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THE LANCASTER FARMER. 



[March, 



same hen. The eggs must he fresh, collected 

 as often as possible, in order to guard against 

 freezing, and no reliance should be placed on 

 fowls in neighboring j'ards, it being best for 

 the operator to breed his stock personally, 

 paying strict attention to the variety, and 

 infusing new blood every year by procuring 

 cocks from a distance. The best chickens for 

 market are those from Longshan and Ply- 

 mouth Rock cocks crossed on large hens of 

 any breed. If the bens are crossed and the 

 cock pure the chickens will be uniform, as 

 well as strong and healthy. Such fowls as 

 Leghorns, Hamburgs, Black Spanish and 

 pure-bred Games are not fitted for quick 

 growth and large size combined, but the 

 Brahnias and Cochins do well if the hens of 

 these breeds are mated with cocks of the 

 Langshan, Plymouth Rock, Houdan or 

 Americtin Sebright (not the bantam) breeds. 

 Incubators require careful watching, and so 

 do the chicks ; but if any one will take the 

 trouble to figure out the prospective profit 

 from the above hatches, to suit the locality 

 and market, some kind of an estimate can be 

 made of artificial batching as a profitable in- 

 vestment. — Philadelphit Record. 



CONRAD BUCHER.* 



BT PROF. J. H. DUBBS, D.D. 



{From the Ouardiaii.) 

 We have read full oft of ihe heroes grand 

 Who live in the annals of Switzerland ; 

 Of the courage high and the warlike deed 

 Of Tell, and Melchthal, and Winkelried ; 



But in rhyme tlie story has ne'er been told 

 Of the little band of Switzers bold, 

 Who across the sea, to its Western shore, 

 The precious faith of their fathers bore. 



Names uncouth In the English tongue — 

 Goetschiug, Schlatter — remain unsung ; 

 But as brave were they as the men who fell 

 On the fields of Uri or Appenzell. 



Have you read the story of one who came 

 Across the ocean in quest of fame, 

 From the place where over the rocky wall, 

 At grand Sehafifhausen, the waters fall ? 



Have you heard how he wielded his valiant sword, 



But laid it aside to serve the Lord? 



It was Conrad Bucher ! Let me tell 



How he served the king and his Maker well . 



In the quiet cloisters of old St. Gall 



He had heard in his youth his Master's call ; 



He had sat at the feet of godly men 



In the schools of Basle and Goettfugen. 



But, it was taid, in the land of the setting sun 

 There were battles fought and honors won ; 

 And there came a message across the main 

 That Braddock was beaten at Fort Duquesue. 



Could he hear the sound of the rolling drum 

 That to distant battles bade him come ? 



*Rev. John Conrad Bucher, a minister of the Re- 

 formed Church, was born in the canton of Schaff- 

 hausen, Switzerland, June 10, 17o0 ; died au Lebanon, 

 Pa., August 1.5, 1780. He studied for the ministry 

 at St. Gall, Basle, Goettingen and Marburg, but, 

 about 175G, came to America, and entered the 

 British military service. "His promotion was rapid, 

 but in 170o he resigned his commission and he be- 

 came a minister of the Gospel. 



Rev. Dr. T. C. Porter, of Easton, our former 

 honored associate in the Linuiean Society, is a great 

 grandson of the hero of this ballad, and his mater- 

 nal grandfather bore the same name. 



Did he heed the music far away. 



When be followed the fortunes of bold Bouquet? 



Have you heard of the German regiment 

 That was furthest into the forest sent ? 

 How in summer's heat and winter's snows 

 They freed the land from its dusky foes? 



There, bright in the forest's darkest shade, 



Was the flash of Bucher's battle-blade, 



And the painted chiefs, the legends tell. 



Knew the hand that smote them when they fell. - 



It was when they lingered, to rest awhile, 



In the famous barracks of fair Carlisle, 



That the soldiers prayed him to preach the Word, 



So precious of old, so long unheard. 



For there comes a day in the soldier's strife 

 When he hnnger's anew for the Bread of Life, 

 And he longs, like the scion of Jesse's stem. 

 To drink ol the waters of Bethlehem. 



Once more the Master's call had come. 

 And louder it sounded than fife or drum ; 

 " Renounce thy laurels and sheath the sword ? 

 Take up thy burden and serve the Lord !" 



Ah ! where was the soldier's dream of fame? 

 To hie Saviour's altar he humbly came. 

 And the " Fathers" ordained the captain there. 

 With benediction and heartfelt prayer. 



To his faithful soldiers, and fair Carlisle, 

 As a Royal Chaplain he preached awhile ; 

 But then, until life's work was done, 

 He served his Master in Lebanon. 



And wherever our ancient churches stand. 

 From bright Swatara to Maryland, 

 The hearts of the people were deeply stirred 

 When his voice like a trumpet-blast was heard. 



All hail to Bucher ! For him, we know. 

 No drums are beaten, no bugles blow ; 

 But 'tis well ! For he cast his laurels down, 

 And took up the cross to win the crown. 



ANEWFRIUT LIST. 



