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and tidy as possible, and leave nothing till 
Spring which can be done now.—[E d. 
TO KEEP CELERY. 
Many, especially amateurs, experience 
much difficulty in keeping this delicious 
vegetable during the winter. Where it has 
been grown in beds, (as it always should be 
in small gardens), nothing more is necessary 
than to cover it as it stands with a good 
thick coat of coarse manure ; and it can 
then be dug at any time during the winter 
when it may be wanted. Where it has been 
grown in single trenches, it should be taken 
up and placed in a bed prepared as follows : 
Dig out the earth two spades deep and of 
any convenient width ; lift the plants from 
the trenches with the' earth adhering to the 
roots ; put in a row of plants three or four 
inches apart, and throw some earth against 
them; then another row six inches from the 
first, and so on filling in the earth to the 
tops of the plants as you go along. When 
all the plants are in, cover the bed with a 
thick coat of coarse manure, straw, or litter 
of any kind ; manure, however, is to be 
preferred. From such a bed the plants may 
be dug at any time during the winter. The 
bed may be made of less depth, but the 
plants will not keep as well unless the win¬ 
ter should prove mild. It is best, however, 
in all matters of this kind, to be prepared for 
the worst. It is not always, however, 
pleasant in winter to dig celery from a bed 
out of doors, and if a cool, airy cellar is at 
hand, the plants may be kept in good condi¬ 
tion by placing them upright on the floor, and 
covering them with earth or sand, as direct¬ 
ed above.— Ed. 
ROOTS—KEEPING: TURNIPS, BEETS, CAR¬ 
ROTS AND PARSNIPS. 
Turnips. —The largest raisers of rutabaga 
turnips in this vicinity, store them for win¬ 
ter and spring use in heaps or pits in the 
field. A bed is prepared, not by digging out 
a pit as is sometimes practiced, but the sur¬ 
rounding earth is shoveled in so as to raise 
it above the surface six inches to one foot, 
according to the usual dryness or wetness of 
the soil. They are sometimes stored in 
separate round heaps, in different parts of 
the field, to save carrying. Generally, how¬ 
ever, they are put into windrows, say six 
feet wide at the base, and as long as may be 
needed. They are piled up as perpendicular 
as possible, like a sharp peaked roof, so as 
to shed rain. They are gathered when the 
frost begins to wither the leaves. The tops 
are cut off close at the time of pulling, but 
care must be taken not to cut the crown, as 
any juice that flows out soon ferments and 
produces decay in the roots themselves. 
For the same reason, the tap-root, and the 
smaller roots and fibres should not be cut or 
broken. Washing is injurious. When piled 
up, a slight covering of straw or corn stalks 
is put on, and successive coats of earth 
added as the weather grows colder. As it 
is desirable to keep them as cool as may be 
without freezing, we think no straw or 
stalks should be put under the earth cover¬ 
ing. This plan is pursued by the Swiss far¬ 
mers, as described in our October number. 
Carrots, Beets and Parsnips. —These 
are all kept similarly, especially when de¬ 
signed for winter and early spring use. 
Parsnips, when not wanted until late in the 
spring, are better if left in the ground until 
the frost is thoroughly out. The most im¬ 
portant point in preserving these three va¬ 
rieties of roots is, to keep them cool and 
away from the air. The best cultivators for 
this market put them in bins upon the 
sides of cool cellars, and mix with the 
roots a sufficient quantity of sand or any 
kind of moderately dry soil to fill up all the 
spaces between them, and leave the whole a 
solid mass, entirely covered. Put up in this 
way, they will keep perfectly well one sea¬ 
son, and even two seasons. In the absence 
of cellar room, beets and carrots may be 
put in pits in the same manner as Rutabagas, 
only that they must be mixed with plenty of 
soil. 
We think potatoes, turnips, and all other 
roots, will keep better if thoroughly mixed 
with clay or newly dug earth, whether in the 
cellar, or in heaps or pits in the field.— Ed, 
CARPENTER’S WHITE PEACH, 
This splendid peach has, we are glad to 
learn, been placed in the hands of nur¬ 
serymen for propagation and sale. An in- 
intelligent friend says of it: “ At ail the 
shows where it has been exhibited, it has 
received the prize as a superior seedling 
Peach. It has had a four years’ trial, and 
has sustained its character fully. It is not 
only one of the best, but one of the largest 
Peaches ever raised. The flesh is uniformly 
white to the pit. It ripens about the second 
week in October. Having had opportunities 
of testing it for three years past, I do not 
hesitate to say that I consider it a very great 
acquisition.” 
