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THE ILLIJS^OIS FAEMEE. 



March 



Stripe of Central Indiana,) Maiden's Blush, Eambo 

 Fall Wine, Belmont, (North of National Koad,) 

 Winesap, Jersey Black, Pryor's Red, (South of the 

 National Road,) Westfield Seek-no-further, (North 

 of National Road, Smith Gidor, Bawles' Janet, 

 White Pippin, Ganfield (for cider,) C.iyuga, Red 

 Streak (or 20 ounce »pple,) Keswick Codlin, Sweet 

 Bough, Ben Davis (or New York Pippin.") 



APPLES RECOIIME.N'DED. 



Summer Rose, Fenley, Porter. Dyer, Fall Queen, 

 Jonathan, Ladies' Sweeting, Broadwell, Winter 

 Sweet, Paradise, London Sweet, Pippin, Swaar, 

 Green Sweet of the West, Indiana Favorite, Gol- 

 den Sweet, Pickard." 



CIDEB. 



"The Society took up the 'cider question,' and 

 called on Wm. H. Ragan for remarks. 



He said that the apples should be of good, rich 

 varieties, gathered and put into open slicds until 

 they are "somewhat ripened, and the weather is 

 cool enough so that the cider will keep without too 

 much fermentation. They should be carefully as- 

 sorted, all rotten and inferior specimens discarded 

 before grinding. He would recommend grinding 

 from twenty-four to thirty-six hours boibre press- 

 ing, as the quality and quantity of the juice will 



thereby be greatly improved and increased. It y 

 should be filtered through several thicknesses of 

 cloth to take out all particles of apple or other 

 substances. Put into new barrels, (none other 

 should be used,) and put away in a good cellar. It 

 will be necessary when it begins to ferment to open 

 a small hole in the barrels to give it air: When it 

 is done fermenting close this hole and it will remain 

 cider as long as you keep it in a cool place and 

 air tight. 



Mr. Fisher, of Wabash. I don'^t think cast iron 

 should be used in grinding apples. I always press 

 as soon as ground and strain through straw. The 

 larger the quantity in casks the belter it is. Fill 

 full and let it ferment. The time it demands de- 

 pends on the weather. The bitter will disappear 

 during fermentation. The casks must be always 

 kept full. A cask containing four barrels will work 

 off four or five gallons. In filling up the casks 

 care should be exercised so as not to disturb the 

 bottom. The gas will work off in four weeks, when 

 the cider will be very clear and will keep for two 

 years. 



General Orr. I use small, sound, juicy apples and 

 make as late as possible. He uses Winesap and 

 Harrison, but believes Hewes' Crab to be better 

 than either of them. He is not particular about 

 having them stand after they are ground, but gen- 

 erally presses at once and strains through straw. 

 The barrels must be clean and purified by being 

 smoked thoroughly with sulphur ; when entirely 

 settled draw off into a clean barrel, leave the bung 

 open and keep it filled up. When it has fermented 

 to suit the taste put in sulphate of lime in propor- 

 tion of one ounce to four gallons of cider. Leave 

 it a week and again draw it off into a clean barrel, 

 put in two pounds of raisins and eight or ten lb?. 

 of sugar, bung up tightly and leave it until spring, 

 when it is to be bottled. In answer to a question 

 he says the sulphate leaves a slight taste, but the 

 advantages of this method overbalance that. Con- 

 siders it the best wuy he has yet tried. Don't like 

 large apples of any kind. The finer the apples are 

 grated the richer the cider will be. Considers it a 



wholesome drink and second only to water, espec- 

 ially in warm weatlier. Uses it freely in the har- 

 vest field. It has a tendency to decrease the de- 

 sire for water, and believes in"its use on philosoph- 

 ical principles. It is a common practice in Europe 

 for stage drivers to rub and drench their horses 

 with hard cider or vinegar to induce a less use of 

 water. 



Mr. Ragan. My cider keeps through the summer, 

 especially that made from the Hewes' Crab. Some 

 other kinds will not keep so well, as they have not 

 body enough. I think Gen. Orr is mistaken in mak- 

 ing .'uicinexs a requisite for a cider apple, because 

 the very Best we have, viz : the Harrison, is deci- 

 cedly a dry apple. 



_ Mr. Jones, of Wayne. — I once made a barrel of 

 cider from sweet apples in August for immediate 

 u#e. Only about one-half of it was immediately 

 consumed, and at the end of ten days, on going to 

 the barrel, I found the remainder to" be No. 1 vin- 

 egar, in point of fact, it was as good as I ever saw. 



PEAliS. 



White Doyenne, Rostiezer, Winter Nelis, Vicar 

 of Winkfield, Bartlett, Flemish Beauty, Scckel. 

 Belle Lucrative, Stevens' Genesee, Julienne. 



PEACHES. 



Crawford's Earl 

 low, Serrate E 

 Mixon 

 E 



arly, Crawford's Late, October Yel 

 arly York, Old Mixon's Cling, qm 

 [ixon's Free, Early Barnard, Morris' Red Rarerine 

 ariy Tillotson. Cole's Early Red, Roval Kcnsing' 

 ton, Druid Hill, Late Heath Free, George thelVth 



Concord, 



Smock. 



GRAPES. 



Hartford Prolific, Diana, Delaware 

 Catawba, Herbemont, Clinton. 



GRAPES FOR WINE. 



Catawba, Concord, Clinton, Delaware Herbe- 

 mont, Ives, Madeh-a, Norton's Virginia. ' 



CHERRIES. 



Early May or Early Richmond, Belle Ma^rnifique 

 May Duke, Late Duke, Early Purple|Guino-e, Reore' 

 Hortense, Governor Wood, Belle de Choisey. 



STRAWBERRIES. 



Triomphe de.Gand 



"Wilson's Albany, 

 Washington. 



Iowa 



or 



RASPBERRIES. 



Purple Cane, Catawissa, Ohio Everbearing Doo- 

 little's American Black Cap." °' 



We should^have been pleased to have met 'our 

 Hoosierifriends but the cold weather and blocka- 

 ded trains interposed too serious obstacles to at- 

 tempt. — Ed. 



The Apple Crop of Monroe County. 



As many of our readers are not aware of the ex- 

 tent and importance of the apple crop of this 

 county, and the vast trade in this fruit, we have 

 taken considerable pains to glean the statistics 

 from the dealers and shippers in this article. It 

 has been a work of much labor, and has taken sev- 

 eral days of inquiry and research. We think the 

 figures in the main will be found correct. It ig 

 possible that the names of a few of the dealers 

 have been omitted, although we have endeaTored 



