for a village society. Music was provided during 

 the whole evening by Weaver Bros., with a banjo 

 and piano, for $4.00. As an encouragement to 

 the exhibitors, a dozen fine plants were given as 

 premiums. It was felt that this was quite in 

 accord with our work and was not open to the 

 same objection that exists against money prizes. 

 Among these were a beautiful hanging basket of 

 lobelia, a fine rubber tree, a fine blooming plant 

 of hydrangea otaksa, a large Kentia palm, etc., 

 etc. During the evening we also had two songs 

 from the Grimsby Male Quartette. At the close 

 of the evening the plant distribution was made, 

 each paid member receiving from the Fruit- 

 Growers' Association a golden prolific plum tree 

 and a wistaria, and from the Grimsby Society a 

 Kentia palm, a Japan ivy and three lily bulbs. 

 The receipts more than covered all expenses, and 

 many persons, seeing the good things given each 

 member, united with our society. 



E. H. Read, Secretary. 



OUR BOOK TABLE. 



The Farmstead. — Among the many new books 

 relating to the farm that have come to my table 

 during this book-writing year, none appears more 

 attractive, and certainly none bears a more sug- 

 gestive title than the above. This is written by 

 Isaac Phillips Roberts, Director of the College of 

 Agriculture, Cornell University, New York. 



It will be remembered that Prof. Roberts was 

 the first Instructor in Agriculture in the Iowa 

 Agricultural College, and for this reason the 

 book is of special interest to Iowa readers. It is 

 a companion volume to Prof. Roberts' former 

 highly successful work, " The Fertility of the 

 Land," where the management and the tillage of 

 the soil was the central theme. 



The Farmstead opens with a strong plea for 

 •fuller appreciation of rural homes ; country and 

 city life are contrasted and the advantages and 

 disadvantages are set forth impartially. After 

 discussing " The Farm as a Source of Incoijie," 

 " The Educational Opportunity on the Farm," 

 " Selection and Purchase of Farms,'' the very 

 practical questions of " Laying Out the Grounds," 

 " Building the House," " Finishing and Fur- 

 nishing the House " are all taken up and dis- 

 cussed in detail. This part is valuable on account 

 of the practical knowledge and long experience 

 as a builder and trained carpenter of the writer. 

 A well written chapter is that entitled " House- 

 hold Administration, Eeonomy and Comfort," by 

 Prof. Mary Roberts Smith, Prof. Roberts' daugh- 

 ter. " The Home Yard " is written by Prof. 

 Bailey in his usual suggestive and attractive 

 style. The barn, outbuildings, fences, cisterns 

 are all treated under separate heads and in an 

 exhaustive manner. 



The volume will be found full of information 

 upon many points upon which at present we do 

 not seem well supplied with books and reference. 

 It forms a part of the Rural Science Series pub- 

 lished by the MacMillan Company, New York, 

 and is retailed at $1.25. John Craig, Iowa Agri- 

 cultural College, Ames, Iowa. 



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Well situated iu the town of Burlington, Ontario. Farm 

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 6500 currant bushes. 250 la»-ge grape vines, 56 large apple, 

 trees, gooseberries, etc. 1,500 cherry, peach and plum 

 trees. Terms easy. Apply to 



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