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An Illustrated Monthly Rural Magazine 
_Conducted by Isaac F. Tillinghast. 
FOR EVERY ONE WHO PLANTS A sIlED 
__OR TILLS A PLANT. 
SUBSCRIPTION 50 CENTS PER YEAR. 
advertisi ng rates, 45 CENTS per nonpariel line. 
Entered at the Post Office as second class matter. 
VOL. V., NO. XI. WHOLE NO.. XXXVII. 
La Plume, Lackawanna Co., Pa., November. 1884 . 
For 1885. In the columns of Seed- 
Time and Harvest during the coming year 
will be found some genuine Literary At¬ 
tractions. We expect all of our old con¬ 
tributors to remain with us and some have 
promised to devote their very best efforts 
towards the upbuilding of our little mag¬ 
azine. Mr. Frank S. Finn will remain in 
charge of the Puzzle Department which 
under his efficient management has become 
very popular, and, in addition to this work, 
in the January number will commence a 
series of articles on the “Rural Sports of 
Old England” which will run through the 
year. In this issue may be found the first 
of a series of poetic gems and sketches, by 
Mrs. Lucy Dewey Clay, a local writer of 
rare ability whom we have engaged to con¬ 
tribute something of real merit to each 
succeeding number. Though a native poet 
she will not confine her efforts entirely to 
verse. From her pen we shall shortly pub¬ 
lish a temperance play entitled “A Dona¬ 
tion at a Hotel’ which will be very suitable 
for recitation by the members of any lodge, 
club, or company of young people who 
desire to combine recreation and amuse¬ 
ment with effective temperance work. 
Other engagements are not yet fully per¬ 
fected but we believe with your help our 
little magazine may soon be raised to a 
level with many more pretentious journals. 
4 per cent Loans. In this issue will 
be found the advertisement of the Chicago 
Globe offering to loan its subscribers from 
$100 to $500, for an indefinite time at f< ur 
per cent. We admitted this advertisement 
because it was ordered and paid for by re¬ 
sponsible advertising agents, OJno. F. Phil¬ 
lips & Co. of N. Y.,) who said: “We are sat¬ 
isfied that it is perfectly square and all 
promises will absolutely be fulfilled.” 
Since the other side of this magazine 
went to press with this advertisement, we 
have more carefully looked into the scheme 
and our opinion is that the “profits” will 
never permit a loan to be made, so their 
promise will never have to be fulfilled. We 
have no doubt, however, that those who 
send for the picture will get just what they' 
send for, but should not expect a twenty 
dollar oil painting for 42 cents. 
About Land Draining. That it 
pays to drain all lands for gardening pur¬ 
poses has been demonstrated beyond ques¬ 
tion. Drained lands are in working condi¬ 
tion earlier in the spring and keep in better 
condition at all times; suffer less from water 
in wet seasons, and less from drouth in dry 
seasons. The expense of drain-tile has here¬ 
tofore been so great that it has been a com¬ 
mon practice in this country to use small 
stones instead. These work well enough 
for a few years, but moles will work mis¬ 
chief with them by tunneling holes which 
let in the surface water and soil to such an 
extent that they are soon rendered worth* 
.ess. We know where $250 were spent in 
stone drains but a few years ago, which are 
to-day not worth as many cents. Drain 
Tile will conduct the water away far better, 
and when once well laid will last longer 
than the hands which place them. The 
machinery employed in manufacturing 
tile has so reduced its cost, of late years, 
that only the most short-sighted economists 
will now think of using anything else in 
draining. Messrs. Jackson Bros., of Albany, 
N. Y., whose advertisement may be found 
in this issue, are supplying a well-burned 
lound tile, in pieces over 13 inches long, 
and with l\ inch bore, at $12 per 1000 
pieces, so that it can be freighted for a 
long distance in carload lots, and delivered 
at a cost of about 25 cents per rod. They 
make various other sizes at corresponding 
lates, and we advise any of our readers 
who have land which needs draining, to 
correspond with them. This notice was 
