w 
422 
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plant  died  tbo  firat  Beaaon  or  wince.  I(w  beauty 
and  vigor  wo  attribute  two  IhirigB— tburoiigb 
preparation  of  tbo  woil  before  planting  (enpeciiil- 
ly  the  troncbiug  )  and  I  be  antiunl  pruning  in 
apring.  There  iw  certainly  no  wecret  in  tbie.  aud 
there  is  no  good  reawon  why  Jnwt  wuch  liedgow 
should  not  be  seen  upon  every  farm,  ttm  owner 
of  wbi<;h  haw  an  eye  for  ornaments  of  Ibis  hind. 
There  is  certainly  no  hardy  evergreen  tbo  equal 
of  Iloinlock  tor  ornamental  liedges. 
NATURE'S  ROCK  WORK. 
Viow  No.  d  gives  n  glimpse  of  sonic  rocks  and 
large  Chestnut  and  Oak  trees,  tlie  latter  the 
remnants  of  (be  original  forest  which  was  grow¬ 
ing  upon  these  gronndH  a  century  ago.  Luckily 
for  us,  about  an  acre  of  our  gronrifl  is  too  rocky 
for  cultivation,  an<l  to  this  circnnistancc  we  arc 
indebted  for  the  prewiTvatioii  of  some  fifty  or 
nioro  of  tbo  noblo  old  Hpecimens  which  were 
liai  t  of  the  juimeval  forest.  Tlie  few  left  have 
their  I’oots  deeply  imbedded  in  the  crevices  of 
the  rocks,  where  they  lind  snlheicnt  imtrimont 
to  keop  them  alive  and  hut  httlo  more,  the  rocks 
being  a  coarse  kind  of  red  sandstone  wldcli  does 
not,  as  everybody  knows,  fiiruish  inmli  plant 
food  in  its  composition. 
The  steps  kiidiiig  nj)  to  our  library  and  mu- 
Hemn  are  cut  out  of  the  solid  roeJi.  and  by  tlie 
side  of  those  wo  liavo  several  times  attempted  to 
make  a  fernery  j  but  for  the  want  of  an  abmi- 
danee  of  water  to  apply  aidilicifilly,  our  success 
has  not  been  at  all  Hatisfjwdor.v.  Wc  have,  how¬ 
ever,  learned  by  oxperi<!nce  that  coarse  red 
sau<l-itono  is  not  as  good  for  making  rock-work 
as  granite  or  limestone,  for  it  will  absorb  moist¬ 
ure  very  raiddly,  rei|uiriiig  almost  as  much  to 
keep  the  rocks  wot  as  the  soil  among  tiiem. 
Honeysuckles  aud  Ivies  have  grown  very  well 
among  theso  rocks,  and  the  fJoldcii  Japan  spreads 
over  a  largo  ro<di  near  tlie  steps  (sliown  in  the 
illustrutiou)  where  its  liandsoino  leaves  and  fra- 
griiiit  llowers  are  worthy  of  the  admuatioii  Uiis 
plant  receives  by  every  passer-by  in  summer. 
A  ftW  WORDS  ADOUT  FRUITS. 
Hastening  juist  tlic  htindrods  of  spciies  of 
liardy  herbaceous  iilauts,  oruamcntal  sbrubs 
scattered  bore  and  Ihcro  about  t  he  iilacc,  only 
glancing  into  a  large  greenbunsfl  lilled  witli  (ic- 
raiiiiims,  tSmilax,  and  several  Inmdrcd  of  the 
Ahiililvn  Jlouli-  lit  .Xeitft'  loaded  Avith  Iho  snow- 
white  (lower,  wo  liurry  along  to  the  fruit  garden, 
passing  a  square  containing  son  oral  (housand 
young  evergreens  and  another  lilled  with  sced- 
liug  tdiincso  herbaceous  ra'Oiiias,  among  wliich 
Ave  hope  to  got  some  fcAv  sorts  worthy  of  presen¬ 
tation  to  the  subscribers  of  the  liuiiAi.  Neaa'- 
Youkku  a  your  or  two  hence. 
ABOUT  GRAPES. 
