1878.] 



THE LANCASTER FARMER. 



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out them, than without the fruts witcli tha 

 destroy for us. 



Sdmetliiiig Ahout K7,s. — 11 scnis straiij; that 

 naturalists dont no nior aliout llic liabits ov 

 thes snak tisli, but we (h)nt car. "We wud 

 ratlior c-t sliad. 



MoreUs. — We wud bo niucli gralilied if 

 sombod^' wud scud uh a nies now and tlien, or 

 put us in tlie wa ov sroiufj llieiu. .Sum ov our 

 frends mit lern the bisnes during ther visit to 

 I'aris. 



Lnti-I'l(t)it(d Prachlilnvs, — A. B. (J.'sartiel 

 jirovs tliat it i.s saf to lev the old rut in pntato- 

 lilanting. It shos how lal and erly wc ma 

 plant them and reali/.e gud (•roi)s. 



^f(nalmil(• (Irass-liiinier. — From its descrip- 

 tion it nnist be snplyiug a grat want on the 

 prairies, but Mr. Yanke is tn lat to cary of 

 the oners of the invenshun. I'erhaps he wil 

 get to work and conlriv something that wil 

 het without any fuel. 



Priipiiiiiiti'iij III/ Natiinil Seleclion.-TUe hints 

 b_v •!. U. r excelent, but if he wil practice his 

 tilery he wil lern (hat his lotery wil draw 

 many blanks to 1 pri/.e. His advice to farmers 

 wil not hurt the nursery bisnes for a while 

 yet. On planting potatoes his lied is perfectly 

 level ; also on having our implements in order 

 in time. The editor's (piotation of the ancient 

 proverb mit clos iu many cases with '.li» insted 

 of it. 



Around the Fdrin. — Kuralist has switched 

 of upon a nu trak, but we dont if he can in- 

 due any won to eml)ark iu the sed bisnes of 

 the oruamental plants and flowers witch he 

 describs. We can get plenty ov them with- 

 out sending to Manor township. Our own 

 township mit hav som to spar. 



.Eureka DUjijcr. — Tliis implement neds only 

 a far trial to mak it popular. 



Qarihii Vc(jcii(hks. — A. II. W. thros out nu 

 ideas which ar wel worth considering. Tliei' 

 is som fore in his hmts, from both pecuniary 

 and helth standjioints. 



Litier froui Iowa. — AV. B. S. seras quite 

 elated with a kind ov Eden in that state. He 

 bad beter go Kansas also ; we wud lik to her 

 from al the Edens befor we emigrat. 



Essay on Poidtry Kaishig hy S. I'. E., con- 

 tains valuable directions, altho we lind nothing 

 strictly nu. It is a gud comon sens articl. 



Improving Farm Ciops. — A. B. K. sems to 

 be wel stored with progresiv ideas, but it wil 

 tak a gud deal ov iionnding to mak any im- 

 presion upon the majority ov farmers. 



The Dairy SHwilion, by J. II. li., is one ov 

 the best articls on this subject that we bav 

 Sen. It is both a grat pity and a grat los that 

 the dairy ov the farm is mad so nuich ov a 

 sid bisnes. What an amount ov incrosed 

 weltli wud be aded to this country, if al the 

 dairy products wer tirst-clas, but even that 

 (acording to Jlr. K.) wud be superseded l)y 

 the general adoption of the creamery system 

 from the incresed production. 



titate MiUers'' Astincintion. — This is a sensi- 

 ble mov. . Tha ned protection as wel as other 

 caliugs. We hop tha wil form a seal ov 

 ju'ices, so as not to pay as much to one groer 

 for diet, rye or cockle as another for whet. 



ProrediiKis or the Ay. and Ilort. SocUly. — 

 Tlies monthly metings always have somthing 

 ov interest. Consumers as wel as producers 

 ar interested iu the condition ov crops. II. 

