North Carolina fruit trade laden with imported apples
In Raleigh and larger towns daily fruit displays show apples and grapes from New York, peaches from Delaware, pears from Baltimore. Prices range from $1 to $2 per bushel for apples, 20 to 30 cents per basket for grapes. Locally grown mountain apples are praised but said not market ready. North Carolina loses thousands yearly to northern imports.
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N. ©. Bulletin
Pecans culture and best varieties for planting
Practical guidance from a Texas Farm and Ranch reader on pecan culture. Plant in late December or early March in open ground or sand bed, using small holes and trampling soil. Warns against large transplanting, notes ant pests, suggests a water rich approach if roots are disturbed, and highlights pruning with a tree pruner. Discusses attempts to graft walnuts with pecans and the climate limits for foreign varieties.
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Florida
Insects on Nut Trees and Control Methods
Observations note pecan trees are largely insect free with few wormy nuts. Summer sees about 2 percent tent caterpillar on trees, easily destroyed when found. Infested limbs may be removed and burned. hickory girdler causes twig loss in fall. Burning fallen twigs reduces future nut problems as females lay eggs there.
Profitable economies in horticulture era
The article notes that wastage in farming is being turned into profit through uses like sunburned oranges processed into marmalades, peach and apricot stones burned for fuel, raisin seed oil potential in Fresno, grape seeds and stems rich in tannic acid, and waste apples from cider mills used for jelly and evaporating while stressing that small economies help California endure hard times.
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The Insane Horse and the Kind Doctor’s Aid
An anecdote from Our Animal Friends recounts Firefly, an apparently insane horse facing euthanasia. A veterinary doctor extracts decayed teeth, drains the abscess, and uses chloroform to ease the pain. The horse recovers with tonics and care, demonstrating intelligence, memory, and gratitude toward a helpful groom named John.
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