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few times, they give it a preference. 

 Last summer I saw a pasture of seven- 

 teen acres in which sweet clover was eat- 

 en down close to the ground, while al- 

 sike, timothy and white clover went to 

 seed in the same lot. Just over the fence, 

 in another lot, the sweet clover grew sev- 

 en feet high and so thick that one could 

 scarcely pass through it. 



It is called a weed by some, but this is 

 not the case. Of course, if sown upon 

 waste lands, such as swamps, open wood- 

 lands, clearings, etc., it will take the 

 place of thistles and ragweed, and hold 

 its own, but, as it dies root and branch 

 the second year, there is no trouble get- 

 ting rid of it. Not only this, but it leaves 

 the ground full of richness that it has 

 brought up from the lower depths. 



Holland; Mich. Jan. 13, 1898. 



PLAIN SECTIONS AND SECTION CLEANERS. 



Mr. Aspinwall and his Friend Discuss the 

 Finer Points of these Innovations. 



L. A. ASPINWALL. 



A little nonsense now and tlipn. 

 Is roiishetl by the wisest men."' 



M 



R. A. — Gcod 

 m o r n i n g 

 friend Weather/vv 

 where have you 

 been all summer? 

 Mr. W. — On 

 the farm. 



Mr. A. — On 

 the barn ? 



Mr. W.-Xo, 1 

 said on the farm. 

 Mr. A. —Oh, 

 beg your pardon, it icould be a queer 

 pliC2 tospsid t'.iesummsr, come to think. 

 Friend Weatherbee, you see I'm at it as 

 usual, ,so please excuse this suit of clothes; 

 my apiary, as you know, is a veritable 



experiment station; and much of the work 

 is ruinous to clothing. But you seem to 

 be wearing a better suit than usual; haven't 

 held up a clothing house lately have you ? 



Mr. W. — I see you are the same old boy 

 you were twenty-five years ago, friend A. ; 

 and just as full of fun. But I must tell 

 you about that suit of clothes. My 

 good wife advised me to try the plain 

 sections the past season; and, as a result, 

 my'crop of honey brought from a cent to 

 two cents a pound more than if it had 

 been in the old-style of sections. My 

 crop of 5,000 lbs. netted me at least 

 $50. more than it would otherwise have 

 done; so I told my wife to purchase the 

 best dre.ss she could find. Of course, wo- 

 man-like, she agreed to it; but said I 

 should appear her equal, in dress, at least, 

 (which was a slight insinuation), and I, 

 \yoman-like; agreed to it also. Say, friend 

 A., my wife came very near calling me 

 honey that day. 



Mr. .A. —Why ? What did she say ? 



Mr. W. — She called me old beeswax. 



Mr. ,\.— Friend W., don't you think it 

 would be a good plan to get a sun extract- 

 or instead of rendering wax the old way, 

 daubing up ever3thing as well as your 

 clothing ? By the way, my wife asked 

 me last week, if I knew the difference be- 

 tween a honey comb and a honey moon. 

 I replied, that there could be no differ- 

 ence in one sense, as both were exceed- 

 ingly sweet. She said, however, there 

 was a great difference; whereupon, I be- 

 came intere.sted to learn just what it was, 

 and requested her to explain. Well, 

 friend W., what do you think it is ? 



Mr. W. — You don't want me to guess 

 it do you ? 



Mr. .A.. — Certainly, if \ou can. 



:\Ir. W.— Certainly I can't, what is the 

 difference? 



Mr. A. — I'll tell you. One is composed 

 of a lot of little cells, and the other is one 

 great big sell. 



Mr. W. — Ha ! Ha ! I'm going straight 

 home and give that conundrum. 



Mr. A. — Hold on friend Weatherbee, 

 I've lots to say about plain sections. The 