 !M. E.'s essay on cuting gras for ha, sems not 

 altogether orthodox, but we hardly no now-a- 

 days what to lix ui)on that wil not be ui)set 

 next da. Nothing but acurato tests wil de- 

 cide, but we ougt to no for certan. Wheat 

 cultivation sems to absorb much ov the bisnes 

 ov tlies inelings, but it is ov vast importance, 

 to us at least. 



I'obacco Groiccrs'' Ilectiwj. — This interest 

 sems to lag. Put yur sholders to the whel, 

 boys, keep the quids flying, and rais as much 

 sniok as posible, even if you can't kep up 

 the lir. 



Ike-Keepers'' Meetiny. — This is a bisnes that 



mit be extended indetinitly, and pa som wel. 



Linmran Sariety. — We fel alwas to put iu a 



gud word for this societe for its disinterested 



labors iu behalf ov progres. 



Corn Growing. — This luks wel on paper. 



Ifiiw to Plow. — Mor truth than flctiou in 

 this articl. 



Pop Corn. — Don't al embark in this bisnes 

 at wons. The prolits ar tii gnd to last long. 



Cantcloupes — We hop the advic from the 

 Germanlown Telegraph wil be heded. It wud 

 prevent the eting ov so many stal wons. 



How to Make. Trees Fruit Early. — If the. 

 Vineyard Gazelle is li-vel its advic is worth 

 trying. IIu wud not hav the erliest fruts. 



Hints 1(1 Horse On^ners. — Her is gud comon 

 sens advis. If tlies directions wer folowed 

 we wild not her ov so many runaways and 

 los ov lif. — Von llumboU. 



THE TOMATO. 

 iljifrupci Hicum e.scMfi'n'unu) 



Also called in our boyhood the " I^ove 

 Apple" and the '•.lerusalein Apple," although 

 not a native plant, has become .so perfectly ac- 

 clinialed and domesticated that it now con- 

 stitutes the most universal vegetalile produc- 

 tion of the country, and is the chief ingredi- 

 ent in a very large number of our most 

 healthful culinary preparations. If it be true 

 that no evening sun ever sets upon the Kng- 

 lish possessions, but that "her morning dnnn 

 lieats the whole day," wo may say the same 



iu regard to the 

 domestic sta- 

 tus of the To- 

 mato, for there 

 is now no sin- 

 gle moment 

 within theyear 

 that we cannot 

 have this vege- 

 taljle in one or 

 more of its va- 

 rious f o r m s. 

 Many an ob- 

 ject of almost 

 intinitely less 

 ilomestic merit 

 has b e c o m e 

 dcilic(l, but the 

 Tomato is con- 

 tent to occupy 

 the hearts, the 

 iffections and 

 die stomachs 

 if civilization; 

 I n d that is 

 glory enough 

 for any one 

 fruit or vege- 

 table in tlie 

 kingdom of na- 

 ture. Theri' is 

 no canned fruit 

 iir vegetable 

 hat has be- 

 come more uni- 

 versal iu its use or retains its integrity eiiual 

 to the tomato, and many future generations 

 will rise up and call it blessed. The generic 

 name of the Tomato has a very fanciful origin. 

 It is derived from two Greek terms, which 

 mean a wolf and a pearh, hence a " wolf- 

 peach," but what relation these have to each 

 other would be very diflicult to explain ; but, 

 like the Irishman, who "didn't care what he 

 was called so he wasn't called too late to din- 

 ner," the Tomato can now atlbrd to be called 

 by any name so we only have plenty of them. 

 Its specitic name is derived from its edible 

 qualities, but lilly years ago we knew very lit- 

 tle alxnit these (pialities, for we well remember 

 when it was cultivated as an ornamental pot 

 plant, under the name of "Love Apple," aud 

 was generally regarded as poisonous. 



