great improvement in the fruit. If all the hogs 
in the country were so utilized, it wr>uld be a 
great benefit to both the country and the hogs 
as well as the individuals who eat the pork, as 
such pork conuot be so unhealthy as that which 
is made in close foul pens. There are two broods 
of coddling moths each saeson, and if the first 
are thus destroyed while in the larvae, the sec¬ 
ond is materially lessened. Unity of action in 
the matter would prove almost a complete 
remedy for wormy apples. 
Many farmers refuse to take and read agricul¬ 
tural journals “because they are filled with mere 
theory.” Theory is a “deduction from established 
truths.” Is it not then the very essence of 
practice ? When intelligent men differ in their 
practice, with no marked difference in results, 
we naturally chime in with the one who works 
most in accordance with our ideas of sound theorv. 
We think three is no subject in the whole 
realm of gardening on which information is more 
frequently asked, and in fact, anxiously sought 
than “How to Grow Celery Successfully ?” Our 
neighbor, Mr. Sisson, seldom fails in growing a 
very superior article, for family use, and he says 
he can answer the question in two lines, as fol 
follows: “Make your soil uncomfortably rich and 
cultivate thoroughly.” No doubt this might be 
accepted as a foundation plank for nea-ly all 
garden crops and we may add a few hints from 
our own experience and observation. Last seas¬ 
on was the most unfavorable for celery that has 
been experienced in many years, and yet we saw 
in a near neighbor’s garden the best lot of celery 
we have seen in years. Neither was the soil 
“uncomfortably rich” but was a side hill loca¬ 
tion, composed of good dry loam on clay subsoil, 
just good corn or potato land. It was set in 
drills four feet apart and manured in shallow 
trenches with well rotted stable manure. The 
dwelling house of our friend is located just above 
and a small stream of water has been brought 
from a spring to the house for family use. After 
serving its purpose there the surplus water, per¬ 
haps a half inch stream was run in open troughs 
to the upper side of the celery plantation and 
allowed to soak its way into the soil for weeks 
during the dry weather of August and September. 
This proved the making of his crop. 
The editor of the rural new yorker 
says that for the past ten years he has not failed 
to apply twice during the summer, a wash to the 
trunks of his young apple trees which has effect¬ 
ually protected them from the ravages of the 
borer. His formula is as follows: Make a thin 
white-wash, add to it flowers of sulphur—a gill to 
a pailful—a pint of soft soap, and a tablespoon- 
ful of crude carbolic acid. Apply this wash with 
a scrub brush or swab to the trunks of the trees, 
allowing it to penetrate the soil an inch below 
the surface. It is impossible to grow quinces 
without depending upon something of this kind. 
We tried the experiment of using true 
Dalmatian Insect Powder, which is prepared by 
grinding the dried flowers of Pyrethrum Cinera- 
risef'olium into a fine powder or dust, on potato 
vines last season, and found that a small sprink¬ 
ling of the dry dust quickly and effec ively rid 
them of Colorado Beetles and slugs. We sup¬ 
posed that its cost would be the only obstacle in 
the way of universally substituting it for the 
dangerous Paris Green. Its production has now 
been cheapened so that it can now be economi¬ 
cally used by all who wish a perfectly safe and 
sure remedy. In comparing its cost to that of 
Paris Green, the fact should not be overlooked 
that its specific gravity is much less, a given 
quantity weighing less than half as much as 
Pari G een while its cost is but about twice as 
much per pound. It is equally effective for cur¬ 
rant worms, squash-bugs, bed-bugs, flies, mos¬ 
quitoes, moths, roaches and all insect pests, 
though perfectlv harmless to animals and the 
human race. We are so favorably impressed 
with it that we have arranged to supply a pure 
article to our friends. See announcement in our 
advertising columns. For fl<es and household 
pe R ts it may be dusted on the window sills and in 
frequented places, or it is said if a little be burn¬ 
ed on a hot shovel the effect in dispersing them 
by death and escape is almost magical. 
Few crops pay better in this country than 
cabbages when rightly managed. Select soil 
which was broken from the sod one year ago. 
Land which has been too long under the plow 
becomes hard and heavy and plants set on it are 
more apt to become diseased. On the other hand 
freshly turned sod in a dry season may not decay 
soon enough and is apt to dry out, yet if plowed 
early and the work of preparing be well done we 
have seen splendid results on freshly inverted 
sod. Work the manure well into the surface 
liberally. Eight thousand good heads may be 
grown on one acre which if sold at ten cents 
each make a return of $800. If you only do half 
this, $400. will repay you for all the labor and 
manure you are likely to expend and leave a hand¬ 
some profit. 
