Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-04-15


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LETTERS 10 JAuK
4 have written . great number d
" Familiar Talks" for the readers q
the Posr-Is1xILfaExcxE, and ssid Z
great many familiar things. bat sup.
pose you wiz say there hiss been no.
thing like this in print before and xill
30 the most surprised. while reading
this for the irst time. after IL has gone
into print. Of any one Of the re den
Of the " Talks" A. so many Of thu
correspondents 20 psrsistenuy refer q
my writings.
Wei. the fact Is. my mind was on
home and the farm, and ! wanted se
write TO you; 90 why not "kiil two
birds with one stone" and let the read
ers Of the Farm aud Home /" depart
ment know how / eounseled with you
in the management OF the farm while
absent on this " Eastern tripf" In
the Inst Of trees made out for the new
orchard, Just before leaving home, a
| now remember. We settled upon -four
varieties OF apples only: the Red As
trsehan, GrSvenstein. Northern Spy
and Green Fippin. forgot to add
the Swaar. a. suggested BY you. II Is
not too late yet, and, With that list in
bearing. II would seem TO me We could
not have much 70 crave in the matter
Of quality. And yet, when We come
to part with such old-time friends a
the King OF Tompkins County. or the
Baldwin. or even the little Red Ro-
mantle. Of Indiana fame aud recollec-
ton. one cannot do IL without regret.
aud can only comfort oneself with the
recollection that two persons can never
hope to have. OF all the good things Of
this world. and IS We had to draw the
lpe somewhere, IL seemed that - 10
the number Of varieties Of apples il
was best to d. this at i've.
In pears. think II we can get the
Bartlett, Louisa Bon and GoOdale, that
we will hav a succession OF the finest
qualities extAnt. Although there may
be some later than the Goodale. wor-
thy Of cultivation. there certainly Is
not much Of merit earlier than the
Bartlett.
hope Fred will find time TO subsoil
the new orchard land before planting
the trees. | would rather he would
leave . few acres OF the hops without
subsoiling, il pressed for teams and
time. than TO omit this on the orchard
plat. After the trcrs are once planted
the work cannot then be effectuslly
done TO help the young trees In theil
first summers growth. 1t win do nc
special harm to plant vegetables be.
tween the trees, but do not plant close
mp 10 the trees; and in any event
whether planted in garden or not. b
sure and have the land thoroughly
cuitivated-so thoroughly as not te
leave q weed in sight. As with thu
young calf. or lamb. or pig, the tree, il
well started when young. viii make q
much better after return than il stunt.
ell In the start.
Then there comes in the question OF
distance apart to set the trees, which
we had not fully determined. The
Louisa Bon trees require more room
than the Bartlett; the pear trees. a. .
class, rs much as the apple. should
say not to plant less than "A feet apart,
rs we do not want the view INSTRUCTED
where these trees are To be- and, be-
sides, the fruit will be better in after
years il given plenty of room. Ae-
cording to the growth Of the Royal
Anne trees by the house. this distance
would not be too wide apart for the
cherries as well. You might double in
these and the plums upon the outside
row. and yet have plenty of room for
them for our time.
II the rye in the calf lot gets ahead
OF the calves. you had best turn the
riding ponies in TO help keep it down,
aud also the teams might have then
Sunday bout there Anyway, be care.
full and don't let the seed stocks shoe,
up. else the pasture viii be cut short
later in he season. IL you keep il
pastured close enough to prevent that
there viii be rye pasture the whole
year round. and it will help keep the
calves growing in winter as well as
summer. Your chickens will help &c
keep the rye down. and, after theii
habits Of laying are well formed fol
the season. you can safely turn The
hens out to pasture At ? O'Clock in
stead of Z. as heretofore. Ii is safe tc
say you will. by so doing, get five dos
en- eggs day instead of four. as when
lest home.
No, Iwould say not sell eggs at y
cents dozen o long as you can ge'
good sweet barrels and have plenty o.
lime and cream of tartar to preserv:
them in. There never yet has been
season but eggs brought 30 cents dos
en- some time during the year. onl,
be sure and keep that storage room
cool.
Now be sure and do not LEI the mel
neglect to keep plenty of salt bsfor'
The milk cows and young cattle. Th'
trough in the barn 10, should be KEEP