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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1894-5-23, Page 7THE FARM AND GARDEN. AMATEURS IN TILE GARDEN. Noaes of Interest to the Flo -ter, Fruit iud Vegetable Gro -ea , andd Elks on Trees and Shrubs. Current 'Toric in the Fruit Garden. BLACKBERRIES AND RASPBERRIES. — Every home grower needs at least a row or two. Plant now, making the rows six feet apart for raspberries and eight feet apart for blackberries, with plants sot three feet apart in the rows. Firm the soil well about the plants. Keep the rows of older plantations clown to a nar- row strip, say from one to t3vo feet wide. 17sually, too many canes are allowed to remain. CURRANTS AND GOOSEBERRIES. -- A air mulch will help them, Watch for worms, and spray early with hellebore in water ; the gooseberries also with a solution of liver of sulphur, half ounce to the gallon of water, for mildew. GRAPES.—Look to the posts and wires ; straighten the former and tighten the latter as needed. Tie or hook the canes to the wires. Don't neglect to spray or wash vines and surroundings with a strong solution of iron sulphate. Plant more vines if you have room, not to omit a Green Mountain. INSECTS.—Destroy eggs' and cocoons wherever found. Watoh the young foli- age, and apply the torch, or Paris green water, as soon as caterpillars begin to appear. Hunt for borers and destroy them. Young plum and cherry trees often suffer badly from the depredations of green fly (aphis). Have your eyes open and spray with kerosene emulsion, tobacco tea or strong potash water when aphis are noticed. GRAFTING,—Good success may be hacl at this time with apple and pear cions, cut freshly from the tree, and at once in- serted in the tree to be top -worked. Don't allow worthless varieties to remain un- improved. The few trees on the home - grower's grounds should all bear good fruit. So it is with grapevines. PLANTn G -.—Like any other operation, needs the exercise of good sense and judg- ment. Don't let the roots dry out when trees or plants are out of the ground.. Be sure that fine, moist soil of reasonable richness is brought in direct and close contact with. the roots in planting. The coarse stuff, lumpy manure and strong fertilizers, as well as the poor subsoil, must be kept away from the roots. PRAYING FOR BLIGHTS, ETC.—The tlmatour, with his few trees, is always at a disadvantage. It wonlcl not pay him to get a regular tea -spraying outfit; yet spraying large trees with hand sprayers is not a desirable job. If you can get a neighboring orchardist who sprays his orchards to spray your few trees for a consideration you will find it a conveni- ence and profitable. Fruit Ends. That fruit which is worth having is worth planting. Are yon after money in apple culture ? Plant quite a proportion of good early fall sorts. A Massachusetts firm advertises as- bestos torches at 50 cents each for the destruction of caterpillars. Solcl by all seedsmen. Mills' seedling raspberries are crosses between Gregg aucl Tyler, and have been found of considerable promise in trials made at the New York State Experiment Station at Geneva. A little protection in fruit growing • often roes a great -way. An instance is told of an apple tree stanching near the barn, at one edge of a large. hot pile of manure. The side warmed by the man- ure was loaded with fruit, the other side barren. The Southern States may have a mono- poly on profits in pecan culture, but not on nut culture generally. As the Rural says, nut growing will pay in 48 other States besides Louisiana. There will be a time -when chestnuts and walnuts, and possibly butternuts and hickories. are quite commonly planted in orchards and groves. PROTECTING BUDS FROM BIRDS.—An English gardener, whose currant and gooseberry bushes were being stripped of buds by the birds, an.cl who was unable to get cheap netting, kept the birds off by covering the bushes with white worsted, twisted and triangled in. all directions. Cherries, also seed peas, were saved. from bird attacks by the same means.. He finds a mask an excellent thing with which to scare the birds. By tying a string between two stakes, and suspend- ing the mask in the middle between them, the least air will tiu'n the face any and all ways. The mask should be painted with oil paint as a protection against rain. APPLE Corrnn.—A German garden paper states that apples cut in little pieces (without removing sends or skins), well dried or scorched, and pulverized in a mortar, make an excellent coffee sub- stitute. this is mixed ed with equal stituto ex parts of ground. coffee, only an pert can tell it from genuine unmixed coffee. The apple flour alone, mixed with a little °hickory, is said to give a palatable "cof- fee." THE RED SPIDER ut CALIFORNIA.