APRIL 7 
A ns.— They are the eggs of some insect-, of 
" hat species we cannot determine from your 
description. They were laid there in the Fall, 
and the scaly covering put. over them to act as 
a protection. They very likely may be inju- ] 
rious insects. Whitewashing or washing wit h j 
soft soap " ill probably destroy them, but. a 
washing with whale-oil soap is the best and 
surest remedy. 
L. h. B., Suxipjscy, A 7 . H .—Where Can I find 
a book telling me howto plantall kinds of seeds ? 
Axs,—You cannot get what you wish from 
any one book. It will be necessary to procure j 
books treating upon various subjects, such as 
horticulture, floriculture, a floriculture, etc., j 
iu which directions are usually given for plant¬ 
ing different kinds of seed. 
Dairy £itppUc# 
gRteerUanrour 
A COUSIN’S HOME 
» k a R Uncle 
Mark: —If you 
will come " ith 
me this afternoon 
1 will show you 
our Oakland Cen¬ 
ter Farm of 120 
acres. AV e live 
iu a comfortable 
house, 100 feet 
from the road, 
'// -- which runs east 
t ‘ ~ and west, and 80 
roils from a road which runs north and south. 
Our garden and front vard is fenced off from 
the back-yard and drive-way: the garden is 
on the east, also a small garden patch in front 
of the house near the road, through which 
mils a stream of water. There is also a grass 
plot in front, and in this plot arc two over, 
green trees, some 30 perennials, and a few 
shrubs. Their roots are kept free from grass 
and weeds by mulching with chip manure. 
On the east side stands a^ large oak tree, and 
there is a flower bed 3x30 feet running the 
length of the piazza, and. by the fence on the 
west is another flower bed 3x13 feet. Near- by 
is u flower bed 2x18 feet, and in this bed stands 
a peach tree, and many beautiful flowers are 
growing here. I wish I could describe their 
beauty. At the corner of the piazza are Ma¬ 
deira vines running- up and under the roof, 
which, with their long, fragrant blossoms, can¬ 
not help but arrest uue’s attention. We will 
pass through the west garden gate and take a 
look at the back yard. We are now on the 
drive-way. This road passes between the 
house and barn, and runs to the back of the 
farm. Here is the wood-shed, which is never 
without wood, and to the west is the corn- 
crib, with not one ear of corn to be seen, but 
we know that before long 1,000 bushels of corn 
will be within its walls. Looking to the north¬ 
west we see two large barns tilled with sweet, 
new hay. To the east are 100 choice apple 
trees. As we folio" tins road we see on both 
sides corn all in shock. Now we are going 
down grade and are soon upon the meadow. 
If you had been here last Summer you could 
have seen a wild garden iu earnest, for this 
meadow was covered with wild flowers. Now 
we are going up-hill, and at last we find om-- 
selves in the woods. Here is a large patch of 
blackberries. If you will visit us in black¬ 
berry time we will treat you to the pleasure 
of going berrying. I would advise you to 
procure a pair of buckskin gloves to protect 
your bands or you will not dare to return to 
your sanctum. Now wo are at the top of the 
hill. To the north and west we cau see nothing 
but woods, but to the east and south we can 
see off ten miles or more. On the south are 
three villages, not over ten miles from us, 
while on the west is a city, five miles distant. 
To the northwest is a town four miles away; 
but all these places arc hidden from our view by 
the patches of woods. We are now at the 
back of the farm, so we will return by another 
route. Going through the pasture, we will 
visit the hickory-nut trees, of which there are 
about 12. And now, Uncle, if you have not 
passed too far down the shady side of life, you 
will delight iu climbing up the trees and scat¬ 
tering down the nuts, for there is a goodly 
share this year. Passing over little liilis and 
valleys we at last come to the largest piece of 
woods. These are directly west from the 
house and on a line with the road. At the 
foot of this hill pours out through a wooden 
spout pure spring water into two large troughs. 
AVe will pass around among these trees and 
finally coine to our pic-nic grounds, " here last 
Fourth of July we spread our cloth upon the 
ground aud a lively group sat upon the grass 
around the bounteous spread and partook of 
lemonade, strawberries and cream, and straw¬ 
berry shortcake, etc. With swinging in the 
big swing, roaming through the woods and re¬ 
peated visits at the spring, it was a tired but 
happy company that returned home at even¬ 
ing. Aud now, Uncle Mark, I am sure 
mother has supper waiting, a ad I venture to 
say it will be cream biscuits and tea, so if you 
" ill come with me to supper 1 "ill let you fly 
back to your home. If you have been pleased 
with your visit to Oakland Center Farm, I am 
sure you will tell the Cousins all about it. And 
perhaps some other more gifted Cousins will 
give you a pleasure trip to their home. h. l. 
PROFESSOR 
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LETTERS FROM THE COUSINS. 
Dear Uncle Mark: —AVill you please add 
my name to the list of cousins.' I have 
long wished to become a member of your Hor¬ 
ticultural Club. I am 11 years old. I was 
not very successful with flowers, for the severe 
drought almost ruined the few that lived 
through the cold, wet Spring. I spent more 
of my time caring for young turkeys and 
chickens. Small fruits do not grow well with 
us; but we grow plenty of nice apples. 1 am 
much interested in the Cousins letters. We 
live on a hill over a mile from the school- 
house, so that I cannot go every day. I 
would tell you about our pets but my letter 
would be too long. Jennie A. Kino. 
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Dear Uncle Mark:— I saw the cabbage 
report in the Rural, and thought I would 
write how I raised cabbage last year. I set 
about 750 plants, mostly Filderkraut and Flat 
Dutch. The Filderkraut did the best 1 
manured the ground with hen manure and 
ashes, and kept them well cultivated. Wet 
them with tansy tea as hot as the plants would 
bear to keep off the worms. It kept them off 
as well as anything I ever tried. 
From your nephew. 
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The Chamberlin Screw 
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it durability, combined 
ease In pullingall . 
now furnish Ma 
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small machines AfV/t 
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with cheapness and 
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./. C. J., Wilton, Conn .—I find upon examin¬ 
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which are placed eggs, or something resembling 
them. Will yoti please tell me what they are; 
how they came there; when is the best time 
to destroy them, and how? Will they do any 
harm? Will whitewashing destroy them, or 
will soft soap be better? 
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