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harrow  ?  It’s  the  farmer’s  greatest  time, 
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as  well  as  after, with  a  Cutaway  (Clark)  Double 
Action  Disk  Harrow;  makes  plowing  easier, gives 
better  results.  Every  particle  of  soil  is  thoroughly  stirred 
because  the  rigid  frame — a  patented  feature — forces  the 
rear  disks  to  cut  just  between  the  furrows  of  the  fore  disks. 
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Farmers,  Ferns  and  Florists 
When  the  florist  places  three  or  four 
dark  green  ferns  around  a  bunch  of  car¬ 
nations  or  jonquils,  it  may  not  have  oc¬ 
curred  to  the  purchaser  that  this  decora¬ 
tive  foliage  so  deftly  added  to  the  bou¬ 
quet  was  gathered  from  places  far  away 
front  the  people  who  ultimately  admire 
and  enjoy  them.  They  grow  in  shaded, 
wooded  Ill  aces  and  on  mountains  in  many 
States  where  deer,  bears,  foxes,  and  other 
animals  make  their  homes  and  are  fre¬ 
quently  hunted  and  killed.  Quantities  of 
ferns  are  grown  in  Arlington  and  Chit¬ 
tenden,  Vermont,  and  in  Adams,  Massa¬ 
chusetts.  One  company  in  the  latter 
one  thousand  acres  are  enough  to  gather 
the  ferns  found  there,  and  this  work  is 
usually  accomplished  in  about  10  weeks. 
For  the  Summer  trade  of  florists  pick¬ 
ing  is  begun  the  first  of  June,  which  is 
as  early  in  the  season  as  the  plants  are 
found  large  enough  for  commercial  use. 
At  that  season  of  the  year  they  are  held 
for  delivery  to  florists  and  are  not  placed 
in  cold  storage.  About  the  20th  of  Au¬ 
gust  picking  is  begun  to  supply  the  Win¬ 
ter  trade,  and  the  work  is  continued  until 
about  the  20th  of  October,  which  is  as 
late  in  the  Fall  as  the  gathering  can  be 
done  to  advantage  on  account  of  cold 
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Inspecting  and  Packing  Ferns  for  Market 
.State  employs  at  times  300  men  to  gath¬ 
er  enough  of  these  plants  to  supply  the 
demands  of  his  customers. 
This  foliage  which  so  gracefully  adds 
beauty  to  the  delicate  blossoms  and  cut 
flowers  during  the  Winter  months,  as 
well  as  in  the  Summer,  is  known  under  a 
variety  of  names.  Such  as  “fancy,”  “lace,” 
“dagger,”  and  "Boston”  ferns.  Apart 
from  distinct  shape,  they  may  he  distin¬ 
guished  from  what  are  commonly  called 
“brakes”  by  the  fact  that  the  former  will 
keep  fresh  a  number  of  days  after  they 
are  broken  from  the  roots;  and  will  hold 
weather  and  snow.  A  year’s  supply  of 
ferns,  gathered  and  distributed  by  one 
dealer  is  approximately  fifty  millions. 
This  quantity,  however,  is  often  inade¬ 
quate,  and  by  the  middle  of  May  the 
stock  is  exhausted. 
Gathering  these  plants  is  not  an  easy 
task.  Breaking  the  wiry  stems  off  near 
the  ground  is  hard  for  the  fingers,  and 
carrying  the  loaded  baskets  long  distances 
on  the  shoulders  from  the  mountain  over 
rough  places  is  not  exactly  a  boy's  job. 
Each  picker  furnishes  himself  with  two 
baskets  two  feet  deep,  IS  inches  Wide 
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their  color  and  shape,  the  leaves  not  curl¬ 
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while  I  lie  dagger  ferns  are  evergreen,  and 
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of  land  gets  $25  for  the  right  to  gather 
ferns  on  that  property.  The  men  who 
pick  the  ferns  are  of  course  warned  not 
to  set  tires  or  destroy  property  in  any 
way  while  at  work.  Five  men  to  each 
and  three  feet  long.  Each  man  tries  to 
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the  fingers  near  the  ground,  counted,  tied 
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