AMERICAN FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JOURNAL 
August, hjoo. 
STRAWBERRY CULTURE MIDSUMMER. 
Bj o. W. Rlnekmill, Kltirell. X. C, 
I'm American I'm I f ;i i»<l -"i l»l«- Jour- 
iml. 
■ are lift i i (i #»J point* )n straw Ihttj 
nt this season tin- |iinli)|il <tc*?rtle- 
wecds and era** ttliil l lie eini.evvn- 
moletniv. I'orrioiabiv holli nf Ilium 1 
nchiernl by uni" mill llte «iiiiu- 
two bird* klllid by •.mi* clone. n K 
■ if uidlsturc. In fact, weeds ami gras*. in 
iliai they force m- in give the cufhirc, in - '' 
really blessings iu (lingulae. 
Tti-r 
> nlluri 
i ion of 
llmi Of 
can in 
means- 
li were. 
Kreiptenl mill shallow rllliuri' If tin* 
iiii'iiuv This we npuoiupMkIi h.v mean* m 
11 siiiiiJI flvc-looth horse ciiliU'iiim >1 ml l|(flil 
hand haw. Tile ritlllviiiuj- Is nm 
down Till? middle once of iwhr ;ls Hill) lie 
lloeeKsa it 111 stir 1 In* M?i) well nltlilii |i len- 
Hiinnlilc distil nif of t In* plnnis. Tji in 
iiliuiil July mill we |i|uw Within six In* -In 
III 1 I In* plnUI*. using :i small luulti mu 
lueli wide (ill the side of I In* elllitVillor llt'JCl 
In Hie plant" 'i'll It! Mliall touill <*llf> mil 
nver 1111 I lie) 1 Hlld 11 li.'ilf deoii and throw* 
no din mi Hie Phillis. I.nlcr. as tin* ptum* 
.ltd older mnl larger. v drop back a Ilf tie 
farther witli tin* plow 
The strip iiroimd Hie plants Hial flu- t ill 
1 1 VO lor di*os Hill Ixnii-Ii we stir with hand 
hoes, « ‘III 1 1 vii I itig very -hallow just around 
Hie plant* mid a HHIo dooiier farther ufT. 
Wo make li a rule 1.1 , idtivine lid* May 
every two Weeks, Tllio'ly done Bill'll nil. 
Hviiiimi i* rapid and liie.vprib.lv> ]( 1 * 
when eullivuilon I* delayed nod gras* and 
mi-, - d* Intrench rheumeivi** Hint niduous 
ami expensive work •- fieee*«(ij>v. in my 
■■allow day* 1 have had cniti gni*- get such 
dominion over a Held of mulled rows Hull 
ll rout nearly 11 * inilcli lo Kill due II a* it 
should have ciMt to 1 lint Hold all sum- 
mer. The lime In kill grass In lipfytv It 
eoltie*. (•mill, gras- Hi,. great f,„. „f Hie 
Solid,, •rn sr raw berry grow* r Inis Hie lives 
of a cal, cuiec tliai ll l.iindies Midi, There 
is a saying among .v,rth nindlim fnnnors 
Hail .ion can I kill erat. trim* In A usual. 
I hi* is In the main | nie. Till*, 
hiuielu-s if allowed to got ll* 
"lih'li II (him in Augii*t III) ll 
a crnli, hence the masou. 
In AligilKt the sun putVPr nriikniK, heavy 
do«* in, lease and shower* are heavier 
or at least more In Mi lip iu Hielr elfod* LJlnii 
summer. I laler them* 00 u dll Ions 
I* almost Im nlaeralile to 
PROTECTING BIRDS AND GAME IN 
ENGLAND. 
Pile bird and game law* of llu* lulled 
Male* ar. Mlir very favnntlil.i enrUiUl- 
eied hi other mttlou*, particularly liy 
England ami I ranee. 
Societies ill.- PlftisUlrring the mutler In 
England. and are urging iho enactment of 
law* Hull "will prohibit tin* ileatrurihm ot 
all hlid* and their ,-gg* during the breed- 
ing s' A "‘dir In Ihc London Times 
mention-, a dec -Inn of a ,|n»|ice. m Herein 
In- sci> forth the fai l llmi wild aiiluml* in - 
ini poipi ri j I 'udi r lids ruling two (ly ing 
stpilnvl* tlml a mini had raged and Hmi 
Mere lakeli "id "f the tagv and stolon wore 
mu rei iiv craiih while llu- thief went tin 
| Hill Util'll heenuse lie had la'l'li Hliuighlftll 
enough nol In lake the , age with him All 
ill tempi M il* made I" *linn Hlat the thief 
had il. imaged (he enge In Hiking Hie *,pnr- 
rels, Inn ilnil |i|oa did not hold It I* also 
eomplnliioil Hint a* in Die I oiled Stan*, 
tin* adlllof die* are lax In the enforcement 
or game laws There is a sin.uig inovrinen! 
