(-)ctober alendar. 
J. S. HARRIS. 
Orchard and Nursery. 
Now that the apples are all gathered, weeds, grass and every 
kind of rubbish that can harbor insects and vermin should be 
removed from about the trees and burned. 
If swine can be fed in the orchard a few days after the fruit is gath- 
ered, they will destroy the larve of injurious insects, and much less 
fruit will be damaged by them—also weeds and grass are destroyed, 
and the soil enriched. Plowing and manuring may be done as soon 
as all danger of stimulating new growth is past. 
Whitewashing the trees (a pound of copperas being dissolved in 
each bucketful of the wash) or a wash of strong soap suds destroys 
bacteria and many insects and puts the trees in a good condition 
for winter. 
Mulching for winter protection should not be done until next 
month or until the soil is well cooled off. 
Nursery trees for next spring’s planting or sales should be dug 
this month, as early as the leaves have accomplished their season’s 
work, and part easily from the branches. Store them for the winter 
in a cool cellar, with sufficient moss or soil about the roots to pre- 
vent drying out, or bury in a dry bank outside. 
Trees to be carried over in the nursery are better for plowing be- 
tween the rows just before the ground freezes, throwing a furrow 
towards each side of the rows. 
Those who purchase their trees had better do so this fall, that they 
may be on hand for early spring planting. 
The making and planting of currant cuttings should not be longer 
delayed. Plant them out in a rich, mellow soil, in rows three feet 
apart and six inches apart in the rows, with the top bud just above 
the surface; later on, mulch with leaves or litter. 
Red raspberries and blackberries may be planted this month, pro- 
vided they can be given some protecticn through the winter—a 
shovelful of earth or peckful of litter is usually sufficient, Clear 
the dead canes and all rubbish out of the older plantation, and have 
everything in readiness for laying down and covering just before 
winter sets in, 
Vegetables. 
In the vegetable garden, gather beets, carrots and onions before 
they are injured by the frost. Cauliflower, cabbage and celery 
should remain as long as possible without danger of hard freezing. 
Beets keep well stored in pits, onions keep best stored ina dry 
cool room, and potatoes in a cool, dark cellar that is frost proof. 
After the crops are gathered, the vegetable garden should be 
