jjljjj
FRUIT STORAGE HOUSE.
Description of One Used by 11. If. Hill*
One of Vermont** Successful
Horticulturists.
My house for storing fruit is one
thatg was on the premises and not
built for the purpose. But I lind it
quit^ 1 Convenient. It is a stone build
ing 2(1x34 feet, with good walls two
feet thick, well laid in mortar, as
shown in the illustration. To make it
so I could hold fruit through the win
ter, I lined it inside with matched
lumber, making an air space of about
ten inches between the wall and Un
'*■ |• : sL: _ |
-IW - . .
VERMONT FRUIT HOUSE.
ing. It is a two-story house. I pro
tect from cold by putting straw on
upper floor about four feet thick
when settled. It kept the fruit well.
I make a fire in it only three or four
times through the winter, on account
of extreme cold.
I could, with but little expense,
make it good for cold storage by put
ting eight or ten 12-inch galvanized
iron pipes through the upper floor,
lettir • tlieni down three or four feet,
and tilling from above with crushed
ice and cheap fertilizer salt. I have
used it as it is, opening the doors
nights to cool off and keeping it
closed during the day, except when
putting in more fruit. I pick and put
in barrels in the orchard and store
them open. In rainy weather I can
sort and pack for market. I usually
sell to buyers, so they are off my
hands and in market or cold storage,
near market, by- November 15. I have
6eldom kept a crop over.—Orange
Judd Farmer.
PLUMS FOR MARKET.
There Are Hundreds of Varieties, lint
Only a Few Arc Adapted for
General Cultivation.
The number of known species of
plums runs up into the hundreds, but
among those hundreds there are only
a few that it will pay to do much
with. But it requires a great deal of
experimentation to find out the best
that is in each species. Each species
in turn is made to produce innumer
able varieties, which may be in turn
crqssed with the seedlings of other
species. If all the new varieties were
named we would soon have chaos in
the nomenclature. In addition the
number of varieties would become so
great that the longest life would not
suffice to become acquainted with
them. It is, therefore, fortunate that
cutting out of varieties is continually
going oa. Recently in walking
through a block of 500 seedling plum
trees with Trof. Goff, of the Wiscon
sin experiment station, he made the
remark that of those 500 trees, all
fruiting and bearing fairly good
plums, not more than a dozen trees
would be saved. The rest were togo
onto the brush heap. He says we have
too many varieties now, and that
most of the varieties men are at
tempting to grow should be discard
ed. This phase of the subject is of
interest to the plum student and is
en encouragement, for it justifies the
course of passing lightly over most
of the varieties or forgetting them
altogether and fixing the attention
on the few varieties that have been
proven to be good. For all practical
purposes, therefore, it is possible for
a man to become a plum expert with
out devoting an entire life to the
study.—Farmers' Review.
Horse 3lcat In Vienna.
The price of horse meat ranges, per
pound of fore quarter, from 5 to 8
cent*; hind quarter, 6 to 9 cents;
choice cuts for steak and roast, from
5 to 11 cents; the same cuts in beef
averaging from 20 to 24 cents a
pound. The horse meat is also worked
up into sausages, and as such sells at
correspondingly Jow prices. The
horse-meat butcher shops, of which
there are now no less than 185 in this
city, present a clean and attractive ap
pearance, and are in no way distin
guishable from the shops where the
usual kinds of meat are sold, save by
the sign announcing their specialty.
Restaurant keepers nho serve horse
meat must designate this fact in a spe
cial column on the bill of fare offered
to patrons.—Vienna Letter.
Keeping tile Milk Sweet.
If the milk is to be delivered in
good condition to the consumer dur
ing the summer months, it must be
thoroughly cooled and aerated and
ikept cool, says Hoard's Bairyman.
'These steps are absolutely necessary
(with all milks during the hot weath
er. A great improvement can also
Jbe made by looking carefully after
■the cleanliness of cows, stables and
'milk utensils, as the-e is a great dif
iference in the 1 quality of
clean and dirty milks. The whole
question of keeping milk sweet is in
(providing a clean article, kept cooled
,and well aerated. Preservative*
•should not be used under any condi
tion.
WINTER VEGETABLES.
lißKratloiia (or Comiti-nctlnc Cold
Frame* A\ blrh Will Answer All
Ordinary l'urpu»(-H.
The frames should be in the warm
est possible situation, facing south,
or in that general direction. I con
struct my hotbeds on a different plan
from most others. I build a more
permanent frame. First I set cedar
posts the width of the bed, then nail
on boards with an elevation of about
eight inches on the back. The soil is
dug 1 out to a depth of 18 to ,50 inches
from the glass, to suit the crop to be
grown. The earth is banked around
the frame for protection.
I construct frames as near air-tight
as possible. It requires less protec
tion during the severe freezing
weather. The sash are thoroughly
glazed and every crack is puttied.