In fin u of a law similar to the l.aoey mi 
n 1 einlr |,ar*id hy Congress. ll is uli- 
*orvod lliut Hie riTiu li pn ** I* discussing 
tin* same meuMirr. and tin* Lacy net may 
I " i;- slldy hefoui" a model In game prolorl n o 
Ifglibilloil. 
grass 
grow I li, 
rose ni hies 
any 
iirlku 
oral) gras 
,tul1 perspiring agrlmiliim ,uu brine 
against It, 
I have In my time Witnessed some exceed- 
uifiy hiin.oroil* hmiles Of holilml luiml 
n ow or, again*! ltd* Invlprini,. f„,.. Hr*. 
"Ould OOJDO one or two dcpcnite iiHcmpt* 
0 smother, hy me,,,,* ,,f „ „ ll111lu , 
1 huuelu * a* they Mined and grew 
s'Zdn " , ;;,'r ru " T "^ ™h»i* 
U , h "'‘s would follow. In w hlrl, 
l'U.*" were dug. el, op,,. Ml, hoh, bore. I 
avail H " "," b, " n " l, r ‘ ' will, out 
m 1 1 arrow lug was array .si„„.lv 
pile II, e gras*, draw . m III an ll um| 
Hie 
and 
a fresh 
charge and belli In, 
'hi ri Then e,,mi, 
‘••Hug will, ||,e I 
‘frying Ids mod.* „r mi.-lmight 
* k l“wer kepi up the haul,. 
!;• * “r * * i" ha and l„ L. ,v. Ill, 
ni"ir fate. Now and Him 1 
.. plneky p.", 
gras* I,, nilly froi,, the n,.|,, 
hi grow In Hie road and 
roll, era, Hue. tenth of 
nine would have kllle 
il • nine, 
GROWING CHINA BERRY TREES VERY 
PROFITABLE. 
Iteimirkiihle nsiilt* have lieou made 
knoMii hy Hie pmuilneni HontJi (’arollfn 
ngi'leill(Uri.*l \\ H. Wood*, ."gardlng 1 , 1 * 
ai iiial esfii-rleii,,- and (ibriennijon In grim 
lug I hi nil berry free*. II,. Ihns slate* Ids 
views in subs 1 hup.' In n h tier • the Char- 
lesion News and ('onrler 
■'He I* (•ntlnmlii»i|,' over It- u,lue for 
railroad lie*, in-ide luillaework funillure 
ami mnt llplnnf eliesls and eloseiy, i„„i,u*e 
<•! da '•lurahilln. pemllnr fni doni ftmn the 
attack* of liiKo- 1 *. mid the crent benmt of 
•he wood Will'll polished.' Hi declare* || 
"eii In v 1 1 ur la the black yrHiinii, and 
"orili 1 mm Juli to f~r> per 1,111111 feet; Hun 
It "ill jirun 011 any inm 1 Hmi 1 uh drainage 
Hmi llu- m hole ivisi Of planting and Hiring 
foi a imp of I Ill-Ill nlll nol i-vceed I lie co*l 
ol one eollou crop -.,1 the *nt.,o land, and 
Mhca ||„. Itve, are rr imiveil 'the land will 
"• 01 il, 1 M'n or throe limes us naieli fur 
ugrlciilHiral purposes a he fore.' A him 
1 1 'd hr -ays, will prmluee In lei. 
r< ','Min 1,1 ( 1 ( 1 , (hh. iiv,.., '„f 
1 a i.i value In milk, a sung fitrt-illie The 
N ' Wk ""<• ''onrler. which -ays they are 
'" f " r I» "C|J tire*, ami pay h, Her, on 
Hm whole Hum p.ci.ns,’ urges l.lie South 
' "'Ollmi growei. lo try Hiioii," 
Only a few years ago Kansas was ruling 
Missouri and even New York apples. Now 
I he Kalians apple is pronounced one of the 
best and i* being shipped even lo Europe, 
Millie some of I Ilf largest apple orchards 
III the I'ulled Sillies arc In cash in Kansu*: 
Hun of Judge IVcIHinuse alunc covering 
I.IOO Here*, with vc Vet'll I "lllci" of MM m'| es 
each I’lie Kansas peach and apMeui have 
UOJ made milch of a noise, ye! In cdjor, fla- 
vor and uUAlH.' they are like the Kansas 
girl blush, v, sweet Hlld Imrd 10 heal Truly 
Kansas |s a wonder, a land of -iiu.*lilne ami 
surprises, 
mild her 
*• Tliu*> 
Mu help 
Hll drb rn 
plauts lo 
KANSAS SURPRISES 
K.oi-.m* net ei dm-* an, ihlug by halve* 
H is i'Uci a II v a i ce, in l-l, realier or nolle 
I Ins year Mir will have. || I* cMtHnafi-d 
I.IKHI.OUI 1,1. 
