New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-06
CURRENT FARM TOPICS.

Mr. R. W. Smith writes to The Rural World that
THE WILSON STRAWBERRY IN Esw-JERsEY is
strong grower and more certain than any other
variety to yield large marketable crop CT ine
fruit. This the report to him OF several persons
most of whom had from twelve to twenty kinds
under cultivation this year-and he adds:
"Of the other varieties we are certain to hear
that they are too soft have green tips leaf
blight set too much fruit need high culture
ad in6nitum; while no higher communication can be
given to new variety than to compare 1t IN firm
ness color etc., with Wilson. In fact, the Wilson,
has more good qualities to recommend IL than any
other we'll known strawberry, and am not sur
prised to find the growers In convention making
this fact known and think that anv horticultural
society which is run by fruit-growers. and not by
who have plants of new varieties 10 sell, would
testify to the same"
A simple plan for utilizing KITCHEN HEAT FOR
EvAPoRATING APPLES in q small but steady and
very satisfactory way is described in The N. Il.
Farmer:
make frame 24x4O inches out Of laths put
piece across the centre to strengthen stretch over
the top strong cord in six inches. and over this
high enough to walk under. This franc will hold
large miikpan full of sliced appes and will mako
one and Q half pounds of dried apples In ono day.
The apple s the best II sliced thin and put mp IN
the morning over hot fire. You would be surprised
to how quick the paper bags get filled with nice
hRht-colored apples"
Mr. Patrick Devaney, Newton, N. Y. uses
water In tho dairyhouse and at twenty different
places on the farm during summer. brought through
pipes from spring in the hilIs--a mile away. He
OPPOSES MILK sELLING. for reasons one or which
VIC quote from The Orange Country Farmer:
by selling milk you rob your farm of 2 large
amount Of good fertilizer. Down In my hogpen
have muck heap into which all tho droppinRs
from the pens TO- 1havo no better manure Tor top
dressing or anything else than what that manure
makes. have TWENTY-FIVE loads OF u now and
wouldn't take $50 for II. Would l have such
manure heap if sold milk 2 guess mott
Farmers are urged by The Dairy to spare their
own strength by UTILIZING BOVINE MUSCLE:
"A light power suitable for calf or two, can be
procured for about what y mans time spent IN
churning in one season would be worth Where
early 10 this work aud the discipline and exercise
will keep him in health and yigor and out OF MS
chief bull should be made to earn its feed by
work in q MISUNDERSTANDING cutting fodder.
grinding meal threshing and saving hre.wood are
sll such chores as may be done by this animal with
advantage TO itself and profit and safety to its
owner; for bull thus trained from caiinooo VIII
always he docile
A suggestive note concerning the VEGETABLE
GARDEN We take from The Massachusetts PloashmaH !:
1.-THE rule is, the people OF New-England plant
their gardens too early TO get large crops Plants
that come up and grow rapidly will produce much
more than those that after being above ground
few DAYS stop growing and stand long time, with
out making any percoptible progress. Every man
who can do so. should have two gardens, one IN
which to grow few early vegetables, and the other
located In warm dry place. the last OF moist, rieh
| land The early garden should be planted soon az
nossible after he frost Is Ou', and tho late garden
| not much before the first Of June"