Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1889-11-01
n agricultural.


Open all drains before the the snow
comes. The facility with which the wa
ter can pass of will regulate the amount
OF slu'h aud mud when the snow melty
Wheat bran gives the best results when
mixed with cut feed 1t is one Of the
cheapest foods that can bc purchased for
stock. both for It's feeding aud manurial
/ value
All plants that are SET out ia the fan for
a permanent patcl~, such az raspberries.
blackberries, etc, should be cut back IL
within six inches of the roots Canes that
are left on viii be of no advantage next
season.
Asparagu7 beds may be made now.
Place the roots two feet apart. FIRST max
ing the bed very rich with manure 1t is
usual to have the roots closer. but as the
roots viii thickcn in the bed in the eourse
of time, it is better to allow plenty of room
in the beginning.
4 have seen. a,ys a sheep farmer. -
colts and calves tn about one third OF Il
was covered with golden rod and black
berry vines changed to a fine grassy sward
in three years by putting in few more.
sheep than it would keep in good condition
and giving them extra food to make up the
deficiency.
Honey should never be kept in the eel
lar-neithcr comb nor extracted. That il
the worst possible place for it. 1t will
gather moisture or Sweat aud soon he
come ''off flavor" if not positively sour.
Store it in a dry, warm room, il possible
(safe from MICE, then it will keep ten
years 1t will not granulate so soon in
warm room, and its flavor will improve.
MOSS on FRUIT TREES
Moss is most often found on pear trees
not in vigorous growing condition or in
moist shady places The moss is a sort Of
fungus growth, which is easily kept off by
washing the tree with strong soap suds.
This treatment promotes the growth of a
smooth aud healthy bark. the trees are
badly mossed oyer now. it will he best to
take an old hoe and serape OF the thickast
oi the moss before washing the trees. aud
then wash them two or three times during
the next two months. In the fall, after
the leaves are off, spray the whole tree
with the suds, repeating this again early
in the spring; there is nothing like it to
promote clean and thrifty looking bark. At
Elm Fruit Farm we make a borer wash for
our peach and other trees, and il also
answers the double purposes of keeping
ont the borer and keeping the bark clean
and healthy. This wash is prepared by
adding 20 common bucketful of water
two quarts of strong soft soap, half pint
of crude carbolic acid, two ounces of
Paris Green, with lime enough to make
thin paste that will adhere to the tree. If
convenient, little clay or fresh COW dung
may be added 10 assist in making the wash
stick. Apply it with a swab orbrush about
the base of the tree and in the crotches of
lie main branches The rains will wash
Il down from time 10 time and the whole
! trunk will receive the benefit. In spray
| ing the trees when not in leaf, | usually
add quarter of a pound or more of potash
to each bucketful of soap sudS, so as TO
make quite strong lye. These washes
cost but little aud are of great value To
the orchard. american 1gricWltuTist.
GOOD APPLES GOOD CIDER.
Good cider can be made only from sound
ripe apples. After they are harvested they
must lie in heaps long enough 10 "sweat,
but not be allowed to rot or become musty;
! the Juice becomes more concentrated by
this process Of evaporation. Any taint of
mustiness in the apples will pefsistently
cling to the cider through all the process
of making and refining. IL is an invarla-
| BILE rule that the better the fruit the better
the elder The finest grated winter ap
pies and crabs make good cider before they
are fitted for the table, the maturing pro
cess going on in the Juice instead of the
| iurit; If possible it is better 10 keep the
juice of each variety suparate. Good cider
cannot be made in a musty Old mill that
has become soured and foul with the ae-
cumulations of years If there is any faint
of mustiness of sharp vincgary acidity
about the premises or apparatus, they
should be thoroughly purified before they
are used Potash lye, boiling hot is the
best deterge Mt for this purpose.
Having eyeryt hing fresh and clean, grind
and press the apples. The cheese should
be laid up with grass-cloth instead of
straw between the pomace. Straw is al
ways more or less dusty, aud often musty
! imparting bad flavor to the cider. Never
water the cheese, as it dilutes and weak
ers the cider The juice should be strain
ed through a fine hair sieve as it leaves the
press To still further clear the juice of
specks of pomace and other foreign mat
ters it should be run through strainer of
canton flannel in the form of bag six
inches in diameter and three feet long.
One of these is hung over tub and the
juice is dipped into it; thence it flows into
the tub and is read to barrel Amer icdh
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