"" of apple*, mol 
lug the 
and leave il 
lullg Hie fence 
lie lahor dalle iu 
the era.* before 
lew 
corn to burn, A .. 
yems ;.K„ she gave K 2 .IMIII mu J.n'ltv for liar 
uson for I'lcKldiiQi mid Hie nrvi ('It'll li 11 
Uk il. 
U-fl.l 
Mari 1 1 
■ intliuntid. 
all ll , 1 . 
all H11* eiilil 
1* a imiiihi'I'm- 
and the next eleclliin 
m.i- carried hy Hm I'opnllM*, ita,| 
lie " t , age* mid hard Hines were all 
one year, while lla- tie*! i|„. 
noi build, rent or Uirrmv 
land Off the crop* 
(lop*. 
Hie i'i'y 
rnllioad* , mu, hi 
cur* enough b> 
A GOOD ACT, 
A number id I ieorgla pencil gioM'.'rs 
united in I'lintribiillng several limidn il 
Male- ora cm load or rliclr l.imou* luclmis 
peaches tor the IlOm-nt of Hie (ieorgla l i- 
eu* rial i 1 1 me, located at Awisou. tin. 
The railroad ami exp lens eompniiy ear 
lied the fruit free, and the New York 
l''ruit A 11 ( 11, 111 ( 'olilpaiiy gave its services. 
The ear mu* sold at auilion, bringing 
KiiOO. 
Tie I ml r.Vi | Ho ice is feg Hie he He fit 
Id the stale's desHlille White elillilrctl. 
NEW GRAPES 
'if Hm many grape* originated or flimnl 
hy T. V Munson, none are so well known 
a* American, t arman, Cold Colli, nominal 
ami Klvicnnd, 
Mr. Munson has sent mil hundred* of 
m m varied,'* of grape*, vel only 11 lew 
have been fairly toured In Hie muihern 
* In tea. In some lo, 'alllies the America 
; "id Hrtjllaitt surpass every variety plain- 
ed Mr. Munson deserves girnt credit 
fur Ids labor in viticulture. 
I'll,- Sou Hi iv v*i . In upiyiUing on fill - Milt. 
J>ci, spoke of the McPIke grape lulrortiiccil 
hy Silas Wilson. || anl.l: Mr Wilson I* 
one of the most pvumlm’nt nursery men In 
Hu' I'nltcd States and hn.s served two 
b rmx ns president of the National \*s,.- 
of Nursery men. Several year* agb 
be became the niMier of a tten vmletv ul' 
grape Hie McPIke This grflp, Wnu 
iiMMrded tin- Wilder medal by Hie Ainer 
ban Pomologl, a I Soch'ly and has been 
awarded tlist prize* at all fair- ai wltfeh 
•» ha* e riilhllril. It i* tliB Int'gPHl 
u rop, or the LilI>n»C 0 family gn.M 11 , Mr 
\' iUon Ini* been pushing It for a number 
,d years but ha* not yet wol'l eii„ug|| 
' lin x to pn y • 1 v | h 1 1 1 si 'v 
DRYING APRICOTS IN CALIFORNIA 
' l ""' 11,1 upland valley III ( ')■ I i f, I III III 
m 1 a 1 re. a, „ certain season of the year, the 
'are ground I* golden a* ini a* rite eve 
can *ee a lllll/.c of ve|I„M HUd 10 Mil) 
' " "i IM <c Hmi or il vast Held ol popple*. 
. I sbibM Hie Cnininorclal Ailverilser P.ui 
,|,f< cillpel | n CUntpOMell not of 
lloMer* blit of aprh (it* dry lug t he vat 
<•( Midi , ■ so high In (I,,, mm and 
W"- """ "l'b‘ 1-1 HO dew mil* then' Is 
ih" "prleid ImrvMMler* for a 
score or utile* li until Cor all |„|| a few 
Meek* during , lie yea. Hie place |« lonely 
and Mul.'l I lieu of a Hu,lde„ a small army 
M aJ */' ", U|V “ 1 " 1 ”« lllbmer-. 
Mc.X'enUH. f* "e,|,*. C|,lne*„. \ villa.',, of 
'••"'N ami hm* springs up 
inoimi i'n!' K | V U, 1 " 11 ,l:l ' "P mid down tlm 
(umitilalu. hvlnglim n„. r ,p„ V ml 
U " fu ‘ h "'' "" *»«>« I lie long (i lied* 
