Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-05-05

Tomatoes.

III oolh tHe shape ana quality OF to-
matoes since we first knew and liked
them. The original tomato was very
rough, had little pulp and was merely
bag OF seeds and water, with very
thick, tough skin The first improve
ment was in securing sound and
smooth tomatoes, but somewhat
smaller than the fruit was originally.
But for many years we have had to-
matoes full OF pulp and having COM
paratively few seeds. These are
much the best for cooking and can
ming. as when cooked there is some
thing TO them besides seeds.--Dixie
Farmer.
Keeping Maple Syrup.
Most of the maple syrup sold TO
dealers is rather below than up to the
standard weight, which is IL pounds
of sugar from one gallon of the syrup.
The syrup, If made much stronger
than IL pounds to the gallon, will
grain as it stands. especially il a cur
rent of air blows over it. But maple
syrup may be made II pounds to the
gallon, and we have eaten some of
this quality within few days which
was made a year ago 1t was never
allowed to grain, and when still hot
from the evaporation was turned into
heated bottles, which were at once
tightly sealed. In this condition the
syrup may be kept for years and sent
N n t.fp Nf h. L.
well if those in Boston who have
| friends in the maple sugar making
districts would send to them for
sealed jars of the pure syrup, which
can be opened at any time through
the year when maple sweet is desired.
American Cultivator.
Do Not Sow Vegetables Early.
One of the greatest mistakes that
can be made in the management of
the kitchen garden is in the too early
sowing of vegetable seeds Seasons
and the condition OF the soil have a
| certain bearing on the subject. Seeds
| cannot germinate properly or even
make an after healthy or free growth
on an Indifferent seed bed. Some
people, irrespective OF the condition
of the soil. and who have weakness
for fixed dates, will insist upon SOW
ing the. seed when they think the
time has arrived for so doing. Better
wait few days, or even week Or
more, of the soil is not in condition
for sowing the seed Southern Guilt
vator
Horticultural Notes.
Give the orchard all the potash that
it needs.
The gem melon is the best seller In
the market
Coarse, raw manure is not fit for
the garden.
Toads. frogs and lizards are useful
in the garden
Prune the ounce tree and train It
to single stem.
Extra work in getting good seed
bed pays in garden work
Cut off all the bruised roots when
planting tree, but do not mutilate
the top.
Germany has shut out American
fruit. Well, that is a game that two
can play at.
late crop of cabbage is easily
grown for the seed can be planted In
the open ground
A neglected orchard incumbers land
that might be used protitably for
other purposes.
Five acres in cucumbers for pickles
will ordinarily pay as much as all the
rest of the farm, Exchange
Kohlrab.
One Of the vegetables which every
farmer should grow is kohlrabi
which In growth and flavor Is inter
mediate between the turnip or ruta-
baga and a cabbage II is hard like
the turnip, but like the cabbage, all
its valuable part Is above ground
II is a vegetable that comes to us
from Germany, where 1t is grown to
large size, and Is mainly used for ia
bic use it should be sown late In the
spring, when the ground is warm and
the young growth will be very rapid
Then it will be sweet and tender and
wholly different from the coarse
kohlrabi sown early, and which has
taken the whole season to grow in.
All roots for table use are best gath
cred while young and after growing
rapidly Most Of the roots grow
either tough or dry. or both. late In
spring
Among The Hens.
The man that commences now TO
paint his hen roost with kerosene oil
twice a month will have no hen lice
in July.
Better have the chicken yards knee
| deep with straw and litter than clean
and bare as a barn floor. Why? You
know the answer.
Birds that don't pay their way look
out for / don't mean the pulet that
has not commenced to lay but old
hens, surplus ROSTERS runts and sick