The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-07-02
Forcing Into Fruit.

..:. Forcing Into Fruit.
Growing a plant, like a. vine or
bush, to bear fruit is one thing. Com
pelllng it to bear fruit instead of vine,
or leaves and stem, is quite another.
The last cannot be accomplished I'M
less the first is Well done. To produce
good fruit we want good roots and
plenty of them. These only grow in
good soil, in the proper temperature
and the due amount of moisture at
the roots and sunlight overhead. But
with all these essentials, most growers
produce rampant plant which will
not produce fruit till the season is so
tar advanced that the fruit comes be-
cause it can't help it, We want the
fruit early because 'the early bird
catches the early worm" To obtain
the early fruit we must check the
growth Of useless vine, branches, leav-
es, etc. We must drive the supera-
bundant sap produced by the splendid
roots, to making fruit. Yes, but how?
Trim off the parts Of the plants lust
above where the fruit has set. We
have grown the plant and forced it to
set fruit; if we don't check it's growth
OF bush it will keep right on. It is
very simple when you think over
Pinch off the superabundant bush
growth and then encourage vigorous
fruit growth. Keep up the vigor of
the roots by watering with manure
water. Keep off winds, let in sunshine
to the fruit and you may begin to an
ticipate the number of your feathered
tribe as they hatch out before your
very eyes. Now is the time to do it.
Farm Hints.
The farmer who prefers a speedy
trotter to a fast walking horse is like
ly to have poor crops. ..
When a farmer thinks he knows
everything about farming it is time he
had some one to take care of him.
New York city consumes daily about
$4,000 punches of asparagus. There
has been no oversupply this season.
There appear reasons for believing
that the consumption of mutton since
1875 has increased twice as rapidly
as the advance of population.
Some Georgia capitalists have un-
dertaken to manufacture paper from
cotton stalks and hollis, which arc
now practically useless to planters.
The farmers horse generally gets
enough ofexercise to keep him healthy.
But it does not pay to keep him trot-
ting all the time to shows and races.
All farmers who are studying their
business as the merchant, the lawyer,
the doctor and the banker study
theirs, will learn something from the
agricultural experiment stations.
A farmer plainly shows he does not
care to improve his practices or better
his condition when he claims he has
no time to read. If he really wants
to be a better farmer he can't help
reading and thinking.
1t is no advantage to have young
trees bear to soon. The amount OF
fruit secured will not compensate for
the injury done the trees. If a young
tree Is permitted to bear it should
only be done by thinning out the fruit
SO as to lessen the work of the tree.
Whey is Of very little value as food
for anything, unless fed sweet. Prof.
Henry puts it's value, when sweet, at
one-quarter OF that Of SKINNED milk.
He ranks it high enough, but it has
some value for mixing with meal.
It is known that a good washing OF
the pigs will sometimes cause them to
grow and thrive, especially if they are
washed with strong soap-suds This
in due to the fact that the pigs are
sometimes annoyed with parasites, or
lice, which the suds destroy, thus re-
lieving the pigs and permitting them to
have more sleep and ease.