If this han three dotn after ft, pleojte re^d 

 a 8iK«ial notice on bottom of paae t£0. 



« The Farm and Garden. 



Vol. IV. 



JANUARY, 1885. 



INSTRUCTIONS TO CO RRESPONDENTS. 



SubacrlpUoils may begin wiUi on; nvunber, On! «e p„for to a.i« 

 Bencwiils oaii be sent now, no malter wtcn Uie unbKrioUon 



NaUoe U idw.ys ,toi of eipl,»tlon of .nb<i«ripUon. If not rene»rf 

 p»i»er. anJ uo bill iviU bo sent for eitra numbers. 



BeMllttlul«M maj Iw m»(l« « onr rL.k b. Post Offlco Onter 

 Foslal Note K^-iiswred L«ll«r. SUo.p» a„a I'u^ian MonS^e 

 token, bat if sent 10 ordlnarj lotK-rs an- at jour tiak Wo do nof 

 adviflo you to »«nd money or st*mp« without regijioriDg. s«« iaat^nc 

 Moan on page 1^ , 



Keoelptfc— We send a receipt tot an raone* >#nt «= re -„« ,.„ 

 Bot bear from ns in a reasonable tlmi; ^iH^Si 



Addre.i«».-No matter how often yon hare irtlten to n. oleaso 

 aiwaya i?ivo your fall namo, poet offloe nn.* s*«.* to .T ' *^ 

 to And your iame exoept tSm tie ^Ztt^ We UK, no way 



1.?"?°* """■?' ^ 8ne««ed, >o write Item' plainly and in tnlL^ if a 

 lady, alwa^Tl write It the iam<^„ot Mr,, siunanih. Allen one tlme 



your sisnaturo, do not be olTonded if we make a mlstaknin this point. 



-..^"T**.^ '",?*' ™*''* "'•m '■ "^ <*°*» *^^rT (^e. and we will cheerfollv 

 ».«rreot thcin if yon write n«. Try to write ol good natnrMlr bot [t 

 yon ouan.7t, then write to ua any way. Do not com- ' 

 plain to any one olao or let It pasa. We want an early 

 -opportunity to make rlgh.t any injaaUoe we may do 



ADVEKTISINO RATES— From l».»c of 

 Jonaarr, 1 885 to DtK^mber, 1 886, IneJu- 

 •1T6. eo cento per Acute line each biaertloii. 



the boy can be driven from the country to the 

 brick walls of the city, from the peace and quiet 

 of the country to the din and turmoil of the cltv 

 now shall It be done? Not easily, but beein 

 early, for you must labor long if you saceeed As 

 soon a^ your boy is old enough to love sto<k, let 

 him at once know that it is "Pop's" stock and he 

 has no earthly Interest at aU in It. Should 

 you be so simple aa to allow him a kitten even, 

 kill it as soon as you can, for that will help to 

 aiscourage his home love. As he grows older, 

 learn him that your interests axe separate, 

 that it Is yours to command and his to obey, 

 asking no questions, why and wherefore, for 

 by answeringthose questions you Increase 

 his Interest In the farm. As soon as 

 your boy Is old enough to understand 

 It, growl aboutthe bard lot of tlie 



farmer, and that' farm 



lug does not pay 



Keep this up ' 



all the time, 



forthatf 



makes .^^^^HDSt^'Vr^J'^ 



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com- 



No. V. 



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A yrar is uvU bcirun onH 

 Vfttl be profltahln fnded, that 

 i> hequn b)i taking a 

 a good a^rHcril- 

 tmrali 







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'^^A^: 



r/ 



c=rhigj yet like aiajj, 

 _ when fed alone, is poor 

 -food to work on. 



While 

 a- little 



foolish- 



n e M s 

 may be 

 pleckS' 

 chaff. 



THE CITY O R THE COUNTRY? 



How TO Drive The Boys Fkom Tub Farm. 



By a Orumbling Farmer. 



So much has been said and written as to how to 

 keep the boys on the farm, that I will take a field 

 new to most writ/- 

 ers: how to keep 

 the Ixiys from the 

 farm. To keep the 

 boys from the farm 

 18 not so easy a task 

 as some think. 

 ihere is a natural 

 loveinaboy forthe 

 Old homestead, a 

 love for the green 

 uelds and the pure 

 Invigorating air of 

 the country hills 

 and dells. Yet, it 



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OCB ERT- IBM CBELilCribN OF VEGETABtSS 

 OFFERKD ON THIS PAGE 



fortable, and after a while, tne boy will believe 

 what yon say andliegln to complain of his hard 

 lot as a farmer's boy. -When he get.s older, give 

 a highly-colored picture of the city, and a drear\' 

 one of the country. That will encourage him to 

 hate the farm, and look toward the city : but In 

 no case allowhlm to go to the city, for he might 

 not nnd all your asserUons true, and still love 

 the farm. 