The crack across the glass is run with
mastiea. My sash are mostly 4xo
foot, with four rows of ten-inch glass.
A bar 2x4 inches is placed between
each sash. It is put down a little be
low the edge of the top board, but
even with the top of the lower edge
of frame. I use a strip one inch thick
the depth of the sash; it is nailed on
top oi the 2xi-inch bar, overjets the
bottom of frame and is even with the
top edge. I put on a cap board eight
inches wide along the top. It is
nailed to the back board of frame and
the bars between the sash. This
forms a perfect shelter for the sash
to slide under, the frame being built
about four inches wider than the
length of the sash. I lind this a great
protection, as much heat escapes and
much cold enters the crack between
the back board and the sash if con
structed in the ordinary way. I find
there is very little necessity for mats
or straw for a bed so constructed.
Frames built after this plan will
cost about five dollars per sash. With
care they will last for years. I think
every farmer ought to have a frame,
if only a few sash. He can have let
tuce, green parsley, celery, etc., all
winter. If any surplus he can al
ways dispose of it at a good price. I
do not think a farmer is half living
who does not have a few fresh vege
tables on his table from his own
frame at all times. We do not use
as much manure in our beds as some
other growers. I use leaves, as they
retain the heat much longer than the
pure straw manure. My mixture is
one load of manure and two loads of
new oak leaves.—K. Vincent, Jr., in
American Agriculturist.
FOR BARRELING APPLES.
Homemade Apparatus That Will Do
the Work Jiihl sin Well as Uue
More Intricate.
Many manufactured barreling
presses are on the market, and yet
the s ome-made apparatus presented
in the accompanying illustration will
do the work just as well and in some
SIMPLE BARREL PRESS.
respects much more conveniently
than the commercial ones. A few
minutes' work by any good black
smith will bend the stout iron rod
into the shape shown, which must
pass down one side of the barrel,
across under it, and up the other
side, with the bent ends above the
chine of the barrel, as indicated. A
long lever of wood slipped into the
loop and just the right thicknesses of
blocks laid beneath it to spring the
cover down into place, enables the
operator then to draw the lever un
der the lip of the rod on the other
side, whereupon the whole will re
main stationary until the head is
nailed in.—Fred O. Sibley, in Ohio
Farmer.
SPRAYING A SCIENCE.
All of Oar An:rlral(nral Colleges Are
Now Teaching: How to Do the
Work Right,
The time has gone bj r when spray
ing of fruit trees is considered a task
that can be successfully performed
by any novice. When fruit growers
first realized that their trees must be
sprayed it was currently supposed
that any hired man could take a spray
pump of any make and cover the
trees with a spray solution destruc
tive to the insects and fungi, but
harmless to -the tree itself. This be
lief was the cause of the many fail
ures that were early recorded against
the operators. Spraying is now
recognized as a science, and all of
our agricultural colleges are teaching
how to do the work correctly. The
advice is now given: "Do not trust
an inexperienced man behind the noz
zle of a sprayer." Most of the men
that spray are mere bunglers at the
business, having i>o complete concep
tion of the great principles underly
ing the operation. Spraying is rapid
y becoming a profession, and we pre-
Jiet that it will not be long before
men skillful in spraying trees will be
n demand both in the city and eoun
ry. It is becoming evident that the
jwner of a small orchard can better
>ay an expert owning his own appa
atus to do the work than to himself
nvest in an outfit and trust his owi
jxperience.—Farmers' lie view.
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14. 1901.
Repartee.
Aristocrat —I understand that your grandfather made horseshoes.
Plebian—Yes, he made some for your grandfather once and the bill isn't reeeipted
yet.—Bomerville Journal.
IWL. DOUGLAS ?
? v -VvYuX v' -UNION MADE |
y . [A. ILri/ y\ $ For lore Iban a Quarter ©fa Century M , &--J I
- \ therenutstion of W. L. Douklm s3.oo and6B.6o# ml
fx. r| /' Mr for style, comfort and wear has excelled H «0
r®Vf jr ' all other makes sold at these prices. This cx-M «C
/' ff/t/ d ' eellent reputation has been won by merit nlone tf 1 nil m
SB*' r® l I t IF/91 «*- ~ \V. J,.Douglas shoes hare to yive bet- ■ fr-arsaJh lsJ I
OBa —.lol L -Au ,er satisfaction than other ftf.COand fl is ■
OEi£\l i W Tv" 1 " $3.60 shoes because his reputation for M t dareMwra 4
llax.',:! [j' A*, the best. *!.o)awl $3.60 Fhoes must be main-* yj m
1 i; * wggWitained. The standard has always been placed % jtf> I fl
tSrfVfA U Tj&'y so high that the wearer receives more valued \ mm
IS tn-\ £• money in the W. 1,. Douglas $3.00 and m** • /</X&v mm
fß'jA' S £/ (ftgy 1 s3.6oshoes than he can grt elhewhere. VV. /mimSlsm ■
Ay \ f i; rwfc* Douglas makes antls<»lls more $;.oo and £3.r>« shoes tharTeSßiflLK;, I
ft* -tVv'V /° " Bn y other two manufacturers in Iheworld. Fn»t 77 fww I
Kj KvelrU W. L. Ilonjrlaa nml #3.r<o nre VSL ']/
0 % 1 ' *3- J«»is«fou4 Ineirerj wny. CATALOG Frf.R. I '
1 fiotrt by r.3 Dnimlas s'orr.i in American cities telling direct fromSuctorvM
fl a £ / tow car (r at one profit; ami the bett shoe dealers everywhere, B I
fit ln«<Ut upon W. 1,. ahoaawlth name
*,^v prut lUaytoa iwllw, 1
"W. I«. Douglas. Brockton, Mass. S
J555555555555555558E555585555588! SBBS.