—To overcome the pest, Geo. Ditzl.er, of Butte County, has constructed a broadcast seeder that distributes sulphur in a dense cloud through from three to six rows of trees in the time necessary to drive through.The sulphur is thrown in one direction, and is appltecl in the morning when the leaves .are damp. An almond .. bi\rchard treaded by Mr. Ditzler in this manner for the past two seasons has re- tained the leaves until late in the fall, while other orchards in the same district, not • sulphured, dropped their leaves in August and September. NATIVE PLUMS. --The improvement of our, native plixms seems to me a good field to work upon. I have watched a seedling standing near some barn for five years. It has been loaded down with fruit every year. Tho tree i.s perhaps eight or nine years old, rather small. Last year it bore five bushels of fruit. The branches were partly lying on the ground, partly held up with perhaps a dozen props. The bark is almost yellow, and th.e :foliage reminds me of that of a peach ; fruit is of medium size and fair quality. Another good native plum stands in the yard of an see- is i, rlia is 85 or 40 ears quarntance. It l c dy years old, and has borne good crops every u as t year as long as I can remember, some - Canes as hhigh,s volve to :li fteon bushels. t Body of tree has a diameter of about • eighteen .aches. r!'he fruit is round in shape above medium to large in size, shape, golden yellow in eolor, free stone; seed small, skin thin, flavor delicious and free from astringeney.. We have other good natives lrer'eabot}ts.. SWEET P.EAS,.—The sweet pea is deserv- edly called the " queen" of all our an- nual flowers ; and there are many persons who, if obliged to choose a single flower, would prefer this to all others. It has long been a favorite ; and, owing to the. marked improvement that has been ef- fected in the new varieties during the past few years, it is reasonable to expect that it become more and more popu- lar in the future, as its sutperiority .be- comes widely known. A few of the chief points of 'merit, by reason of which the sweet pea would seek an entrance into every garden, small or large, are : 1st, Its cultuu'e is very simple and easy ; 2d, It produces a distinct and very beautiful flower, that emits an exquisitely sweet and delicate Derfnme ; and 8c1, It con- tinues uninterruptedly to bear a profu- sion of blossoms for two or three months in succession, or Until late in the autumn. Sweet peas need, to do their best, a cool, moist and very rich soil, that is well supplied with decaying organic, mat- ter, or humus. It would undoubtedly be the better plan to at least partially pre- pare the ground in the fall, previous to time of planting, spading or plowing it deeply and making application of man- ure then, so that the latter may become pulverized and more perfectly incorpo- rated with the soil before -spring. Sweet peas seem to require an abundanee of potash, in order to produce strong vigor- ous stems; and, doubtless, unleaclted hard -wood ashes afford the best and cheap- est form in which to supply this element of plant food. Fine ground bone is au excellent source of phosphoric acid, which is needed to enlarge and perfect the flow- ers. To stimulate early development and blossoming, many growers use small amounts of nitrate of soda. 1.Phatevor fertilizer is employed, be sure and use no coarse, unrotted manure in spring. Sweet pea seed should be sown very early, as soon as the soil is in a fit condition to work. This is important, that most of the e owth of vine may be matte in the cool damp weather of the first part of the season. Plant the seed deeply, at least roux inches. Open trenches four or five inches deep ; drop the peas one inch apart and cover with one inch of fine soil. Af- ter the plants have come to the surface, hoe or cultivate about them frequently, keeping the ground loose and porous, and gradually drawing in the soil until the trenches are entirely filled and the earth is perfectly level. Two, or even three inches, will be plenty near enough for the plants to stand in the row. Trans- planting may readily bo performed, and, where too '.:hick, remove plants to occupy any vacant spaces, if such exist. A. strong trellis, or support of some kind, is needed for the vines to run upon. It should be six feet high, and may be made from a great variety of materials, as well as built in many different forms. Birch tops, set firmly in the ground, are often used. and they give quite a rustic