JiutAA-cen  two  and  three  hundred  varieties  of 
grapes  Jiave  been  tested  lierc  during  the  past 
dozen  years,  aud  Jinndmls  of  dollars  paid  for 
specimen  vinos  which,  after  testing,  Averc  dug 
up  and  cremated  and  their  ashes  returned  to  the 
soil  for  the  henotlt  of  their  succesHors.  Noav 
sorts  are  procured  annually  lor  the  same  piu-- 
liose,  and  it  makes  no  dilTereiieo  to  us  whether 
a  sort  proves  good  or  bad,  as  our  object  is  to  as¬ 
certain  tha  fact  and  publish  it  for  the  hcnelil  of 
the  readers  of  theliLiui.  Neav-Voukeu. 
RASPBERRIES. 
Tully  Olio  huiuired  varieties  of  Hie  raspberry 
haA'o  been  Ic.sted  on  tlieso  grounds  and  about 
twenty  are  iiOAV  retaiiiod  for  furtlier  c.xperinienls. 
Tlie  inoiioy  jiaid  out  for  new  rasjihej’rioH,  at  from 
tbi'co  to  toil  dollars  |)er  dozen,  during  the  past 
fifteen  years,  if  now  at  band  would  be  suHicieut 
to  make  oiu’solves  or  somebody  else  a  vcryliand- 
sonu)  Now  Year's  lAreseiit.  Hut  the  information 
gaiiifsl  by  those  experiments  is  Avorth  all  it  cost, 
and  ouablos  us  to  speak  positively  of  things 
learned  by  dear- bought  experience. 
CURRANTS. 
Every  variety  and  species  of  currant  at  all 
likely  to  withstand  the  rigors  of  our  climate, 
has  been  obtained  and  planted  in  those  GiiotiNns 
and  the  greater  juirt  still  remain.  Wo  might, 
and  in  fact  may,  tell  at  some  future  time  the 
diltieulLies  which  beset  us  in  endeBA-oring  to 
make  up  our  collection  of  currants.  Of  coiu-so 
every  nurseryman  in  ihis  country  aud  Europe 
Avas  positively  certain  that  his  slock  was  genuine 
and  pure ;  but  a  practical  tt>st  of  the  matter  by 
obtainiug  plants  from  \  arlous  soiu-oes,  at  the 
same  time  planting  e.aeh  lot  separate  and  then 
waiting  for  them  to  fruit,  gave  results  Avhich 
Avere  instructive,  aud  we  may  add  amusiug,  to 
the  man  avJio  could  forget  the  drain  upon  his 
purse  Avhen  making  the  jiurchaso.  In  one  in¬ 
stance.  Avo  received  seven  distinct  sorts,  all  la¬ 
beled  as  one  variety.  Eut  by  ordering  the  same 
variety  from  a  dozen  dilTeiont  sources,  Ave  were 
frequently  enabled  to  settle  a  dispute  in  regard 
to  identity,  aud  this  is  Iioav  we  discovered  that 
the  Cherry  and  Vertiadles  cmrant  is  one  and  the 
sanio  sort  as  groAvn  liero  and  all  over  Europe  : 
but  it  took  us  111  teen  years  to  find  it  out. 
BIACKBERRIES.  , 
The  Hlackhorry  in  all  its  varieties  as  fmuul  in 
this  country,  with  tlioso  found  in  Gerimtiiy  and  i 
the  Hlue-herricd  bramble  groAving  on  the  dykes  I  i 
of  Holland,  and  one  from  the  Himalayan  Mouu-  '  j 
tains,  have  been  fully  tested.  The  last-named 
sort,  however,  never  seemed  to  get  ready  to 
bloom  until  time  for  frosts  in  autumn,  conse¬ 
quently  Ave  Avei  e  less  able  to  decide  about  its 
fruit. 
