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VOL. LVIII.
INDIANAPOLIS, NOV. 21, 1903.
NO. 47
goYticultuvc.
OBOBAJUM—WASTED.
Tha- Indiana Parmer Company waaulil be
glad if its readera who bare ocrharde—
apples and other fruits waaiilal semi us the
following tacts on ■ postal aural. Ta all
such, during the Opming winter season, we
will try t.a sa-nai sa.in,* information that they
will be pleased taa receive:
Name, address, aires in orchard, remarks.
In the blank faar remark* stata' the number of acres in apple, ami other fruits,
separately.
Pli'iis Haa-klenian. 1 i<.<>n.* connty, writes
us that lie lias an appia*. varia ly not
known, that weighs twaa paaunals and measures l.~. inches aronnd, He wants t.> keep
it sound anal sonal to th* World's Fair
next summer.    It ought to be put in cold
storage.
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On the 4th of November we ate grapes
from our vines. They hnal laeen sacked,
or the binls ami bees woulil have got tliein
a month before. Sacking grapes pays \va*ll
for us. It protects the grapes till fully
ripe, and keep* them in perfect condition
uutil   freezing  weather  oomes.
board* ahoalds ..r course, project somewhat above tlii' rim of the tub. Now! all
that   is   necessary   is   to   secure   a   2   lay   1
lever, ami Insert one a*ml under tbs <i.:it.
bearing alaawn  aoon  the other    end,    or
place a heavy weight tliereaan. Or, a ring
or a baax handle can Ik- nailed ints. the
iia..ir and th.' a*mi of the lever pulled alaawn
by a strap, thus securing a heavy pressure.
A Codlin Moth Trap.
Kdltors Indiana*  Farmer:
Tlii' writer has tria-al h.ags in the oi-
ehnral and foiinal results highly satisfactory, both taa tba' orchard and hogs. Tlic
ora-liaril improves with hog culture, by tin
snout many  codlin moths find a  hoggish
with  a companion,  .in.l   I   woulil  b.-ar li im
ta Ming    tlla'    names    of    t_*    "p"sia*s."    until
ii   wis km,wn lie "was great   for lowers."
Now here is a duty ere owe t.> those wound
us tO pass on what Mr. Ib-xford ami oth
its an* doing fair us. anal plant the Seeds
Of beauty in little loans.    Ca.r.  llaaim* ami
I'lowers.
THF KINDS OF AlTi.r.s TO STORE).
The hiartia'iilluriil section Of Ilia' laawa
Slala' college nl Aims has been making a
stuily aaf the iiiiil sioraga* of apples grown
in iha' Slala-. After having tri.-al all kin-sis
the conclusions aif the investigations ara'
coiriainoil in tha* follaawing statement:
"Tiie   wonderful     adaptability     of     the
Wealthy  and   Fameusef-apples    to    cold
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^tovics and ^hctcTics.
Written   for  the   Indiana   Farmer:
Alclbiudeas Plump's  ThaDfcsgrivlng   Cards.
(l.y B. s. I.. Thompson).
State Hortie.ult.ur_ Meeting-.
The forty-third  annual  meeting of the
Indiana Horticultural Society will be held
at the State House. Indianapolis, Ind., on
Wednesday and Thursday, December 2
and 8, 1903.
This meeting will be of special importance. Aalditional to the usual business a
new constitution and by-laws will be adopt-
eal with the intention of enlarging the
scope and increasing the usefulness of the
society. Important action relating to the
fruit exhibit at the St. Louis World's Fair
will be taken.
The society bas been most fortunate in
securing the presence of Mr. H. W. Col-
lingwood, Editor-in-Chief of the Rural
New Yorker, during the meeting. America contains no better authority on horticultural subjects, or a more fearless champion of the truth than Mr.* Collingwood.
Other speakers, among the best in the
State, have places on the program.
