June, 1859 . 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
185 
Problems —The illustrated rebus No. 19, 
given last month, appears to have been a 
“jioser,” since only one (T. F. Allen,) has 
sent us a correct reading of it. We'll 
leave the solution over a month for others 
to try.The shoemaker, in riddle No. 
38, is a blachsmith, who makes horse¬ 
shoes. Rightly guessed by R. E. Fliekin- 
ger; Daniel Metz; B. L. Elmendorf; G. 
H. Witthaus ; arid D. W. Spicer.We 
will give a new puzzle this, month, viz: 
NO. 40 — A LABYRINTH. 
This is a capital one, for w hich we are 
indebted to Aunt Sue’s Book of Puzzles, 
through the kindness of H D. Woodworth. 
The puzzle is, to get from outside to the 
pleasant summer-house in the centre, with¬ 
out jumping over any of the fences, which 
is strictly prohibited. It can be done—we 
have tried it, and know'. If it bothers you 
as much as it did us, you'll have some fun 
over it. You will find a nice cool bower 
when you get in. You have only to- 
ah ! we like to have told you how to get 
there, which would have spoiled the fun. 
This will suggest others which you can 
construct to amuse your playmates. 
COME THIS WAY FATHER.” 
fThe little sketch “ Steer straight to me, 
Father,” published last month, p. 152, 
touched many hearts, as it did our own. 
Among the responses received is one from 
B. 0. Titus, Hunterdon Co., N. J., enclosing on a printed 
slip the following poetry founded on the same incident. 
The w riter is unknown Mr. T., says he has had it in his 
possession several years. We are glad to preserve it 
longer, stereotyped in these columns.— Ed.J 
I remember a voice w hich once guided my way 
When, lost on the sea, fog-enshrouded I lay ; 
’Twas the voice of a child, as he stood on the shore— 
It sounded out, cleai o’er the dark billow’s roar— 
“ Come this way, my father! steer straight for me ; 
Here, safe on the shore. I am waiting for thee 1” 
I remember that voice ’midst rocks and through breakers 
And high dashing spray ; how sweet to my heart 
Did it sound from the shore, as it echoed out clear 
O’er the dark billow’s roar—“ Come this way my father ! 
Steer straight for me ; here safe on the shore 
I am wailing for thee !” 
I remember my joy when I held to my breast 
The form of that dear one, and soothed it to rest ; 
For the tones of my child—“ I called you, dear father 
And knew you vypuld hear the voice of your darling 
Far o’er the dark sea, while safe on the shore 
I was waiting for thee !” 
That voice is now hushed which then guided mv way , 
The form I then pressed is now mingled with clay ; 
But the tones of my child still sound in my ear— 
“ I am calling you, father 1—0, can you not hear 
The voice of your darling as you toss on life’s sea? , 
For on a bright shore I am Waiting for thee !” 
I remember that voice ; in many a lone hour 
It speaks to my heart, with fresh beauty and power, 
And still echoes far out o’er life’s troubled wave. 
And sounds from loved lips that lie in the grave— 
“ Come this way, my father! O, steer straight for me! 
Here safely in Heaven I am waiting for thee.” 
Into which are thrown all sorts of paragraphs—such as 
Notes and Replies to Correspondents, with Useful or 
interesting Extracts from their Letters, together with Glean¬ 
ings of various kinds from various sources. 
Supports for Peas.—N. J. Downey, Franklin Co., 
N. Y. Brush is generally used as being most convenient, 
but any thing that will afford them support will answer 
equally well. Stakes set along the rows with twine pas¬ 
sing between them, are neater and more convenient. 
Bene Plant for Bees.—II. II. W. Sigourney, 
Norfolk Co., Mass., sends us an extract from a paper, 
stating that oil cake from the seeds of the Bene Plant 
Sesamum Orientate ), furnishes an unequalled food for 
bees. This may be true, but it needs confirmation. It 
could not however be made very available in this latitude, 
as the Bene plant requires a temperature equal to that 
necessary to raise cotton. We have tried to raise it two 
seasons, but with no success so far. 
Trimming Melon Vines,— Major J. Baker, 
Perry Co , Pa. It is a good plan to pinch out the middle 
eye from vines when the runners have extended two or 
three feet This causes a more vigorous growth of the 
side branches on which the fruit is produced, and also 
keeps the vine within proper bounds. 
Squashes kept two Years,- Samuel T. Taber, 
of Queens Co., L. I., informs us (May 5th) that he has in 
his cellar, some squashes raised in 1857, which are still 
as sound as when first grown. The variety resembles the 
Winter crook-neck, is long and rather slim, with a bulb 
at the end. The squashes are light-colored and the skin 
quite lender. They make very good pies. 
ILarge Asparagus—Mow it was Raised. 
—A gentleman whose name we did not learn, exhibited at 
our office a few days since, specimens of Asparagus that 
we think hard to beat. The bunch was 18 inches in cir¬ 
cumference contained 18 stalks, 81 inches long, and 
weighed Sflbs.; several stalks each measured H- inches 
in diameter. It was of the common variety, raised by 
Daniel IC. Jones, for Daniel Smith, Mattinecock, L. I. 