effect. Ordinary wire netting?, fastened to horizontal strips of scantling nailed upon strong posts, serves the purpose very well. Stout twine or cord may be stretched upon a framework, so as to afford ready points of attachment for the running plants. Thus the kind of support provi- ded is not important; but it is necessary that it be of suleientstrength to bear the weight of the vines, which is consider- able, especially after a Leavy rain. Sweet peas need moisture, and that, too, in no meagre allowances. In hot, dry weather, the soil must be fairly soak- ed once or twice per week. Upon wash days apply the soapy water to the roots of the pea vines, aucl note the beneficial restate. Not only water liberally, but, early in June, mulch the soil for a foot or two on each side of each sweet pea row. For this purpose use leaves, pine needles, salt or meadow hay, straw—whichever is most convenient. The advantages of the mulch are many. as it keeps weeds down, renders soil moist and porous, checks evaporation and gives a clean carpet upon which to walk while viewing or picking the flowers. To continue the bloom. gather the blos- soms of the sweet pea daily, and in no case allow any to go to seed, and thus ex- haust the vitality of the plants. Let every lover of the beautiful, who has even a few square feet of garden room at his or her disposal, be sure and sow some sweet peas. Trials of the Weighing -Machine Tian. Well, sir, said the attendant of a rail- way weighing machine the other day to an interviewer, the fact is, I rarely get hold of a very fat man or a very fat woman. Nothing will induce the latter to venture within half a mile of the weighing machine except a bet. To -day, however, a big couple came to me. She was huge, with a quadruple chin. He was Pickwick magnified. Says I to my- self, "Bless my heart, if they've come to be weighed, there's more here than meets the eye." Well, they were quarrelling all down the stairs. As they approached I heard her say: ",You're very insulting, Mr. Smith; but if I weigh as much as you clo, that settles l uas strangers h�n f r- it. S 1 nest o ce o e „ ward. "Don't take on so, Arabella," he re- plied. ''I don't mind. I like you just as. well as adipose; in fact, with me its a case of the more the merrier." But she was very indignant. He sat in the machine, and while I weighed hire she came round. to me and whispered: "My man, if you'll make me twenty pounds less than hint you'll be two dol- lars richer for so doing." I never said a word, but, young man, don't condemn me. I just resolved to stake her weigh twenty pounds loss. He crane up to two hundred and eighty-three pounds. Then Arabella took the chair, trembling and nervous. She looked at me beseechingly, but, like a big fool, I pretended not to see. Down she sat, plump as a partridge, and I really think she would have scored and Hundred and twenty, but with presence of mindI shouted: "Two bunched and sixty -throe, ma'am. Next, please." She turned with a radiant face to Smith and said: "Now perhaps you'll. believe." When I applied to her for my two dol- lars she cxelaimecl: " Man, I weighed two hundred and sixty-three pounds. I saw it myself. If yen dare contradict it I will expose you." So she went off, while I never got a penny of the bribe. No, si , fat people don't pay. .Lean people are worse still, 'cause they're at- ways afraid of being consumptive, and it's real disagreeable to .tell thorn, their true weight, for .they scowl so. 1 rely upon the medium classes. They enjoy. knowing exactly howmitclh flesh and bone theyan ccall their own, MISCELLANEOUS READING. GRAPE AS WELL AS GAYS, Beading For Leisure Moments for Old and Young;, Interesting and Profit -M- bis.. Stood by His Flag.. A dozen rough but brave soldiers were playing cards one night in the camp. "What on earth is that?" suddenlyex- claimed the ringleader, stopping in the midst of the game to listen. In a moment the whole squad were lis- tening to a low, solemn voice which came from a tent occupied by several recruits who had arrived in camp that day. The ringleader approached the tent on tip -toe. "Boys, he's a praying or I'ma sin- ner!" in- ner.the roared out. "Three c eexs for the parson!" shouted another man of the group, as the prayer ended. 