| Show ar ws TRELLIS FOR HOME VINEYARD contrivance holds vine out butof of way of cultivation and permits one to pass between between Bc tween rows A grapevine grape yino trellis described by the rural plu ral now yorker from which this pit and description are reproduced baa as a middle wire which goes through holes in the posts posta the middle slot clot lets down over the middle wire while ho abo two outside irea run through slots elota in the cross croaa arm tor for two inches the ends the cross arms are I 1 by 4 inches tor for nil all but end cross cros arms which aro are r I 1 S w trellis for grapevine I 1 by i 1 inches the cross orma arms are called to the posts and should be ba braced by wire running from the ends enda pt of tho the cross arm and then down to the post 18 or 20 inches below tho the I 1 arm the stein atom of tho the vine la Is brought to ft a height a little above the level of the iho middle wire and to it two canes that develop near this level the present year are left next fall and next spring aro are tied to tho iho right and left along this middle wire two short spurs are loft near this location to furnish bearl bearing tig wood for the year ear following and all else removed tho shoots developing from these STOW grow out ond and over the outside cireo exalting a canopy the fruit hanging in a natural position beneath and protected from the sun this trellis simulates tho the posit position lon of tho wild vine moro more nearly than any other tho growth to Is out odthe of tho way of cultivation grod good drainage la As la in farod urca and ono one cah can pass readily from row to row this trellis Is recommended tor for the fhe homo home vineyard the expense of construction makes it prohibitive hibi tive commercially except for fancy table varieties HAMDY HADY LITTLE GARDEN TOOL implement for pulverizing soil boll can pe bo made of an old long handled shovel as shown A handy garden tool for pulverizing the soil coll can be mado made of an old long handled shovel as shown says bays tile the popular mechanics heat the shovel earth for gardeners 1 and flatten it out drill holes bolas about 8 2 inches apart and rivet splices spikes in them A board with largo large nails having a long handle attached will uso also gnawer tho the purpose hut but dotso well as tho the shovel kerosene emulsion kerosene emulsion la Is one of tho standard remedies in the combat against insect posts peats it Is made by polling boiling one pound of 0 chalo oil or caus tie alo potash soap or one quart of soft soap in two gallons ot of sort water when tho the soap Is dissolved pour tho the solution into the sprayer adding two gallons ot of kerosene then pump into itself until tho the compound has the consistency sis pis tency of buttermilk and its bulk has baa increased to nearly alvo gallons this la is the stock solution for spraying dilute two parts ot of the stock with nine or ton ten parts of soft water this Is a never failing remedy against tile hie iphia onion and other sucking needs insects biting insects too will succumb it if tho spray touches them least waste of cream if tho the milk to Is separated immediately after it to la drawn dr awn and before tho amimel animal warmth has time to escape thord thornwill will bo be the least possible ot of cream poach trees make good stock for plum lum grafting as thoy they usually havo bavo ars P gs boota SELECTION OF ORCHARD SITE common error Is to io choose soil that Is too rich for applee wood Is not wanted A coin common nion mistake in tho the selection of a site bite for tho the apple orchard tract large or small to la that of choosing ft a soil boll that Is to orich that will cause abundant growth of wood but mighty little fruit in tho the valley in which tho the writers writers ranch Is boca located leq Is an orchard 0 of mature apple trees no as pretty a right eight from a standpoint of foliage as one could ask to see which has lately been felled because it did not deliver the goods gooda tho th o tract la in fat rich and well watered within a gunshot of this tract Is a block of winter nellla nellie pear trees of the same bamo ago that for several years past have grossed their owners close to a thousand dollars per acre bays a writer writ or in an exchange never was more emphatically demonstrated the fact that eoll can be too rich tor for apples but not for pears within a mile of these unproductive apple trees on thinner and lighter bolls the apple trees bear prolifically to the point of breaking down STORAGE HOUSE FOR APPLES structure as aa shown in illustration li 11 partially underground and no refrigeration needed where apples are produced on an a largo large scale it generally pays the grower to have storage houses of his own for then lie to la able to hold hla big fruit and put it on an tho the market whenever ho he pleases tho the accompanying illustration shows shown tho the exterior of a good structure for such A purpose depending on size elze and locality where erected it will cost from 1500 to 2000 dimensions about 35 by 40 feet though it may be built larger or smaller as desired it Is a two story that Is it has a lower and upper floor the form former or being partly underground no ice or artificial refrigeration of any kind whatever is used rather the temperature Is controlled by means of tho the windows and tho the ventilator on top apple storage house inside the house Is board boarded ed with mancl ke ir 01 the studa and clolk S ma on 1 top P of Ms in addition to which the coiling la Is heavily painted the outside la is covered first with a sheathing of inch lumber fol lowed by a layer of building paper and the whole then covered with nov city siding this of course seems seema like putting a n great deal of material nto into the walls but it la is the only way to make them impregnable tobert to heat and cold thus thua insuring the sate safe keeping odthe of the fruit stored within |
