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any new variety which we send you proves 
particularly satisfactory, or. in any manner 
particularly unsatisfactory, you will confer 
a favor by sending us a short report ear¬ 
ly in the fall. We will publish these re¬ 
ports for the benefit of those who are wait¬ 
ing the result of your trials. 
‘•Seed Time and Harvest ’ is tl e UautituJ 
litle of a 3 oung Quarterly, that has just been is¬ 
sued )or the benefit of tho^e inteies td in the 
mbj eei; and who, pray, is not interestd ? For 
nearly six thousand yeais “Seed Tune and Har¬ 
vest” have succeeded each other in regular order, 
and brought their golden riches of fr uits, grams 
ai.d flowers to delight the eye, supply the wants 
and cheer the heart of man. ‘‘Seed Time and 
Harvest” vs as promised by Him w ho commanded 
the Earth to bring forth gra^-s, herbs, trets, se^ds 
ai d fruits, and like ail such promises they have 
never failtd and never will. The husbandman 
commits the seed to the ground with an active 
faith in lollowing those promises of God. While 
ttie Earth remainetb, “S< ed Time and Harvest 
Cold and Heat, Summer and winter, and Day 
and Nigbt shall not cease.” Upon “Setd Time 
and Harvest” revolve the entire circle of human 
activities. All the commerce i f the world, all 
the vast varieties of manufactories, a 1 mechan¬ 
ical pursuit!-, all the great mining interests, all 
the arts and sciences, and all the productive ef¬ 
forts of mau are dependent upon “Seed Time 
and Harvest.” Really this title of a mtdtst, un¬ 
pretending, yonthfu , periodical is one of remark¬ 
able sigu.ficance; it-* very name invites the reader’s 
thoughtful attention. 
Amid so many and older issues of like papers 
by long established houses, it requires a manly 
faith, a rigid nerve “a plucky grit,” and an 
abiding self-confidence to begin such an under¬ 
taking. With such elements however, for the 
foundation, success is already assured; in fact the 
harvest from such deep planting is already ripen¬ 
ing. The editor and publisher of this interesting 
and instructive Quarterly, is a “self-taught’ self- 
made young man; a graduate of the old farm 
homestead school, from which so many ploughed 
their furrows to wealth, power and distinction. 
“What has been done,” said this larni boy, “can 
be done again,” and “I’ll try,” sent him to study 
the fallible books of met; and practice in the in¬ 
fallible book of nature. Brains and muscle, ener¬ 
gy, perseverance and will force were consecrated 
for the attainment of a lofty and laudible ambi¬ 
tion, before which opposing obstacles melt¬ 
ed like snow in a meridian sun. In this chosen 
field of research and investigation new discover¬ 
ies of great \ a’ue to the agricultural and garden¬ 
ing interests, we-e the fruits of years of patient 
toil ai dexpeitnce. Iusttad of yearsof monopoli¬ 
zing such lruits exclusively, this young Editor 
has lately pub i-hed the results cf his etfoits, to¬ 
gether with the cr ( am of his reading and prac¬ 
tice, in a hand book of intrinsic value to every 
mau w.th a srna’l or large lot. It is written in 
a style of good common sense, telling just what 
you want to know, just how and what to do, 
as plainly as he would show you if personally 
present. All in words few, short, sharp and 
to the point. 
The illustrated How to make a hot-bed without 
manure, is one of the valuable items among 
«thers, that enhances its interest and worth to 
any person ten-fold beyoLd the price. 
The business of plants, seeds, and flowers 
having grown beyond advertising space in the 
newspapers, the “Seed Time and Harvest” 
was born from a necessity of communicating 
w ith the thousands of rapidly increasing patrons 
and friend-’, not otherwise accessible. Here are 
recorded further investigations as well as cur¬ 
rent and accumulating knowledge to tillers of 
the ground; with later discoveries and improve¬ 
ments all over the world. Brit f catalogues are 
also inserted, of seed that a man may be sure of 
growing without failure. Of this we can speak 
from knowledge and experience. 
The motto of this newly established seed-house 
seems to be sterling honesty, faithful representa¬ 
tion, and guarantee of purity in name and 
strain. 
With a reputation to make; with merit as the 
fulcrum, and integrity as the lever, the Seed 
Time and Harvest will soon be raised to a 
Monthly, thence a Weekly, and take its place 
among the great forces that are illuminating the 
toiling millions with light and knowledge. 
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Cincinnati Station D, Jtlarch 23, 1881. 
10 “ “ - 2-H. P. Eureka, 
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