1901 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
7 
HOPE FARM NOTES. 
A Healthy Mind. —I seem to have 
made what is called “a bad break” when 
I sat on my old stone wall and let mem¬ 
ory run away with me, and then told 
about it! People are coming from near 
and far to point out the evil results from 
such poor farming. Some of our good 
friends seem to think that it’s like leav¬ 
ing weeds in your cornfield to try to 
give vitality to the wild oats and other 
misplaced plants in your past history. 
Others object to the use of Sunday for 
such stone-wall meditations. I wish I 
had space for some of these letters, bui 
I will give one at least, which is a good 
send-off for the new year: 
I have been much interested in many of 
your articles in the most highly appre¬ 
ciated paper. The R. N.-Y., and one 
thought has stuck to me until 1 And my¬ 
self attempting to answer in a perhaps 
broken way. Now, our friend spoke of 
spending a Sunday afternoon sitting on 
the fence contemplating. Well, I presume 
most farmers have had more or less ex¬ 
perience in this line. Now, the Important 
thing is where were our thoughts in our 
measure of man’s ability to do great 
things, or did we see God mapped out 
in everything the eye could look upon? 1 
believe most of us are prone to see our 
own works and forget the great Creator. 
1 don’t intend to accuse our friend of do¬ 
ing so thoughtless a thing, but wonder if 
he ever tried spending God’s holy day in 
this way or something similar. For in¬ 
stance: Get up nearly as early on the 
Lord’s Day, do absolutely necessary 
chores, having shaven and washed night 
before, which is only a cleanly and whole¬ 
some way for all to do. When the Madame 
announces breakfast and all are com¬ 
fortably seated smelling of fried Chester 
and hot coffee, read from God's word how 
we should live on the Sabbath Day, in¬ 
stilling into the young mind holy seed and 
comfort to those older in years. After 
breakfast don the Sunday garments, all 
hands, old, middle-aged and young; go to 
church, listen to the sermon for the pur¬ 
pose of finding out God’s will concerning 
farmers. What a rest to the brain that 
has been perplexed with drought and 
bugs. Of course, the children must attend 
Sunday school and get the benefits of It. 
How necessary for the children’s teaching, 
and just let me tell you it is just the place 
for all, young and old, learning how the 
rich young ruier could not be saved for 
his riches, and again how Zaccheus was 
converted with his riches. b. briogs. 
It’s hard to beat that plan as far as it 
goes, but our friend doesn’t go on and 
tell what he would do after he got back 
from church. Pray don’t think I sat on 
that stone wall thinking to crack up the 
great things our folks have done or ex¬ 
pect to do. As I sat looking off over the 
hills that day the vast contrast between 
the mighty power of God and the puny 
force of man came home to me as never 
before. The men who built the stone 
wall and cleared the fields thought their 
work would endure, and perhaps they 
boasted of it. Just a few idle years, and 
their work is undone—their results 
wiped out by the ceaseless, fateful march 
of Nature. 1 thought that day of the 
idle, careless hours and days I had 
passed—standing still, marking time, 
while God and Nature marched on. 
To-Morrow. —These are good thoughts 
to bring up at New Year’s time, but an¬ 
other friend gives me a gentle dig as 
follows: 
We are heartily glad to think the prac¬ 
tical Hope Farm man found no evil spirits 
among his shadowy Thanksgiving visitors. 
We are of the opinion that the good, hardy 
son of toil has little time to deal with 
visitors of the past, the future tense be¬ 
ing of more importance than the past. 
Where he failed in the past he must amend 
and strive for better things. 
