1898 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
23 
RURALISMS. 
(continued.) 
(1874). It originated in Ohio, and is said 
to be a seedling of the Concord. It must 
have been not until about 1877 that Mr. 
Campbell sent a trial vine to the Rural 
Grounds. There it proved to be a thrifty 
grower, free of mildew, perfectly hardy, 
and an immense bearer of medium-sized 
bunches not shouldered. The berries are 
nearly as large as those of Concord, the 
skin thin, of a pea green, slightly in¬ 
clined to yellow when fully ripe. The 
pulp is tender, seeds few and small, and 
the flavor much that of Concord, though 
purer. It ripens, as we now recall, about 
with Moore’s Early or a few days later. 
The Lady is a grape that one may safely 
commend for all amateur collections. It 
is not firm enough for shipment to dis¬ 
tant markets. 
The Emmet i?ed raspberry was sent 
to the Rural Grounds by A. C. Griesa & 
Hro., of Lawrence, Kan., April, 1895. The 
berries began to ripen July (3. They were 
of medium size, conical, rather dull red, 
fair quality. 
The Lotta raspberry (blackcap) was 
sent to us by Frank Ford & Son, during 
April of 1895. The plants are as vigor¬ 
ous as any raspberries that have been 
tested at the Rural Grounds, the canes 
growing to a height of eight feet or more. 
The berries begin to ripen July 4, a few 
days later than Hilborn, and a few days 
before Gregg. We would never grow a 
Gregg if we could get a Lotta. The ber¬ 
ries are borne in clusters of a dozen, of 
a jet black color, the drupelets being 
larger than those of Gregg, and less 
“ seedy.” The “ bloom ” of the Gregg is 
objectionable. If we wanted to sicken 
the family of blackcaps, or lessen the 
market demand, we would grow Greggs. 
The plants are tender, the berries look 
as if mildewed, and the quality is lower 
among blackcaps than that of the Kielfer 
or Garber among pears. July 7, we made 
this note : “ Berries of the Lotta of the 
largest size, of good quality, firm, w'th 
but a trace of bloom.” 
Among the earliest blackcaps, our 
choice would be Palmer, Eureka and Ilil- 
born. They are all hardy and productive 
as to plant, and rank first as to'quality... 
Roosting Place for Hens. 
R. M. S.. Geneva, N. Y.—I give the 
plan of my hen roost. I make a plat¬ 
form, with legs, that looks about like a 
table ; this must be made larger or small¬ 
er according to the number of hens, but 
one about 4x(5 feet is large enough for 
35 hens, which is as many as will do well 
in a flock in winter. Next I fasten four 
IM-inch pieces about 14 inches long, up¬ 
right on the platform, one at each corner, 
about six inches in. Let a cross-piece 
rest on top of these at each end, to hold 
the roosts. These should not project 
over the sides, so that the droppings will 
not all be caught. Use the driest and 
lightest material jmssible in making, in 
order that the whole thing may be easily 
turned over to receive a good amount of 
kerosene at short intervals. 
The Politics of Beet Sugar. 
F. II., Ludlow, Vx.— I do not see any 
of your correspondents touching the 
political side of the sugar question. 
That it is a question, and a very live one 
at that, should be evident to any one 
who has followed the course of legis¬ 
lation at Washington for the last quar¬ 
ter of a century. Without entering into 
the discussion of the merits or demerits 
of protection, it would seem to be a very 
precarious venture to enter into a busi¬ 
ness requiring such large capital and 
skilled labor, which is the fcotball of 
politicians and capitalists. Supposing 
that the business should be encouraged 
by National legislation for a few years. 
until vast capital had been invested. 
Then suppose that the people who did 
not raise sugar, became tired of paying 
an increased price for it, and it should 
be placed on the free list. Where would 
our beet-sugar factories go against the 
bounty-raised sugar of Europe ? It is 
even stated that they are somewhat tired 
of paying bounties, and would get out 
if it were possible. In these times of 
keen, close competition, one should 
weigh carefully the arguments for and 
against any proposed business, and es¬ 
pecially the one under consideration. If 
the industry can start out powerful 
enough to command and continue to 
command the support of the Wash¬ 
ington politicians with votes and in¬ 
fluence, it may become stable enough 
to prove a paying industry—to the sugar 
people, whether it would to the rest of 
them or not. 
What About Agricultural Education ? 
E. C. B., Southport, Conn. —A farmer, 
who has, among other things, several 
greenhouses, told me to-day that he 
wanted a good man to take charge of his 
flower department. The word ‘•man” 
is to be emphasized. The term includes 
brains and training. He wants a man 
who will take hold of the task as if it 
were his own, and lift the burden from 
the shoulders of the proprietor, who lias 
other directions for his energies. Nothing 
superhuman is called for. The owner is 
doing this work himself at present, and 
plenty of other work. He can hire for¬ 
eign labor that will do the work, but not 
the thinking. The school-bred American 
is willing to do the thinking, but is 
averse to the physical labor. He could 
work when he went into the school, but 
when he comes out, he asks, aghast, if 
he is expected with his mental discipline 
to do manual labor. The answer is, Yes. 
It has been the policy of the American 
agricultural schools to find some method 
of training the brain without spoiling 
the muscular system. The result has 
not been entirely satisfactory. For the 
purposes of exercising the muscles of 
the student, athletic sport has super¬ 
seded productive labor in too great de¬ 
gree. Athletic sport is unproductive 
labor as far as the amateur is concerned, 
besides increasing the expenses of edu¬ 
cation. The student has gravitated 
away from physical work in spite of 
learned essays upon the dignity of labor. 
When we see these results, and remem¬ 
ber that such men as Peter Henderson 
tell us that the only place to learn any 
business is in the actual practice of it, 
we take a serious look at the agricultural 
college. I say then to the college, Have 
you any men willing to dig with an 
educated muscle ? This greenhouse man 
wants a specimen of your art at once. 
If you have no man for him, is your 
practical side worth its cost ? 
Fat is absolutely neces¬ 
sary as an article of diet. 
If it is not of the right kind 
it may not be digested. Then 
the body will not get enough 
of it. In this event there 
is fat-starvation. 
Scott’s Emulsion supplies 
this needed fat, of the right 
kind, in the right quantity, 
and in the form already 
partly digested. 
As a result all the organs 
and tissues take on activity. 
50 c. and $ 1 . 00 , all druggists. 
SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, New York. 
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