1900 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
39 
HOPE FARM NOTES. 
“Let Up!”—T wo readers have written 
that in connection with child training. 
One man doesn’t sign his name, but 
says, “Let up on that child nonsense!” 
Another is a minister, who says that 
philosophy is not my forte and, as a 
friend, he advises me to stick to poultry 
and farm labor. Another minister says 
he thinks we are sound on child train¬ 
ing, but several miles “off” on the Phil¬ 
ippine question. He says that on the 
principle that there should “be no gov¬ 
ernment without the consent of the gov¬ 
erned,” we have no business to print 
“stuff” that readers do not like. “Let 
up!” is good strong English. Perhaps 
we have made too much about that 
spanking episode. I have had dozens of 
letters from good men and women who 
uphold our position. I would like to 
print some of them, but probably we 
have had too much about it already. I 
have certainly given the anti-spankers 
all the rope they wanted. 
Colorless Views. —How a man does 
jump when you step on his pet hobby! 
It may be child training, or saloonkeep¬ 
ing, or Fall plowing, or raising hogs. 
Just as long as you agree with him you 
are a very fine man. The moment you 
express an opinion that rubs the fur on 
that hobby the wrong way you are “no 
good.” I think we all know public men 
who are just about colorless when it 
comes to a leading question. They will 
agree with Tom, Dick or Harry in turn. 
Such people may make votes or pleasant 
words, but that’s all. I do not find that 
people have much real respect for them. 
On the other hand, the man who insists 
upon being on the odd side just for the 
sake of being “cranky,” is worse yet. 
He has too much color. 
Child Notes. —The Madame has start¬ 
ed a little school. The Graft, Bud and 
Scion attend, and so do two little girls 
who live near by. These little girls have 
been attending the district school, but 
it would often happen that they would 
sit all day with hardly a chance to re¬ 
cite. It is out of the question for the 
average country teacher to do justice to 
all the little ones. I think it far better 
to teach them at home, and thus get 
them fairly started. The Madame en¬ 
joys this little taste of her old school 
days, and there never were happier little 
pupils. They take great pride in show¬ 
ing me their “arithmetic” lessons at 
night.We began the new 
year by giving the children a weekly 
“allowance.” Every Saturday night we 
give the Graft eight cents and the Bud 
and the Scion each five cents. That 
means one cent for each year of their 
age. They are ve^y willing to put this 
money in their “banks.” I mean to be¬ 
gin early to have them become familiar 
with money and its use or abuse. The 
wise man said that the love of money is 
the root of all evil. Most people never 
knew the exact quotation, and they leave 
the “love” out. That makes a great dif¬ 
ference, for money itself may become the 
greatest blessing one can imagine, pro¬ 
vided it is used wisely and well. I 
sometimes hear people say that they hate 
money. They should not hate the 
money itself, but rather the love of it, 
which makes mere accumulation higher 
than wise spending. 
Tree Notes. —Mr. Van Deman spent 
New Year’s with us, and looked the farm 
all over. The boys had trimmed one of 
the old orchards. Many of cue lower 
limbs were hanging to the ground, and 
these had been cut off. Mr. Van Deman 
was inclined to call this butchery, 
though these large limus were nearly 
worthless. To my surprise, he advised 
us to go light in our trimming. I ex¬ 
pected to cut off all the sprouts and 
suckers, but Friend Van Deman says 
“Go slow—many of tnose suckers indi¬ 
cate Nature’s way of protecting the tree 
where it needs snade!” Tnis idea of 
going easy with the knife and saw 
pleased the Madame greatly. She says 
I want to cut and chop too much. She 
has a tender heart for the old veterans, 
be they trees, or horses, or humans. . . 
. . We have about decided to top-graft 
some of our old sweet-apple trees to va¬ 
rieties like Grimes Golden, Hubbardston, 
etc. We wish these fine eating apples 
for home use anyway. The Madame is 
so set upon keeping these trees standing 
that I will compromise by trying to 
make them more useful.Far 
up along the center of the farm runs a 
great pile of stones. Alongside of it are 
several cherry trees remarkable for the'r 
thrift and quality. Friend Van Deman 
says that these old stone piles conserve 
moisture, and thus give the trees a fine 
chance. I wish to plant a row of cher¬ 
ries all along that stone pile. We could 
dig into the center of the pile and plant 
the trees there, but that would hardly 
pay. How beautiful the farm will be in 
blossom time with this streak of color 
running through it. Can we compete 
with the California cherries? I think so 
—not every year, perhaps, but probably 
one year with another. 
Hauling Manure. —Shall we haul the 
manure directly from yard to field dur¬ 
ing the Winter, or pile it and wait till 
Spring? I have tried both ways, and 
have decided this Winter to haul and 
spread as fast as a load accumulates. It 
is easy hauling now. The ground is 
hard and the horses idle. The manure 
goes on the orchards, which are level, 
and are underlaid with rock. If they 
were on hilly and leachy soil I would 
not use the manure this way. If it was 
to be used on crops like caobage or po¬ 
tatoes, I would pile and compost it so as 
to have it as fine and soluble as possible 
by Spring. On our level orchards it 
doesn’t matter, and Winter hauling is 
best for us. We put acid phosphate on 
the frozen ground just before a slight 
thaw, and put the manure on top of it. 
Fact and Fancy. —We start the year 
with a farm diary. Record is made 
every night of the day’s happenings. We 
know what work was done—the tem¬ 
perature, and other interesting notes. . 
