The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-04-03

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the spring, until the ground is done
freezing nights and thawing day time.
It may then be raked off the plants, and
left in the alleys or carried entirely
from the beds as may be preferred.
AS the warm weather comes on the
plants will load themselves with bios
SONS, and then with fruit. While the
fruit is growing the beds need plenty
of moisture. If nature does not supply
a sufficient quantity, it is much better
to do it by artificial means than to fail
ofhaving nice crop after all the labor
that you have already done upon them.
It is much better to give them one
thorough watering, and then leave them
for few days, than to merely sprinkle
the plants every day.
After the crop is taken off clean out
all the weeds and grass, and the old
plants that look feeble and exhausted
and give ground to the young and thrifty
ones, and you will almost certainly Sc
cure another good crop the following
year.
Downer's Prolific is hardy plant, a
fair bearer ofmoderate-sized early fruit,
and of excellent quality If one wants
to prolong the season, the Kentucky is
the best that I have tried for that pur-
pose. It is a fair bearer of good-sized
berries, and they are Of good quality. I
like it much better than the Glendale
for late berry. If one wishes for some
very large fruit, the Sharpless is a fine
grower, and will give one few very
large berries, only moderate in quality.
With me it is utterly worthless except
as just mentioned. The farmer should
not bother with any of the pistillate
kind. They have no advantages over
the perfect-fowering varieties, and do
require some extra work and care to Sc
cure crop. It will not, as rule, pay
the farmer to try to get more than two
crops from single bed; in fact, it is
better to set a small one each year; then
he will be sure of fruit if his old bed fails
after the first year. as it sometimes will
if it bears very heavily. NJ. Smith,
Brown Co., Wis.
Ginghams.
It is said that the ginghams will be
more in demand than ever this season,
as their wearing qualities and various
other advantages have been thoroughly
tested and demonstrated. They are
certainly found in most desirable shades
and patterns and will make up into
most graceful and becoming toilets for
midsummer wear. In the plaids and
checks the bright, conspicuous colors
OF few seasons ago are noticeably
absent, and more delicate and less clash
ing shades substituted in their place.
Some of the prettiest Of the designs are
seen in broken checks and plaids COM
bining two shades of the same color with
white, such as deep and delicate pink
alternating with narrower lines Of white
or shades of blue in the same arrange
ment. Others show only one shade
with white, arranged in regular checks
or blocks in almost any desired size,
from the'pinhead checks to the blocks
an inch and half square. Some of the
shades Of pale green are unusually pref
ty, and drabs, grays, and Bluffs are al
so noticeable from their frequent occur
renee. Narrowblack velvet ribbon was
used on some Of the bingham suits of
last season, and with very pretty effect.
The general arrangement outlined
straight rows, although an occasional
exception was seen in the use of full
rosettes. Velvet ribbon is really more
appropriate and prettier trimming than
might at first be apparent, as bingham
is classed among the wash materials.
But with the exercise Of little care a
dress may easily be worn through an
entire season, and at the end of that
time change Of trimming and also de-
sign is generally considered desirable.
New sateens are also seen, with designs
similar to those of last season, but with
a modification of color noticeable.