Show SR GJ rio RIC TK j THE strawberry lra ira CULTURE AND THE or THE IMPORTED VARIETIES TO THE DIFFER est ENT localities OF UTAH ARTICLE NO 2 to cultivate the strawberry successfully a bed should be prepared oe of such buch size and measurement aa as will suit the taste and meet the wants of the person making 0 it by spading in a heavy coating a of f well rotted manure takimi taking care to thoroughly thoroughly pulverize all the lumps for spring 0 planting this thia should be done aa as soon as the frost is cut of the ground and for fill planting 0 immediately after early peas are out of the way experience and observation combined have proven to our cur satisfaction and we aro arg ar assured that it Is the opinion of those who have experimented the most that the best aa as vell irem as the tho most profitable way 0 of laying off aff a bed bd ia is to make the rows or drills three feet feet feel apart i aia ala an i then ihen set the plants from one foot to eighteen inches apart in the rows the on account of its fruit stems belm being so ion lon long iong and spreading out so far should at least be eighteen inches apart we remember rem ember emter having heard beard gardeners say that the strawberry might be transplanted every month in the year except june such a statement needs no arg argument Ament to prove ltd its fallacy in this latitude but there are a great variety of opinions in reference to which is the best time to procure young plants and set out a new bed some favoring july others august 0 and still others who will vote in favor of september while we are fully convinced that april is altogether preferable to any other month in in this territory where we hare bare more inore or less drouth to contend with in the summer and fall of almost every year and it is a well ivell known fact that hat the strawberry e rry requires a good deal ot of moisture and hence it is reasonable to suppose that when the ground is in a thoroughly bly saturated condition caused by the melting of the winters snows and there is an abundance of water blowin flowing M down our creeks that would be the most moat suitable time for mailing malting a strawberry bed there are two modes of setting out young plants one class of strawberry raisers are in favor of making a drill with a hoe when the bed is liht lihi light II ht and moist then carefully spreading M out the roots of each plant in the drill and covering them with finely pulverized mould another class use the setting stick altogether to ether which is certainly ceta much less trouble t han than drill plaiting 0 this mode of planting simply requires after the bed is properly prepared to stretch a garden line take a setting stick carry the plants in a small stall baske basket tand and hays on the ground a pail pall of water for I 1 it should bs be remembered that in both these modes of transplanting all agree hai hat that the small fibrous roots should be dipped in water before placing them in the ground in the adoption of either of these methods care should be taken to press the earth firmly around argand the roos no plants sheild be used when the roots aie ate found to be black for they wil will not thrive if a bed of of saw baw raw berry plants be set out in the spring t in either of the ways we lye have prescribed there mil lil ill not be more than one plant in a hundred dle dib die but if transplanted in the iha fall fill the probability is that from one tenth to one twentieth will bs be lost and especially if the time chosen for tor the woric be late in Sapt embr r tuis is eastly easily ac bunted for in this dry climate where bere here all un estand by ex pa lence lenco how bow cuculi cu ciely cilly all un i ani des if lef I 1 nj e than a w we e about it houf hout the coor cool coo and life ilfe gyvla brn visits c ci our mountain moan tain wrea wi ro to c tire aire re a clop co of fi aniu tilt the y ir f lowina spring opting planting a dood dal of labor will be requited r in ord r 1 I it op fo down or rather to bee eee that the ru ra a 3 are ar cit c it off taig ti sho bho hold hoid dd ba be amended aften led to abol abul abt abi orce oice in two no weeks in the grow rim rig ng season A bed ait sst out ut in the fall will wili hillnat not produce a crop the year following follo wini to take off ru tin rin era from plants newly set out abair a pair of lar large 9 e scissors or shears would should bat her employed iest lest by attempting to break ot or pull th emoff the tender young plants lmh Ift loosened and thereby checked in their growth it is alb ale also 0 important that the strawberry bed be regularly and thoroughly weeded this has a tendency to lighten the soil land after each periodic visit of this kind if a fine rake be used to smoothen smoot hen ben off the bed it will be found to aid in the vigorous growth of the plants y and nd the oftener the soil around the roots is lightened up with hoe the greater will be the yield of fruit the strawberry likes water and it must be irrigated as often as once a week twice a week would be better in the month of jane water being 0 an important element in the development and maturing of the strawberry some strawberry growers make a ditch between every two rows right in the centre and as deep as it is broad but this is not the best way ivay the nearer the water course