Dr. R. T. Underhill’s Grapes. —We have 
occasionally seen a “slant” at Dr. Underhill’s 
method of grape culture, but the Doctor 
keep’s right on, and “ shows his faith by his 
works.” At this time (October 6th,) you 
can scarcely pass a fruit stand, or store in 
this city without seeing immense baskets or 
heaps of luscious clusters of this pleasant 
fruit, and the best of these are always labeled 
R. T. U. As we write this item our mouth 
waters over a basket of magnificent Isabel¬ 
la’s and Catawba’s, right from Croton Point, 
or rather from the Depot at 293 Broadway, 
where any doubter of our verdict as to the 
superiority of Dr. Underhill’s grapes, is in¬ 
vited to walk up and see for himself.— Ed. 
Cauliflower—IIovey’s Early Alma.— 
Mr. Plenry Gillespie, gardener to Isaac P. 
Martin, Esq., of Fort Washington, N. Y., 
has placed upon our table a noble head of 
the above variety of Cauliflower, and shown 
us several other specimens, all of which are 
very large, clear white, and of fine and close 
texture. They measure 25 to 28 inches in 
circumference. The seed was sown May 
15th. Mr. G. has tried all varieties, and es¬ 
teems this decidedly superior to all others, 
—Ed. 
FARMERS’ DAUGHTERS-A PROTEST FROM 
ONE OF THEM. 
ABOUT THE COMPARATIVE EDUCATION OF FARMERS 1 
DAUGHTERS AND SONS. 
To the Editor of the American Agriculturist. 
In your October number of the Agricul¬ 
turist, under the editorial head “Workfor 
the Month,” there are one or two remarks 
made in a tone of quiet sarcasm, which have 
somewhat aroused my indignation, for to 
my mind they are rather unjust. I think, 
sir, you have looked at what appear to be 
the facts in the case, without sufficiently 
studying the causes, or in other words you 
have “ not found out just where the shoe 
pinches.” After a dolorous lament for the 
good old times of husking parties, and the 
attendant rollickings, there is an evident 
disposition manifested to sneer at the so 
called jasticliousness of the Farmers daugh¬ 
ters of the present day, on the supposition 
that they would, as a matter of course, turn 
up their noses at the mere mention of a 
husking frolic, or any other rural festivity. 
Then again comes a most uncalled for re¬ 
flection. “ The business has lost its charm in 
the eyes of the fair sex, and this we imagine 
has more to do with the reluctance of Farm¬ 
ers’ sons to remain upon the old homestead 
than most people imagine.” Verily a grave 
charge to bring down upon the devoted 
heads of country damsels. As though they 
ought to be made responsible for the errat- 
icism of the young men who do but yield 
themselves to the necessity of the age, 
which impels them to go out into the world 
seeking new and more favorable fields of 
fortune than home presents. When the spir¬ 
it of enterprise is made to take the right di¬ 
rection, then will there be a different class 
of young men who will be proud to devote 
themselves to the noble occupation of the 
Farmer. Do not think to call back the sim¬ 
plicity of a past age, when country lads and 
lasses were content with the homespun 
dress, and had not a thought beyond or above 
the annual huskings, apple parings, and like 
festivals of the olden time. Our “ corn fed 
nymphs,” are not so wanting in good sense 
as to despise the profession of their Fathers 
and Brothers. They are quite ready to ad¬ 
mire all that is ennobling in the occupation. 
But there is one great mistake made by 
Farmers generally ; they do nothing to ele¬ 
vate their calling, it is all dull, hard plod¬ 
ding, with little or nothing to relieve the 
monotony of constant labor. It is not to 
be wondered at that youthful aspirations are 
discouraged. If the functions of the brain 
were brought into more active operation, the 
labor of the hands might be more skilfully 
performed, and that which is often looked 
upon as a menial task, might, when the light 
of science is brought to bear upon it, be con¬ 
sidered a matter of high import. 
As regard the daughters of our good 
Farmers they are not educated after the 
manner of their Mothers and Grandmothers, 
and can not be expected to view things in 
the same light. 
There is still another mistake to which 
attention might well be directed. The daugh- 
