The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-11-10


horticultural Observations.
VIII some one develop black seed
less grapel We have white seedless
grapes. but suitable only to the climate
OF California. and now We want good
black grape without seeds Such a
grape would sell at a fancy price on
the market. The fear OF appendicitis
causes many people TO take out the
seeds when eating grapes. and this
greatly detraots from the pleasure OF
grape eating. A grape OF the charac-
ter described would bring a good deal
more than the common grape.
Tho grape crop this year Ia unusual
iy large, according to reports from all
parts OF the country. II Is going into
the markets In good shape and seems
10 be selling very well. probably due
10 the fact that most OF our other
fruit Is short in supply The people
that did not can large quantities OF
other fruits because they we're
scarce and high will to some extent
make II up on grapes. So we may ex-
pect the demand for grapes TO be brisk
all through the fall. II We had the
large crop OF grapes In good fruit years
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crop comes In this year TO I'll YER
large deficiency In our general frui
supply.
A standard apple barrel Is needed II
every state. Some OF the societie
that have 10 do with shipping apple
have long since adopted a barrel tina
they Try TO make obligatory on al
members. but they are able to succeed
only In certain localities. The apple
that are being sent TO Chicago are be-
ing packed In barrels that are YER,
often found 10 be far below tho stand
ard. II is reported that apples from
Michigan are coming forward In sucf
small barrels that they threaten 10 dc
great damage TO the reputation Of
Michigan apples In fact. when a man
orders a barrel OF apples be Is fire.
quently disappointed at getting an I'M
def-slzed barrel. II would be well II
our state laws described some kind
Of n barrel that could be considered
legal. The buyer would then at least
have some rights In tho case. for he
could return every undor-sized barrel
and demand the refnnding OF his
money. As II is now he seems with
out recourse. Meanwhile the men that
are shipping fruit In honest barrels are
being injured. for the tendency OF the
understood barrel Is 10 drag down the
price per barrel.
II requires some care TO keep onions
in the best OF condition. whether Tho
amount be large or small. OF course
II 10 more dlfiicult to keep large thar
small quantities on account OF the
tendency OF large quantities TO heal
and thus start growth. The onion
should. In any case. be stored LOOSELY
| In such n manner that the air car
move through them. Il is better no
10 store them on tight floors where nj
air can pass. II the storage must b.
over such a floor. Il Is better TO Great
an air space between Il and the onionl
This may be done by laying seantling
over the floor. and put loose board
above them. with good-sized crack
between them. This does not give a
ideal draft. II is true. but II is bette
than no airing at all. There is NOR
danger OF onions sprouting than freel
ing. and the temperature must be kep
down. A good temperature Tor onion
is about the freezing point. which wi
not iniure them. II they do get frozel
no attempt should be made to tina
them out, but they should be coyere
up with straw or something OF IN
nature, so that the thawing will
gradual Frozen onions should not
handled, as It causes bruising and col
sequent rottlng.
: The fall OF the year Is the time
manure the ground for certain ear
! spring crops, and this manurlng shou
, BIO done early enough In the fall
permit the manure to become lnco
porated with the soil and partly rotte
: II must be remembered that II TAX
4 time for this TO be done, and that lii
!. does not exist In the spring betwe
Z the time when the ground is wal
| enough for seed and when early or