The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-12-15
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AGRICULTURAL NOTES.
Among the Vegetables, Fruit, Live
Stock and Poultry.
Many people complain that the skins
Of apples are very thick and tough this
year. 1t is likely that the dry season was
the Cause
In trimming hedge something else
should be considered as well as the matter
of cutting off the extra growth. There is
nothing SO attractive or ornamental as
shapely, well-kept hedge, and it adds value
to the farm.
The number of fruit trees In California
is given as follows Apple, 100000;
peach, 1900, 900; pear, 800, 900; plum and
prune, 100000; cherry, 10000; apricot
100000; orange, 1900, 900; lime and lem
on, 500, 900. It is estimated that there are
10000 acres Of grapeyines.
Clean up the weeds and burn them. A
hay-rake will take up the weeds and dried
grass after they become dry, and they can
then be put in large piles and consumed.
Thousands Of seeds will be thus destroyed
and the work of moving the field rendered
easier.
The little triangular seeds grown in Mexi-
co called g devils beans" which will jump
several inches when taken in the hand, are
found to contain small but very lively bee
ties, Matched within the odd grains, which
do their jumping In their natural desire to
escape.
The first thing to do before storing corn
in the crib is to have the crib rat-proof and
well protected against beating rains. Rats
will destroy more grain than the most liber-
al estimate allows of loss, aud the crib
should be SO protected as to prevent them
from getting in through any source.
Plants for the living room should first be
removed from the garden to some sheltered
place under cover, and allowed to remain
there until the temperature in the room be-
comes settled. Many plants are lost by be-
ing taken from out Of doors into room in
which FIRE Is kept only part Of the day
Sheep effectually keep down the weeds
and harsh grasses. They are as beneficial
to some pastures as the pruning knife is to
the orchard. They will eat anything that
green and tender, and young brier weeds,
bushes and other growth are consumed,
thereby saving the farmer much labor, while
by their droppings they prepare the field
for the plough.
Currants were SO plentiful In England
during the past season that they did not
pay for picking and sending to market.
Some lots sent to London were sold to feed
to pigs and others we've used for manure
Plums were cheaper than they ever were
before in the history of the country. APP.
parently too many followed Mr.. Gladstone'a
advice about raising small fruits to make
into jam.
In the spring, as soon az the snow Is of
the ground, our hot suns and drying winds
soon thaw out and warm few inches OF
the surface soil, while underneath in many
sections the soil will be very cold. The
surface soil will be much warmer than the
soil beneath. The farmers of the North
west understand this matter and plough
their land for spring wheat In the autumn
and SOW tho seed on the surface In tn,
spring, rs soon as the surface is thawet
out and willis the soil below Is still frozen
The sweet potatoe IL to the South about
what the common potatoe is TO Ireland or
Germany. 1t forms o very large part Of
the food of the negroes and poor whites
in fact, it frequently takes the place of bread
to large extent. The favorite way Of
cooking it here is to bake it in the oven or
in the ashes. The children are fond Of
burying the potatoes in the ashes at night
80 that they may slowly cook all night.
The Southern-grown sweet potatoes are
larger than those grown at the North.
Those raised in Mexico are very sweet in
deed
Those who propose having flower gardens
the coming year should prepare the land In
the autumn. Plough or spade the land,
and If good dressing of manure is buried
all the better. Work the surface Of the
land with steel rake until it is in fine con-
dition for sowing. II the work is done now
there will be time for the weed seeds to
start. This is much to be desired, as you
cannot kill seed until IL is alive. The
more the land is worked, and the more weed
seeds can be induced to grow, the easier it
will be to kill them and the less work of the
kind to be done in the spring.
In many cases fall ploughing can be prac-
tised to advantage. When the surface soil
is too shallow it is best deepened by fall
blowing, which permits the portion turned
up from below to be mellowed by frost be-
fore crop is planted upon it. The work
can be done at any convenient time as long
as the ground remains open. The furrows
should be rather narrow, not thrown too
flat, and ample means for the exit Of water
should be provided. shallow working in
spring with cultivator, disk or spring-tooth
harrow will often be found sufficient to ft
fall-ploughed land for spring crops.
In preparing for winter we must not neg
lect our favorite rossbushes and shrubs
The beauty of their bloom and foliage de-
mands some recognition in the form of pro-
lection from the rigors Of winter. The moro
hardy shrubs may be protected by mound
OF earth thrown around the base, and this
protection will also answer for the rose
bushes. Roses generally do better If the
tops are protected by covering Of straw.
Care must be taken that air is not excluded.
1t must be allowed to circulate. freely through
the bush.
Calling Names.
Two young salesladies at Macy's no long