'Yon watch things for three weeks ! I'll show you how to take the religion out of hint P' said the first speaker, laughing. He was a large man the ringleader rn mischief. The recruit was a slight, pale -faxed young fellow of about eighteen years of age. During the next three weeks ho was the butt of the camp. Then several of the boys, conquered by the lad's gentle patience and uniform kindness to his persecutors, begged the other's to stop annoying him. "0, the little ranter is no better than the rest of us," answered the big ring- leader. "He's only making believe pious. When we get under fire you'll see him run. These pious folks don't like the smell of gunpowder. I've no faith in their religion!" In a few weeks the regiment broke camp, marched towards Richmond, en- tered the Wilderness and engaged in that terrible battle. Tho company to which the young recruit belonged had a des- perate struggle. The brigade was driven back, and when the line was reformed be- hind the breastworks they had built in the morning, he was missing. When last seen he was almost sur- rounded by enemies, but fighting des- perately. At his side stood the brave fellow who had made the poor lath a con- stant object of ridicule. Both were given up as lost. Suddenly the big man was seen tramp- ing through the underbrush, bearing the dead body of the recruit. Reverently he laid the corpse down, saying, as he wiped the blood from his own face: "Boys, I couldn't leave him with the Rebs—he fought so ! I thought he de- served a decent burial." During a hill in the battle the men dug a shallow grave and tenderly laid the re- mains therein. Then, its one was cutting the name and regiment upon a board, the big man said with a husky voice: "I guess you'd better put the words ' Christian Soldier' in somewhere. He deserves the title, and maybe it'll console him for our abuse." There was not a dry eye among those rough men as they stuck the rudely carved board at the head of the grave, and again and again looked at the in- scription. "Well," said one, "he was a Christian soldier if ever there was one! And," turning to the ringleader, "he didn't run, did he, when he smelt gunpowder?" "Run!" answered the big man, his voice tender with emotion, "why, he didn't budge an inch! But what's that to standing for weeks our fro like a man, and never sending a word back? He just stood by his flag and let us pepper him— he did !" When the regiment marched away that rude head-boarc't remained to tell what a power lies in a Christian life. Durable Paint. A simple method is announced for ob- taining a durable white paint, one that overcomes the general objection to white paint, namely, that on exposure to heat, and especially to gas flames, lamp shades, ceilings, etc.. painted with oil color's, it soon turns brown. owing to the calcina- tion of the organic matter contained in the colors and the linseed oil in the oil paints. In the now process a quantity of fine zinc white is mixed to a suitable con- sistency with a solution of protoxide of sodium and water -glass of forty to fifty degrees of Baume. -The surfaces to be painted are first thoroughly cleansed, and for certain metals, such as zinc, washing with hydrochloric acid is necessary. Tho surface is subsequently cleansed with water, and then several coats of zinc water -glass paint are put on until the article is deemed sufficiently covered, an interval being allowed, but not o.E long duration, between the application of each coat, as such paint soon dries. In ease of a large surface, such as a ceiling to be covered, too much of the paint should not be mixed, as the chemical action of the water -glass on zinc white is soon to render it thiol: and hard. This paint is represented as being an - affected, always remains snowy white, only becoming soiled by dust and soot. Able Flnanciering. One of p Spokane's bank residents has a habit of taking an airing each evening on the front end of a street car, absorb= ing ozone and throwing off the cares of business while chatting with the motor- man. The other night ho met a genius and his match. After the usual, exchange of courtesies the motornransaid : "1VIr. Blank, you consider yourself a financier, I suppose?" "Yes," replied the banker, " I guess I aro, or I could not hold niy job." Woll,. you don't know anything about fananciering." the motorman made bold to state. " But my boss (referring to the president of the street car company) is a first-class financier, he is. Wh,y, do you know that every Sunday he advertises for a servant, and Monday twenty or thirty girls ride out to his house to the end of the line to get the place, but finch madam can't see them ; so they riche bask and repeat the journey several times before they are finally told that the old girl Inas decided to Stay awhile. Now that's fxnan- cioring. Fifty cents paid for the adver- tisements and 88 or $9. taken in for car fares to swell the animal dividends of the boss' company." The banker saw the point, told the story on his friend, and the "boss" is Looking for that particular motorman with blood. m his- eye. Tvxnbai,rra:ssing for the Young Nan. About ()o'clock last night an elegantly dressed young man was seen corning oat of a Grand avonu.c grocery store. He held in his hand a paper bag that looked as though it might contain potatoes, and, to shield this and his :faultless attire from the min he raised an umbrella. He then moved on in stately dignity toward Tenth street. Smash : An egg lay broken in, the middle of the pavement. Smash !, An- other lay spread on the flags. 