Farmers' Club Discussion. —means a much greater farm population 
(Continued.) than we now have. But according to 
, . , , , , , Mr. Agee’s somewhat anomalous, but 
long as required and deep enough to re- . ... , ,, . ’ 
. , . . , ,, , . , specious, philosophy, the farmers’millen- 
ceive two-thirds of the barrels or boxes . , 
• ., . , . , , . mum will be reached only when farming 
in which the fruit is to be stored, keep . , * , . * 
. is too unprofitable and undesirable to 
the fruit in the barn or shed till there is * , . 
. . , . 0 , .. . . ,, attract population and when the m- 
danger of freezing. Carefully select the c J 
j , .. ...... ,, , . , , , dividual farmer is too poor to hire help, 
sound fruit, filling the barrels about two- , , . . . 
. j . n o ... or to keep his boys on the farm: for 
thirds full. Complete the filling with A . ^ J 
, ... , , otherwise he would “ overproduce, 
well packed straw ; cover with short ,. .... , 
, , , . . , . . consumption wouldn t equal produc- 
boards reaching only one barrel or box; . ... 
,, , , ... .. ... , tion,” etc. And a continuance of this 
cover the whole liberally with straw . .... ., ... 
..... , . unique kind of prosperity would of 
pressed closely between the receptacles. . . ..... ..... 
™ . . .... . , , course depend on his being kept in this 
To determine the temperature, place two .... f, . 
,, .. . . ... . condition ! for the moment he hires he 
or three small dram tiles one above an- . . , ... 
,, .. „ ,. , brings back population ! See? Strange 
other, suspending a small thermometer ....... . 
, , . ., . , theory indeed, but stranger still that 
and closing the upper end. The temper- . ..... , 
, , . . ... otherwise intelligent men should em- 
ature may be changed by adding or re- , ., . ° 
. ., . ..... . . brace it even for a moment. 
moving the covering. With a little nudg- 
. . . . . With supernumerary coachmen in 
ment in placing the fruit that matures 
... . ,, . . , , livery, footmen in uniform, butlers in 
at the same time together and watching . 
. . . .. , , evening dress; with sumptuous club- 
for a few warm days, it may be removed , . . . , r 
... ... . ,, . , . . , houses and private palaces resplendent 
and the pit closed up. My last lot has ... , . , . ... .. 
. , , , . , . . .... with elaborate furnishings, all repre- 
lust been taken out m good condition. .. „ .. ... ^ 
senting affluence, prodigality, profli- 
The Grasses to Sow. gacy and waste of labor; and yet with 
F. C. K., Northfield, Vt.—O n page labor still crowded in cities and towns, 
165, J. J. T., Buffalo, N. Y., says: demanding yet more “ work,” and 
A seven-acre piece on my farm I would like to seed « s h or t e r hours ” that what work there 
down for hay. I have tried clover and Timothy . . 
without Biiccess; the former, although a fine catch, ls ma y S° round, in some places openly 
was completely winter-killed the first season, and demanding and perhaps oftener secretly 
the latter was an utter failure at the start. The soil vo ti n g “ public works ” to give employ- 
ls a sort of sandy clay and Is quite dry and cracked ... ... ... 
In summer. It has a northern exposure and Is a hill men *' ; with, on the other hand, health¬ 
rising about half an inch to the foot, i propose put- ful country places growing up to brush, 
ting on four car-loads of horse manure to be plowed h us h e d, almost deserted, the few left 
under and sow to oats with bone and muriate of .. . . ... . ..... 
potash, one potash to four bone, and seed It down living increasingly burdened, isolated, 
with some grasses suitable to such soil. unhappy and narrowed social and intel- 
If in J. J. T.’s land there is clay enough lectual lives; on the farms and in the 
to crack and bake in summer and it is home surroundings no substantial mater- 
underlaid by a hardpan of clay or white ial improvement; but decay even of what 
sand, clover, Timothy and Red Top ought was inherited from the past; homes often 
to be as good as any other grass. If Tim- built two or three generations ago, un- 
othy failed on such a soil, the seed was healthful, uncomfortable, uncomely and 
probably poor, or the weather was un- bare; with lonely burdened housewives, 
favorable after sowing. If the ground is while city kitchens, chambers and par- 
not wet and is a deep, sandy loam, I lors throng with servants and waiting- 
wculd sow one bushel of Orchard grass, maids; with tenements and sweating 
one bushel of Tall Meadow Oat grass, one systems, and city streets thronged with 
bushel of English Rye grass and 10 female population struggling by every 
pounds of Red clover harrowed in lightly means, moral and immoral, for a subsist- 
with the oats. This seeding is expensive, ence; with all these antitheses of city and 
but, on a sandy or gravelly soil, it will country conditions—the one surfeited 
surely give one-half more hay or pasture and glutted with laborers, the other bur- 
than Timothy and clover and will be prac- (Cmitinued on next page.) 
INVALIDS. 
INFANTS 
TRADE"I 
Fruits when all others fall. See testimony, d» 
eription, and colored plates, which will be sent Free. 
PEDIGREE PLANTS- 
all best STRAWBERRIES. 
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' plants, 1 doz. each of 8 best 
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free. J. PAYNE, Jeddo, N.Y. 
KRAUS SULKY CULTIVATOR 
PIVOT AXLE. 
Entire Machine controlled with the Foot Levers. 
Wheels and Shovels guided at the same 
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THE ONLY SUCCESSFUL HILLSIDE WORKER IN 
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DON’T BUY A CULTIVATOR until you have 
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^ Fan-Shaped Spray. This was prac- 
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work. It imve Entire Satisfaction. 
Economical and reliable. Price, 
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Ball Bearings 
make light draft 
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Double Levers 
adjust each gang, 
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square hole discs Pulverizes fall plowing, spring plowing, 
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one piece, square Useful spring, summer, fall. Often saves all 
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It’s an invigorating, restorative tonic, n 
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EARLY OHIO GRAPE JBQSES 
Ten days earliei then any other variety. NIAGARA ud lMvther kloda. ORNAMENTAL 
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With the “ Planet Jr.” Double Wheel Hoe, Culti¬ 
vator, Rake and Plow. It will do as much work 
as three men, and do it better. It will cultivate, 
hoc, rake, or plow both sides of a row at once at the I 
speed of a moderate walk, or a fast walk, as you' 
choose. These arc the main features ; the rest are 
told in the “ Planet Jr.” Book for 1893. It also ex¬ 
plains and illustrates 20 other farm implements of 
the “ Planet Jr.” Family. Every farmer should 
read it. We send it FREE. 
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OLDS’ SEED POTATOES 
are second to none. We have all the best varieties. 
We grow all our own stock. Our crop last year was 
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SEED POTATOES 
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If you want pure seed, send for our seed circular. 
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Farm Annan for 1893 
400,000 
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ecok of 172 pages, containing beauti¬ 
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ROW 
Most productive, best shipping Strawberry ever 
Introduced. acres solid plants on new land. 
Packing first-class. Price. $5 per 1,000. 
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