. . . I hear people complain of lazy 
windmills which won’t turn enough to 
keep the tank filled. There has been 
hardly a day since our mill was put up 
that the wind did not blow for a few 
hours, at least. Our hill is a breezy 
place.Grandmother, Charlie 
and the little Scion have followed the 
others to Florida. Uncle Ed and Charlie 
talk of raising potatoes, but they can’t 
do it successfully unless they put up a 
hog-tight fence. In that country, as 1 
understand it, they are supposed to have 
a no-fence law. People are expected to 
fence in their stock, so that others will 
not be forced to fence it out. Like many 
other expectations, this doesn’t work, 
and the hogs own the country. In figur¬ 
ing on a fence we find that wire fencing 
has fairly jumped up in price, and land¬ 
ed with both feet on the farmer’s pocket- 
book.The recent cold snap 
was tough on the Leghorns and Mi- 
norcas. A number of them were nipped 
in the comb, which is the bud of promise 
for eggs. A Minorca certainly will have 
a horrible time when Jack Frost gets at 
her squarely. One rooster was so badly 
nipped that we had to put mm out of 
his misery. . . . The wood pile is 
still growing. That’s the sort of a pile 
that a sawyer can always view with 
pride.Monday is washing day 
at Hope Farm. The washing machine, a 
relic of the scarlet-fever days, has been 
put in service again. With Hugh on the 
crank the clothes come out in a way to 
suit the most cranky laundress. 
Neighboring springs and wells are still 
dry. The ground is frozen, and water 
cannot get through. We are glad that 
we were driven to a driven well! 
h. w. c. 
Turf, Field and Farm says that at the 
Rarawar sugar plantation in the Fiji Isl¬ 
ands 400 horses were successfully fed on 
molasses. The ration, adopted after ex¬ 
periment, consisted of 15 pounds of mo¬ 
lasses, three pounds of bran and four 
pounds of maize. Green cane tops were 
also fed, and the health of the horses was 
excellent. The saving effected by the mo¬ 
lasses ration was $45 per head per annum. 
If you are a farmer or want to be one, 
send for the “Western Trail.” Published 
quarterly. Full of pointers as to settling 
in Kansas, Oklahoma and Indian Terri¬ 
tory. Handsomely embellished and con¬ 
cisely written. Mailed free. 
Address by postal card or letter. 
John Sebastian, G.P.A., Chicago.— Adv. 
Cost $4000; You Get It For 15 Cents. 
The Money-Makers in the poultry business, 
whether owning a dozen hens or a thousand, are 
the people who watch what other successful poul¬ 
try-keepers are doing and how 
they do it. It is to disseminate 
just such knowledge as this 
that “ How to Make Money 
xoith Poultry and Incubators ” 
waspublished.lt is admittedly 
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question. It contains nearly 
200 illustrations and numerous 
other features which brought 
its cost up to more than $-1,000 
While it gives complete infor¬ 
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Incubator it is primarily a guide and manual for 
the person who is considering poultry from a 
purely business and money-making stand point. 
Its 192 pages (9x11 inches) are filled with practical 
articles, written expressly for this book by leading 
poultry experts. For example. Geo. H. Pollard, 
the well-known practical poultryman, contrib¬ 
utes three chapters on “Profitable Broiler Rais¬ 
ing,” “Winter Chickens or Roasters,” and “Best 
Breeds for the Market.” Michael K. Boyer of 
national reputation, has an article on “Poultry 
for Profit on One Acre;” Myra V. Norys tells what 
energetic women have done in “Women’s Work 
with Poultry:” A. F. Hunter, the well-known 
editor, discusses the “Demand for Fresh Eggs 
and Howto Meet It;” Jas. Dryden, of the Utah 
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Largest manufacturers of 
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writs us 
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HAVANA. ILLINOIS 
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Wheels generally breakdown first. It is 
cheaper to buy new wheel, than to re¬ 
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4 Buggy Wheels 7-8 in. Steel Tire for $7.50 
4 Carriage Wheels 1 in. Steel Tire for 8.00 
4 Mllk.Dellvery, Spr’g Wagon Wheels, 10.50 
The best of their kind. Gear, and Axles 
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Wilmington Wheel Co., Wilmington, Del. 
FAFM 18 to 24 cents per rod. Built without 
1 nil .11 1 LULL machine. First inquiring, where 
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BUCHANAN FENCE CO., Box 258, SmlthvUle, O. 
MJ 
i o Poultry Fencer" 
IiOi SAVES 50 J # 
ASK 
IT... 
M,Vs 
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for all purposes is an. Upright or Horizontal combined 
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threshing, pumping wuter, 
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Leffel 
Engines 
represent unusual merit in de- _ __ _ ._ 
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Any Place 
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Stationaries, Portables, 
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Maple Evaporators. 
Most Durable, Most Economical, Cheapest. 
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Also, Mfrs. of the “Sunlight” Acetylene Gas Machine 
DON’T BUY POULTRY NETTING 
until you get our illustrated circulars giving net 
prices of the best POULTRY FENCING. We 
can ship from Colchester, New York or Chicago, and 
pay freight charges to your railroad station. Sample 
of best fence made, 4c. Circulars free. 
JAMES S. CASE (Box N.), Colchester, Conn. 
-ty- 
1,000 SAMPLES FREE 
of our new Success fence ratchet 
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Cemetery Fences. Freight paid. A AT\ 
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needs a guardian or the Page Fence I* a success. 
Over 500,000 are now using it and calling for more. 
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Xo. 7 
Hard 
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like a Bull Dog. 
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as easy as nailing pickets. Any 
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HOGS 
WILL 
ROOT 
but the hog hasn’t been bred that will tear up or break through the 
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Made of hard Bessemer Steel Wires, rust proof, and proof against all attacks of animals, 
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catalogue, etc., to 
AMERICAN STEEL & WIRE CO., Chicago or New York. 
