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Show GRAPES FRESH ALT, WINTER I A clever French process by which I vine growers in France arc able to , I market fresh outdoor grapes all ; I through the winter is thus' described. I Bunches of the finest grapes when ripo . I In autumn are cut in Mich a way f W( that to each bunch a piece of the vine f m five or six Inches long remains at- I tached. From this pkco the stems of Otvi the bunch hang, an arrapgomont T Q.TH vitally necessary to the success of tho Jh operation. ' , A largo number of the wide- j life mouth bottles, filled with wator. H 1 ranged in a cellar and In the open i- W end of each Is Inserted the pieces of MT vine stem, the bunches of grapes I K hanging outside. The grapes do not touch tho wator, but are thus supplied i H with moisture through tho vino stem, I which Is Immersed in wator. By this J W? process choice varieties of tablo grapes , "& arc kopt in perfect condition for the j l whqlo winter. ' K The temperature of tho cellar Is uni- nfc form and moderately low, and care Is I ft taken dally to supply the bottles with i lV? the water nnt hv si--.r.,.i -r-,....,. "t: IV thus carefully tended is somewhat J. C1St,y'-t.Ut thcrc nro man" Patrons & g& Who willingly pay $2 a bunch for tho Et delicacy of fresh grapes In midwinter. ? M r ' it Ever-tried wrapping choice winter slSK apples In paper and putting thorn fS away to see how- they will keep? -) fg Try It., t '. ' q It Is said that cherries cannot be . lM Jtroivn profitably at any great distance ) from largo bodies of water P ' w More 'than 3.000,000 acres of Irish . Jfe hotatoes; were planted In the United gj State tills year. This Is about 2,-f V g per cent larger than ever before. ! F ' . ' j I 6 . A goad cow tn tho hands of a poor ft I g .dairyman Is a poorer proposition H tian a -poor cow In tt- hands of a - good dairyman. Both are verv poor fe qohibinatlons and a good dairvman $H V,III not keep a poor cow more than 1 ,, one ?rnson. , 1BL -.-lt - 1:1 ) m I - t jKlg.' |