Onco,  ami  only  once,  AAcre  wo  really  captivated 
by  a  bhvckl^erry  ami  that  Avas  by  Wilson’s  Early, 
and  the  story  is  too  good  to  keep,  even  if  it  does 
not.  redound  to  our  credit  for  sagacity.  The  first 
time  Avo  saw  this  variety  in  fruit,  it  aabs  growing 
in  (he  grounds  of  a  Avell-luiown  fruit  groAver 
iie.ir  J’liiladclphia,  and  avo  Avero  so  struck  Avith 
its  tine  appoaxance  (hat  Ave  engaged  a  thousand 
Iilantson  the  spot  for  4'()()0.  TJic  next  fall  the 
I'llants  .arrived  and.  in  the  meantime,  an  a<'rc  of 
land  had  boon  prepansl  in  (be  most  tborough 
manner,  not  loss  than  (avo  bundrod  dolIiuK  hav¬ 
ing  been  expended  in  the  oiK-raliun  and  nianurc 
pnrcliasetl.  JJelieving  that  avo  were  going  to 
show  our  neighbors  Avliat  thorough  enltnre  avouIiI 
do  for  the  greatest  liliickbcrry  knoAvn,  no  expense 
or  pains  Avere  sjiared  to  make  the  nmiertaking  a 
BUccoBH.  The  jilants  made  a  good  groAvtli  the 
firat  season,  but  not  sutticient  to  give  much  fruit, 
.so  all  the  c.incK  w  ere  cut  doAvn  and  a  strong 
chestnut  stake  drivi-n  to  each  plant.  The  second 
season  the  groAvth  Avas  very  satisfactory  and  the 
canes  jiassed  the  avIiiUt  uninjured  and  the  pros¬ 
pect  of  a  large  crop  aa  hh  very  tlat tcring.  (  anes 
AA'crc  all  tied  ujic.arefnlly,  jiruncd,  and  tlie  ground 
cuItiA'ated  betAvceri  the  plants  so  thoroughly,  that 
not  a  Avood  Avas  to  he  seen  aaIicu  the  fruit  began 
to  ripen,  fso  far,  cA  erytliing  Avas  jierfecf  ly  satis- 
faohiry,  and  even  a  little  later,  for  in  all  of  om- 
oxiiorienco,  avo  never  saAv  such  large  iK-rries  or 
in  greater  ({uantlties  than  aaoio  produceil  on 
IhoBo  Jilants ;  but,  alas  I  everybody  else  liad  a 
great  crop  .and  tlie  fruit  would  not  ftay  Uie  cost 
of  gathering  and  sending  a  few  miles  to  market. 
We  feasted  and  invited  otir  neighbors  to  do  the 
.same,  and  the  next  Avintcr  the  jdauts  were  killed 
to  the  ground.  The  spring  loUoAving  Iho  roots 
were  jdowed  up,  juit  into  hoaps  and  burned, 
excojit  a  f»!W  resei'veil  for  future  exjieriments. 
Those  reserved  kill  down  to  the  gronnu  almost 
every  winter,  lienee  our  frequent  adviiai  to  cor- 
resiAondeiits  residing  in  the  latitmlc  of  this  city 
or  nortliAvaid  to  let  the  ^S'ilaon  blackberry  alone. 
Want  of  s|iacje  forbids  the  extending  of  these 
remarks,  or  Ave.  might  tell  sometldng  of  ajAples, 
jiears,  cherries,  jilums,  and  Tarious  other  Iruits 
tested,  hilt  enmigli  has  already  been  said  to  hIioav 
our  reailors  that  avo  endeavor  to  obtain  and  giAc 
ttiom  trustAvorthy  information,  CAcn  at  the  cost 
of  years  of  labor  and  the  free  use  of  money.  We 
have  oHier  vicAvs  in  the  ItviiAi.'s  Ex rKHi mental 
Gnonxns  wldeh  will  folloAV  tJiose  in  this  issue 
and  bo  acAAompauied  Avith  an  account  of  exjieri- 
ments  made  in  tlqriculturo. 
Iiairij  Ijusbaniirir. 
DAIRY  CONVENTION. 
NEW  YORK  STATE  DAIRYMEN'S  ASSOCIATION. 
Elaiika,  N.  Y.,  Deo.  14,  187(5. 
