Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-05-10
AGRICULTURAL.

SpRIxG GAZE " CpKRAET AID GOOSE
BEKRY BuszEs.-As soon a. the frost Is
well out OF the ground surrant AID goose
berry bushes should receive attention
First, by trimming Of all dead branches,
and such of the live ones as are necessary
to bring the bush into proper shape' then
the land should receive liberal dressing
of good weli-decomposed manure, or, what
would be still better, light dressing oil
manure and liberal dressing OF grouno
DO ne, say SIX pounds to the square iod-
Whatever implement is used to loosen up
tn soil and cover the fertilizers should mol
penetrate the soil very deep, as the roc IS OF
Doth the currant and gooscberry bush nat.
urslly grow very near the surface, anc
those that run The nearest to the surface
are the most important feeding roo's
Mapy plantations of currant bushes have
been very n-uch injured by plowIng the
land and cutting of the spreading feeding
roots. 1t Is important to STIR the soil ear
ly In the season, and great care should oe
taken 10 clean out every tuft OF grass CT
other plants that have survived the winter,
a. Success in growing these fruits Is mace
mnch more sure by clean culture; clean
culture is maintained throughout the sea-
.op. with very much less labor, by begin-
ming early IN the spring. it pays TO De par
ticular TO kill out all Doxious plants quite
e,Ylv in the season. II the land is light
and !. inclined to be dry, a mulching Of
pine leaves, coarse hay, or any perlshacle
vegetation that can be obtained at low
price can be used at Q pfoft; Tor even
ii.ht mulching has wonderful effect o.
The growth Of both the currant and the
rooseserry, sad at tho same time very
mach lessons the labor OF cultivation, and
keeps the fruit clean, also make 1t more
comfortable for those who pick the fruit.
T, new plantations are to be IT, an effort
should be made 10 Set them as early as
possible, after the frost has left the ground
and the earth is dry enough to work we'll.
MANY MAKE mistake by setting both cur
a MT and goosebcrry bushes IN May; 1t is
true. most OF them will live set late In the
season, but if set early In April, the result
is much more satlsfactery. Some believe
in setting in the fail. but we prefer to sci
early In the spring. CurIant bushes thai
are to be grown from cuttings should bt
cut of and set in the fall, or cut and pack
ed in moist earth, and kept in q cool cellar
thus kept, they may be SET quite late IN th,
spring with good results.
CooLIyS MIX 1t matters net what you
propose 10 DO viii. milk, whether to shiI
1t 10 town for sale In the raw state, - Il
speak, 10 make butter or cheese OF il, or I,
lake it 10 condensing factory. theie 10 nj
question that cooling it when fir,t draw
from the COW greatly improves it for an!
of those purposes. Thr first heat received
from the COW may not be any more thai
subsequent neat received from the sola
system, or other somcc. brt certainly il 4
that heat Is death to good milk, and tn
quicker it is got out the better. To accom-
plish this many means sre taken sdvxn
iage of. In England refrigerator 10 uset
cooled with ice; in many counIries q col
of pipe surrounded with broken ice or col,
water, through which the milk IS passed
In this country we Lave seen the followln.
plan followed successfully. have q wei
or cislern Of COOL water near the milk eta
bic; in long trough are placed numbe
oil milk cans; as each mixer fills his pal
'rom The COWS be emptles il into a can
and then pumps the same amount Of wate
10 the outside as milk TO the inside of III
cans; they ale kept IN an upright position
IN the trough. 1t matters not how the en-,
is attained SO it Is thoroughly done. An,
if the Dnik is to be kept Sver night, eilhe
| TO ship 10 town, or for cheese or for batle
making, il must be thoroughly cooled
within two hours after i. comes from th,
COW. In warm. musgy weather the mis-
chef may he doue within two UT lhre,
hours, and no amount of care can subse
quenily undo it. The smaller the bulk O
nlllA the easier to cool, and the greater th,
economy Of ice In cooling. aud also th,
greater the cost of cleaning up. This COS
IL no. 10 be uncerrsted, for these COILS o
small vessels must be kept scrupulousl,
clean or trouble will come of il. Bat b,
The cost in this line as mach a. 1t may, III,
trouble will surely pay for itself in The ent
by the superior quality OF the milk, snC
we would advise all men TO 10 sure ant
practice this cooling process; and We hop,
our inventive yeuiuSes will soon discove
rome plaza more practical and economics
than any now In vogue.
STEERING THE SuIL-The first stirring il
the spring should be deep, IN order 10 breal
up the compact earth. especially if h
ground was ploughed in the tall, but afte
this the working should be as shallow a
possible. Firm soil-soil crufeed An,
pressed when dry-holds moisture bette
Than in any other condition, aud is yer
different thing 70 a merely loose soil
through which the external air easily goe
and dries the moisture out The NOR
such partially dried soil is pressed the firm
eI 1t becOn es and the more moisture