1899 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
695 
Viewed with Practiced Eyes. 
A WOMAN FARMER AT THE CORNELL EX¬ 
PERIMENT STATION. 
Farmers and “Book Farmers.” —On 
September 6, I had the good fortune to 
spend the greater part of the day at the 
Cornell Experiment Station. Though 
living but eight miles from this place, 
I am ashamed to own that it was my 
first visit. To say that I was delighted 
with the Kindness and courtesy shown 
me, would but faintly express my senti¬ 
ments. I returned home full of enthu¬ 
siasm, and wonder that the farmers in 
this vicinity do not cooperate to the 
best of their ability in this noble work. 
Why is it that the average farmer has 
such a horror of “book farming”? He 
would refuse to employ any one from 
the different professions unless he had 
spent years in hard study. Why should 
he feel so differently about the way his 
own life-work is carried on? Being but 
a plain farmer myself, I had just conceit 
enough to think that a few words on 
the way farmers are treated at this Sta¬ 
tion might lead others to follow my 
example, and spend a pleasant and prof¬ 
itable day there. 
Potato Tests— I learned, much to my 
regret, that Prof. Bailey was absent. 
However, I was presented to Mr. L. A. 
Clinton, whose writings are so familiar 
to R. N.-Y. readers. I found him busy 
comparing yields of wheat. Finding me 
interested, he gave me some valuable 
information as to yield and varieties. 
He suggested that I meet Mr. Spencer, 
who has charge of the extension work, 
and whose bulletins on Nature Study 
are doing so much to interest the young 
people in horticulture. As I had taken 
the farmer’s reading course during the 
Winter, I was very glad of the oppor¬ 
tunity of meeting the people who had 
helped me to so much useful informa¬ 
tion. From there, Mr. Clinton and I 
went to the Cornell farm. I have only 
time to speak of a few of the dozens of 
things that interested me. Perhaps the 
potato experiments would interest the 
larger number of farmers. The varie¬ 
ties grown were seven rows of Mills En¬ 
durance, then one row of Sir Walter 
Raleigh. Clean culture was practiced; 
the plots had been cultivated seven 
times, besides a thorough harrowing a 
week after planting. I brought home a 
hill of Sir Walter Raleigh, and am proud 
to show it to those who do not believe 
in the practical side of the Station’s 
work. There were, also, a number of 
experiments in different parts of the 
farm with R. N.-Y. No. 2 and the Car¬ 
man potatoes. Mr. Clinton speaks high¬ 
ly of these varieties. A large plot of 
ground, with about a dozen different 
varieties of beans, just pulled and neatly 
labeled, was also noted. 
Mr. Hunn and His Strawberries.— 
I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. C. E. 
Hunn, formerly of the Geneva Station, 
who will be remembered by strawberry 
growers as the originator of the Hunn 
strawberry. He was engaged in super¬ 
intending the potting of strawberry 
plants for the greenhouse. I was intro¬ 
duced to him as the originator of the 
New York. He seemed to divine at once 
how interested I would be in all matters 
pertaining to the strawberry. Two hours 
were passed in the Experiment Station’s 
strawberry plots, then came an invita¬ 
tion to lunch, so kindly given, that I felt 
glad to accept. I did not wonder so 
much at Mr. Hunn’s success when I saw 
what a helpmate he had, and the fine, 
sturdy family of children. We visited 
the plum orchards, for which Cornell is 
justly noted; about 60 varieties are seen 
here at their best. I am fired with the 
determination to have just such an 
orchard, though on a smal’ scale. 
Fertilizer Experiments. —I tried the 
fertilizer experiments, under the direc- 
MOTHERS.—Be sure to use “Mrs. Wins¬ 
low’s Soothing Syrup” for your children 
while Teething. It is the Best.— Adv. 
tion of the Station, for three years. 
Messrs, a. L. Knisely, J. L. Stone and 
G. W. Cavanaugh have visited us in con¬ 
nection with this. When I left, I was 
given an earnest invitation to come 
again, and the assurance that my visit 
would be returned, as they expressed 
themselves as being interested in ex¬ 
periments that I am carrying on, on a 
small scale. I was so much interested in 
the wheat experiments, ‘that, on my re¬ 
turn, I started a small plot of my own. 