“  Ou)  PnonABii.iTiEs"  Jias  onee  more  favored 
118  Avith  a  fine  day ;  but  even  Hie  boiuily  of  tlie 
Avoather  did  not  induce  the  inhabilanls  of  one  of 
the  best  dairy  si'ctions  of  the  blato  to  tuiii  out 
and  attend  the  Convention,  it  may  bo  that  tlie 
farniti's  Of  t7honiuiig  County  kuoAV  all  they  de¬ 
sire  to  learn  about  lliis  iiidustr}',  or  it  may  bo 
that  Die  uufortunato  geutlomeii  Avho  wero  iii- 
ATled  to  road  carefuJly-projiHicd  pajiers  ou  this 
occasion  Avorc  iiiero  novices  in  dairying.  What¬ 
ever  Avas  the  cause,  tliero  Avaa  cei;taiuly  a  con- 
spicuons  absonee  of  Chemung  poojilo  in  attend¬ 
ance.  Should  the  Associatiou  in  future  give  this 
region  the  go-by  in  arranging  their  annual  as- 
Homblagos,  the  iuiiabitants  may  atUibute  it  to 
their  oavii  disgraceful  apathy  uiion  a  subject 
AAhicli  Bfi  riearly  concerns  the  business  ot  their 
lives.  The  I'CAv  gentlemen  of  Elmira  and  vicin¬ 
ity  Avho  ellti,  interest  thoniselvcs  in  the  mutter 
disjilayed  a  conmiendablo  zeal,  but  they  evident¬ 
ly  could  not  "  carry  their  own  district,"  as  the 
politicians  say.  The  Hall  Avas  commodious,  the 
notice  of  the  Convention  Avas  ample,  and  the 
Aveather  was  more  than  propitious,  and  yet  the 
people  did  not  come.  1  can  only  say  that  it  w  as 
their  own  loss,  for  they  missed  much  that  was 
instjaictive  and  interesting. 
SECOND  DAY-MORNINQ  SESSION.  I 
Hr.  Crafts  presided  at  the  opening  and  began 
Avith  a  jiaper  on  '‘Jerseys’'  by  Mr.  Rutherford 
of  Waddlngton,  a  gentleman  aaRo  knoAVS  aaoU 
Avhereof  he  speaks,  having  been  a  breeder  of 
such  stock  for  years.  Ho  is  the  same  gentle¬ 
man  who  made  such  a  crcAlitable  exhibit  of  those 
cattle  at  Hie  last  btate  Fair  m  Albany. 
This  was  folloAvcd  by  a  jiaper  from  Janies 
Miller  of  I’enn  Yan  upon  ••  The  Rest  Cow.” 
Mr.  John  M.  Peters  of  the  Grocer  then  read  a 
clear  and  concise  jiajier  on  “The  Civmiiiercial 
Aspects  Ilf  Dairying.''  Having  been  connected 
Avitli  tlie  Ncav  York  markets  for  a  uumbitr  of 
years,  he  Avas  enublcd  to  give  some  very  sound 
advice  to  producers  as  to  packing,  shipping  and 
I  marketing  the  products.  After  finishing  his  pa- 
I  per,  he  was  subjected  to  some  pretty  seve’^e 
cross-examination  by  v-arions  gentlemen  pres- 
I  ent,  during  the  course  of  avIhcIi  he  hapjAcned  to 
remark  that  it  was  a  matter  of  frequent  com- 
f  jilaint  that  actual  tares  generally  far  excocshsl 
the  tare-rnarks  on  packages  of  butter,  At  this, 
I  Mr.  Van  Diizcr  of  Elmira,  who  is  at  once  an 
'  Editor,  a  Farmer,  a  (Jranger,  a  iTairyman.  and 
lots  of  other  things  besides,  informed  Mr.  Peters 
that  he  should  not  make  charges  against  the 
farmer  unless  lie  had  the  facts  and  figures  to 
sustain  them.  Mr.  Peters  quietly  rtq'licd  tlmt  if 
i  it  would  Ihj  any  consolation  ki  him  (Van  I  Inzer) 
lie  Avotiid  state  that  he  did  not  mean  the  Van 
Hiizcr  (  iroamcry  Avhen  lie  s(Mike,  but  that  he  had 
simply  rcjicated  to  Hie  Convention  a  comjilaint 
made  by  isjusignces  of  dairy  products  ;  that  ho 
su|)|iOMixl  the  Convention  wislied  to  he  told  the 
truth,  bo  the  same  palatable  or  otherwise  ;  that 
if  they  wislied  flattery  instead,  ho  could  in  fu¬ 
ture  serve  uji  the  dish  to  suit  the  taste. 
,  ]Mr,  Van  Huzer.  finding  that  he  had  waked  up 
the  wrong  passenger,  stojijied  where  lie  was. 
Tlic  discushion  was  intorrujiled  by  an  inquiry 
from  Mr.  Htilos  as  to  Avhero  the  farmers  of  Che¬ 
mung  were,  adding  that  ho  Avas  ashamed  of  the 
siiiull  crowd  jireseut.  He  Avas  corrected  by  Hr. 
