PROFITS OF STRAWBERRY CULTURE, 
New Advertisements 
The Onoiila communists have a colony near 
Wallingford, in Connecticut, where, among 
other industries, they cultivate small fruits. In 
a late number of their Circular they communi¬ 
cate the results of their strawberry crop this 
year. We extract tills account, which will in¬ 
terest many farmers near the great cities. The 
Circular says; 
“The amount of land iu stratvberriee this sea¬ 
son was nine acres and a quarter. Of this land 
four and a quarter acres bore its tirst crop; and 
a little more than four acres yielded its second 
crop; and the remainder, a little less than One 
acre, gave its third crop. The entire crop 
amounted to 21),825 quarts, or 1)32 bushels — a 
yield equal to 100 bushels per acre. Considering 
how favorable the seasou has been, this crop 
should not be called a first-rate one. We attrib¬ 
ute onr comparative failure mainly to the pover¬ 
ty of four acres of newly-planted ground. Forty 
loads of stable manure per acre, with some ad¬ 
ditions of bone-dust and guano, proved insuffi¬ 
cient to bring the plants up to the proper size 
for great productiveness. 
The cost of cultivation was as,follows : 
The Crop. Dr. 
To team-work ami labor,.(886 75 
“ Manures,. 415 62 
“ Bog-hay and Btraw for mulch,. 878 00 
“ Interest on capital and taxes,. 109 18 
Total cost of cultivation,.$1,739 50 
The expense of harvesting and marketing was 
as follows: 
The Crop. Dr. 
To coBt of picking and marketing,.$840 04 
“ Freights, traveling and telegrams,. 505 50 
“ Commissions, .... 279 42 
“ Team-work... 60 (H) 
“ Wear of crates and baskots,. 125 00 
Total for harvesting and marketing,... .$1,875 90 
Total cost of crop,.$3,015 46 
The returns to be credited are as follows: 
The Crop. G'r. 
By 26,901 qts. berries shipped at an average 
value of 20 ctfl. f qt.,..$5,892 20 
“ Bernes sold and otherwise disposed of at 
home,. 419 69 
“ Plants sold,, 103 33 
Total value Of crops,.$5,915 22 
Deduct total cost of the same,. 3,015 10 
Balance of profit,.$2,299 76 
These figures are based on the actual showing 
of our account hooks, and on the market value 
of the different items which entered into the 
production of the crop. Some of these items 
may seem too great; that of bog-hay and straw 
lor mulch might, perhaps, have been debited 
at the actual cost of production, as these articles 
were not actually purchased. 
Wo will now add a few averages derived from 
the crops of the three past years: 
Cost of raising berries in 1865 _5 4-5 cts. per qt. 
“ “ 1866...11 “ “ 
“ “ 1867....5 1-2 “ “ 
“ picking and selling in 1805 _5 1-5 “ “ 
“ “ 1806....8 “ “ 
“ *' 1867. ...6 8-10“ “ 
Average price of berries in 1865... .21 “ “ 
11 “ I860.... 371-2 “ “ 
“ “ 1867...20 “ “ 
ROOT AND STOCK GRAFTING. 
A COUCH, n COLD, ora SORE THROAT, 
Requires Immcdlato attention, arnlishould be check¬ 
ed. Hallowed to continue. 
Irritation of the I.uiuih, n Permanent Throat 
Oint-aNe, or OonNuniiitloo, 
is oftau tbo result. 
TnERE is strong dissatisfm !’ >n In many locali¬ 
ties against propagating vain ies of the apple 
by root grafting, which is the method almost 
universally practiced by nurserymen to get up 
their stocks, if the planter were to raise his 
own trees it would probably he preferable to 
grow seedlings and graft the stock or top, and 
this plan might be adopted, wc think, with very 
good results. There would then be no cause of 
complaint against “tree peddlers” and dis¬ 
honest nurserymen, and the fruit grower would 
often save both time aud money by thus pro¬ 
ducing his own trees. Dr. Warder, in liis 
work on apples, sums up the case as follows : 
Much discussion has been had upon the merits 
and de merits, or disadvantages of root gratting, 
and much theoretiealargumenthas been brought 
against the practice; but beautiful trees are 
thus made in immense numbers in the exten¬ 
sive nurseries of our country, and until better 
arguments can be produced against the prac¬ 
tice, nurserymen will continue to graft on 
sections of root such varieties as arc suitable 
for this procedure—especially apples, in a large 
proportion of ihe varieties cultivated, some, 
pears, some peaches, grapes, and other fruits. 
