The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-10-29

ton, Raleigh, n. c., by Bluff
Alliance No. SIT, the following
questions were asked and an
swered:
What is the best method OF
cultivating an apple richard?
A. In this case I must say
when apple trees attain fair
size and begin to fruit, the best
plan is to put the orchard down
permanently in grass, but put
the grass there solely for The
benefit Of the trees, and not for
pasture or hay making. Cut the
grass often during the sea-
sou of growth, and let it decay
upon the ground. In this way Il
mulch is gradually accumulated
on the surface which retains
the moisture. Give the whole
surface an occasional dressing
Of some form of potassic fertili-
ger, such as Kainit or wood
ashes, and dress it with lime
once in five years, and never
take anything eff the land ex-
cept the fruit. "Berry's Fruit
Garden published by o. Judd
& Co. New York City, price
$3.50 is a very useful pu 2lioa-
ton to fruit grower.
v hat is the best mode of
cultivating peach orchard?
A. A peach orchard should
he kept clearly cultivated, but
shallowly cultivated, generally
by a cutivator. A good plan
to keep up the fertility of the
soil, which is now practiced by
the large peach growers in
Maryland and Delaware, is to
SOW Crimson clover in the
orchard in September, and wher
it begins to bloom in April pillow
it under for the benefit of The
trees.
A vinegar should be kept
clean, but should not BIS plowei
except very shallowly indeed
An Iron age cultivator is amucl
better tool than q one hors,
pillow to cultivate anything With
What is the best way to shil
fruit to make money out of il
A. How fruit should be ship
ped depends largely upon tn,
fruit and the season of the year
| The summer fruit, such a.
peaches should be shipped il
Slated crates of such a size tina
they Can be easily handled b,
one man. But fruits should al
ways be put in the package S,
tight that they cannot be jest
led about and Injured. White
apples should never be shipped
in crates, nor in anything but
tight barrel, and the barrel
should be filed with a rise, s.
that no lever Or screw press
needed to force the head int
, place. Apples headed up Il
this way will carry safely any
where, but as they are usual,
packed in n. G. is big crate
loosely filed, they will be dam
!, aged and worthless on a shor
trip.
in shipping fruit gather i
carefully by han1, an appl,
, shaken off on the ground i
never fit to ship. Put only on
sort in a barrel and Gull then
to uniform size. A barrel o
apples made up Of several sort
will not sell for a good pric.
. even if all are good apples, ant
the n. G apples which | Sc,
sent to Raleigh in big loosel,
filled crates, bruised by bein;
shaken off the tree IN the frs
| place, and then jostled about il
the crate on the railroad woult
never bring the freight if ship
: ped North. Take a barrel O
} apples shipped here from tn
North, and on opening it. 70,
/ will find the print Of the hea'
is pressed on all the top layer
showing that they were packe.
go tight that none have moved
and these apples are general,
in good order.
If you ship the small culling
and inferior apples at all, pu
them in a sparate barrel, an,
never mix them. In short pacl
: fruit honestly, let the who'll
;. barrel be like the top. Gain
reputation for shipping a good
uniform and we'll culled article
and your fruit will always sell
What is the best method O
preserving garden vegetables :?
j Ans. 1t depends Of cours,
upon what vegetables you mean
/ Irish potatoes must be kept il
| a dark, cold place, while swee
potatoes must be kept dry an,
! warm. II we could contrive
place to keep irish potatoes tina
, is perfectly dark, and only a de
) gree or so above the freezi3,
point, there would be no troubl
in keeping them. But this j
not possible in our climate, an,
) the only thing can say, is t
!. keep them in the dack as coll
D las you can without freezing.
} Sweet potatoes we dig whel