Show FAHM AND GARDEN MATTEnS OP INTEReST TO AOIIICU L TU liSTS fem tpll > l > > Hlnli Alioal mill linn fir lIa boll and T114s Thrfof IIoII < olla llli llaro and elel 1 enlluew OW that we have learned that by NOW c tnrlctlea adapted lo our cllmito and giving I th am treatment f d that shield them i t from lha peculiar F hardship which 1 they are obliged 1 to undergo wo can raltc nn abundant supply of apples the next question that Interests ut Is I Low to make the most economical 1101 of Ills fruit wo have learned to grow Nearly all hit vnrlo tie our State Society It thus far willIng will-Ing In recommend nro fall and early winter sort The only really hard all winter keeper outside the trial list lath I la-th Mallnda and that II I handicapped with two Important falling First It II Inn I-nn extremely tardy bearer and second It Is I of only secondary hardiness n very bad combination for this climate If our orchards are tike most of those already fruiting bearing only the fall varieties like time Duchess wn 1111 do not need to ba without homegrown apple for n good lame at the year It wo live near n town where them is I n toll storage plant for we find that If thin fruit Is I picked wllh great care Just as soon oa ripe and placed In cold storage stor-age without any bruise > or rough handling hand-ling It will keep till after midwinter In perfect condition Indeed the Duchess makes n far mora palatable rating apple when kept In thli manner than It It I when freshly picked from the treeWe We find also that a barrel ot Duchess token from cold storage In January will keep without decay far several week In an ordinary cool Iiousa cellar We have paid 15 cents per burr per month for the small quantities we hate had 10 stored and considering the poor quality and high price ot Iho applet I usually found In our markets we have generally found It an economical > en lure 11111 our people lira now beginning I begin-ning to Novo quite n llltla surplus of the Wealthy nail are likely I to soon have till larger quantities ot tho Hibernal Hi-bernal and Longflcld varieties that In our latitude may wlti proper treatment treat-ment bo test until 1ebriiary but with careless and Ignorant handling may behalf be-half spoiled inn month after gathering None ot these rich mellow varieties will keep until cold weather If allowed to drop on tho ground before picking The sama euro should ba taken In handling as with the summer fruit and all wormy and diseased applet rejected After the apples have been properly picked the common mistake It made of placing them Immediately In the cellar cel-lar which at this lima of year is I limo wont poialhlo > 1 place A clean cool bed or outhouse It I the best place tor them until there Is I dancer ot freezing weather when they may be removed to the cellar for the winter It Is I probably twit to allow the taxes or barreti to remain open for a few day after placing plac-ing In the shed but they should loon bo closed up light to prevent too mooch drying out and to protect from roll mica and Ibo bay Wa have not tried a allow hued bul have been told that such arc cooler and preserve n much more even temperature than A board shed and wo are ro tar conlncrd of Ita merits that wo propose to try n straw shed next season A moist cellar li I preferable to n dry one for keeping applet Imbed ono esculent Western authority fay thai u cellar cannot be too moist for applet We can not close wllhout n word o encouragement encourage-ment to orchardltts in Southeri Mlnne iota Wo have within time past few weeks teen number of line healthy trees ot this Uiichcit Wealthy and Ito better varieties ot crab on ills prairie more than n hundred miles northwest of where wo aro today Many of thcto trees measure two feet In clrcumftr enca ot item and ace bearing very profitable crops We found one orchard alono In Yellow Medlclna county from which there nan laid JiOO worth ot npplc In ono region It no much hilt been airompllthed on tho God torsaken wlndiwept pralrlr Intended only for thin homo of clue gross hopper and buffalo what hall be enl of Iho farmer In grand old Mower county coun-ty who has not sand and sense enough to mine an on liorl for lilt own comfort nnd for hi boy nnd iililt lo tnjoy and look back upon In latir jetri 01 this pleutantett spot In tile dear nld home IlrnC WeJgo I In Farmer Hcvtcw lliiMlm unit heatIng If the apple trees which C Andrew w lalues to bud nro imallone Inch or lei I In diameter at the ground ho can get tree ono year sooner by grafting than by budding Tie limo for budding In thla latitude It I July or about tho time when the now growth It I completed and mutt bo performed before tho sap Eon down to that the bark will not pool 1 readily To bud l take a sharp knife and mako n cut with the point of tho blade downward on thin stock about one and a halt Inches long then make n cut acrora tho upright cut turning the back of the blado out 10 II to open the upper end ot the bark It the bark doeint open readily uo a quill to open It Cut a bud from a twig of the new growth about our Inch long cutting clown and taking avery very thin slice of wood with the bark Take the bud by tho leaf italk with tha leaf cut oft and puth It down undo tho bark It necessary uio oho sharp point of n knife blade to push the bud down Then tie It will a very narrow strip ot calico The next spring cut the stock off just above the bud and keep all other