1892 
THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
37 
What  Others  Say. 
(Continued.) 
Almost  all  plants  are  sociable — that  is, 
they  grow  together  better  than  they  do 
alone.  Mixed  crops,  as  they  are  called, 
have  always  been  found  the  most  profit¬ 
able,  and  in  other  countries  are  grown 
extensively.  Thus,  oats  and  peas  grown 
together  are  a  common  crop  all  over 
Europe,  and  are  used  for  feeding  live 
stock  mostly.  Wheat  and  rye  are  grown 
together  as  a  bread  crop,  and  the  mixed 
grain  makes  excellent  bread.  Barley  and 
tares  are  thus  grown  and  chiefly  for  soil¬ 
ing  horses  in  the  summer,  and  there  is  no 
other  feed  that  is  so  acceptable  as  this  to 
the  tired  animals.  In  the  Southern  States 
it  is  common,  Henry  Stewart  says,  to  sow 
cow  peas  in  the  corn,  and  when  the  corn 
is  gathered  the  pigs  are  turned  in  to  glean 
the  fields,  and  become  fat  on  the  scattered 
ears  and  the  abundant  peas . 
Few  persons  consider  how  we  have  de¬ 
generated  in  some  respects  since  the  time 
of  our  grandfathers  and  great-grand¬ 
fathers.  In  Bell’s  history  of  the  old 
Short-horns  we  find  accounts  of  the  yields 
of  that  fine  breed  of  dairy  cows,  which  are 
amazing.  He  tells  of  one  cow  that  gave 
26%  quarts  of  milk  at  each  milking  as  a 
regular  thing  ;  of  others  that  gave  19% 
twice  a  day  on  grass  alone  ;  of  a  cow 
called  Barforth  that  gave  18  quarts  of 
milk  twice  a  day,  and  made  24  pounds  of 
butter  a  week.  The  first  Duchess  gave 
milk  that  made  1%  ounce  of  butter  to 
each  quart  of  milk,  and  28  quarts  daily. 
And  all  without  any  “  hand  feeding.” 
Bnghteyes  gave  30  quarts  daily  of  rich 
milk,  and  many  others  are  mentioned 
that  gave  30  and  32  quarts.  And  in  those 
days  the  cows  were  not  crowded  with  the 
richest  food  in  enormous  quantities  as 
they  are  now,  to  make  what  are  known 
as  tests  that  as  often  as  not  kill  the  cows 
subjected  to  them . 
The  sweet  cream  butter  so  highly  talk¬ 
ed  of  at  the  present  time  as  a  new  thing 
and  the  discovery  of  the  scientific  dairy¬ 
men,  was  then  the  universal  product,  for 
the  milk  was  churned  as  soon  as  it  was 
taken  from  the  cow  and  very  few  dairies 
set  the  milk  for  cream.  It  was  a  half 
day’s  work  to  get  the  butter,  but  work 
was  not  then  despised,  and  the  people 
enjoyed  themselves  in  spite  of  it  fully  as 
well  as  we  do  now,  if  not  very  much 
more . 
The  Oregon  Experiment  Station  plant¬ 
ed  55  varieties  of  tomatoes  last  season. 
After  the  fruit  had  set,  six  plants  of  each 
variety  were  pruned  back  to  two  joints 
above  the  fruit.  Plants  treated  in  this 
manner  yielded  much  larger  and  better 
fruit,  but  not  earlier,  and  the  plants 
were  comparatively  free  from  small  or 
stunted  fruit.  Plants  that  were  allowed 
to  grow  at  will  had  a  larger  number  of 
fruits  to  the  plant,  but  smaller  ones,  thus 
proving  that  by  keeping  plants  pruned 
back  much  better  and  more  even  fruit 
may  be  secured.  But  little  difference 
could  be  noticed  between  the  plants  trail¬ 
ing  on  the  ground  and  those  trained  to 
trellises,  as  the  climate  of  the  Willa¬ 
mette  Valley  is  dry  during  the  fruiting 
season.  The  difference  is  not  enough  to 
pay  for  the  expense  of  trellises . 
The  Oregon  Station  pronounces  Opti- 
mus,  Thornburn’s  Long  Keeper  and  Car¬ 
dinal  among  the  best  tomatoes . 
Ellw anger  &  Barry  regard  the  Fred¬ 
erick  Clapp  as  one  of  the  best  of  recently 
introduced  pears — “  large,  handsome,  de¬ 
licious.”  It  ripens  in  October.  The  Wind¬ 
sor  is  described  as  the  best  new  cherry— 
“large,  black,  firm,  and  of  fine  quality, 
ripening  late.  The  Grand  Duke  Plum  is 
prized  on  account  of  its  large  size,  fine 
appearance,  good  quality  and  lateness.  . . 
The  American  Florist  says  that  a  most 
unique  and  beautifully  designed  rose  gar¬ 
den  is  now  being  planned  for  the  World’s 
Fair  which  will  accommodate  about 
50,000  plants.  Besides,  large  areas  of 
space  have  been  reserved  where  large 
groups  of  roses  will  be  planted.  The  rose 
g-arden  will  be  of  classic  design,  with, 
temples,  arbors,  archways  and  trellises.  - 
The  Columbian  Department  of  Horti¬ 
culture  desires  to  have  the  planting  of  the 
various  hardy  plants  completed  by  May 
1,  1892 . 
The  department  will  plant  and  care 
for  all  trees,  shrubs  and  plants  during  the 
entire  season  of  1892,  providing  contribu¬ 
tors  will  give  the  department  full  control 
of  the  same,  as  it  may  be  necessary  to  re¬ 
move  some  of  the  roses  and  other  plants 
immediately  after  flowering  in  1893 . 
