New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-16
CURRENT FARM TOPICS.

LARGE fields are devoted to RHUBARB hear the
midland towns of England; its culture is very
protable and weight and length of stalk count for
a GOOD DEAL The horticultural papers give IRE
ouent notes of varieties. For instance. Stotts
Monarch, one writer says has mot desirabi7 fea-
turen; another declares it IL tender, .uicy'
p;quant and delicious" Other kinds are called 81
Martin. Champion and Victoria, and of two others.
nameless, q Northumberland correspondent OF me
London Garden gives this information;
"When came here over ten years ago, found
two sorts of rhubarb, both of which had no recol-
lection of having met with previously Inc earlies,
il really fine and quite distinct IN navor 1rem ali
Others Its stems are rich crimson In color. and as
thew sprang up SO very early enclosed them IN
boxes on the ground for first use; with this protec-
ton only they came IN In the beginning OF fegra-
small both in stalk and in Leaf but very tender and
delicious"
MIR. C. w. Idell writes to The Farm Journal of
the value of TURKEY FEATHERS, which are handled
by poultry commission merchants of this city, and
find ready sale:
1.-The tail feathers are the most valuable gener-
ally selling from 40 to As cents per pound The
feathers on the tip of the wing are worthless, they
are called pointers but those on the other two
Joints are worth about 70 cents per pound: Care
ss well as Clean"
in reference to the CARE OF HARNESS The
Popular Science Aegs advises as follows:
Washing harness with warm water and soap
soon Injuries the leather. ALI yarnlshes, and black
ing containing varnish are injurious When har-
ness becomes rusty give new coat of grain black.
Before applying this, wash the grain SIDE OF the
leather with potash water Goid until an d the
the grain black, and then oil and tallow This
fasens the color and makes the harness flexible and
soft Grained harness can be cleaned ny cloth
mosteued with kerosene. but shodid be I'M
mediately washed and oiled afterward,"
Mr. Samuel Miller declares himself cODvincedby
experience that GRAPE VINES SHOULD CLIMB TREES,
at least during the first few years. in order to secure
best results His idea is illustrated and explained
rs follows in Green's Fruit Grorer:
Even when in bearing condition in the vine
yard with wire trellis they will show their choice
When a branch or vine can catch hold OF the
branches of tree dead or alive, 1t will grow twice
the length that the one will on the wires. My
young vines when set in the vineyard, usually get
young peach tree with the side branches on IL. The
second year larger one, or thin pole. The third
year wire trelJis Ii person could get usage
orange or locust trees with the limbs left on, pc
lieve we would grow more grapes than on wire
treIlises. Such grape supports If well seasoned
before setting would last many years. Inever saw
finer crop of Concord grapes than when four-year-
old peach tree was used for stakes, with the
branches stubbed back. 1t was a beautiful sight
and looked quite natural, too"
Mr. w. H. Bull, Concord Mass. prefers for
CUCUMBER PICKLES. the White Spine Variety the
result of keeping each year the earliest and finest
specimens lor eccu. CoaVeinus Oui.ulc, n1l Aotips
and profit he says in The GermdRtoTn Telegraph:
PLANT on land that has given good crop of spin
ach and about the first week in July, and begin 10
cut about September l and continue until frost.
Planted three by six feet the vines cover the
grouud In picking we avoid stepping on the vines
or moving them more than is necessary and the crop
is more perfect in shape and longer in duration In
selling make five sizes, and sell at from 81 to ~
per bushe according to size, the smallest bringing
the most All large ones found in culling three
times a week are sold for table use and reshed
late in the fall. The crop is very profitable one
when grown to the extent of full but not too full,
supply.