April, 1901. 



Junior-Naturalist Monthly. 



Issued by the College of Agriculture and Experiment Station of 

 Cornell University, under Chapter 430 of the Laws of 1899 



of the State of New York. 



Entered in the Post office at Ithaca, N. Y., as second class matter. 



VOL. III. CORNELL UNIVERSITY, ITHACA, N. Y. NO. 3. 



SOMETHING FOR YOUNG FARMERS. 



If our Junior Xaturalists were to visit Bell-Wether, Uncle John's 

 farm, they would be surprised to find how many different plants 

 grow there. Uncle John loves tliese plants, — everyone of tliem ; 

 that is Avhy they are so thrift}'. He prepared the soil carefully 

 before he planted them. He gave to each plant the place in whicli 

 it would grow best. If a tree were injured, it received special care 

 until it grew stronger. Even some wayward growers were encour- 

 aged, for Uncle John knows that the straightest and handsomest 

 trees do not always bear the best fruit. 



In walking through the orchard at Bell- Wether you would find 

 that the trees look very much alike. Y^ou Avould not tliink that 

 any one could tell them apart. Uncle Jolm can. He knows every 

 tree. If some of them were to change places in the night, I believe 

 he would find out the next morning which ones had been trying to 

 play a trick on him. He knows them well because they are his 

 own. He planted them. He is responsible for their welfare. They 

 have a place in his heart. 



We want ever Junior Naturalist to have a farm this spring. It 

 may not be so large as Bell-Wether, but you will enjoy it if it is 

 your own. If you have no garden in which to grow plants, make a 

 window garden. Uncle John will tell you in his next letter how to 

 have a successful farm. Y^ou will also find that Leaflet No. -I, " A 

 Children's Garden,'' will help you. 



Whether your farni be large *-br small grow a geranium. Some 



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