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we examine any one of them, bow wondrous and how perfect 

 their beauty. We no longer wonder at the words of the Divine 

 Teacher, when he said, " Behold the lilies of the field, how they 

 grow. They toil not, neither do they spin, and yet I say unto 

 you that even Solomon in all his glory, was not arrayed like one 

 of these." If we thus work and make our homes what they can 

 and may be, we shall no longer hear the complaint that the sons 

 are leaving the farm, and the daughters declare that they will 

 never marry farmers, but on the contrary they will learn to look 

 upon the home of their childhood as the dearest and happiest 

 spot on earth, the spot they will ever leave with regret, and to 

 which they will return with heartfelt gladness. To them, as well 

 as to ourselves, it should ever be the most perfect type of the 

 bright beyond, that our earth affords. 



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KASPBERRY CULTURE. 

 By A. L. Hatch, Ithaca. 



The two best market sorts are Gregg, Black Cap and Brandy- 

 wine, Red. Caution should be taken in planting all tip or bow- 

 cane varieties. The tip of the old bush, left on the plant, must 

 not be regarded as the top of the plant. Beware of planting so as 

 to cover the buds in the crown of the plant too deeply. 



When new bushes are one foot high pinch off the tips so they 

 will branch low down. Don't wait until bushes are two feet or 

 more in height before nipping them off. When branched low 

 down they will stand up better, the branches will mature and 

 endure the winter better than they would if branched higher or 

 left unpinched. x\fter bushes are two feet high they will not sus- 

 tain themselves, if they are pinched off, and form two or three 

 branches near the top, as they always do. Better not pinch them 

 at all if it cannot be done low down, say at one foot or lees from 

 the ground. When the branches have grown six inches, pinch 

 their tips off, so they will rebranch. This second pinching is not 

 always necessary on weak or young plants, and often not on the 

 red sorts ; but is very necessary on the vigorous Black Caps. This 

 pinching and consequent branching of the bushes makes them 

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