Crafts,  who  said  ho  Avas  ashamed  of  the  largo 
croAvd  absent.  This  closed  the  acBsioii  and  an 
adjournment  Avas  had  till  2  P.  M. 
AFTERNOON  SESSION. 
The  first  jiajier  was  from  the  jien  of  Hr.  Ylott 
of  Now'  York,  on  “Milk,”  read  by  T.  H.  Curtis. 
It  Avas  scientific  aud  technical,  and  f.iilod  to  jiro- 
ducc  cither  disciisHioii  or  ontliusinsm. 
Ti.  It.  Arnold  follOAved  AAith  a  jiapcr  on  “Hairy 
Products  at  the  Contcriiiinl,”  giving  a  glowing 
account  of  the  maguificeiil  success  of  that  most 
stujAcudouH  failure  of  the  sonson.  It  consisted 
of  very  little  about  the  Exhibition  aud  an  ex¬ 
haustive  history  of  Avliat  Arnold  did  on  that 
iiiomontmis  occasion.  H  Avas  upon  the  reading 
of  this  jiajior  that  tho  “  Ccntenuial  Hairy  King” 
looked  for  the  general  attack.  They  avito  on 
baud  in  force  and  iirojiiuoil  for  a  A'igorous  do- 
fciioo,  lint  >vofo  80  BCvcroly  lot  alone  that  they 
must  have  fell  sadly  disajiiioiiitcd  and  not  a  little 
asJiaiiicd.  Tho  only  notice  taken  of  Hieir  doings 
Avas  by  Mr.  J.  H.  Holltorl  of  Cliorantig,  Avho  took 
exception  to  Mr.  Arnold's  maunor  of  making 
aAvards  at  the  Exhibition,  and  jirovod  quite  con¬ 
clusively  lliat  Arnold  had  given  the  aAvai'd  to  the 
jioorest  butler  of  the  three  samples  in  close 
(Xmipctition.  Arnold  made  the  old  standing  and 
feeble  defence  that  Holbert  was  a  disaiqiointed 
candidate  for  honors;  hut  tho  general  o|)inioii 
Boomed  to  he  that  there  hod  been  “  eometliing 
rotten  in  Honmark.”  Arnold  Avas  then  asked  if 
tho  N.  Y.  btato  cheese  exhibited  there  had  been 
sent  by  the  makers  or  had  been  luirehascd  by  the 
Centennial  Coimuitteo.  Ho  did  not  knoAV ;  he 
believed  they  Avore  mliriti-tl.  l»id  wlkiUd  mean 
piirvhasTil?  Ho  did  not  knoAv.  This  singular 
ignorauco  on  tho  part  of  Arnold  becomes  almost 
significant  AA hen  conaideration  is  given  to  tho 
fact  tliat  he  alejit  and  livtid  riglit  in  the  Exhibi- 
ilion  Building  Avith  Blandiug,  the  Great  Archi¬ 
tect  :  Pojio,  llieHiiiimiitendcnt;  IlaAvley,  tlic 
AVcII,  really,  1  don’t  exactly  Iviioav  what  llaAvley 
AVus  at  that  llino,  exoejit  that  ho  seemed  to  be 
one  of  the  bosst'sof  the  souji-houso.  1  sujqioBo, 
hoAvcver,  that  Arnokl  meant  to  say  that  ho  did 
not  purchase  any  himself,  and,  Hiei'efore,  had 
no  iKT'soiial  knoAvledge  of  the  fact.  As  Mr. 
Hhull  had  stated  that  the  clieeses  Avorc  jjur- 
vhasvd,  the  ijnebtion  was  asked  to  see  hoAV  Avell 
tho  Ring  had  learned  tlicu'  lesson.  They  can  go 
to  the  head  ol  their  class,  I  think.  They  may 
not,  hoAvcver,  get  off  so  easily  at  the  meeting  of 
the  American  Dairymen’s  Assooialion. 
Ml'.  Scovillo  Uicn  road  the  report  of  the  Com¬ 
mittee  on  “  Expeniucutal  Station,”  after  which 
a  niotioa  Avas  made  to  relievo  this  Committee 
from  furtlier  arduous  labors  and  apjioint  a  new 
one.  Scovillo,  however,  displayed  such  anxiety 
to  continue  at  the  head  of  this  Committee  that 
Hie  motion  was  withdraAvn.  Judging  from  tlic 
action  of  t  his  gentleman  upon  the  occasion  of 
the  “captnie”  of  tlie  Cenienniiil  Committee  by 
the  Rmg  and  his  suhsequeut  management  of 
that  htllo  job,  there  must  be  something  in  this 
Experimoulal  SUtiou  needing  attention.  Hoes 
it  portend  another  “capture?”  Will  a  restau¬ 
rant  he  estabhshed  at  the  Station  ?  If  so,  Bro. 