Women Farmers and Book Farmers. 
—Two things that impressed me most 
were that the expressions “a woman 
farmer” and “book farming” were con¬ 
sidered words to be proud of, instead of 
expressions of contempt. One old farm¬ 
er once told me that it was “agin nater” 
for a woman to be a farmer, and mildly 
hinted that the principal lack was 
brains. As he never used his while run¬ 
ning his farm (as his crops plainly 
proved), I couldn’t see that his argu¬ 
ment held good. I also noted that The 
R. N.-Y. was held in such high esteem. 
I know that this may seem an anti¬ 
quated subject to the lively, practical 
farmer, but I hope to reach some that 
have no faith in “them college fellows.” 
The only drawback is that such farmers 
are not likely to be subscribers to such 
an up-to-date paper as The R. N.-Y. 
M. G. YATES. 
Rural Recipes. 
This is the peach season, and peach 
pie, peach cobbler, peach pot-pie and 
peach shortcake will all be found agree¬ 
able; peach omelet will, however, give 
a change. Here is a recipe from the 
Chicago Record: 
Slice three peeled peaches thinly and 
sprinkle with a tablespoonful of sugar. 
Beat the yolks of four eggs until thick, 
add a tablespoonful each of sugar and 
lemon juice and a saltspoonful of salt. 
Whip the whites to a stiff froth, and fold 
lightly into the other mixture. Heat a 
tablespoonful of butter in the omelet 
pan, and turn in the eggs. Break the 
omelet with a fork as it thickens, spread 
with the prepared peaches, and fold. Set 
in the oven for a minute, and serve on a 
hot platter. 
Blackberries and raisins cooked to¬ 
gether will make a delicious combina¬ 
tion for preserving. Proceed as fol¬ 
lows: Make a syrup of one pound of 
sugar; add two quarts of blackberries 
(the large, tart kind should be used) and 
one pint of seeded stewed raisins. Boil 
for 10 minutes, then skim out the ber¬ 
ries and raisins and cook the syrup un¬ 
til thick. Pour over the fruit, and bot¬ 
tle. A delicious combination. 
A new way of warming over boiled 
potatoes will prove a welcome addition 
to the bill of fare. Made as follows, we 
have Waldorf hash: Cut one pint of cold 
boiled potatoes into dice; add a half- 
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Your dealer knows where and how 
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glass ; and may be, he thinks tough 
glass isn’t good for his business. 
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Stenography, 
Typewriting, 
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teaspoonful of salt and a good shaking 
of pepper; turn them into the frying 
pan, with one tablespoonful of hot but¬ 
ter. When they begin to brown add one 
cupful of coarsely chopped celery. Cook 
five minutes, stirring frequently. When 
the potatoes are nicely browned,, serve 
hot, garnished with parsley. 
When thinking about making Chili 
sauce, it might be well to consider a 
recipe for tomato mustard, which is a 
very appetizing sauce for use with cold 
meat. It is made as follows: Slice a 
half-dozen large tomatoes and boil half 
an hour with a small piece of red pep¬ 
per. Press through a fine sieve and 
season with a small saltspoonful each of 
pepper, allspice, cloves, ginger and mace, 
and a half-teaspoonful of salt. Boil up 
well and set aside. When it is cold add 
three teaspoonfuls of dry mustard 
worked into a paste with a little vine¬ 
gar. Add the same quantity of curry 
powder and enough vinegar to make all 
the consistency of prepared or French 
mustard. Bottle for future use. 
Eggplant olio is a very nice combina¬ 
tion now in season. Slice and fry crisp¬ 
ly brown one good-sized eggplant. Dur¬ 
ing the frying have three tomatoes, cut 
in halves, baking in the oven pulp side 
uppermost; spread lavishly with butter, 
each dusted with a saltspoonful of salt 
and dash of pepper and piled high with 
finely chopped onion. Serve one on 
each slice of eggplant. 
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