But time has wrought a great change in its 

 economical status, as it has done, and will 

 continue to do, in many other things. Origi- 

 nallj" it was inchuh-d in the genus solanum, to 

 which the common potato, the deadly " night- 

 shade," the " Jerusalem cherry," the " Bit- 

 tersweet," the " horse-nettle," the "Apple 

 of Sodom " and the " egg-plant " belong, hut 

 now it stands solitary and alone in its own 

 genus. I'erhaps from the known prnsonmis 

 ijwdities of .some of these plants, the Tomato 

 was judged by the character of the company 



it was in, which is about the test of human 

 judgment in many things it is profoundly 

 igninant of at the present day. 



The Tomato in a native of the tropical re- 

 gions of South America, but as it is so .simple 

 in its culture, and thrives so well, we may 

 consider it naturalized in the temperate re- 

 gions of our country, ami it has become a 

 leading article in our tiuck-gardi'iiing. Eng- 

 land, it appears, did not take to its culture iw 

 energetically nor as extensively as the United 

 States and the continent of Europe. Some of 

 the varieties of the Tomato — of which there 

 are many — dilTer so widely from the original 

 type, that they might Iw ranked as dilVerent 

 species. 



For THK l.ANrAHTKH r'AIlMFll. 



RAMBLING THOUGHTS STRUNG TO- 

 GETHER. 



Croakings. 

 When the farmer examines the i>rices liis 

 prodiK'ts bring in the market to-day, it must 

 certainly give him .some concern as to what 

 this state of things will lead. 



The best wheat is (pioted SI. 09 to SI. 15 per 

 bushel ; corn, 4.") ; rye, li."i ; oats, 'Jit ; lard, 

 to 7 cts. ; ham, S to 10 for smoked, and 7 to 8 

 for pickled ; eggs, 12 to 14 ; and in addition 

 to these low prices is the "dull," showing 

 that even at such low flgures, buyers do not 

 care to take hold, either expecting that (irices 

 will be still lower, or they have not enough 

 call for anything in these lines to warrant 

 them in laying in a stock. 



To the man that bought a farm only a few 

 years ago and could not pay the whole of it 

 then or since, the view must be exceedingly 

 discouraging, for while the labor that he em- 

 ploys may lie hired for much less than for- 

 merly, the interest still remains the same in 

 amount and doubly oppressive. The running 

 into debt often brings on evils, for though it 

 may be legitimate in itself, yet it must be re- 

 meinbereil that " the borrower is the servant 

 of the lender," and a very hard master Mr. 

 Debt is often found to be. 



What Must be Done. 

 All of us who would now be successful must 

 look closely that no needless expenses are in- 

 curred, aud lop off all such as are not needed 

 to car/y on business or necessary to our well- 

 being. That this is being done very gener- 

 ally,"l very well know to bo the case, but I 

 have seen a few iiLstances in which it was 

 overdone or misdone in stopping newspapere 

 and agricultural papers. I will admit a far- 

 mer may get along and make money, and take 

 no iiaper at all, but the question is as to 

 whether he might not have made more had he 

 taken a few papers. 



Argument Against Taking Papers. 

 Only the other day I heard a novel argu- 

 ment against taking an agricultural paper 

 any longer, .somewhat in the following style : 

 " Yim see, when I tirst commenced taking 

 the paper there were a great many things 

 mentioned in it and hints given that were 

 new to me ; of course, some of the subjects 

 treated I knew myself, but there were really 

 a great many helps and facts mentioned that 

 I would harilly have thought of myself, init it 

 .seems to me tiiat the paper is not as good now 

 as it was when I flrst took it, for some of the 

 same subjects are gone over that had been in 

 before, aiid I do not find as many new hints 

 as I did at first. 



The man who made u.sc of the aliove argu- 

 ment is intelligent and quick of comprehen- 

 sion, and yet he makes use of a weak argu- 

 ment. In the flrst place, he should have 

 remembered that any paper worth taking is 

 all the time getting new readers, to whom the 

 things he considers old are new, and that the 

 very things he considered new were old to 

 maiiy other fellow-readers ; and, in the second 

 place, that the hints given from time to time 

 strengthen and sharpen his iierceptions, so 

 that many of the facts given in late numbers 

 of the i)apcr would have been new and inter- 

 esting but for tlie educational effects of what 



