PRIZE CONTEST. 
VEGETABLE VOTE FOR MARCH. 
and jjamst. 
An Illustrated Monthly Rural Magazine 
Conducted by Isaac F. Tillinghast. 
^OR EVERY ONE WHO PLANTS A SEED 
______ OR TILLS A PLANT . 
SUBSCRIPTION 50 CENTS PER YEAR. 
ADVERTISING RATES, 45 CEN’1’3 PER NONPARIEL LINE. 
Entered at the Post Office as second class matter. 
VOL. VI. NO. III. WHOLE NO , XLI. 
La Plume, Lackawanna Co., Pa., March. 1885 
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Wood Ashes. Messrs. Monroe, Juclson 
& Stroup, Oswego, N. Y., send us a 32-page 
pamphlet, giving the analysis, uses and 
advantages of their Canada unleached wood 
ashes, which are becoming a popular spe¬ 
cial fertilizer in many sections. We used a 
carload of them last spring for growing 
cabbage plants and can testify to their 
"value foi that purpose. The pamphlet will 
l>e sent, on application, as above, to any 
one interested who will apply for it. 
Neighbor Sisson comes in this month 
with a half-page advertisement of Straw- 
bei ry Plants. As he is one of the largest 
glowers ot this best of berries in this part 
Hie general interest shown in our last 
month’s contest was sufficient to induce us 
to continue the voting on another set, and 
we again append a ballot on page 32. The 
conditions are the same as last month, one 
blank ballot furnished with each magazine, 
and any one receiving it is entitled to use 
it. The voter’s name, address and date 
must be written on the ballot. To give 
ample time for the most distant subscribers 
the polls will remain open until April 20, 
when the votes will be counted, and to the 
person whose voters found to contain the 
greatest number of selected vegetables, will 
be awarded a certificate good for any seeds 
we handle to the value of Five Dollars. 
Remember you are not required to vote for 
varieties we keep. Our object is to find 
which are generally considered the best, 
and if we haven’t the best sorts on our list 
we want to know it. Voting is free. This 
is not a catch-penny affair but proposed as 
much for your benefit as ours, so let all 
vote and see what rousing majorities may 
be rolled up for the most worthy can¬ 
didates. 
of the state we are of the opinion that wliai 
he says about stawberries is worth heeding. 
We can assure our readers that he will 
satisfy his customers with the quality and 
price of plants every time, if you are in 
want of plants it will pay you to read his 
advertisement on page 24. 
Seeds on Credit. Our patrons frequently 
write us that they would much prefer to use our 
seeds (which they have tested and found to be re¬ 
liable) than to purchase from the stores, but they 
lack ready money at this lime of year and are thus 
compelled to buy at the store where their merchant 
who knows they are good will give them time. Now 
if you are so situated, please make out your order 
and go to a responsible merchant who will trust you, 
and ask him as a personal favor to you to lend you 
his credit, that is, to kindly order the seeds for you 
in his name on two to four month's time. We can 
turn to our Commercial Reports and see if he is 
responsible, if so will send him the seeds on above 
time. You may be worth more in laod, &c., than 
he, but we have no way of knowing it, and experi¬ 
ence forbids our trusting out small amounts to dis¬ 
tant private parties. 
Special to Ladies. Having just received aa 
elegant importation of Flower Seeds from Paris, and 
desiring them tested by every lady reader, we have 
decided to use them for increasing the circulation of 
this magazine in this way. You are hereby request¬ 
ed to offer a year’s subscription to our magazine, and 
yom subscribers choice of flower seeds from our list 
of 2d varieties (given in full in our catalogue) all for 
50 cents. And for every dollar you send us in this 
way, you mav select and receive Flower Seeds to th* 
amount of 25 cents as your premium and to pav yon 
for your woik. Then to the person sending us the 
greatest number of such subscribers before June 1st, 
we will present Daisy Eyebright's handsome volume, 
“Every Woman her own Flower Gardener." 
MARCH. 
2 hou month of wind and rain, 
The tyrant of the year. 
We ivatch, thy storms with pain. 
Yet wish thee here. 
For see! Thou bringeth Spring 
And with it Birds, their cheer , 
Which softei thoughts will bring 
And banish fear. 
uem wun; tney clrwe away all comfc 
and ever turn up new disappointments. 
