THE FREAK PUMPKIN.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3612, 15 February 1906, Page 4

THE FREAK PUMPKIN.

jj! ilewwe Tiak«« Ftrain |»ti tbsmed It lat« hh Kver-Instew-law Sonrae ot In coma, iij Vht modern farmer Is learning to ttkt advantage of the weaknesses of } «Afcire, says the New York Mail and i, One of the-se weaknesses la feuail in the lordly pumpkin. Bruise jr • flowing pumpkin and the scar will MW be cleared away, but will show la the ripe pumpkin in the- shape of AaUcat.e little yellow warts. Starting with this principle, some shrewd Yankfe« have made their pumpkin farms Valuable. After the melons get good-sized and prate that they will be fine one* the tamers jfo into the patch and with a sharp stick scar them so that when they are ready for market their happy Vieo bear, in words of warts, lependb like lluf-.-: “Rat meat Smith's;” Smith will make pies of me soon;” “Brown's pies are the best;” “Jones’pies are delicious!” "You can eat me inside.” The wily farmer hauls these warty fellows to market, and, calling Smith, Jones and Brown from their respective sssfeuraula, shows the strange freak of Mturs. Of course a sale is made on alfhtt and the pumpkin lieaat the front of the restaurant for a few days to astoaioh powers-by until it must be mads hwto plea (o save it. Then the farmer tWacovera another freak pumpkin, suitably marked, to replace it. Fancy prkea are to ba paid for these pumpkino, and stony patches that would Mvar pay taxes in any other crop pro- ■ doe* waallth in pumpkins. V twshi piekluc «( Apples. Tko fruit should be loosened by raking upward and not pulled off, as la usually done, and with varieties that ding tenaciously, raise the apple nod give it a half turn at the same time* Lay carefully in the basket or reeoptacla used, and when placing in • barrel or box handle with care, in feet just as tenderly as you would •gf«. thereby preventing bruising or puncturing of the skin by the stems. Apples for home use tthould not be placed in the cellar, but in a dark, Well-ventilated building, until freezing weather approaches, und those intended for market should be put upon the ground under the trees, to remain a week or more, and then barreled. All bruised ones are then readily discernIMewd |o»y be thrown out for evap-