The National tribune., 1883-08-02

erly dried before packing; they keep through
the winter, but turn sour in the spring. We
| hope that an industry so important, so profit-
able, and which may become of great magni-
tude, will not be allowed TO suffer through
mere carelessness in the mechanical operation
OF preparation for market.
SUBSTITUTE FOR PARIS GREEN
An Ohio cultivator, being opposed to the use
of such virulent poisons, as Paris green and
London purple on potatoes and cabbages to kill
bugs and cateTpillars, tried the following ex-
periments with alum:
he dissolved four ounces of alum in two
gallons Of cold water, and sprinkled it on the
potato vines with a handful of broom corn,
which was tied together TO use for that pur-
pose. After careful observation it was found
that the bugs were all killed IN about five or
six days. and one application was all that was
needed; the bugs did not bother after that
and the potato vines were not stunted as by
the application of London purple, but were
more thrifty and looked greener.
The alum water Was tried or cabbage in the
same proportion, and one application was
made; after that the butterfly that deposits
Its eggs on the cabbage leaf had 10 effect on
the cabbage, and when ii WAS cut in the fall
not worm coGld be found in any OF it.
We apprehend that this remedy viii have to
be repeated in order TO establish its efficiency.
SUGAR AND GLUCOSE.
The humble beet can hold up its head with
pride when its sweetness is contrasted with
that Of the grape The grape is sweetened with
glucose, an ignOble form of sugar which the
chemist can make in the laboratory, where its
production does not require the employment Of
costly or rare materials. The sweet juices of
the grape can be made from old cotton rags and
old newspapers, or from sawdust. But human
art has not yet been able 10 number among its
triumphs the production of the sugar of the
beet, the maple or the cane. The watermelon
has the faculty OF manufacturing cane sugar in
large quantities; and the apple, peach, straw
berry, cherry, and pear have the power of
bringing into play chemistry by which is pro-
duced distinct forms Of sweets which no art of
man can initiate.
WOOD ASHES FOR PEAR AND APPLE TREES.
Those having pear and apple trees which are
unproductive. should try the effect Of heavy
dose of wood ashes. If 4 tree is large, three or
four bushels viii be none too much if spread
over good wide space, that it may be not
more than half an inch in thickness. How
much trees viii bear around their roots with
out injury Is probably not exactly known.
1t IS recorded that an apple tree which was re-
markable for the heavy crops il had borne of
very highly colored fruit. received eight bushels
OF unleached wood ashes rs ~ annual sing
to its roots This shows that even this large
4GiAA4AN AeiS " GA GitAttiONtu W ultG Gst-GS Oh
overmanuring may be seen, yet the number of
cases where understanding takes place are
much more plentiful.
H0LsTEIN COWS.
The following is a Holland description of this
breed The cow should have considerable size,
not less than q or 5 feet girth, with length of
body corresponding, finely formed head, with
a forehead face somewhat concaYe, clear,
large, mild eyes.
. Yields of sixty to ninety pounds of milk
per day are expected ofaIl native Holstein COWS
on good pasture. But herstr0ngest recommending
ton TO the dairy is net her daily yield, but the
fact that she continues to give fall flow
throughout the year. Cows yielding 1900
pounds of milk per year are not scarce, while
few have gone much higher, ana the mature
COW that would fall short of 10000 pounds
would be an exception"
BUTTER.
There are some things about the dairy that
everyone interested in il should constantly
bear in mind One Of these things is that a
pound of.poor butter costs just as much in feed,
labor, and general care, as pound of good but
ter. While they cost just the same, one often
sells for double or thrice the sum paid for tho
other. While one builds up, increases and orna-
Iaents the dairyman's reputation the other, on
the contrary, njures 3ad destroys IL Careless
ness in butter making has made oleomargar;ne
possible; many people actually prefer It to poor
butter-so that da;Tymen, instead Of trying to
stop the manufacture of what they consider an
adulteration, should enaeavor TO limit its sale
By providing cheaper, salcable, and preferable
article.
RICH CHEESE
When the milk is kept in the factory over
night, and properly stirred and cooled the
sweet cream should be dipped off in the morn
ing before the morning milk is added, and kept
by itself until the milk is all in, and then
warmed TO the desired degree for applying rem
net. Then warm the cream TO blood heat or
Whereabouts, and run it through clean strainer.
rinsing it through with plenty of WARM milk
then stir ii in thoroughly, and apply the rem
net, stirring the milk as long as it can be
safely stirred, and give it time TO become still
before it begins TO coaguiate. Exchange.
sUBSOIL FLOWING.
Breaking up the bottom of the ordinary fur
row with a subsoil plow, by preparing the
ground So that the roots can penetrate deeper,
prevents IN q very great measure the winter
killing of grains, which is mostly caused by
the surface strata being saturated with water,
and the roots, not being able to penetrate
through the hard subs0il, suffer in consequence.
4 slight mElching of manure properly distrib-
uted over wheat and rye just before, or Just
after the first freeze, win also prevent winter
killing and largely increase the crop.