'By this tirne the newsboys had interested them- selves in the ease, and with their natural intuition had discovered the cause of the outdoor spread. In spite of his umbrella the paper seek had suffered a thorough wetting, and would no longer support Its contents, " Hey ! Yer losin' yer eggs !" shouted aamin, Dalin as the Sphinx the dude moved on. c t ter spillin' yer hen fruit, ouhie !" observed another. The dandy answered not, A tailor's dummy could not have been apparently more oblivious to its surrouncings. " De guy's spreading a free lunch !" giggled a bootblack. Hey! 'Wat restrunt be yer advertis- ai'? "Say, there, yer bloke, can't yer give us some ham, on de side?" The crowd in the dude's wake was large, and rapidly growing, yet he moved on as before, fondly hoping that a friend- ly doorway would afford him an avenue of escape. Finally he turned the corner, and was lost in the crowd. Making It Easy. The other day a thin, tired -looking man entered the ofliee of a printing house,. and, approaching the proprietor, said : " I want to have a list printed.. Suppose you write it down as I tell you." The proprietor made ready and the man said: �' Yes, I am sure I locked the front clear. Have you got that?" " Yes, but I don't understand." ": Never mind ; don't interrupt me till I have finished. Are you ready?" cyes.,t " I turned out;thes light in the bath- room." "Alt right ; I've got it." " The kitchen windows arevfastened." Yes.t' Y,l " The dog is in the"cellar " Gc Yes." " The servants are all in." " Yes•" " The stable door is locked." " Yes." " The kitten is out of doors." :: yes.: "I do not think I hear any one trying to et into the house." ' Yes." " Well. I think that's about all. Yon see my wife asks me certain questions every night just as I am going to bed, and if I had a printed list r could show to her it would save lots of trouble. Besides that, it injures my lungs to answer them. Have the list printed as soon as possible, please." A Young Merchant's Idea. Some years ago a young man, now a prosperous wholesale merchant on Front street, started in business. He had plenty of money, and laid in a stock of goods as fine as any of his neighbors. While trade potued into their places it seemed to fight shy of him. Dust lay upon the door sills and clerks stood about idle. After a month of business depression, the young man got an idea. He hired a number of drays, backed them up to the front, and put his clerks to work getting down goods from the shelves, which were packed in cases and loaded into the ve- hicles. Other drays drove up and dis- charged their contents, which were car- ried inside. The same goods were being handed over time and time again. but there was an air of business about all this, incl after a few clays customers be- gan to come. Then the drays carried only goods which were sold, and the merchant prospered, until he is a leader in the grocery line in the city at the present time. The Largest Balloon, The largest balloon in the world has recently been built in England. Its ca- pacity exceeds 100,000 (ruble feet. and it will lift a ton, in addition to its own weight of one and a quarter tons. It is a sphere with a diameter of 57.2.1 feet, and is enclosed by 120 gores of silk, each 18 inches wide, sewn together by four miles of stitching.. Ono object in building the balloon has been to enable continuous ob- servations to be made over six days.with- out descending. and to enable this to bo done, the bag is a double envelope of silk with a layer of varnish between, and uni- ting, the two skins. The cost of construc- tion has been $12,500. The balloon made its maiden trip from the Crystal Palace grounds February 21, and after remain-. ing up for four and a half hours in a com- parative calm, descended at Horsham. It is proposed to undertake several scientific trips, after which. it will be worked as a captive balloon. No Stairs. - A unique house is being built in Paris for a private gentleman. There will be no stairway in it, and yet it will be a house several stories. high. This sounds like a paradox, but it is explained in this way : The street in which