Root grafting is now of almost universal ap¬ 
plication with the apple. It has many advan¬ 
tages, which may be summed up as follows: 
Two or more plants may be produced from the 
root of one stock; these may be made with 
great rapidity; the work may all be performed 
in-doore and during the whole winter season, 
when nothing can be done outside; they are of 
small bulk, and great numbers may be stowed 
away in little space; they may be transported 
to any distance in this condition, and are ready 
for plantiug with the opening of spring, when 
they may be set iu the nursery rows at once; 
or, they may be bedded out in small space aud 
mulched, to protect them from drouth, and the 
weeds can easily be kept under, 
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Another ad¬ 
vantage of bedding out the root-grafts Ls, that 
they tnay he assorted according to their size the 
next season, when transplanted into the nursery 
rows. This very transplanting, too, is a great 
advantage, for the roots will be much improved 
by the process. 
The theoretical objections to root grafts have 
yielded to sound philosophy, based on and sup¬ 
ported by practical Observation, The very many 
advantages of this more economical and con¬ 
venient and agreeable process will necessarily 
sustain root-graftiug iu this fast age, when so 
many millions of trees are needed for the rap¬ 
idly extending wants of this nation of tree 
planters. We may, however, consider some of 
the practical objections which have been brought 
forward agaiust this plan of multiplying the 
apple. In our very changeable climate, and 
particularly in the Northwest, upon the prairies, 
the cold of winter often supervenes with great 
suddenness, after the j’onng trees have marie a 
prolonged and vigorous growth In the fertile 
soil, aud produces terrible devastation among 
those that are there exposed, without protec¬ 
tion of any kind, to the rude blasts ol the 
storm-king 
Many consider this variety identical with 
the York Maderiaand ITydc’s Eliza. The bunch 
is compact, generally shouldered; the berry 
medium, round aud black, it is juicy and of a 
pleasant llavor. The vine is hardy, in some 
localities productive and in others not. It 
ripens iu this latitude about the last of August. 
There is little pulp in the berry. This grape has 
never been prominent, nor Is it of great or par¬ 
ticular value for market or wiuc making—many 
other varieties being superior; yet it is desira¬ 
ble for a collection and usually gives satisfaction 
in the garden. It is said to have been intro¬ 
duced by Charles Canuy, Wilmington, Del. 
grown prematurely old, are sold for good ones, 
and valuable trees are often fatally injured by 
the length of time taken in transportation, 
sale and distribution. 
To “order direct from reputable, reliable 
nurserymen” is doubtless “the best way.” 
Even if the buyer does not know who is the 
most reliable, it is better than to buy of agents, 
for it would give him a chance to hold some¬ 
body responsible for fair dealing. Iu addition 
to this, he should make selection from such 
varieties as are known to do well on his soil 
and climate; and then insist on having his 
ordcre filled precisely as he sends them,—not 
allowing the nurserymen, as they sometimes 
request, to substitute others for them. Above 
all, let him see that they are sent by express, 
aud not as freight,—at least if they are to come 
east of the Hudson river. It is well known 
that freight is delayed for weeks at, Albany, 
both in the autumn and spring; and fruit trcuB 
are no exception. It is probable that one-half 
of the trees ordered through agents are seriously 
injured by delay in transportation and distribu¬ 
tion. No one east of the Hudson river should 
hesitate a moment at paying the extra expense 
of transportation by express. My own experi¬ 
ence is this: Of a lot of pear trees received 
from Rochester by express, aud set out in the 
autumn, not one in ten died ; of a lot received 
a year and a half afterwards us freight, and set 
out in the spring, not onc-half ever showed any 
signB of life. On inquiry, I found the latter 
had been delayed more than two weeks on the 
road; and to this fact I attribute their want of 
vitality.— e. m. r. 
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ituviug tue luicrin riraucnes anil lruit spurs 
feeble. In order to obviate this and develope 
the fruit wood all through the tree, there should 
be only branches enough t,o form a nice, open 
head, and these shortened every season. 
