That was 60 pounds of nitrate the only fertiHzer the crops ever had. Still we kept the sprayers 

 going, for the drought lasted until the 2d of June, but peas yielded, radishes were so thick there was not 

 force enough to gather and ship them, while lettuce began heading up in excellent shape. 



The last of May gave us the first discord in our farm family. A woman we had befriended had 

 been growing grumpier and grumpier for some time, while a member of her family was often sullen and 

 morose. A cloud-burst was soon to appear, we felt the human thunder in the air. 



At last the pleas from her "that there was more than one pair of hands could do," although she 

 had been working for a much larger family, decided the question. She was either to stay under the same 

 conditions without further trouble from her, or go. Go it was, and that promptly on June 1st. 



The last day of May the man boarded the train from New York without leave. The Master ordered 

 him back from Port Jefferson on the grounds of desertion. He did not return and the woman disappeared 

 that afternoon, returning about 9 P. M. in a disturbed frame of mind. The secret was out. The man 

 returned the following night in an upset condition, announced himself a deserter not only from the 

 farm but also from the English army and that he was a dangerous man generally. Amid storm and 

 much unpleasantness and many more incidents, the episode, although closed, left with us a feeling of 

 regret for a man who just missed being a useful and fine member of the community. . Powerful, well- 

 built, willing, obedient, faithful, many fine traits, all spoiled by one weakness. 



f^ Yes, we had our troubles. But Mike, the Italian, was with us now, loyal and faithful, though 3 

 hands for these 13 acres was short help. 



How we coaxed feathered insecticides to make their home with us and 

 save us time and monev 



The "Bird Bath" at No. 1 