"»TA K I
soZsJjr '*x.M @ M ® km " „
PIPER HEIDSIECK J~||j|
-—tibWih • M " MUM " flltT " l> " im I
ylHr "OLD PEACH&HONEY"
KyfL "hob w shin rod c
Hi 111 j, At . - SUCA* SKCII ~XQ fits' SO TAGS
JOLLY-TAR m
JC KM "E. RI CE.6REE NVILLE" tOf ®
KG3| massttwcr„« not ratucco'. T wwm> w rA , r k\son,r
US' to tag*. rs v» taues. YrV
| a i n A lyf PQ "fttM i V JoonS&J)"CKti w»re* \3
flMMIUliJBB'EgMlAiuiXgp TAOS MAY BE ASSORTED IN SECURINO PRESENTS, S TA ®* 4
feu/inm rv/. joqtas}, '• 37 /V-U'
** f*AtcM O0 q Our new illustrated g'
1 G||j ! CATALOQUE 0F PRESENTS 111
1 rlpp) ' will include many articles not shown here. It will contain the uj fej K l'j\ hambus.
H I w JJJff most attractive List of Presents evor offered for Tags, and will m j UpiW /\\
j( sSMyr be sent by mail on receipt of postage—two cents. hi m\A U '' |L
(Catalogue will be ready for mailing about January Ist, 1902.)
Our offer of Present* for Tags will expire Nov. 30th, 1902.
jrr rt 1 **4SSL •
CONTINENTAL TOBACCO COMPANY. vrSL. -<
ft (J Write your name and address plainly on outside of packages rM
| containing Tags, and send them and requests for Presents to '////
tsnes. C. Hy. BROWN, 7s tass.
+2+ * Folsom Ave~ J
FAVORITE HYMNS]!
PRESIDENT
McKINLEY:
"Kearer, My God, To Thee."
"Lea<l, Kindly I-ight,"Et«,
ABSOLUTELY FREE
ALL THE WORDS. ALL THE MUSIC.
Write for them. No cost to you.
McKlnley Music Co ~ w" W Yu'li K, 74 '"1-Till! a'*l I I
AT (
To sell our l'oultry Mixture; straight salary I*ls j
per week and expenses: year's contract, weekly .
pay. We furnish.bank reference of our reliabil
ity. EUREKA MFG. CO.. I>epts, East St. Louis,lll. I
CFftRK WB '-t&SfASf
STARK BROS, Louuiaca, Mo.; i)ficsviile,N. Y.;£& J
HAZARD*
fff&ffiSSlMs Although one of the old
est powders in America
and the favorite with
* hunters and sportsmen
ave use( * "• '^ e
supply having been lim
ited and the demand continuous, there
has been no necessity for widely adver
tising, so that perhaps you are not famil
iar with its superiority over other brands.
Your dealer will keep it in stock if you
insist upon having it. Prices as low as p
other makes. HAZARD BLACK and kj
HAZARD SMOKELESS powders are jl
up to date and simply perfection, £j
whether used -mnwrr- rww.' ;y , l
goaded shell. |GUN FOWDERj
HEV7 DISCOVERT; gives
In# B"~ U) B quick relief and emua woms
cuHOa. li'nik j>f testimonials ami IO iluvti 1 1 earmcnt
tree. Ur. 11. 11. (iIIKKVH SO.\». Ii n 1), ATLANTA, OA.
rhDII IRMI WHISKY an'l other grog
*kJ/ IS iWlvl habits cured. Wo want the
worst cases. Hook and references FK£JC. iPr.
li. ML. WOOLLEI- *i<>* V, Atlanta, 00.
A. N. K.-C 1890
pßßCtmj? " n disability and Widowhood: [*.£.
t »4«i!a ur iiiiv 11. S. Service. !,AV,s KItFK.
t.W-aclUltSUCk A SO.NS, Ciniihit.ntl, O.; WtuMojjU.r., 11. O,
7