Pinch Orchards — Cultivation .—In New Jersey 
it is customary to plant the uronud of a peach 
orchard to com till the trees e'inmencti bearing 
In a less degree, injury Is very fre¬ 
quent with many such late-growing kinds, at 
the first access of a severe frost; this Is mani¬ 
fested in the bursting of the bark near the base 
of the stem. The same thing is not so often 
seen in the &arue varieties, when they have been 
budded or stock grafted a foot or more from the 
ground upon hardy seedling stocks, hence ju¬ 
dicious propagators have selected the “tender” 
varieties for this kind of working, and coniine 
their root-grafting to those less liable to the 
iDjury. There are other varieties which do not 
readily and promptly form a strong, upright 
growth, so as to be profitable trees to the nur¬ 
seryman if root grafted; these are selected for 
stock working, either on strong seedlings, or 
upon hardy upright sorts that have been root 
grafted for the purpose of being thus double- 
worked. This plan has been pursued to a limited 
extent only, but its advantages in the produc¬ 
tion of good trees of the slender growing 
varieties* begin to be appreciated, and as the 
demand increases, our intelligent nurserymeu 
will very soon farnish the requisite supply. 
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VARIOUS ORIGINAL RECIPES, &c, 
Plain Cake.— 1 cup sour cream ; 1 do. of 
sugar; 1 teaspoon soda; ldo. of salt; 1 egg; a 
few drops of lemon oxtraet. Bake quickly. 
Railroad Cake. — 1 cup sugar; ldo. of flour; 
1 eggs ; Y teaspoon soda; 1 do. of cream tar Ur. 
Beat the eggs und sugar together, then add the 
other articles. The same may be baked very 
thin, spread with jelly when cool and roll It up. 
Lincoln Cake.— 2 eggs; a cups sugar; j^do, 
of butter; 1 do. of milk; S do. of flour; 1 tea¬ 
spoon extract of lemon ; i do. of cream tartar; 
Yx do. of soda. Beat the eggs, sugar aud milk 
together, then add the other articles and bake in 
a quick oven. 
Sweet Apple Pickles.—P ure nicely the quan¬ 
tity of apples required, and take out the stem and 
blow end with a sharp pointed knife. Boil them 
tender iu a kettle of sirup prepared in the follow¬ 
ing manner:—To 1 quart of cider vinegar add 1 
pint of sugar, (two quarts will cover a half¬ 
bushel of apples,) add spice, cloves and cassia 
buds to taste. Boil the sirup a few minutes 
after taking out the apples. Peaches aud pears 
are very nice prepared the same way, except to 
boil the sirup lougcr for the latter. 
To Dry Citron. — Slice and Ukc out the 
seeds; boil in sirup until transparent; then 
take out on plates and dry in a moderate oven. 
— i. M. I. 
Ammonia Cookies. — 1 tablespoon ammonia, 
dissolved in a cup of sweet milk; 1 cup sugar; 
Yx do. of butter; 2 eggs ; nutmeg to taste. 
Raisin Cake.— t cup buttermilk; 1 do. of 
brown sugar; 1 do. chopped raisins ; 1 egg; 
butter the size of au egg; 1 teaspoon soda; 1 
do. of cloves; 1 do. of cinnamon ; 3 cups sifted 
Hour. It improves it to frost it when done. 
Molasses Cake without Eggs.— 1 cup mo¬ 
lasses; 1 tablespoon ginger; 2 do. of shorten¬ 
ing; then add 1 eup of warm water with 1 tea¬ 
spoon of saleratus dissolved in it. — Anna R., 
Seneca Falls, jy. Y. 
a most ram pan t and luxu rian t gro wer. It blooms 
profusely but often sets imperfectly, und thus its 
produce is uot always satisfactory; last season It 
suffered Borne from rot.” It wants plenty of 
room, long pruning, aud some other vine should 
he planted along with it to Impregnate the blos¬ 
soms. The Clinton, Golden Clinton and Hun¬ 
tington are recommended as desirable varieties 
to mix with it in the vineyard. 
