakens the gastric juice and overworks the
kidneys Excessive potatiOns, whether of water
or other fluid, relax the stomach, impair its
secretions, and paralyze its movements. BY
drinking little at a time all injury is avoided.
SWEET POTATOES.
An article on keeping sweet potatoes appears
in Farm and Garden, in which growers are re-
minded that in order to preserve them until
spring they must be kept at an even tempera-
ture. There are several methods recommended,
among which is the storing of them in apart
ments in which the heat is regulated by stove.
They are taken on storage by those who make
preparation in this manner, and whole neigh
borhOods sometimes have a single storehouse.
Another plan is to heap the potatoes, cone shape,
and cover with straw thckly, packing dirt
several inches thick over the straw. The best
method, perhaps, is to pack the potatoes in
barrels in layers, filling the spaces between
them with sand or perfectly dry dirt. No po-
tato must touch the other. Packed in that
manner they are said to keep well.
HEAvEs
One Of the principal causes of hcaves in
horses is the feeding of dusty or dirty hay.
Ordinary clean hay can always be fed with
safety if properly cut up, moistened, and mixed
with ground grain; but to feed the musty or
dirty sorts is very injurious. Clover, owing to
its liability to crumble, often gets dirty, even
after storage and should never be fed without
being previously moistened.
SOWING GRASS SEEDS.
Grass seeds should never be covered by run
ming the harrow over the ground for it puts
them in too deep. 1t is well to harrow the
ground well before seeding, in order to get it
in as fine condition possible; but the seed
should be brushed in. If sown just before
rain it is only necessary to SOW the seed, as the
rain will cover them.