sprouts rubbed oft If the tree are large the test way I he I to trim out the lops and next summer sum-mer bud Into the water tprouti No Wl It I used In budding drafting except I cept nursery grafting It I performed I just at the up II I coming upland the I i bud beginning to well by cutting I i he stock tquftrt oft and epllttlng It I I with a knife then cut the scion tour or I five Inch long make It wedge shaped lit the billend and Insert In the stock I wllh the bnrk ot each together Then wrap tbo union with strips of old calico dipped l In wax made of equal parts of rosin beeswax and tallow melted to gelherI It Duulhue Iah Ion Inlan I Starch II I made principally from two things corn and potatoes In the west i most of the starch he I made from corn nit In New England potatoes are ex enslvely employed l In Aroottook county Maine Immense quantltle ot lotatoe are thus noel 1 and we nro ot ha Impression that the potatoes are I mid for at a fair price Wo know that some years the factorle have paid aa highs as CO rent per bushel for them I Wo are glad lo see that the matter It I being taken up In the west where po atoei hove been told this year at a 1 I price as low as 8 cent per Inithel simply simp-ly I because there wa no other way of lliposlng of them Fnctorlet Imvj been itarted In Minnesota Wisconsin and ho Dakota There li one great adtant ago In making potatoes Into starch this larch can bo held Indefinitely white ho potato In III natural elate cannot be The sumo ndtantago doc not nc crua to the farmer when corn It I made Into starch for Iho corn can bo kept for years If need bo If any reader of the Farmers Review has been selling hits potatoes to one of these new starch factories fac-tories wn would II lie to hear from him in lo price paid Farmers Review We cannot overestimate the value of he reports being furnished every month by our consuls They are par Icularly valuable to the agricultural interests A great many good thlngt hate been reported during the last two years Rome of tbeso reports hate been printed In largo volumes like the consular con-sular report on cattle Issued loma years ago This was a volume of over a thousand page Illustrated with see era hundred fullpage cuts It woo n revelation lo those people that supposed sup-posed that the chief breed of tho world could bo comprised In n score of titles The monthly reports are Issued In pamphlet form They have given ui information of the style ot living In all foreign countries with opportunltlot for the sale of American goods He tides that we have received Intorma lon of this latest Invention It la lo jo hoped that the consular service will surfer no deterioration Velvet Soup Make a Mock with o fowl I weighing four or fha pounds nail two quart of water strain and when cold free from fat return to tho firs and when It belli add threo thick slices from n loaf of stale bread tied In cheese cloth a slice each of carrot and onion several stalks of celery and a bunch of parsley simmer tor an hour In tho meantime pound the breast of the chicken fine with a cgetablo math er and let nildo Now rub tho stock I and bread through n sieve add the pounded chicken meat null unit and pepper when It boll up pour It I lowly low-ly over two tablcipoonfult of butter melted I and ttlrrrd with one of flour and pan all again through a fine sieve lilly I add n quart of hot cream or milk Forestry In India Tho Hngllih government li trying to conserve Ibo forett of India and li I having a hard time ot It The people do not take kindly to the Idea I < and ttt the vrooJs on fire whenever they can Co 3 IIId pot get caught Thli makes decenary for the Hngllili to keep on hand n large number of guardi for tho forest It protects Of the total forest area very little leas III yet been placed under un-der government protection In the province of Ilongnl alone 1853 square miles are protected l by guards and bat been for eighteen years yet last year fires swept away CS9 square miles and moat ol the conflagration wero of Incendiary In-cendiary origin At a Mexican home potatoes wero cooked and served In the following way Icel largo potatoes and then nil In halves scoop out the center and fill tho space with a mixture made ni follows fol-lows Take two eggs boiled hard and then mash fine ono tnblcipoonful ol chopped parsley ono of onion and ono ot melted butter ndd one raw egg beaten beat-en light nnd make the mixture thick t with finely chopped cooked chicken or meat Heap tha mixture in Ills pota t toe and sprinkle over tho top crumb and grated cheese halts to n brown and pour tomato sauce around them to serve NonWorked liuttcr With tha pro cress ot dairy tclcnco there U n constant con-stant change In tho method ol handling hand-ling butter Tho latest Innovation U I tho process of making butter by which all working li avoided Tto cream Is I churned until the butter baa appeared In granular form Then tbo butter It I taken out salted with brine put Into a machine that throws out mOil ot tho moltture buttermilk by ccntrlfuga motion put Into molds and shaped for use It It I thus mao to retain all Its delicious flavor Tho League qf Argos formed II C 4i was n combination of Argot Corinth Cor-inth Flea Minting nd Clmlddlce agalntt Athens It was designed to curb the power of tho Athenians but III purpose was frustrated shortly after by the unexpected Incident of Athena Joining the league and becoming one 01 Ita members |