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carmen, after satisfying Aen a. gathered 
eime r = age responsibility 
the arman carried 
- Satire, at this tiina paaa al wie on his 
inally a train ped ii Hig ty the line ; 
ought to be one 
nd out which 
This fact 
ascertaine ord was quickly sent to the carmen 
having ee o ot shen te trucks. 
_ After mom the search, some of the nr Ir e dis- 
e train consisted of onl twenty-five out 
t the train 
over rs d 
one ag get his stage of the freight. 
g 
mi arriv 
removing the fastenin 
The Peach ih were fitted up with rails along 
_ the sides, and after one layer of baskets had been 
5 placed on the bottom of the waggon, m 
x ; 
secon or, upon as deposite 
another layer ; while a third row gave a flooring for 
_ the upper tier. this manner fr 18 
_ baskets were loaded on a long two-horse truck, with- 
_ out damage to the fruit. 
_ The cars for Peaches are usually chartered oe the 
_ Season, and are specially fitted up for the business. 
Racks are made and fitted so as to -ao otkls 
n four tiers. 
~ Shelves, and the baskets are thus placed 
A grated r on either ede dmits the air, 
keeps the fruit cool. A ca float is oe ally con- 
jeer Gre pea ALA 
of the firm, who rel 
Fe > relieves the rai company of any 
s urther eee A few market cars, called 
e up by. se railroad company 
S; sea ie a 
Bren the arrival of the first and second portions 
_ Of the Peach train, a New Jersey train hrle with 
m Pears, Ap re ey Blackberries, Whortle- 
ot 
bulky vehicles engaged in the 
sun was above the horizon, and the cartmen. 
who had been. waiting a theis loads since 1 A.M., 
rih ee _as the pros- 
decreased with = 
T ho ch 
g 
‘tain is coming,” and immediately the carmen reso’ 
for a vehicles, we ad the train of twenty-nine 
fats moved on the trac as it was daylight, lan- 
good prices for the fruit ; a those who we 
belated had their grap ee on hand late 
afternoon, and had to dispose a large quantity at 
what they ~~ gra a ‘‘ruinously low price,” Wew 
York Tribun 
THE FARM. 
HARVEST, AND AFTER.—A more glorious week 
for harvest work than the one that has just past it 
ould be difficult to conceive. Differences of all 
kinds seem to been forgotten, and men might 
everywhere seen working with a will, and looking 
as happy as Fag the hungry political agitator had 
never stalked through the fair country trying to stir 
up foul discontent. Well, then, we are thankful to 
say that much of the corn has been secured in first- 
rate condition, and we begin to contemplate what we 
have next to do. We are thankful to say that Barley 
harvest has shown us that muc th seeds ” 
and 
deat shall be better oft with regard to 
them ehh seh at one time probable; still we 
cannot help observing that there are many vacant 
spots in our artificial grass fields, and we therefore 
propose to deal with them at once. It is quite clear 
that in many spots vacant of se we phys ultimately 
have a' plantation of weeds u e occupy t 
with something better, and we irite recommend 
seed of the aa incarnatum and of the Lolium 
italicum to be once procured, and broadcasted 
thinly one after fhe other in the bald places, and then, 
if a pair of light harrows be drawn across them they 
will be in a condition to germinate on the coming of 
the next rain. 
Stubbles intended for Turnips next year may no 
be loose 
ly broken up and sown with the Tribolium 
ê 
care, aa n food it rí ite to tend 
them, and in emalin case Any come 2 off soon enough 
for late Turnips, 
Where there is a bit of ground to spare near the 
homestead we would advise the drilling of a patch of 
Medicago sativa (Lucerne) as a good soiling plant for 
rses and stock ; and as we predict that eve a Se avail- 
upon 
during the coming bas nd spring, and with short 
of Swedes an 
crops of een ot it will be well for the 
armer ast ae see how he may be 
able to requirements. 
Lucern not only a useful but a very pro 
ae id if drilled a foot apart it will admit 2 its 
hoed with the horse hoe, though usually it is in 
du country grown in such small quantities that the 
hand hoe is mostly available. This stirring of the 
soil encourages the growth of the crop as well as 
destroys weeds, and if done two or three times a year 
it will be found to pay. _ Lucerne will yield two or 
cuts in the : | to all 
for 
mown and given jn be when a little bit faded, 
ee a+, acdsee or three foldings, 
as sheep.coming fresh to food 
apt to get “ blasted.” 
make the farmer look forward to what may be, as a 
little forecast in the matter of cattle food is always a 
ect, 
farmer, hel makes the aes between a profitable 
or disastrous year. 
Apiary. 
Jupcinc Honey Surers.—So much dissatisfac- 
tion has been caused by the judges’ geaen for the 
of honey and for honey supers, that 
i to you if you cou 
: the jug; etapes l 
‘had rims of poet č 
kinds of stock. 1, however, ee ee paaa 
honest super, weight must of course be taken in 
consideration ; still the heaviest super should be dis- 
ood i uali 
matter o 
a larger class of persons. Where two su 
the same weight, and ma pmo of equal purity, the 
Judge will have to depend entirely on his own appre- 
Slat ion of beauty, and it is therfore of ag 
that he should have had experien 
above suspicion of a: = hate ought to * no 
appeal from his once e 
> our hee given the chief prominence to w 
en they were free from brood and of equal pe eng 
Hn A gprs: fi Fudge.) 
Natural History. 
WATER-BEETLES,—In the numbers for January 
last there were notices o 
are furnished with peculiar suckers, The female has 
her wing- covers ribbed. 
As it is ot of the question that these beetles can 
be allowed to fly, we kept ours in the cheapest con- 
fectioner’s show-glasses we could procure, ae in- 
suring them at least a tha 
enjoyed this exercise was ver 
being fed (they i: gh wr Asero hour and feeding- 
stick perfectly w me bumping against that 
side of the vessel er as were fed), 
w 
Brig 
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extended, and air bubble at their extremity, only to 
dash down again and again, I hada male Dytiscus 
for above two years, and he died when I was from 
a piece at Brussels net c 
make ears neat, convenient lid was t 
result, which came off and on readily, and yet fitted 
too, for prawns and ee or in weather when the 
The rim of a Fern-dish was 
on water. 
The pretty dark blue and gold Phlorotius Her- 
manni, singing beetle, was very interesting. Itis not 
a native of Scotland, and I do not know where it is 
plentiful in England, I oe our specimens inan 
unused clay pit in Herefordshir 
walks last 
In one of my | unis came on a charm- 
grown by the lovers of ersi it struck me that the 
evergreen ergrowing water-moss, Fonti 
antipyretica, would be the very thing, 
_ weeds. most clear 
fF. Hebe, » Warde Lodge, August, 
