Picking, Packing And Marketing Fruit

AT & meeting of the Central New York Farmer's Club, at Ithaca, the above subject was discussed, of which we have the following report. Mr. Gridley said:

It is perhaps unnecessary for me to state the fact that tens of thousands of dollars are annually lost to fruit growers and dealers in Central New York, in consequence of pears and apples being bruised, badly assorted, poorly packed - sent to market too early or too late. I propose to give a very few brief common sense directions, trusting some one of the losers may be benefited. Pears and apples should be so packed or gathered as not to bruise them. If growers or dealers are disposed to send bruised or inferior fruit to market, it is better for all concerned, to mark the packages No. 2.

Summer and fall apples should be sent to market sufficiently early to arrive in sound condition.

Pickling Walnuts

A lady of great experience in such matters, gives the following receipt for pickling walnuts: "Gather them dry, prick them through with a large pin two or three time*, put them into salt and water, shift them every three days for a fortnight, put them into a sieve, and let them stand a day in the air, and then pnt them into an earthen jar. Boil as much vinegar as will cover them well, pour it boiling hot over them, let them stand three days, then put them into a sieve, and let them stand in the air another day; then take to every quart of fresh vinegar that may be wanted, half an ounce of blank mustard seed, half an ounce of horseradish out into slices, a quarter of an* ounce of long pepper, three cloves of garlic, a dozen cloves, four or five pieces of raw ginger, and a few eschalots; boil these ten minutes, and pour it boiling hot over your walnuts; let it stand a fortnight, then put them into bottles corked close, and cover the corks with resin. They will keep for years".

Picquet Peach

At the fruit exhibition of the Georgia State Horticultural Society, the Picquet Peach was classed as best, flesh vinous, highly flavored, melting, stone small, and fruit of a regular and very large size, and of superior quality. The Smock and Sal way were both classed below it; and the Smock particularly, was so much the lowest standard of admission in point of quality, that it was denied admission.

The Piionophorus

It is known to many of our readers that we have the inexpressible misfortune to be deaf; anything, therefore, which makes more possible to us some of the enjoyments of social intercourse we are inclined to regard with peculiar favor. We have tried all manner of helps to hearing, and with more or less satisfaction, but the Phonophorus, or sound conductor, is infinitely superior to them all. One has been placed in Dr. Dunbar's church, in New York, and we went up there to try it. Mr. Pardee, who was with us, read from the pulpit, and we heard distinctly every word he uttered. We have one in a basket form in our room, and conversation has become comparatively easy and pleasant We mention the subject here that any of our readers who may be afflicted with deafness may avail themselves of its benefits. It was invented by Mr. David D. Stelle, of New Brunswick, N. J.