The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1891-12-22

encourages moisture. If well-seasone'
shingles be dipped in lime wash am
dried before laying they will las
much longer, never allowing tn
growth of moss, says the Philadelphia
Farm Journal.
| If you promise your boy an ANNA
on the farm, or a portion of lome crop
the California Fruit Grower advise
that you fulfil your obligation to thu
letter. "For failure 10 do SO may pill
low your head upon thorns instead o
the strong arm of an upright son il
your old age"
DO MOI retain eggs fol a rise, as
they may fuctuate in the direction
not desired. AT this season eggs will
bring good prices at any time. The
main point is to get them to market
in fresh condition, when they pre-
sent the most attractive appearance.
Pack them neatly and assert them so
as to have each lot uniform in size
and color.
In California an attempt has been
made to grow grapes and conduct an
apiary along with it. The bees have
been given the freedom of the vine
yard, and no injury has been done to
he fruits. This is proof positive that
bees do not puncture the skin Of fruit,
nor otherwise injure them. The Cal
ifornia apiarist will probably demon
strate yet to fruit growers that the
bees have tendency to improve fruit
growing rather than to injure it.
The comfort of supply of apples
the year around depends ais much upon
the keeping as the growing of them,
according to Stuart's Agriculturist.
The average house cellar is not the
best place in which to store them, but
to cleanliness, ventilation
and temperature, guided by Their
will make it fair success.
Temperature is the strong point, and
the nearer and more uniformly the
air Of any room in which apples are
stored can be kept to the freezing
point, but always above it, the longer
md better they will keep. Carefully
picked and assorted apples, packed in
boxes and barrels in almost any fine,
Try material that will aid in keeping
hem dry and the temperature about
hem uniform, may be kept in any
clubhouse, or even the
Darn, covered with three or four feet
If hay, straw, leaves, chaf or other
Material to keep the frost from reach
ng them. All the better if they can
tand on the ground, which will aid |
hem in maintaining an unchanging
When a tree has more leaf buds
han it properly can take care of, the
est thing to do is to reduce their
lumber. If all are allowed to grow,
nth not enough food for them all,
hey will act precisely as a dense
rowth of weeds-smother and re-
ard. But the great mistake often
lade is in pruning al the wrong time
the year. If the needless buds are
ut out early in the spring the few
nat are left will grow vigorously, but
the pruning is performed after the
lOots have started and are growing,
will give check instead OF aiding
ne tree. Hence the general rule-to
id growth prune before the buds
we'll; to check it, prune in the midst
growth. In performing any work
| pruning, it is important to under
and distinctly what is wanted. 1t
lay be merely the removal OF small
nd crooked shoot; preventing one
ded growth of the tree preventing
Struggling form and giving more
With a distinct object in
ew, it will often happen that much
SIS cutting away will be required
IAN merely reduction of the form
the tree. Heavy pruning is, in
Early all cases, needless pruning.
=, Country Gentleman.
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