THE LIFE WORTH LIVING IN THE COUNTRY. 3O9 



Yet as it is good, indeed necessary, for normal living that 

 every city dweller spend part of the year in the country, so it is 

 good for the country folk to come to the city as often as may be 

 and for some part of the year to bide there for a few weeks. 



As city folk plan and save for a vacation in the country, farm- 

 ers' families would do well to strive for winter vacations in the 

 city. Rooms for light housekeeping are easily obtainable ; a little 

 forethought would often secure requisite care for the farm during 

 absence. The farmer can often afford this vacation for himself 

 and family as well as the struggling business man of the city can 

 afford the country outing. 



Such a getting together would add to the right understand- 

 ing and to the pleasures of all concerned. 



Energetic Minnesota farmers now in the height of their pros- 

 perity would do well to set for all country residents the fash- 

 ion of winter vacations in the city. Thus they would upon their 

 return realize more than ever how rich and full and well worth 

 living is life in the country. 



Mr. C. M. Loring: I wish to say a word in regard to the ad- 

 dress given by Miss Evans in holding up to our view that beauti- 

 ful life in the country. We all know very well that the country 

 boy who goes to the city, when he becomes a wealthy man, as 

 many of them do, one of the first things he wishes to do is to go 

 back to the country. All over New England you will find aban- 

 doned homes and farms taken up by men who lived in the city, 

 got tired of city life and were glad to take their families and 

 go back to the country. Miss Evans spoke of the city people 

 being as ignorant of country life as country people are ignorant 

 of city life. I remember reading a story some time ago which 

 pleased me very much. A young lady went into the country where 

 she spent a very enjoyable summer, and when she was about to 

 leave her host said to her, "We are very sorry to have you 

 leave us, and we hope you will come again." "Yes," she said, 

 "I have enjoyed my visit very much, and I hope it has been in- 

 structive." "Yes," replied the farmer, "I hope so too. You were 

 very ignorant about farm affairs when you came here." She was 

 thinking she had given them some instruction as to city life. 



The Cultivation of Sweet Corn — does not diflfer materially from that 

 of field corn, though the early varieties of sweet corn may be planted some- 

 what closer, say 3 by 3 feet. Harrowing before the crop is up, or just as i^ 

 appears above ground, is of decided advantage in giving the plants a good 

 start and in preventing the growth of weeds close to the hills. Sweet corn 

 will repay thorough cultivation. If it can be cultivated four or five times, and 

 perhaps hoed once, it will usually make a good crop if the season is favorable 

 for corn of any kind. 



