NoT.mber, 1913, TU 10 fJARDEN AND FIELD. 2n:>, 



i.illed tipping-, or (lolling, and the 

 soldering on Ihc' co\er is known as 

 capping. ' One becomes, prolicicnl 

 with these operations only l)y 

 lir.icticc. ' The working of cupping 

 has been greatly lacilitated by the 

 nse of a soldor riintned cap. lu 

 this case a thin hiyer of solder is 

 placed aronnd the edge of the cap 

 liv the can UMnufaeturer, hence it 

 IS only to heat this with a solder- 

 ing iron in order to seal the can. 



trlass jars, while in some re- 

 sjjccts ideal, are too costly and 

 cumbersome , for this work. Tin is 

 much cheaper and more convenient. 

 However, one should have a care 

 about what is put into them. 

 The acid , of certain vegetables, 

 such as rhubarb and tomatoes, 

 will dissol\:e tin. When vegetables 

 under these conditions are con- 

 sumed, the tin is deposited in the 

 human liver, so if you do not 

 want a tin liver, give vattention to 

 this feature of any canned article. 

 Acid vegetables should be placed 

 in enamelled tins. These cans are 

 coated on the inside with a hard 

 enamel substance that is not af- 

 fected hy the acid of the fruit even 

 at a high temperature. The en- 

 amel adds somewhat to the cost 

 of the tin. Geuerallv speaking 



only the best grades of i.mned 

 goods are put up in onaiiu-lled tins 

 -in the standard and second 

 grade the eousuiuor l.ikes his 

 chances. 



The outfit we arc using costs 

 about 150 dollars and with some 

 crops, like tomatoes, 'is capable of 

 handling upwards of 1,000 cans 

 per day. The results for the first 

 season ha\e been ver}' satisfac- 

 tory. I strongly believe that any 

 truck grower who handles above 

 an acre of a given crop can pro- 

 litably^ invest lin an outfit of this 

 kind and build up a good trade of 

 his own, selling only in case lots. 

 It means putting befor>a the con- 

 sumer the fin shed product instead 

 of the raw material and at a con- 

 siderable increase in profit. To cite 

 a not unusual example of its pos- 

 sibilities, I have a letter from a 

 friend in Missouri who writes me 

 that his asparagus crop has aver- 

 aged at the rate of 552.00 dollars 

 per acre for the last six years 

 and for the year 191 1, 780.00 per 

 acre. 



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If a horse is short-ribljed, he is 

 light in his middle, and is nearly 

 always a pooir feeder. 



Topping the Vine. 



The athisability of " topjuug " 

 vines — like all operations that go 

 under the name of summer i)r\in- 

 ing — depends on various factors. 



The operation consists of cutting 

 the shoots off Hush with the top 

 of the stake, but it is a mistake 

 to do it indiscriminately. If all 

 the shoots of a vine are bundled 

 together and cut off with one 

 st'roke of a hook at the top of 

 the stake, the tendency must be 

 to disturb the balance of the root 

 and leaf systems, and the very 

 fact that immediately they are 

 cut off a number of side shoots 

 make their appearance is proof 

 that a mistake has been made 

 which the plant is endeavouring to 

 rectify. 



The side-shoots oertainlv provide 

 thicker foliage round the grapes, 

 and therefore more shelter, but 

 thev also bring a 'second crop of 

 grapes, which often is fairly large 

 and, therefo're, detrimental to the 

 main crop. I do not believe that 

 topping causes the strength of the 

 vine to go into the grapes ; the 

 strength of the vine, on the con- 

 trary, finds an outlet in the side- 



COMPAREITHE COST I 



Improved Patented Orchard Harness with movable draught, showing horse working quite clear 

 of trees or vines, and cultivator quite close up to the roots or trellis. 



1 Set Orchard 

 Harness, £.3 2s, 6(1. 



against value of 

 Fruit under present 

 conditions unavoid- 

 ably destroyed. 



Improved 

 Patent 



No. 3052/11, Nov. 14, 

 1911. 



Orchard 

 Harness 



How much damage 

 is done, each year, 

 in your Orchard, 

 by the teams ? ? ? 



You can Save 

 it all. 



EVERY ORCHARDIST of note is USING IT. 



The number of Sets sold, nikny of them repeat orders, is the best recommendation we can offer. 



HOLD EN & FROST, 



Saddlers, Etc , 



Grenfell Street, Adelaide. 



