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THE APPLE CULTUltltiT. 



AUTUMN STRAWBEKUY. 



Fruit, medium, roundish, slightly conical, nearly the whole surface covered with 

 bright red streaks on yellow ground ; stalk, slender, about an inch long ; basin, 

 ribbed; flesh, yellow, very tender and juicy, with a fine sub-acid flavor. Tree, 

 thrifty. Ripens early in autumn, and keeps well. Very productive ; one of the 

 best early autumn apples. 



mulching young apple-trees. On light and sandy soil, it 

 would be an excellent plan to spread two or three tons of 

 clay round about each tree. Then, after the frost and rains 

 of winter had thoroughly pulverized the clay, let it be fork- 

 ed into the sand. After which, apply a dressing of mulch. 

 When mulch is applied in the spring of the year, let it 

 be spread over the surface barely thick enough to prevent 

 grass growing. A thin mulch will keep the soil moist, 

 when without it the surface would be as dry as dust. 

 Five dollars' worth of mulch will often save ten dollars' 

 worth of labor in hoeing and watering plants. Many peo- 

 ple remove all the weeds and grass to the street, when such 

 things should be spread around growing vegetables or trees. 



