Milford chronicle., 1883-08-01

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receive all animal and vegetable matte
and daily emptied. Nothing of the xii
should be thrown out at the back of q
house. Where there is such a disea
breeding sink spout as we have me
toned, let provisions be at once made
carry off the water to a cesspool, al
cover up the saturated ground with dl
earth. Let the back yard to the hous
always be kept scrupulously neat.
WASHED AND UNwAsHED BUTTER.
Many paragraph has gone the round
of the agricultural press denouncing th
practice of washing butter, the writer
I thereof claiming that the flavor of th
butter was injured by washing. Re
Gently, however, such a high authorit
as the american DdiTYD1dR assertel
that ''the difference between washe,
and unwashed butter is analogous to tn
difference between clarified and unclari
fled sugar. While we agree with oul
contemporary, we must remind it tina
there are persons who prefer the fiavol
Of the coarsest brown sugar to the clari
fled, and it is possible that there are per
sons who have become so accustomed to
the taste of buttermilk in their butter
that they prefer it to the purified article.
There is no accounting for taste, even in
butter, and there are hundreds of per-
sons in every one of our large cities and
villages who will pay more for fresh
butter Just as it is taken from the churn
and well filed with buttermilk than thev
will for tirst-class article week old.
ORCHARD AND NURSERY.
AUGUST Work IN THE ORCHARD. The
whether of orchard or garden.
has never a season of leisure; but if
here is any month except in winter. in
which work is the least pressing, it is
he present. Recreation may well be
AIKEN now. One may recreate both
'ody and mind IN various ways, as with
fishing excursion, camping out, ETC.,
Without other object than rest and |
hange. Excursions to the lakes or to |
he seashore will be preferred by many.
. profitable kind of recreation is to visit
he orchards and gardens of others re.
ef from home cares is obtained, and
luch may be learned. Cultivators, as a
lie, gladly welcome others vino are in
rested in the same pursuits. Prepare
ons for the fair should not be lost sight
!. Encourage the local fair by COM
citing for prizes, and if any are awarded,
sure and take the money. Nothing
'stroys the common interest in the fair
quickly, as for those who do not think i
ey need the money, to decline to take
e awards. If only twenty-five cents. ]
Ike it and be proud of it. Newly {
anted trees will be helped by mulch;
ep off late insects, and do not allow L
'eds to grow. Budding will begin this e
oath. Keep a close watch on the
'kers. Early apples and pears are a
en- more profitable than late kinds. +
sort and pack them in attractive "
inner. Dry surplus fruit, and use the il
ldfall apples to press for vinegar. n
The early varieties OF fruit keep, as a 1
e, but ashort time after ripening. and II
not bear long transportation. Early O.
'les, of good size and attractive ap- o.
rance, meet with a ready sale at high ri
ces. Those who plant orchards near
&c cities find their greatest profit from
Iy varieties, as with these there is but az
e competition from distant localities. % %
HE GRAPE VINE. While the grape a.,
has more enemies than almost any MI
er fruit-bearing plant, they are, with in
exception of the little understood ~
/, easily managed if taken in time. 9r 9l
lew IS usually prevalent this month. NT
eglected, but little fruit can behoped -,
Mildew Is easily kept in subsection. if 70
hur be applied in time. If a rain
soon after sulphur has been used.
application should be repeated. If aW
vines are kept well busted with sui In
:, the trouble will make but little IS
way The insects that infest the Wi
at this season are mainly large and tle'
lry eaterplllars and beetles, destruc- 7
enough, but so scattered that hand tao
ng IS the only remedy that can be fan
ed. Where droppings are seen on ers
,round beneath the vines, search for mo
that make them. On of Z
zines there will often appear vigor- Har
boots from the base, or at the roots tbis
anywhere upon the old stem. These. spic
general thing, are not needed, and Tho
d be removed as soon as noticed. fuI
e laterals continue to push out, the pois
growth should be pinched back, thai
lg the lower leaf. Where vines, y
ID to trellis, have been shortened. ~: -
ppermOst bud will often start into - ~
h. This should be treated like a nl'5 lll'.Il
!, pinching it back to the lower e,.nl,. ,..l,.
and repeating the operation as iiJi 10
as new shoot starts. Those who ~ =
grapes to compete for prizes at the "ii.i
S exhibitions, sometimes thin the M
5 in the cluster, in order that the gath
ling fruit may attain larger tend
GRAPE VINE P1UlIE.-A cat then
r with a very long name (PtegO-
21erisceIidactyit8) works in an Sr
ting manner upon grape vines. plant
the time the third cluster is depeI
6 on a vigorous shoot, the young the v
at the extremity may be found best
d together, making a cavity, IN mulel
one or more caterpillars find a dress
The mature insect is a moth of fertili
yellow color, with a very rapid the T,
The wings are split up into place
like lobes, and on this account while
eet is known as the Grape Vine and n
The lav@ hatch soon after the In til,
caves begin to expand. At first are er
are nearly smooth, but have
ch change Of skin the hairs be- ceive
rger and more numerous. They plants
about month upon the tender plante
'aves, and then, fastening them pots n
y the hind legs to the under-side D.
S, ETC., they change into the in -, asAs mas
r pupa state. A second brood s.,oiAei sun I
1own, but if there is one, it can Ieo Ie1e , y
Z NIfan
method Of treatment ia hand Gun
The part attacked should should
be removed in the summer prun- Much
nching, and therefore the Plume with j
ry destructive. Sometimes the oYer-rl
ster of grapes is included in the rants G
ayes and silken threads. and if may
% be preserved, care must be bushes
removing the unsightly twisted start a.
ie infested branches. bush,
W is the great enemy to the MAR