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Apple Ginger. Allow four pounds of light brown sugar to four 

 pounds of apples, weighed after paring and coring. Chop the 

 apple fine with the juice and rind of three lemons. Add to the 

 apple one ounce of white ginger root which can be bought at the 

 druggists, and cook all together slowly three or four hours or until it 

 looks clear. This will keep for years in a cool place, and is con- 

 sidered a very nice addition to the usual stock of preserves. 



Sweet Pickle. Pare and quarter sweet apples and boil them in 

 clear water till they can be pierced with. a fork but not until tender 

 enough to break Now make a syrup of one quart of vinegar and 

 one pound of sugar, boil it and then put in the apples, which may 

 have a whole clove stuck into each quarter ; cook a few minutes, 

 put in jars and seal closely. The syrup may be spiced if liked. 



MARKET GARDENING. 

 By VV. W. Rawson of Arlington, Mass.- 



[Abstract of paper delivered before the State Fair Meeting.] 



Market gardening should be distinguished from farming. While 

 the market gardener is a tiller of the soil, his occupation differs 

 essentially from that of the farmer. 



By market gardening is meant the raising of such vegetables as 

 celery, lettuce, cucumbers and the like, with a few of the more 

 stable and hardy characters, such as squashes and beets. 



The business of market gardening has within the last twenty 

 years become one of considerable importance, and when understood 

 is quite profitable. In this business, as in every other, the success 

 depends more upon the man conducting it than upon anything else. 



He must understand the nature of growing plants ; the different 

 qualities of soil required for each ; the mode of cultivation and the 

 time of planting best adapted to the climate where located. He 

 must have some knowledge of chemistry and botany, must be a 

 practical engineer and mechanic, and also be familiar with the laws 

 of nature. After these requirements, the more common sense he 

 has, the better for him. 



The location of the garden is quite important. It should be as 

 near the market as possible. If the roads to and from the market 

 are level, the land will be much more valuable, because one of the 



