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CROPS FOR SPECIAL FAR}f PRACTICES 



tomlency to mold. I have ustnl ))iu5kcts for permanent packing, but 

 much prefer sliullow trays or boxes of uniform size to ))e packed on 

 each other, so that each box fonns a cover for the lower, the upper- 

 most only ntHxlinj? one. Until very cold weather, the boxes can be 

 piled 8o as to allow the remaining moisture to escape through a crevice 

 about the width of a knif('-l)lado. Before packing, each bunch should 

 be exajnined, aiui all injuriHl, cracked, and rotten berries removed with 

 suitable scissors. If two layers are packed in a box, a sheet of paper 

 aliould intervene. The boxes must be kept in a cool, dry room or pas- 

 sage, at an even temiH'rature. If the thermometer goes much below 

 freezing-jK)int, a blanket or newspaper can be thrown over them, to 

 be removetl in mild weather. Looking over them once in the winter 

 and removing defective berries will suffice, the poorest keepers being 

 placetl accessibly. Under this treatment the best keepers will be in 

 gootl cxlible onier as late as Fel)ruary, after which they deteriorate. 



The following is a list of grapes worth noticing, that have been tested 

 for keeping : — 



DsacmiPTiON 



Mi 



■3 



r Nov. 1 



Dec. 



Jan. 1 



Feb. 1 



Jan. 15 



List of Grapes to be Recommended 



Lady, Antoinette, Carlotta, Belinda. 



Lady Washincton, Peter Wylie, Mason, Worden, Senasqua, 

 Ronicll, Kicketts Xo. 546, Concord, Delaware. 



Duchess, Essex, Barry, Rockland, Favorite, Aniinia, Garber, 

 Massaaoit, Dempsey, Burnet, Undine, Allen Hybrid, 

 Agawam, Gen. Pope, Francis Scott. 



Salem, Vergennes, Eldorado. 



Wilder, Herbert, Peabody, Rogers No. 30, Gaertner, Mary, 

 and Owosso. 



Onions demand a dry cellar, and the bulbs should be thoroughly 

 dried in the sun before they are stored. All tops should be cut away 

 when the onions are harvested. If a cellar cannot be had, the bulbs 

 may \h' all()we<l to freeze, but great care must be exercised or the whole 

 crop will Ih> l(wt. The; onions mu.st not be subjected to extremes 

 of lein|x'niture, and they should not thaw out during the winter. 

 They can be »tor»J on the north side of a loft, being covered with two 