Our regularly published list is always more 

 or less slightly changed, for sufficient reasons, 

 either in taking 'for or adding to it ; but in 

 regard to the list as a whole we can see no 

 Just grounds for disturbing it. Indeed, we 

 do not see bow much it can be improved for 

 this section of country, or as a general list for 

 all the Middle states. Some of each of the 

 separate selections may not do well upon other 

 premises that will succeed admirably on an- 

 other, even if .separated by only a single farm 

 or a line fence. Hence, each grower must 

 find out for himself the particular apples, 

 pears, &c., especially adapted to his soil and 

 location. This can be easily done by inquiries 

 of those who within a reasonable circuit are 

 successful fruit growers and whose soil is 

 somewhat similar to his own. 



According to our present preference, we 

 should select the following for our own plant- 

 ing, and nearly all of which we are ?now 

 growing more or less successfully : 



Standard Pears.— 1. Giffard ; 2. Doyenne 

 d' Ete ; 3. Early Catharine ; 4. Bloodgood; 

 5. Summer Julienne; 6. Tyson; 7. Brandy- 

 wine; 8. Bartlett; 9. Belle Lucrative; 10. 

 Manning's Elizabeth; 11. Seckel; 1± Howell; 

 13. Anjou; 14. Shelden; 15. Lawrence; 16. 

 Reading, 17. Kieffer. 



For those who may desire a smaller num- 

 ber, we should select; 1. Giffard; 2. Early 

 Catharine; 3. Bloodgood; 4. Tyson; 5. Bart- 

 lett; 6. Belle Lucrative; 7. Seckel; 8. Law- 

 rence; 9. Reading; 10. Kiefffer. Tliey ripen 



in about the order they are arranged, except 

 as to the three latter. The Lawrence, which 

 begins to ripen, or can be made to ripen 

 early in Xovember, will keep until April, it 

 being the only winter pear which with us 

 keeps beyond Pebruary. 



In the above list, from No. 1 to 7 are sum- 

 mer varieties; from 8 to 14 autumn (early 

 and late;) and 15, 16 and 17 winter, thus af- 

 fording a sutticient number for each of the 

 periods of tlie best known sorts for this re- 

 gion. 



We have dropped Kirtland, which, though 

 a constant heavy bearer, rots so rapidly at 

 the core as to interfere with its profitable 

 marketing. We have also dropped St. Ghis- 

 lan, not because it is not most excellent in 

 quality, but because it is a shy bearer and 

 femall. We would also add that the Brandy- 

 wine, Belle Lucrative and Reading are not 

 profitable market pears. As to the Kiefiier, 

 opinions differ greatly, but it is no douVjt 

 owing to the difference in the nature of the 

 soil ; the principal characteristics in its favor, 

 and they are important, are its early and 

 abundant bearing, and its excellence for can- 

 ning, which make it a profitable pear to grow. 



Dwarf Pears. — 1. St. Micliael d'Archange ; 



2. Bartlett ; 3. Comice ; 4. Bostiezer ; 5. Diel; 

 6. Tyson ; 7. Belle Lucrative ; 8. Lawrence ; 

 9. Ott ; 10. Louise Bonne ; 11. Bosc ; 12. 

 Boussock ; 13. Glout Morcean. 



Apples — 1. Maiden's Blush ; 2. Baldwin ; 



3. Smokehouse; 4. Northern Spy ; 5. Smith's 

 Cider ; 6. Pallawatei' ; 7. Cornell's Fancy ; 

 8. Red Amsterdam ; 9. Wagner ; 10. Porter; 

 1 1. Gravenstein ; 12. Thompson's King ; 13. 

 Roxbury Russet. 



Peaches — 1. Crawford's Early ; 2. Hale's 

 Early ; 3. Troth's Early ; 4. Mixon ; 5. 

 Crawford's Late ; 6. Ward's Late ; 7. Smock's 

 Late ; 8. Admirable, late. 



Grapes — 1. Telegraph ; 2. Concord ; 8. 

 Hartford ; 4. Clinton ; 5. Salem ; 6. Rogers' 

 No. 32; 7. Brighton; 8. Prentiss, llie 

 Prentiss, so far, is the best of all white grapes. 

 Clinton is expressly for wme. 



Cherries — 1. Mav Bigarreau ; 2. Belle de 

 Choisy ; 3. Black Tartarian ; 4. Black Eagle ; 

 5. Black Hawk ; 6. Elton ; 7. Downer's 

 Late ; 8. Early Richmond ; 9. Early Purple 

 Guigue ; 10. Del. Bleeding Heart. 



The ripening of the list will range from the 

 earliest to the latest, thus carrying one 

 through the whole cherry season. No one 

 can go amiss in adopting this list. 



Raspberries — 1. Hornet ; 2. Herstine ; 3. 

 Philadelphia ; 4. Brandywine. 



Although there are so many new raspberries 

 yearly announced, there is not one that lias 

 been long enough tested- tojgo upon our list, 

 while the " Philadelphia" has lost its original 

 reputation. There is a nimiber of varieties 

 found in our markets, some of which are very 

 good for canning and preserving, but they 

 have no solid character. 



Strawberries.— 1. Captain Jack ; 2. Seth 

 Boyden ; 3. Sharpless ; 4. Triomphe de 

 Gand. 



New kinds of strawberries are constantly 

 appearing, but thus far we know of no im- 

 provements on the foregoing. 



Currants— 1. Black Naples; 2. Red Dutch; 

 3. White Grape. These three varities are the 



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