5E£©»T!!iE hm HARVEST. 
isfaction in telling of his tons and his bush¬ 
els and perhaps also establish a reputation for 
brains as well as muscle. A necessary result 
of cultivating too much land is spreading 
his manure over too much surface, and so 
by half tilling and half manuring he is 
compelled to be satisfied with a short and 
inferior harvest. Better care and culture of 
the plant through the season of its growth 
will go far to insure an ample and satisfac¬ 
tory harvest. The growing plant is left to 
“shift for itself” too much. If hoed at 
all it is apt to be but a sleight-of-hand per¬ 
formance. Weeds are left to multiply 
abundantly,which not only sap the grow¬ 
ing crop but mature their seed to become a 
plague and a nuisance in all subsequent cul¬ 
tivation. 
The desired harvest does not all depend 
upon a “smiling Providence,” neither does 
it depend upon more muscle, but upon the 
use of more brains. It is not mere plant¬ 
ing that is to fill the barn and granary, but 
more intelligent planting is what is needed. 
Good soil, good seed, good care, good culti¬ 
vation, as well as a proper amount of rain 
and sunshine, are necessary to secure the 
desired harvest, and a farmer’s failure is ow¬ 
ing more to a want of the helps over which 
he has control than to those agencies over 
which he has no control. 
The coming harvest of the farmer shall 
be what he wills it to be by carefully plant¬ 
ing what he desires, and giving to aid its 
growth, intelligent labor and seasonable 
harvesting. W. 
Norridgewock, Me. 
PURPLE TOP STRAPLEAF TURNIP. 
CALIFORNIA WHITE WINTER RADISH. 
Seeds For Late Sowing. 
Every garden has at this time of year, unoccupied 
plots of good ground which must either be sown with 
some fall crop, or left to grow up with weeds. 
Among the varieties yet seasonable for this climate 
we may mention Spinach, Early Turnips and winter 
Radishes. The Purple Topped Strapleaf Turnips, 
shown in the accompanying engraving, is the most 
popular and one of the best and quickest growing 
varieties. They are sown broadcast at the rate of 
three fourths of a pound per acre. 
The engraving above, represent the California 
Mammoth White Winter Radish, and the one 
below, the China Rose Winter Radish, these should be 
sown in August, dug in the fall and packed in sand. 
CHINA ROSE WINTER RADISH. 
