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DON’T LEAVE THE FARM. 
Come, boys. I have something to tell you; 
Come near, I would whisper It low— 
You are thinking of leaving the homestead, 
Don't be In a hurry to go. 
The city has many attractions, 
Ant think of the vices and si i; 
When once In the vortex of fashion, 
How soon the course downward begins. 
You talk of the mines, boys— 
They are wealthy In gold, no doubt; 
But, ahl there Is gold In the farm, boys, 
If only you’ll sbovel It out. 
The mercantile trade is a hazard— 
The goods are lirst high and then low. 
Better risk the old farm awhile longer; 
Don’t be In a hurry to go. 
The farm Is the safest and surest. 
The orchards are loaded to day; 
You're aB free as the air ill the mountains 
And monarch of all you survey. 
Better on the farm awhile longer, 
Though the profits come in rather slow, 
Remember, you've nothing to risk, boys, 
Don't be In a hurry to go. 
C. K. M. Breen. 
RAISING HUCKLEBERRY PLANTS 
FROM SEEDS. 
LETTERS FROM UNCLE ELM AND PROF. C. 8 . 
SARGENT. 
Dear Brother Mark. —I have just re¬ 
ceived a letter from H. L., McHenry, 111., who 
says: ‘‘You have introduced in the Rural a 
subject in which we are very much interested 
—huckleberry culture—of which we would 
like to learn a few facts. We have procured 
a lot of seed through a Rural cousin, (thanks 
to the Rural for the introduction of the Cous¬ 
ins) and now we wantto know, how, and when, 
and where to plant them. And now Uncle 
Elm, can we come to you, in this our time of 
tribulation? Through the Rbral comes a 
help each week, that eucourages us, andgives 
us new thoughts, and makes life worth the 
living. I wish that every farmer could be 
come acquainted with, and interested in the 
Rural, for it’s just such help as farmers need,” 
This letter reminds me that I promised to tell 
the Cousins bow to raise huckleberry plants 
from seed. I am happy to be able to quote the 
very highest authority on this subject, Prof. C. 
S. Sargent of the Arnold Arboretum, Cam¬ 
bridge, Mass., who wrote the inclosed extract 
in a recent letter to Dr. Stnrtevant, the Di¬ 
rector of the New York Experiment Station. 
The letter appears below. 
1 suppose few of the Cousins have a green¬ 
house to help them but I think if the boxes 
in which the seeds are sown are kept in a 
south window of a warm room, the seeds will 
germinate nearly as well as they would in the 
greenhouse. A little frost now and then, 
would not hurt them. It will require patience, 
cousins, but the more credit will be due us, if 
we can succeed in obtaining varieties of the 
huckleberry that will prosper under garden 
culture. Uncle Elm. 
Professor Sargent’s Letter. 
rt We have no difficulty in getting the seeds 
of all the Vaccinium (huckleberry family) to 
germinate in a moderately" warm greenhouse. 
The seeds are sown in boxes early in the Win¬ 
ter, in a compost of muck and sand, and it is 
a good plan to cover the surface of the soil 
after the seed is sown with a thin layer of 
damp sphagnum, (moss) in order to insure 
constant moisture and shade for the germin¬ 
ating seed. The seed often takes many 
months to germinate, and sometimes the 
young plants do not appear until the second 
year. The youDg seedlings want to be handled 
carefully, and are best planted out in a cold 
frame, and i-heltered from the Summer sun.” 
C. S. Sargent. 
Arnold Arboretum, Cambridge, Mass. 
NOTES BY UNCLE MARK. 
I am glad that through the kindness of 
Uncie Elm we are able to present Prof. C. S. 
Sargent’s method of raising huckleberry plants 
by garden culture. Prof. Sargent is a recog¬ 
nized authority on horticultural subjects. 
We have received quiteanumber of reports 
on the watermelons, which, as a rule, are quite 
satisfactory. It appears, however, that many 
lost their seeds or plants on account of the 
wet, cold weather of Spring and the ravages 
of insects. The names of prize winners will 
be published next week. 
Finding that there might be some difficulty 
in awarding the first three prizes according to 
the conditions stated in Rural of Sept. 9, 
we beg leave to make a slight change, so that 
the awurds will be as follows, which we think 
will be satisfactory to all. 
(1.) For the largest total weight of entire crop. 
(2.) For second largest total weight of entire 
crop. 
(3.) For third heaviest entire crop. 
(4.) For largest and heaviest single melon, 
exclusive of those included in (1), (2) and (3). 