can be brought to the roots of the thi plants without disturbing them the better to do this we recommend that a shallow ditch or water course be made in close proximity to each row raw and it a small trickling stream can be allowed to run rulx along 0 the rows duning during the whole time allowed for irrigation so much the better for the plants arguments mena mens have been made nade by non pro fessio nals on the burning or r scorching of yanta mini to be occasioned by too much water ater and to toemon de A U barate the danger of liberal irrl irrigation 0 asserting now and again that ahat such and buch auch a bed had had two mitch water and was consequently burning up this may have lave been the case in a few instances but we are fully persuaded that they arefes are few anduar and far between we shall have something to say upon this part of the subject in our next article DOINGS OF THE GARDENERS CLUB agreeably Agre caby eaby to the notice published in bur last issue the members of the Dome domestic itic gardeners club met on tuesday evening mh alt to receive th the report of their special committee appointed to arrange and recommend a list of prices to govern fruit gr growers j owera A number 0 0 prominent eDt ent fruit growers growers were present and by unanimous vote they were all allowed the he full fall privileges of the members for j that evening 1 the committee presented their report which was taken up for consideration item by item and the subjoined bub sub joined list was adopted without amendment REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO GET UP A LIST OF prices OF or FRUIT PER dreitel or OF CLASS SUMMER ad 21 CLASS early itly irly il irm arrest arvest rest 5 6 CO 5 00 red ned red ned june 6 00 pall PAH beamy beady 6 83 cited astrachan 6 00 31 class or cider elder apples 4 00 sweet 6 00 and anil buch such other ones as are art CLASS WINTE 11 marked in the troll books kt 0 being ant class ar amples pa aes tes b rs 9 too 10 0 inter jerala term Jerm la 10 CO j 21 class elass classi lort lott hern bern spy 10 fo CO eks eka eks eka PlesE pleasant ant aut io 10 CO gaden sweet i 00 Greening lo oo 00 fla lla i 1 joe ID 6 CO 00 asula dald said opla 10 1003 03 FALL APPLES 1 ad 20 IS of 00 Flub bardston la non ifal minders eirls blush 60 6 oa too SOO 00 WIC dila 6 00 eveaj rn get a 8 00 falt fait aln ala 6 00 ool green greer wm winer er 8 boo 00 irv 6 00 rambo 6 60 aj licis class ss or common seed lies 0 03 APRICOTS Is el la gs per dozen woodruffs 03 15 tes 00 25 persia 09 00 15 a r n os 00 25 21 CO 25 SP cis CL ios IVE ZD CLASS it aines alnea 03 00 6 praga ii 9 00 1 cultivated MOUNTAIN CURRANT isi esi class 0 03 15 21 clasi 00 10 PLUMS 1 lt T CLASS PER quant QUART imp rial till GS G S CO 00 50 columbian gage gags e CO 00 40 smiths ori orleans ns 00 50 damson oo 00 40 40 styra sty suy ra favourite 00 60 61 irea irel fediow liow isow gage gaga 00 40 cues cued golden goden drop 00 51 ad CLASS 21 SD cuss r alow ua 0 w Es fm CD 01 SO 0 o brells buells favorite 00 40 blua gaga 00 50 30 bisck clack CO 00 4 tise tue clu ciu ciby then proceeded procer ded to 10 decide deride upon a list of prices i fir f ir peaches and crept wt wf ich feb they did as fol foi follows lews I 1 PEACHES l I ll 11 l clas cias per bushel biu tiu aliel 5 3 0 ubi 1 31 class I 1 50 2 ad class 3 t 4 I GRAPES per ver ib there not being many pears for the market this season it wast was hought thought best to defer action upon them until another year cherrier Cher Chem rieb riep glish currants and goos berries being over for this season they were also left out of the list hon wilford woodruff moved that the DESERET NEWS and dail daily telegraph be requested to publish the doings of the meeting seconded and carried all these prices were understood and decided aided to be united states coin coil or its equivalent LARGE exio ONIONS s mr thomas IV winter showed us a bunch of red onions the other day raised from seed sown this spring the average a of them measured ten inches in circumference cum ference who can produce a better sample CURE CUBE FOR FOIL FLUX dissolve a table spoonful of fine salt in half an ari ordinary teacupful tda tea cupful of the best vinegar take one halt half for a dose and repeat in less than an hour if thirsty drink strong stron tea unsweetened end enod 1 FROM DAYIS COUNTY WILLOW SPRING FARM FAHM BOUNTIFUL july 27 1864 EDITOR JS Diroa DESERET NEWS Q D dear DEAB EAR B it otaru we are nearly through tb through rough with our harvest the wheat is pretty good alao also oats sugar cane and corn I 1 believe are arc gone up at any rate rae nineteen netten ni acie acre in twenty potatoes are middling good beets and ana c carrots arrota will not be a full crop unless it rains right away cabbage and onions are struck with blight and mut be injured many of the finest gardens are ruined for want of water water melons eions in and cucumbers are doing well with us thus far cauliflowers brussells sprouts scotch kale and broccoli iok low lok hina fine also alao pickling cabbage and savoys squash is looking well wall currants first rate peaches limited in quantity some apples and apricots getting ripe our strawberries were good let tuce spI spinach Rach sea kale and parsley did well our sll sli early turnip and asparagus made a I tolerable crop thelcie plant tomatoes and herbs