Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-11-09
KEEPING APPLES.


Under this heading may he Included also
the plcklug, since proper picking IL essen.
tisi to long keeping.
end nothing simpler and better than .
twO-hashsl grain ssck. With IT. string tied
sruuni an apple In one lower corner, and
swuug over Oue shoulder and under the
other have long discarded the common
lscdsr. sni use Instead pole ladder, or
"ludian ladder" /. II l. called In the
Wc,t, OF an implement which l. combin.
alton 90 ladder and step ladder.
First, a. 10 the fudisn ladder. Sssss.
fra- 3. the best material rske pole of
Ibis wool ss long a. desired fOr the tallest
speie tress. aui Ahou, four lnehes through
II the huit: lst u be well ssssoaci and
llsht. pot an iron band around II ught
about four fcst from the buli. and split u
up 10 The bani, spreading The legs about
sightrtn iuchs- spArt. The ruugs may he
POT lu foot apart, or niteen Inches ifde
sir,i. This makes light, strong ladder.
corvenisnt % handle on q hillside aud
smoug tall tres.
For level groand . gooi implement Il
the comhluaii0n mentioned. IL II simply
Two ladders hinged together They mast
b. of ,qual lsugth. AMI that isusih sd'
chsrd. A j,ckknlfs will represent The I'm.
plsmsut when the blsde l. open, 10 will
represent The tso ladders used a. one.
wheu IL l. nearly closed. II will represent
The tso A. forming . stsplstdsr The
side pleces ar % bO.ri. (sas.affas II this
ls ohtalrAblsl. inches vide, aud l / ,
lnche. thick The rang.. or sisps, are |
al.o nal. % boards Considered a. .
whole, the isiier shoali be ? Ia f~st Vide |
N the bottom. ADd two feet or 20 ineh's
N the top The two section. are formed |
lnto one. sui rendered suf BY means OF
two siout hickory arms or brace, about g /
fcsi loug. hiug,d 10 the loser ladder on /
the ouisiis. aitlng Into Iron stlfruP. ai The |
point ~ lauciinn % The two sections, and |
secuted a. The upper sections by means /
of Iron rings o. b. sllpp.i over their enis. /
Apples shoui not ~ pallsd % hy main /
force: The stem may tear out sud leave .
SQUAD In The frsh which will TOT. There |
isakuack in picking neatly. The sirm /
.houi b. hfoksn "a by The cud ~ TIE /
thumb thrust against u sui under The |
fof,duser Neither shouli thsy b. hAn.
did roughly. nor poured dosn in,o bar
rsl
TIE time for plcklng will he determined /
~ The latitude. the sssson and The variety. /
Tn. Rome BeAgty shoald BE- picked week /
d. firv ths Ka..rt. ard the TULIP hocksn
w-.k before ne Rome Beauty. if TIE su-
tumu has been dry ard bot. spples should |
D. gathered earlier than In cool, moist /
ssasou An apple whose stem begins ~ /
clsavc away from the wood has hung on |
a., irc- ton long. 10 will drop soon. And |
even n piucksd soon. II will not gsn.rally /
Keep 80 vel asif 10 hAi been gathered
sooner.
Itlsag great mlsiaks q pat spple. iuto |
barrels OF hox~. directly stsr they sfr
picked In the arst pl,ce. The fruii u ysi
hsr,i. The skin b.ipg fully disisnisd and
brittle. the s-rface plump and smooth 10
this condition The skin l. sAslly rupiufri'
an the onygsu % the atmosphere ehtsr-
lus the punctare. induce. decay. The
cells composing The skln Ar, during The
process ~ growth. constantly rllsd 10
thslr utmost capacity With . waisry sc'
cr,ilon. ard la Avsry rsiuy season this
accumulation % moisture sometime.
hufsts the skln. bot les psfhsp- Ia The sp-
pl. than In The p-ach. th- plum and The
or.rg~. n The fruit bang. on The tree
long enough. ihis condition % fulln-ss
auf tension win grsfuslly absie. the skin
sln h,come very snshuy wiltsd. sni
.hfiuksge ~ hulk will isks place. Bot The
,ppls should b~ picked before these symp-
tom. % peffsc. fipcness appear, Ani The
curing process ~ nature must be accom-
pD.hsi hy art. in other words, BY The /
wet Th@ swsatl. simply the discharge
of The supsf raous noisiarc OF the skin. u
\. ths .sme a. the iniiistofy stsp % Dry /
log ths fruit Dfiei frult will Keep better
than n the skin has not bcsn allowed 10 /
dry.
Fora mouth or more sitsr plcking. sp- /
pies shouid he kept In cool, dry plscT, /
uoi nor, than three of four deeq. 10 allow /
the sweat - escape. oae year wc h,d
some vsry nice sppis-. Ani ueighoor en-
gagged uumbsr oi barrels of The choicest /
Ru.s.,s. Tie Insisted on having them /
placed In barrel. Al once, While we laid o0r |
own under The iress sni covered Them
lightly with straw when be came 10 ~
move them be wAs mortified, ani rot |
Wholly without suspicion. When he found |
them already much rO,ied, while oar Own
we're souud
Apple. may be- ksp, very plump and |
luicy iu q pit. Ike potatoes, ani taken oui
ny ius,Alimeuis through the winter 70 /
make elder The pli should Dot be COW
cred - dep wiih earth by foar Inches, a.
POTATOES sr,; ani = wisp % straw should
D. len 10 The TOP of the pli aud covered |
With board. io exclude rain and permit |
ventilation. bat they should oe well
sweAisd before they are coveted up Tor TIE |
winter.
TIE old.tlme New EnglAni way Was To
have ssrie. % shelves 10 the cellar, on /
which the sppl's could se sorted over. No |
.ppl~ wAs - be- used until IL was specksd. /
I rud bsiisr way IL 10 barr,l them up /
tisht when The sweat Is fully over. set |
them In the cellar, open barrel A. time, |
and use them al up before another one u
opened. They keep better ihi. way.
SrNrHEN PowERs.