Keep up your growling all the while about hard 

 times, and the farmers' bad luck, about It being 

 too hot or too cold, too wet or too dry, make your 

 boy a-s mLserable as possibli-. that will aid to 

 make him hate the farm. When he gets older, 

 allow him no prlvUeges at all. If you shoulti 

 allow him any layor, do It grudgingly, and growl 

 about It all next dav. Miilce his home life an irk- 

 some a.s possible. (Should he still have left a love 

 for the farm, and want a strawberry bed, rasp- 

 .. f^^r'"'' ?!" * inPl<''a pateh, by no means allow 

 11 to hlra. Do not let him know that there is any 

 comfort or pleasure on the farm, and If he gets 

 any of these privileges be must get them on a 

 neighbor's farm while you arc away or asleep 

 Be sure and tell him every day how hizv be is, 



S ^."f^MT"^' Mel""; P«d from ,t<K:k from ,hi,.h ill.,K,and melin 

 Oobh)j^ two wJr. ^ ?'"':;, ^"^^ KIn« Pepper, now and the lareesl grown 

 liabbace. two weeka earlier thaji nnyjother. >. A- 'k. Sweet Com, exfra early, 1, 



this colli.-etlon and ."ubscripflon to Ihl 



can be done, and iS'Sl^Bal-ga 



P.S-'We will send this collection free lor a club of B subscribers at -i.i cents each. 



and never 

 allow that he U 

 tired, even if he was np 

 at four o'CiOck and worked 

 . . alongside of you all day and 



heard your encouraging talk during that time. 

 AUow him no painrs to read which describe the 

 oomfort.s of a farmer's life, nor allow him tose* 

 °'V,'^: ,^1'*^^ '^''" "o 8ood farm papers to read at 

 all. tell him you are too _poor to take any, that 

 will convince him that the farm is a poor place 

 indeed Should he get a copy of "Buffalo BlU," 

 "I., J"® "P°° ^^^ Plains," Bit down and read it 

 with him with zeal, for this will show yourlnter- 

 ««t in his growing idea, of how to leave the farm. 

 When your boy approaehes manhood, always 

 order hlra in an arbitrary manner to go and do 

 this, or go and do that, like a man of authority, 

 and let him feel that lie is talked to like a puppy 

 and treated m<e a dog. Should he work wlfti a 

 plow, give him the poorest one, and teach hhaa 

 that he is an underling, but expect of him the 

 same work as the man who has the good plow. 

 Bhoijld he help mow, give him any poor, old 

 ^ythe, and let the hired man have a good one 

 and if the boy cannot keep up, call him idle 

 lazy good-for-nothing, or any choice name of the 

 kind you can think of. This makes him feel the 

 Justice of some farmers' idea of a boy to do a 

 man s day's work with the poorest tools on the 

 farm. 



To discourage blm the more, allow him a pig or 

 a lamb and tell him that it Is his and take good 

 care of it. That will encourage blm to work. 

 When the animal is grown, sell his pet lamb or 

 c.tlf and put the money in your pocket. Should 

 he fail to see the Jusfi.eof it and say anything, 

 ' .ii.'^i'." '° **''"•■ "P- '^"'t yo" have no patienSs 

 with him. Make him tielieve you are injured 



THE mOST VALUABLE AND COIHPLETE COL- ^l^^^f^t ate 



justice htlps wean 

 him from the farm,. 

 Should your boy 

 still love the farm, 

 do not be discour- 

 aged, but growl a 

 little more, and try 

 again in someother 

 way. Should there ■ 

 be a picnic or an 

 excursion or a 

 pleasant school en- 

 tertainment, never 

 let him go, but tell 



webarearra^i tb, 11 1 , " '■ACTION OF NOVELTIES EVER OFFERED. 



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 ^uuun vueeti tvater Helon. Pe.'d from Bto.-k from ^hi. s m — rr,, % — 1,... ». ^_. ..... . . .T. . 



would coat 



eentH, and 



as foUi.ws — 



aa ^own, New Cardinal Tomato. La^t 



hes thirk, H inoli,-. i-.ik:. Etitmpea 



of flab flavor; Very'larw"N,w'eM.i.-'n^ ^l'^'^^'^ * ""'' «"'" ''"''^' ]!^'" 'H" Pumpkin-Grey Uoi.loene, 



U to 20 Inches lone pi|nei^r>l« S^.r^^l. K., ',"^ I.eftoce. CAlra fine; none better. Lonit GreelBn t'ueumberl new; 



Runerior- ettVa eariV i.2«."i ■•"'.„! .v ' °l '" '""^ I"'"' »"'' """' Preduotlve. Beep Seorlct Olive Kadlah; l.a.> no 



former, or hlawtfeNO W ^fl»A O';'"'" •""'<;<■ '"'"""^l « rl«k of M„c too ifferal) we ..y -To ever. Am- rlean 



rcoelre, thl' ?nmte- we wnTj?? JJ" "''"'' '*"' "."',"'' '"' """'«»■' '"d .-ub^criptlon to this pao.r within 5 darj nfl.-r he 



tlon Mo.k Melon 7iVl^t''n' '5 " 'PV^'Inl premium for tbe promptne.-. one t,M poetet of Perfee- 



there l°^.reeW^oml5r.V^'"°H*''' ff °" PV"''"''"^"'' »»* absolutely the flneat grown. F1e«h .0 thlek 



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