Special sessions will  be given    to    Orcharding, to Berri s, to Flowers, to Binls,
besides a miscellaneous and  busim -
sion.
A special feature will be an informal reception and social on Wednesday evening
for members, their families and invited
guests.
A lengthy premium list has been prepared In which tbe society offers liberal
premiums for apples, pears, quinces, nuts
and flowers.
The meetings are open and free to all,
and all interostoal  are invited to attend.
With Interurban lines radiating from
Indianapolis and reaching much of the
State, the society expects a large attendance ou these meetinga. F.ar further particulars, address W. B. Flick, secretary,
Lawrence, Ind.
A Grape Press.
Editors Indians   Fanner:
It is an easy matter to construct a
home-made grape press oil considerable
capacity, for the manufacture of homemade grape juice. Select an empty room
or a corner of the porch: nail a cleat on
the wall about the height of a washtub,
setting the latter in front of it. Place a
standard in the tub, upon which the
grapes eat* be pressed. Two heavy flat
boards will act as pressers between which
the bag of grapes can be placed, and the
Breaking Prairie Land, Cana alian Northwest Territories.
grave, anal the soil is enriched. Hags
unlike cattle, do not trouble the lower
branches of the trees. It becomes quite
unnecessary to pick np windfalls; they ;
are, as it were, caught on the fly. As
far as the bogs are concerned they will
thrive on liberal apple rations. A comparatively small amount of sugar will kill
a hog, but he will assimilate quantities of
acid, and grow fat upon it.
G. E. M.
.LOWBRS AS A MFAXS OF CRACE.
Aii incident in my life proved the power cf flowers ns a means (at least) of out- ]
ward  grace.     A  laoy  in  the  neighborhood i
had proved himself so full of original and !
acquired   sin,   that   ladies   has   ceased   to j
notice him, for fear of the volley of vile
words that would follow.    I  was passing j
him one day with hands full of Spring flowers, ami glancing at him .aroused the usual result, when I bethought me of an ex-
periment, and  walking up to him quickly
saial.   "Ya's.   they   are   very   pretty.     Fm'
glad you think so.    Woailal you like to have
some?    Choose tlic*-»'a»»'ttiest anal you shall
have  it."     The  effect  was   liiilii-raans:   his
eyes   rotted,   and   bra'ath   was   spasmodic,
until   he  ja-rked   out.   "a   lnylnck."     Saa   I
gave   ham   several   flaawers,   and   taald   him ;
always to stop at my yaral. when* he wanted ona'. that I  loved to giva- them to little
boys.   ami   starteal   away,   to   be   recalled
with,"Say,there's another boy wants one.'
S.a  the   gaaaxl   work   was   begun,   and   this
little reprobate was won over to decent
speech and a smile, and after a while, to
lift his bat while we talked alaout flowers,
wild   aar  tame,   and   often   he   would   stop
storage purposes will mean thousands of
alollars to the orchardists of the State, if
taken advantage of. The Wealthy is
hardy throughout the State, is productive,
is of sxoeflent quality, ami its aanly drawback is its ka-cping quality. But apples
of this variety stored on Beptember 20,
showed 97 per cent sound on January 14.
and aan Fi'hruary 14, '.Hi per cent sound.
The Femeuse kept equally well.
"The results show just as conclusively
also that some varieties are not adapted to
caalal storage and it is just as important
faar the oraharalist to know what not to
store as well as what to store. The Mc
Mahon ami Waalf Biver, stored at the
same time as the Wealthy and Fain.'use
showed decay on .lanuary' 14, 51 per cent
and 13 per cent respectively.
"In some varieties of the winter apples
also, the results have been just as con
elusive. The Scek-.\o-Furtlier showed 48
per cent decayed on February 14 and the
White Pippin. 80 per cut. Other varieties show..1 smh larg.* p.-r percentage*
of decayed fruit in Manh. that it evidently  would  not lie  well  to bold  them
late than Manh 1st. Tne Iioinini'. which
is an ohl variety grown quite largely in
the southern half of the Stata* showed
keeping qualities eqnal to ISa-n Davis
Slid Willow Twig.V.'inal in fact the April
examination, showed a smaller percentage
of decay than either of them.