it is being built is the Rue Muller, which has a steep e gradient. i • adient. Alar g frontage e has been 0 secured, extending to the corner of the Rue Lamarck. As the ground rises, there are five gradation s, equivalent to five stories. lit is in this way that visitors to the house will step directly out of the street on the fifth floor, as well as all the others. First Land Sighted. The new light at Fire Isietici for the guidance of mariners will be the most powerful in the world. it.t present there is a flashlight on the island ; this is now to give way to an electric light of two hundred and forty million candle power. The new light will flash every five seconds. It is estimated that these flashes will be discernible at the distance of frill twenty- five miles. Its reflection, thrown on the heavens, will he seen with ease by vessels full one hundred miles away. In t1.o voyage from across; the water to New York. Fire Island is the first land sighted. Curiosities about Women's Shoes. Prior to 1825 all shoes made for women's wear were without heels, and after that date all heels of that class were of the concave pattern up to 1857. From the earliest dates in shoemaking down to 1810 woen's shoes Were all " straits "—that is to say, ehcy were made so as to be worn on either foot without ixloonvenionce. The fn:st set of "rights and lefts " lasts were made in Philadelphia, and bought by Daniel Silsbee, a man ' ufactturer whose works were located in what is, or was. known, as "Wood.encl," Lynn, Massa- ohusotts. Ex -Toni ,Abbot Otani th sh o, head of the .Buddhist priests of,Japen, is dead. ':,` r 't •.�:�:.72 c4 1r1.: yrs. r)n Lb�,r WEAK,NERVOUStDISEA$ED SEN Thoneands of Young and hfirlrtie Aged Men are annually swept tonprematuroave . through early indicter:dim and later excesses. 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Ago You baro- that Castoria is a purely vegetable preparation, and that a Iist of its ingredients is published with eve -y bottle ? 73o Yon I•iinow that Cactoria is the prescription of the femora, Dr. Semen Pitcher. That it has been in use for nearly thirty years, and that more Castoria is now sold than of all other remedies for children combined ? D. Y'ou E Stow that the Patent Office Department of the United States, and of other countries, have issued exclusive right to Dr. Pitcher and his assigns to use the word. "Castor/a" and its formula, and that to imitate them is a state prison offense l Do 'SPova Faxxow that one of the reasons for granting this government protectionwas because Castoria had been proven to be absolutely harmless? Ago You Kr -our that E5 average doses of Castoria are furnished for 35 cents, or one cent a dose ? no Yen Hxrozr that when possessed of this perfect preparation, your children may be kept well, and that you may have unbroken rest ? VToltot'sere things are worth knowing. They are facts. The fro-s7r ni�e d-y�,�° e is on ever niunai:na'o o ary �L e.'; :�/U; wrapper. ChiEdirert ©y for Pitcher's eastoria. EMEIffL1td347EiraMa :.'% ?11..s=r'-.ar_.ur�. From Port Arthur. 'r' Private advices from file Ran take 3 country by the first steamer to Rat Port- age are encouraging as to the big boom in gold mining, which is bound to carne this summer. Settlers who intend to farm in the fertile Rainy River valley are also flocking into the country. lIr. R. T. Thompson, of Petrolea. In- stantly Killed by Lightning. About 7.80 Thursday morning Mr. R. T. Thomson. of Petrolea. a stonemason and bricklayer, who was engaged in erecting a stone foundation for a new barn on iMtr. John Martin's .farm. near Glen Rae, was instantly killed by light- ning. It appears thatMr•. Thompson and his brother, J. J. Thompson, and another man saw the storm coining up while at work and ran to a barn for safety. They Were in the building about ten or :fifteen minutes when the corner of the barn was torn off by lightning. knocking the other two gentlemen senseless and killing SCS. R. T. Thompson. When Mr. Thomp:on's brother came to he found his brother standing up with his hand around a post in the barn. He went to his assistance, but too hate, death being instantti ,neon. Ito was at one time captain of the Salva- tion Army there, and is -Well-known in many places. He leaves a young wife and two small children. An old saddle which has been kicking around in a Nashville harness shop for several years was ripped up the other day and found to contain $1.800 in confeder's ate :money, If the owner of the shop could only have found the prize in March, 1.815, he could have bought a breakfast and;,threc-cigars. iii ( s ;,. 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