IlaAvley’s  aervices  will  be  iudisjiensable.  I  sup¬ 
pose  Mr,  Handing  will  erect  the  buildings  aud 
Mr.  Arnold  aaiR  be  luspeclor-Geueral,  Avhile  the 
genial  Harris  Jjewis  aviU  look  after  the  advertis¬ 
ing  and  general  newspaper  work. 
A  committee  of  five  was  then  appointed  to  re¬ 
vise  tho  Articles  of  Association. 
A  committee  of  three  Avas  appointed  to  collect 
Dairy  Statistics. 
A  resolution  of  thanks  to  the  authorities  rnd 
citizens  of  Elmira  aud  to  the  Elmira  Earmers’ 
Club  Avaa  then  passed. 
The  Associatiou  was  then  invited  to  particijiate 
ill  IJic  Festival  of  Uie  Farmers’  Club  this  even¬ 
ing,  aud  acciqited. 
After  a  resolution  of  fhauks  to  Mr.  Reynolds  ' 
for  the  use  of  the  Hall,  the  Convention  ad¬ 
journed. 
The  display  of  dairy  products  and  implements 
Avas  meager  in  the  extreme.  Mr.  Hyde  exhibited 
a  full  set  of  Hyde  Milk-Pans  suitable  for  a  20- 
coAv  daily.  These  pans  Avero  patented  last  Au¬ 
gust  and  are  manufactured  by  the  .fewett  Milk 
Pan  Co.  of  Cortland,  N.  V.  They  are  substantially 
the  well-knoAvn  Jewett  Pan,  Avith  a  channel  un¬ 
der  the  center  for  incoming  Avatcr,  which  floAvs 
out  on  either  side.  It  is  deserving  of  a  careful 
trial,  and  aaiH  undoubtedly  he  a  popular  pan. 
Whitman  A  Burrol  of  Little  Falls,  N.Y.,  dis¬ 
played  the  Gardner  Gang  Cheese  I’ress.  This  is 
one  of  the  imjilcinents  for  which  we  predict  very 
general  iiso  Avhorc  it  is  made  knoAvn,  It  is  a 
matter  of  regret  that  all  manufacturers  of  Dairy 
ImplcmontH  do  not  take  these  occasions  to  show 
their  Avarcs  to  those  who  arc  directly  interested 
in  them.  Suohthokn. 
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SUNDAY  CHEESE  MAKING  AT  FACTORIES. 
A  NEEDED  REFORMATION. 
Wk  have  been  urged  rejic.itcdly  of  late  to 
bring  the  matter  of  Sunday  chccso-makiiig  to 
tho  atfontion  of  daiiymcn  Avith  .a  view  that  the 
jinactioo  may  he  abandoned.  Perhajis  no  belter 
time  than  iioav  could  bo  chosen  for  a  disjAaSHioiiate 
discussion  of  the  subject,  since  the  cheeee-iiiak- 
ing  season  is  aliout  closed  and  dairymen  have 
now  more  leisure  than  in  aiiinmer  to  consider  all 
tho  advantages  and  disadA'antiigos  of  the  practice 
and  make  uji  their  miruls  in  rolatiou  to  the 
course  they  will  adopt  in  the  future. 
Again  a  largo  niiiiilicr  of  Hairy  tlonventions 
will  bo  held  during  tho  Avnilcr  in  various  jiarfs 
of  tho  country,  and  it  would  seem  eminently 
proper  that  the  qiiostion  ho  freely  diseussed  be¬ 
fore  these  bvidies  and  sonic  action  taken  in 
regard  to  it.  Hiinday  eheosc-nuiking  ajijiears  to 
ho  more  gonorally  practiced  in  Ncav  Y'ork  than  in 
any  otlier  scislion,  aud  it  is  strAaiUousJy  advocated 
by  tlie  patrons  of  a  large  number  of  factories. 