(5.) For second largest and heaviest single 
melon, exclusive of those included in (1), 
(2) and (3).__ 
LETTERS FROM THE COUSINS. 
Dear Uncle Mark:— It has been so long 
since I wrote first you must think I have for. 
gotten the Club. Perhaps I have been lazy 
about writing, but I will do better after this. 
The Spring was cold and late here and the 
garden vegetables did not grow very rapidly. 
The Rummer was very dry, for several weeks 
not a drop of rain fell and the drouth injured 
the crops badly. The fruit crop is very small. 
There was a heavy frost when the most of the 
trees were blossoming; oue night the mercury 
fell to 20 © above zero. Pa says there will be 
between one-sixth and one-tentb of a crop of 
apples; the rest of the fruit, except berries, is 
not abundant. The crop of potatoes is small; 
corn very good and wheat a very large erop j 
averaging in some places from 20 to 25 bushels 
per acre. Many thanks for seeds. There were 
two melon plants that came up. The squashes 
came up, but one plant died; Pa looked at it 
but could not find the CRnse. The celery came 
up and the corn is doing nicely, but is con¬ 
siderably later than the kind Pa plants. I did 
not plant the Hollyhock seed as it was too late 
in the Spring. The Discussions were splendid 
and I think the Rural is the best agricultural 
paper there is, and it is always welcome here. 
Yonr niece, Pansy. 
Dear Uncle Mark:— Many thanks to you 
for kindly remembering me with the melon 
seed. I scarcely expected it, having been so 
shortly before^ admitted as a member of the 
Clul>. My brother took great pains in making 
the hills. They were about a foot deep, and 
15 inches square, filled with well rotted stumps 
and woods’dirt, planted three seeds in a hill 
and covered with fine rich soil. We planted 
them the third of May, the weather being 
warm aud Spring-like, but afterwards we had 
a cold, wet spell and 1 think the seeds must 
have rotted, for not one made its appearance. 
I was very sorry but it taught me a lesson 
not to be in too great a hurry, and I can 
assure you, Uncle Mark, I’ll never plant melon 
seeds the third of May again; I will wait for 
settled weather. I for one of the cousins, am 
in favor of Don Follino’s idea of having badges. 
Does Uncle Mark approve of the plan? If so, 
would he please inform the cousins bow ex¬ 
pensive they will be? Your niece, 
Dorchester Co., Md. Imogens Jackson. 
Dear Uncle Mark;—As the season is get¬ 
ting quite far advanced 1 thought I would 
write and tell you about my watermelons. I 
sowed them about the middle of April, but 
owing to the cold nights only two came up. I 
transplanted them as soon as the ground was 
warm enough, but the weather has been 
so wet that they both died. I have not got 
much of a garden this year; it has been so wet 
that scarcely anything would grow. I have 
a nice bed of Winter radishes and two quit© 
nice muskmelon and two Gem Squash vines. 
Jack Frost has come and bit our squash and 
cucumber vines, but he did not harm much. 
I will send you a few seeds of our native or 
wild lilies. They grow mostly in our swamp. 
They are nearly as handsome as any tame 
lilies I ever saw. Your nephew, 
Warren Co., Pa. George Mudge. 
[Sorry to say seeds havenot been seen, u.m.] 
Dear Uncle Mark:— I thought I would 
tell you what success I had with the Rural 
melon seeds, I planted them in boxes three 
in a hill. I had fully given them up before 
they made their appearance. 1 then tore the 
sides of the boxes down and without disturb¬ 
ing the dirt set them in the ground, they 
seemed to grow for a while hut they are all 
dead. I am a little girl 12 years old. Have 
one brother and one sister. As my brother is 
10 years older than I am I have no one to play 
with, and so I would like to have one of the 
Rural Cousins write to me and I will answer. 
The Holly-hock seed you sent Papa came up 
nicely, and so did the celery seed. The Win J 
ter term of our school has not commenced so 
i still enjoy my vacation. Bertha E. Coray. 
Allegany- Co , N. Y. 
Dear Uncle Mark. —We take the Rural, 
and all think it is a splendid paper. I planted 
the melon seeds you sent me but only three 
plants came up, and two of those were de¬ 
stroyed. One did well and has now four 
large melons on it that will soon be ripe, and 
several smaller ones. I thought I would try 
my luck with peanuts this Bummer and 
planted some, but they failed to come up, on 
account of the wet weather, just after I had 
planted them. We have a great many flowers, 
and some very pretty ones. Your niece, 
Benton Co., Iowa. Carrie McCulley. 
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