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shipped several thousand miles, our peaches have sold for 25 cents to 75 cents 

 a half bushel. 



There are several faults with our method of handling peaches. The pack- 

 ages are too large. The fruit is not graded and selected, in fact, it is not well 

 grown. There are often no wooden covers on the baskets, and, as a conse- 

 quence, that part of the package which should look the best, is, usually, most 

 jammed and crushed. In observing the markets this summer, I found that 

 quite half the packages were not full when they reached the salesman, and the 

 peaches comprising the two or three top layers had chased each other around 

 the basket until they were scarcely recognizable. The peaches had evidently 

 been dumped into the basket, and they settled as soon as placed upon the cars. 

 Our method of handling peaches is the very best advertisement of the handsome 

 Pacific coast fruit. In that fruit, every individual peach in sound and perfect : 

 in eastern fruit, the peaches often run through the package and are sold in the 

 liquid state 1 



Winteping Veg'etables. —Where did you get such delicious turnips at 

 this time of year ? Were they from the South ? ' Now we will just let you into 

 a little secret, providing you will promise to tell ever}' one about it. Last Fall, 

 when it was time to put away our vegetables for Winter, not having a cold 

 cellar, we sank some barrels in the garden near the house, first taking out both 

 heads ; the rims were six inches above the level, and the earth raised up to the 

 tops, in order to carry off the water. In these barrels we put our turnips, car- 

 rots, beets, parsnips, salsify, and last, though not least, our califlowers. The 

 latter were put in a barrel about the first of December, the heads were just form- 

 ing, and not more than two inches in diameter ; these kept right on growing 

 until the last was eaten, which was about the middle of Februar)-. The other 

 vegetables at this writing, March 7, are as fresh as when put away. We filled 

 the barrels but half way up, and did not put any soil with them, the roots lay on 

 the moist earth, where they kept just above the freezing point by the warmth 

 that came from below. The only covering they had was a butter tub that we 

 put in the top of each ; these fitted closely to the barrel, and kept the frost out 

 perfectly. On but two nights was further protection given, then the mercury 

 fell to nearly zero, and we threw a piece of old carpet over each barrel. — Amer. 

 Gardening. 



To Keep Apples late into spring or early summer, pack them in oats that 

 are free from moisture, not allowing any apple to touch another. This is an 

 excellent plan to keep a family supply for use until new apples come. If wrapped 

 in paper the apples will keep all the better. The oats are equally as good for 

 use after the apples are taken out as at first. For the longest keeping apples, 

 select those grown on high clay land ; lowland apples will not keep so welK 

 although they usually sell better in market. 