"Cold staarage will equalize the flat!
l.iitiaan <>f the apple crop and lengthen its
saasaan so that the orchards aaf the Slate
ni.iy supply and increase the consumption
of th* same."
"('riinipai'k. rs Corners" was a serial
story. Tha- "Chapters" were like the people of the Corners, mat. born .af enthusiasm,
but'maale as a..*, asion required.
Uncle Reuben Bhodea, tall, sharp-nosed,
keen eyed and die besl farmer in the region, was just home from town, ready to
eat his suppi r ami dispense tin' ni'Ws.
"Butter's raised one oent on the poanda
and eggs two on the dozen! Market's firm
on chickens, but a ateady demand. I
hi'anl news this afternoon, an' you'd tx*tta*r
lac seiiin' at iha* table before 1 tell it, Susan! 'Hia Flump is back from York
State, and he's goin' to teach a school! I
broke out in one o' them perspiriu' sp.l.s
1 don't have once in five years, when I
heard it. What on earth does he know
to lcai'h! An' who'll run the Joshua Hbe-
n./.a-r Plump Farm while he does teach'.'
.lust think aal" it, Susan, a pay school right
uniliT the sha.haw of Knock-'em and S.ack-
Yiu! Cyrus Crunipacker i.s liable as not
to rise trots his grave, and take a first
mortgage i'ii the whole scheme before it's
an hour old!—"
"Easy, Reuben, easy! You mustn't expect things to stay in the same old rut l_.ii-
half a century. 'Still waters run deep:' -
if Alcihiaales wants to plant a hedge of
raises 'round the Knock-'effl and Sock-Vm
district I won't object. Tha' stars won't
forget to shine or the moon stand still,
either!"
"I 'low it's unparalleled audacity to try
such a thing. Mark what I say, Susan!
It'll be a failure! Any more warm biscuit?    And you may fill up my cup!"
Aunt Susan Rhodes laughed a merry
laugh. It was a little more than amusing
to think of Alcibiades Plump as the founder and teacher of a pay school! Alcil.ia-
ales Plump, forty-five yeara old, unmarried,
unhonorcd and  unsung!
Aunt Jerusha Plump had wedded at sixteen; her wedding portion, forty acres aaf
land, a horse anil a eow. Jacob Cnunpaa k-
er, her thrifty young husband, hail the
south eighty his grandfather had wilh'il
hiin, so tho newly wedded pair were the
envy of the neighborhood.
The hapless twins, when they arrived,
bad voices like the Crunipai'kers, but no
voice in the christening, which sent them
through life as Joshua Bbeneaer Plump
('rumpacker and Alcihiaales Plump Crunipacker!
It was the first tribute of respect Alcihiaales had ever received from his family; i-: brought tears to his eyes as he sat
in that lonely room at the top of his house
which he called his "Den."
"Yes," continued Reuben Rhodes, spread-
tag the snow-white biscuit with peach preserves, "Tom's easy and slow. Alcihiaales
a saut .af a mystery; Dr. John, college-bred,
a surgeon and physician of whom the
whole country was prom!. His two hundred poun-Is of good nature ami sagaaity
fuieil the low, well-built vehicle drawn by
two handsome bays, his father's present
when he began to practice.
"The ohl man was proper proiul of Dr.
John, ami well he might 1x3—he needs no
advertising!
"Reuben, did you get the 'list' filled at
Hough's store?"
"List!" Reiilaen Rhoala-'s jaw dropped.
'I'll aliive you in to-morrow morning. Susan: yes, an' here's a five, seein' as tomorrow's your birthday. You couldn't
expect a man with smh news in his mouth