Transplanting Forest Trees .—A Western mem¬ 
ber of the Institute Farmers’ Club, J. L. G’oul- 
son, New York, recently stated his practice in 
planting out forest trees. Iu the month of Jan¬ 
uary, 18-17, he took up aud planted out 51 water 
oaks iu his yard, 47 ot which lived aud grew 
finely. The next year 1B7 were planted, of which 
131 grew. A sample lot ol' 17 were measured 
this fall and gave an average of 58 inches in cir¬ 
cumference. The process of plantiug is thus 
described: — “I dug the holes four feet square, 
two feet deep; I went to the woods and dug 
up trees about 8 and 10 feet high, about the 
size of an ordinary man’s wrist. I took up no 
earth with them; I trimmed the roots oil' to 
about 12 to 18 inches; I cut oil' every branch to 
about 0 inches, but was careful not to cut or 
touch the center or pointer, which, in my judg¬ 
ment, should always be left, if you wish a hand¬ 
some tree or quick growth. I filled iu the hole 
with the earth dug ont, and X put it In as firm 
as before it was spaded out, and had the ground 
moistened around the roots, packing closely, 
and finished by filling in with dry earth. The 
rule is to cut off the branches to within 6 inches 
of the body to correspond with shortened roots, 
while the earth next the roots should be made 
into mortar, and the air kept out. I think all 
roads should be lined with trees. 
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Thornless Gooseberr 
y. — The Billiard Goose¬ 
berry is a French fruit of good quality, the 
bush rather a slow grower, but without thorns. 
Forcing Lilacs, — For the Paris market alone 
lilacs are forced to bloom in winter by the hun¬ 
dred thousand. With the necessary heat and 
not much light, the common lilac blooms white. 
Unseasonable Flowering,—'S cat Lyons, and in 
other parte of France, the unusually dry season 
followed by rains, caused the apple, pear and 
plum trees to flower in great numbers. 
The Sweet Potato as a Window Plant ,—This is 
rcommended as a plant for the dwelling, on 
account of the fine green of its leaves. We 
have seen it now and then in use, and its effect 
is fine aud satisfactory. 
Chrysanthemums should be taken in as soon as 
the frost interferes with their blooms, aud put in 
sand in a cellar. Much complaint is made of 
their destruction during the winter, which it is 
believed is caused by mice, as all the protection 
given them seems useless. 
Gladiolus bulbs also should be taken up and 
burled in sand where mice cannot attack them, 
as they are particularly fond of feeding upon 
them and will leave scarce a trace of them be¬ 
hind where they have full play. Beside, these 
bulbs will not stand the severe temperature of 
winter. 
Apricot Growing. — The apricot tree when 
young is a rapid grower, and if left to itself will 
produce long, naked branches, in consequence 
of its growing only from the terminating buds, 
and those near the top of each year’s growth, 
APPLE TREES IN NEW ENGLAND 
EASTERN NEW YORK. 
Is not your inference from my remarks on the 
nursery traffic “far too sweeping?” Certainly 
it includes more than the writer ever intended. 
Of course proprietors of " established nurseries 
of reputation” intend to deal fairly; and nothing 
iu my remarks implies that there are not such 
in Western New York. But the difficulty is to 
know them, and briug farmers into communica¬ 
tion with them. For it is insisted that their 
number is much smaller thau it ought to be, or 
that they are not truly represented by agents or 
pretended agents. The Springfield Republican 
was quoted to show that the evil is wide-spread 
and damaging both to the farmers and the hon¬ 
orable nurserymen. It ought to be abated for 
the sake of both classes. 
It doe6 not consist mainly or wholly in mis¬ 
naming a few trees. This, though a common, 
is not a very serious fault. It is a more objec¬ 
tionable and more common trick for dealers to 
palm off inferior kmds of fruit for that which 
has been ordered or promised. There are 
scarcely more thau half a dozen kiuds of apples 
that are profitable for eastern furmers to culti¬ 
vate; yet on the plea that better varieties are 
sent than they ordered, they often do not re¬ 
ceive one of those best adapted to their soil and 
climate. The Newtown Pippin is one of the 
best of apples; but it is almost useless to 
attempt to cultivate it in tbis region or in the 
larger portion of New England. But a more 
grievous fault is that poor, unthrifty trees, 
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lows :—“ A tin tube made like a syphon, driven 
into the vent of a barrel of wine or elder, and 
the other end inserted into a vial of water, will 
prevent the air from entering the barrel, while 
the gas escapes through the water. Make tho 
barrel otherwise tight. When the cider or wine 
in the barrel is done working, the water In the 
bottle will cease bubbling. It requires no fill¬ 
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worker, and when once made cun always be kept 
for future use .—Farm and Fireside, 
Osaok Change Cuttings.— Will cuttings of the 
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