We inquired after the peculiar management by which 
such stalks were grown, and were told that the bed was 
arranged, so that as each stalk came up it had a tuft of 
horse manure on its head !—which explained the whole 
matter satisfactorily. 
Mow to Propagate Osage Orange.— II. A. 
Baily, Lincoln Co.. Mo.: It is hardly practicable to propa¬ 
gate the Osage Orange from cuttings. They may be lay¬ 
ered, but the best way is to raise from seed. 
Raspberry Vines dying in Spring.— 
“ Medford,” Middlesex Co., Mass., writes that his rasp¬ 
berry vines of all kinds were covered with earth during 
the Winter, and upon exposing them this Spring they 
looked thrifty; but in a few days the bark peeled off and 
they have since died. He enquires for the cause. They 
were probably buried too deep, and were smothered. An 
inch of earth will afford ample protection. Even straw 
spread over them and kept in its place will be sufficient. 
When do Bark ILicc Hatcli 9—E. P. Van 
Alen, Green Co., Pa. In this latitude they appear and 
commence their depredations about the first of June, 
which is the best time to destroy them, by washing and 
rubbing the trees with a mixture of one part soft soap to 
two parts water. 
Rust on Oats.— P. F. Gould, Humphrey Co., 
Tenn. This blight is a species of minute parasite plant, 
forming a fungus growth on the stalk, and drawing its 
nourishment from the juices of the plant. No preventive 
that we know of, has been discovered. Its prevalence 
seems to depend, mainly upon the weather favorable to 
its growth, long continued heat and dampness are often 
followed by its development. 
Mildew on Roses.—E. Baker, Alleghany Co., 
Pa.; Powdered sulphur, dusted on the bushes a few times 
has been found efficacious. 
Journey of a Rank Note.— The history of a 
Bank Note would be curious and interesting if it were 
possible to write it out. We have a very simple system 
in use in our office by which, with the slightest possible 
trouble, we are able to know every bank bill passing 
through our hands, and we can with certainty tell exact¬ 
ly from whom any bill came, with the date of its recep¬ 
tion, etc. Very often the same bill returns annually, 
each time from a very different section of the country, and 
not unfrequently one comes back the same year. Here 
is an interesting example. April 14th a bill on the 
Bank of Pike Co., III., came in from a subscriber in Wis¬ 
consin, and was paid out in the usual course of business. 
April 30, the same bill came again from a subscriber in 
.Galesburg, Ill. How many hands it passed through in 
two weeks we can not tell. Not long since a counter¬ 
feit bill was received from Western Conn. It was re¬ 
turned and a good bill promptly sent for it, A little while 
after the same bill came for a subscription from Eastern 
Massachusetts. Another bill came from Maine for a 
subscription, and not long after it was again received for 
the same purpose from Iowa. Hundreds of other bills 
make similar journeyings. 
Us tlie Fountain Pine Ilanly.-E. D. Ent- 
worth, Oneida Co., N. Y.: It has not been sufficiently 
tested in this latitude to decide the question. It origin¬ 
ated in Mexico, and but few specimens have been trans¬ 
planted to this country. The chances are somewhat 
against its hardiness. The seed can not be procured hero 
that we are aware of. 
Shall we kill Sap Suckers'? asks “Young 
Agriculturist” from Ohio. We suspect he means the 
Woodpecker that is seen so busily tapping the trunks and 
limbs of apple-trees. He does this, not as the name given 
him would indicate, to feed upon the sap, but in his search 
for the destructive borer, which is such a pest in the or¬ 
chard. We answer, shoot him by all means if the worms 
are greater favorites, and you are willing to give them 
the benefit of your fruit trees. If not, then let him work, 
and if he does occasionally mar a limb, he will prevent a 
hundred fold more injury by the destructive borers. 
Grubs in tlie bucks off Cattle.— Wm. Rouse, 
Stone Mills. These are larv® hatched out from eggs 
deposited by the Gad fly IGSslrus bovi ) beneath the skin 
of the animal during the Summer. The cattle dread their 
attacks, and when stung by them in the act of depositing 
their eggs, are often seen to gallop wildly around the 
pasture. When the grubs are found, they may be ex¬ 
tracted by pressing on each side of the tumor with the 
finger and the back of a knife. 
Crops for Soiliaisr.—E. J. Maxwell, Dauphin Co., 
Pa : Sweet Corn sown at intervals, is a very good cron 
for soiling. Clover and Lucerne, Sorghum, nnd the vari 
ous kinds of Millett, are also used. 
I5ow to become a Farmer.—E. H. J., Rens 
selaer Co., N. Y. Books and papers, however good, art 
net alone sufficient to perfect a good farmer. One must 
have practical as well as theoretical knowledge. . G® 
into the country, arrange with some successful farmer to 
work under instructions, learn to plow and hoe, to reap 
and mow; keep one eye on nature and the other on books, 
and then if it’s in you to be a successful farmer, it will 
come out. 
5>oes Peruvian Gnauo cxlaausttiie Soil ? 
— Col. David Morely, of Westfield, Mass., reports the 
