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reason prefer to pick a large part of the crop by hand and market it fresh, if 

 they can find pickers conveniently. In that case, they find the harvester a 

 great convenience to finish up the last of the crop Every grower knows how 

 much dissatisfaction and unpleasantness arise in keeping the pickers at thc;r 

 work after the berries begin to get thin. With the harvester, the late berrit-s 

 can all be finished up at one time with a great deal of satisfaction to all con- 

 cerned. This plan is equally available for those who sell their fruit fresh. The 

 last of the crop can be gathered and dried, thus proving a relief to the 

 market and the patience of the grower and pickers. This plan of harvesting 

 was invented and introduced by Mr. Benedict, of Dundee, N. Y», and is exten- 

 sively used by berry growers of that region. 



LANDSCAPE ART. 



The man who has painted a good landscape has only done so after years of 

 patient labor and perpetual consideration of the proportion and balance of parts 

 of all the materials he works with, and his instinct as to shape, size and position 

 of the various objects he has mtroduced is so sure, that the changing of one of 

 them would probably result in the deterioration of the whole. Each has reasons 

 for its place, size and form, reasons which, may be, would come under no 

 formula, but are, nevertheless, entirely potent. A hand placed over some seem- 

 ingly unimportant feature will often overbalance the whole and teach more of 

 subordination of parts than pages of explanation. Careful study of the foliage 

 tints in half a dozen good pictures will be a better lesson in planting for effect 

 than the conning of all the catalogues of striking novelties ever published ; it 

 would be valuable did it only teach the mistake of planting trees in proximity 

 for the sake of the contrast of their tints — a mistake too common in these days 

 of perpetual new introductions of high-colored and variegated trees and shrubs. 

 All these points, patiently and conscientiously considered, will develop in the 

 outdoor artist the feeling of due proportion of parts in his own composition ; 

 and he will come to have as sure a perception of fitness in their size, form and 

 relative position as the painter, since his work is founded on principles closely 

 related and no less artistic. — Garden and Forest. 



Bakf:d Apple Dumplings. — Peel and core eight tart, juicy apples, filling 

 the cavity left by the core with sugar and a pinch of cinnamon or cloves. Make 

 a soft crust as for baking powder biscuit, roll into a sheet about one-quarter of 

 an inch thick, cut in eight pieces, and cover each apple separately, pinching the 

 edges of the crust together over the apple. Lay them side by side in a pudding 

 dish, spread butter over them and nearly cover with boiling water. Cook 

 moderately fast until nicely browned. Serve hot with sugar and cream. 