promise fair for a good crop young trees budded in june are doing well our tobacco not doing 11 much probably for want of knowledge in regard to its culture our silk bill worms were eaten up by the cat our shall bhail sharllott sh allott olt onions or multipliers have done well A afew few rew top set onions and red peppers are arc fine early 7 I 1 york and early enfield cabbage are doing hine fine ine lne out of 0 the way of blight peas beans summer abash and late turnips look well I 1 just out of the ground the hay crop just finished cutting while you were on your flying I 1 visit will pass for a good crop our grapes not recovered from last fall frost mustard good osage orange seed never sprouted but musk mellon nellon doing fine now mr editor I 1 think I 1 have ment mentioned lonea ionea all the different articles now cow growing on this farm unless it be black wall nut mulberry and some minor plants and herbs true we have a little chiek chick chickory chickory ory and artichokes he the variety might be extended still we think it is pretty good for one farm in fact we doubt if many f farmers have as much on the same number of acres we have under the plow nearly fifty three acres the amount raised together to ether with extence I 1 will furnish the histo historian rian riar this next winter one fourth of the farm is sown to small grain the other three quarters to all sorts of crops the es ex pence tor for seed and team is heavy the amount of labor will be equal to ten men constantly employed considerable hav having wg been done ey by women and boj s A loss wilf wilt be incurred of tivo thousand dollars for want of water we talk strongly at 0 bringing out the jordan getting pumps but at present however we are packing water in pails to save our vines it is a slow process but it can be done we are selling poa potatoes toes in our neighborhood at 12 12 1 2 cents per pound the whole country here is dotted with a good crop of wheat with an occasional bad one some bome little of the uie late wheat is drying out a tew few ew patches have small heads our range is all eaten out and cat cattle tle tie must be let into the fields soon in order to make a live of it now sir I 1 have mentioned all the articles grown by me on this farm I 1 hate haie given you matter enough for once the variety is good and this of itself is quite a topic of discourse my llly wh whole ole oie attention is bestowed best oved upon this little farm the method I 1 have adopted may succeed I 1 think it will many bands you know maake make light work we are working into the english method 0 keeping all farm stock upon the premises but it is hard to get at it with fences and no rain and almost every farm is over socked i e we have more than we can keep kee rs with prof profit it to ourselves or neighbors 0 the profits many times going down under the ice in fit jordan or dying in the streets for want this policy will fuin ruin any community there is also too many strayed and stolen to allow much profits I 1 mi might lit mention that I 1 am teaching my young hoys boys boys the art of culter cultivating i abing the eoll soli wh while I 1 ae tb the e ngi girls ris are being taught reading writing a and ewing in school at home did the opportunity offer itself I 1 bave thought I 1 would take in sors and train th m to be farmers but the want of funds precludes the possibility of my doing 0 this very R fully WILLIAM S muia mum DAYIS DAY IS COUNTY agricultural AND manufacturing SOCIETY at a meeting held heli a few days ago the davis davia county agricultural and manufacture g society was reorganized hector hecton C haigh a h esq was wag elected president charles IV penrose secretary and james Leit leithead bead treasurer all AH the formet former directors were re elected alerted for the present year tae taa president made some remarks upon the condition of the boriety society bori sori ety and urged upon the directors the importance or of making an effort tto ito to put life into it showed the benefits that would result to the community from such an organization I 1 and requested the uie bishops and all influential men in the jarjou settlements in the county to assist in making the society useful and matie mafle popular po ular not rot that the people peppie mikh expect to make two or three dollars for one but that they might be aroused to emulation and competition other gentlemen followed dpn the baim barm sama saim subject it was then thin resolved resolve d that a fair be held at farmington on friday sept 30 b and 1 saturday oct lot and to 0 ave lave races on saturday oct after bome some remarks upon the cultivation 0 corn and suar cane meeting adjourned the directors met again on the and made arran arrangements cements for the coming colim fair and ampol appointed anted awarding committees the directors agreed to canvass in their respective distro a for members conditions Condi condl tlona tiona of membership iper alper 1 per annum some conversation lauon ensued upon van us agricultural topics and land the meeting adjourned until saturday 9 b h Sap september at 2 p m CHARLES IV secretary THING THINGS WORTH KNOWING windows are kept free from ice lee by pai pal baiting ting xing the glass with alcohol with a brush or sponge odors from boiling ham 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