alendar for August. 
PROF. S. B. GREEN, ST. ANTHONY PARK. 
It is very desirable to stop the deep cultivation of crops by 
the first of this month, at least in the case of trees; but itis a good 
plan to continue shallow cultivation, so as to prevent excessive loss 
of water from the soil and keep down weeds. Wherever practicable, 
the annuals should be kept cultivated, and in the case of strawber- 
ries, also, cultivation should be carefully continued during the 
whole of this month. The marketing of apples and plums comes 
in this month, and the outlook is exceedingly good for good crops 
and fair prices. In the marketing of these fruits, as in the case of 
all others, it is most important to get the fruit before the purchaser 
in good condition. Some of our horticulturists will have a crop of 
apples and, perhaps, a crop of plums for the first time in sufficient 
quantity so that they will be obliged to secure a distant market for 
them. If this is the case, arrangements should be made for market- 
ing them at once, and in the selection of a package in which they 
are to be shipped it is always advisable to consult the wishes of the 
dealer who is to handle them. Very often apples are seriously in- 
jured by being packed in barrels without suitable pressure having 
been applied to hold them solid. It is almost folly to ship any 
variety of apples in barrels, and especially such tender skin sorts 
as the Duchess, without pressing the heads in with a barrel header, 
I have seen very many apples in this market that were worthless 
from the neglect to take this precaution. If blight has occurred in 
the orchard, the blighted wood should be cut off as soon as may be 
and burned. 
The old fruiting canes should be cut out of our raspberries and 
blackberries if they are to be laid down in the autumn. If they are 
to stand without covering over winter, I do not think it is desirable 
to do this, as these canes furnish some protection. By the last of 
the month or the first of September, currant cuttings from most of 
the varieties can be set to best advantage, and if the work is prop- 
erly done at this time they should have nice roots on them by the 
time winter sets in. 
If the present drought should continue, it may be desirable to 
water some apple and plum trees that are very heavily loaded, as 
such treatment not only adds to the hardiness of the tree during 
the following winter, but it generally results in an immediate in- 
crease in the size of the fruit. 
The flowering plants which are to go into the dwelling house this 
winter should be carefully attended to and not be allowed to become 
dry or pot-bound. From the middle to the last of the month, the 
chrysanthemums which have been planted out in the garden will 
begin to show flowering buds, when they should be potted off for 