Tho  jiractice  has  never  been  in  favor  in  Canada, 
most  of  tho  early  factories  objecting  to  it  on  the 
ground  of  its  being  a  deaociatioti  of  the  Sabbath, 
and  a  breach  of  jmblic  morals.  In  some  of  the 
Btates  it  is  loss  jiracticed  hoav  than  formerly,  or 
is  sloAvly  dying  out,  thus  sliOAviiig  tliat  outside  of 
Noav  Y’ork  there  is  a  groAving  sentiment  among 
daii’A  men  against  it. 
it  is  to  he  regretted  tliat  in  tho  inaiigcration 
of  tlic  choose  factory  system  Sunday  cheesc- 
makiog  Avas  introduced.  Had  it  been  excluded 
frein  tbo  original  factories  wo  are  oonvinccd  we 
sliould  not  IIOAV  have  to  contend  against  an  evil 
Avbich  conqii'ls  five  thousuud  jicrsoiis,  engaged 
in  the  factories  of  Ncav  York,  to  lalnii'  every  day 
in  the  week  during  a  largo  share  of  tlic  season 
Avith  no  chance  for  rest  or  church  luivlkgcs.  It 
is  ill  behalf  of  those  ojicialiA'cs  that  avo  now 
Avrite,  Mild  avc  shall  alteuijit  to  shoAV,  that  the 
Jiractice  of  Sunday  cliceso-makiug  may  be  aban¬ 
doned  not  only  Avitheut  serious  loss  to  dakyinen 
but  ou  the  other  hand  Avith  tJie  result  of  a  jiecu- 
niary  gaiu. 
The  first  argument  emjiloyod  by  dairymen,  in 
supiiort  of  tho  jiraclico,  is  that  milk  w  orked  into 
cheese  at  a  factory  on  Sunday,  aatII  jiroduce 
111010  money  than  by  any  other  use  to  Avhich  it  can 
be  jiiit  by  the  farmer.  Any  one  faniiliar  AVith 
the  dairy  statistics  of  the  conntiy,  for  a  mmiber 
of  years  jiast,  must  have  obsciAod  tliat  the 
jirelits  I  rum  butter-making  are  quite  as  large, 
and  generally  larger  than  lioin  cheeso  dairying. 
Many  cheese  dairymen  mo  sorely  discommoded 
in  suiiiiucr  on  account  of  the  diilicnlty  in  jtro- 
curing  good  butter.  Not  being  allowed  to  skim 
any  milk  that  goes  to  Iho  factory,  they  dejiend 
on  purchasing  butter  made  at  tarui  dailies  or 
from  the  cieumories,  aud  often  jiuy  from  one  to 
two  cents  jtor  pound  above  mai'Ket  prices,  be¬ 
sides  the  trouble  of  going  after  tho  butter. 
Wc  knoAv  some  laiin  dairy  butter  inakciB  who 
have  been  croAvdial  to  sujqily  cheese  duirymeu 
with  butter  during  the  past  season.  Their 
regular  customers  were  engaged  iii  Ihe  sjiriug, 
aud  no  others  could  be  supjilied.  These  cus- 
touioi's  sent  their  crocks  to  be  filled  from  time  to 
time  during  summer,  and  otteu  they  could  not 
be  filled  to  meet  the  wants  of  all.  In  some 
neigh borhixidH  cheese  dairymen  have  been  im- 
able  to  gel  good  hutlor  for  weeks,  aud  they  have 
therefore  hved  in  discomfort  on  account  of  the 
scarcity,  and  difticully  of  procuring  the  needed 
supply  during  hot  weather,  and  they  have  been 
obliged  to  pay  a  good  round  price  lor  Avhat  but¬ 
ter  Avaa  used  and  much  more  than  the  cost 
would  have  teen  if  butter  had  been  made  on  the 
farm. 
Now,  all  this  could  have  been  avoided  if  the 
Sunday’s  milk  had  been  retained  at  the  farm  and 
set  lor  butler  making.  Most  famihoa  wiR  con¬ 
sume  as  much  butter  as  this  milk  wUl  yield,  but 
if  there  is  more  it  will  meet  with  a  ready  sale  m 
market.  We  think  that  whore  the  saving  of 
such  milk  for  butter  has  been  tried,  tlie  facts 
will  show  that  more  money  is  saved  to  the  dairy¬ 
man  Hian  when  his  milk  all  goes  to  the  factory. 
The  skimmed  milk  can  be  utilized  iu  various 