Mermet  has  produced  another  sport 
which  is  named  “  The  Hugh.”  It  is  of 
a  darker  color  than  Mermet  which  it  re¬ 
tains  longer . 
Insect  Life  says  that  an  English  gen¬ 
tleman  living  on  the  Riviera,  according 
to  a  correspondent  of  Nature,  had 
been  troubled  by  mosquitoes,  and  dis¬ 
covered  that  they  bred  in  the  large  tanks 
kept  for  the  purpose  of  storing  fresh 
water,  which  is  rather  a  rare  commodity 
at  this  Mediterranean  resort.  He  put  a 
pair  of  carp  in  each  tank,  and  succeeded 
in  this  way  in  extirpating  the  insect  pest. 
On  a  farm  in  Somerset  County,  N.  J., 
as  we  learn  by  a  Bulletin  (No.  85)  just  re¬ 
ceived  from  the  New  Jersey  Experiment 
Station,  a  14-acre  field  was  divided  into 
two  sections,  to  test  kainit  and  muriate  of 
potash  as  fertilizers,  and  a  strip  of  seven 
rows  was  left  untreated  between.  The 
land  was  known  to  be  badly  infested  by 
wire-worms  and  cut-worms  or  grub¬ 
worms,  more  especially  one  low  meadow. 
In  the  half  treated  with  kainit,  the  corn 
all  came  up  well  and  was  not  molested 
by  insects  at  all;  on  the  muriate  half  the 
injury  was  much  lessened,  and  in  the  un¬ 
treated  rows,  running  the  full  length  of 
the  field,  almost  the  whole  was  destroyed 
by  the  insects.  The  experiment  was  not 
made  to  test  insecticide  effect;  but  the 
results  were  so  apparent  that  the  owner 
spoke  of  them  at  once,  and  reports  that 
since  using  kainit  he  has  no  further 
trouble  with  either  wire-worms  or  cut¬ 
worms  . 
The  R.  N.-Y.’s  Guide  to  Health. — 
Water  alone  for  a  beverage.  Use  tobacco 
only  as  an  insecticide  or  for  manure. 
Take  lots  of  time  to  chew  food  and  stop 
eating  while  yet  hungry.  Exercise  in  the 
open  air  freely  whether  it  rains  or  shines, 
snows  or  blows.  Cultivate  a  smile  in 
your  heart  and  suppress  the  frown  for 
your  neighbor . 
Word  for  Word 
- N.  Y.  Herald  :  “  There  is  no  ex¬ 
emption  from  pain  by  right  of  birth  or 
genius  or  wealth.  The  throne  and  the 
peasant’s  hut  are  overshadowed  by  the 
same  cloud.  There  is  no  difference 
between  royal  tears  and  those  which 
the  lowly  shed.  Pomp  does  not  miti¬ 
gate  sorrow.  Death  has  only  one  weapon, 
and  with  contemptuous  disdain  he  refuses 
to  grant  a  privilege  to  the  rich  which  he 
will  not  concede  to  the  poor. 
“We  are  all  alike  when  we  enter  into 
life.  Our  surroundings  may  draw  us 
apart  for  70  years,  but  we  are  all  alike 
again  when  we  die.  We  brought  nothing 
into  this  world,  not  even  character,  and 
we  can  carry  nothing  out — except  char¬ 
acter.” 
“The  man  who  praises  himself  usually 
has  a  tough  time  keeping  ahead  of  his 
neighbors’  disparagement.” 
- Ohio  Farmer:  “  A  really  progressive 
farmer  is  a  center  of  light.  You  cannot 
‘hide  his  candle  under  a  bushel.’  His 
neighbors  are  enlightened  by  its  shining. 
Better  methods  spread  from  his  farm  as 
strawberries  spread  from  a  central  plant 
or  row;  it  sends  forth  runners  in  every 
direction,  which  soon  take  root  in  all  the 
adjacent  soil.” 
- Ram’s  Horn:  “  Don’t  try  to  kill  a  fly 
on  your  neighbor’s  head  with  a  hammer.” 
- The  Farm  and  Fireside:  “It  is  a 
good  rule  for  the  farmer  to  fear  the  poli¬ 
ticians  and  express  companies,  etc.,  espec¬ 
ially  when  they  offer  favors  unasked.” 
“  There  can  be  no  doubt  about  the 
stand  taken  by  the  express  companies. 
They  are  heartily  in  favor  of  the  exten¬ 
sion  of  the  free  mail  delivery  system.  The 
latter  is  a  bait  for  the  farmer,  well  dis- 
guised,  but  a  bait,  nevertheless.” 
- Philadelphia  Press:  “The  farmer 
who  feeds  the  world  should  save  a  slice 
for  himself.” 
- Boston  Transcript  :  “No  man  can 
raise  the  devil  without  lowering  himself.  ” 
- Medical  Journal  :  “  ‘  Wiiat  do  you 
do  when  you  want  a  doctor  ?’  we  once 
asked  a  miner  in  a  sparsely  settled  por¬ 
tion  of  California.  ‘  Do?’  he  replied, 
‘  why,  there  is  a  doctor  only  80  miles  from 
here.’  Eighty  miles  is  quite  near  enough 
for  some  doctors  !  Be  temperate  in  all 
things,  and  let  the  doctors  starve.  (Oh 
no  !  Let  them  go  to  work — at  farming, 
for  instance. — Eds.) 
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