Amen, says the Hope Farm man! I 
won’t agree not to sit on stone walls 
and think about yesterday, but I won’t 
talk much about it. I can’t go back and 
remake yesterday, but to-day is only to¬ 
morrow’s yesterday after all. Sometimes 
however, yesterday jumps out of the 
past and slaps you on the back so that 
you can’t ignore it. Twenty years ago 
at this time of the year a certain young 
man went wandering, homeless and 
alone, through a farming neighborhood 
in a western State. He was trying to 
work his way through college, and had 
turned book agent for the time. Dogs 
had barked and bitten his pride into the 
dust; women with brooms and men with 
stern voices had classed him with a 
rogue who went through the neighbor¬ 
hood two weeks before. Without home, 
money, credit or hope this young man 
by chance met a school teacher, who 
took him home to his father’s farm for 
the night. The old folks took that 
young man in, gave him a job, got back 
his courage and nerve, and built up hope 
in his heart. That young man was your 
humble servant, and now, 20 years after, 
it seems like a hand reaching out of the 
forgotten past when I get a letter from 
that school teacher. He has met with 
some reverses and has a boy of his own 
17 years old, who wants to work his way 
through an eastern college! So you see 
we can’t always get away from our yes¬ 
terdays after all—and thank the good 
Lord we can’t—say I. 
Best Foot First. —Hope Farm was a 
sort of Madameless Eden for nearly a 
week. A telegram came stating that Jack 
was sick in Massachusetts. The Mad¬ 
ame went to see about it and it was 
nearly a week before Jack could be 
brought back. The little Bud had nevei 
been separated from her mother for 
more than 24 hours at a time before, bin, 
sue kept looking for “to-morrow” and 
finally her mother’s to-morrow came. 
That hopeful day always comes to those 
who work and wait for it—not to those 
who shirk and complain. Was the Mad¬ 
ame glad to get back? Well, now, it was 
as good as a whole series of Christmas 
presents to see her, with her work dress 
on, walking about the house with the 
children tagging after her and the grown 
folks listening with every ear to the 
story of her trip. She had an attentive 
audience, I can tell you. To my mind 
the best thing she had to tell was the 
story of a dear old invalid lady. This 
invalid lost the use of her limbs; but in¬ 
stead of grieving she was thankful that 
her hands were free. Then disease 
claimed one hand entirely and crippled 
the other, but instead of grieving over 
this loss she was thankful that eyes and 
ears were left! Now suppose we grown¬ 
up folks started this new century with 
the solemn vow that we would take life 
that way—not grieving over losses but 
thankful for what is left us! But some 
one will stand up and say, “Why doesn’t 
this man tell us about farmtny?" In 
answer to that question I will stop right 
now with the remark that right living 
beats any other crop you can raise on 
the farm. 
Farm Notes. —I am going to try some 
of that waste molasses from a beet- 
sugar factory for feeding. My idea has 
been to make a sort of “switchell” or 
molasses and water and pour it over the 
cut fodder. Those who have fed it say 
pour the thick molasses right over the 
grain. It will take the place of corn, 
and may put fat on the ribs of old 
Major and Franko. That’s more than 
corn will do. . . . We finally decided 
to rake up leaves for bedding, and now 
have a fine lot on hand. They were 
bagged about as a reader advised last 
week. Why should not the forest be 
made to feed the farm'/ As between 
gathering leaves in'the woods or getting 
planer shavings at $1 a load I will take 
the leaves. Since the ground froze up 
the Winter oats have failed. I doubt 
whether we shall see them in the Spring. 
I did not much expect it for the oats 
gave Fall pasture enough to more than 
pay their cost. Still it’s human nature 
to ask for “more.” . . . The more I 
feed pigs the surer I am that it pays to 
have good stock. Scrubs will do well at 
working over manure, but that is not 
the highest ambition of the hog owner. 
Good pork will buy more Christmas 
presents for the children than manure 
pile work will. I am satisfied that we 
can make pork at a good profit in New 
Jersey, and now I mean to go at it right. 
After studying the breed question as 
carefully as I knew how I have picked 
out the Berkshires as best suited to our 
conditions, and I have bought a regis¬ 
tered sow which Hope Farm is prepared 
to brag about. This black lady has a 
pedigree several yards long, and hams 
and shoulders capable of carrying it. Say 
what you will about it, a pedigreed ani¬ 
mal brings a good infiuence to a farm, 
and all the underfoot friends profit by 
her coming. . . Thq weather turned 
warm and wet at Christmas and the 
frost is rapidly coming out of the 
ground. Perhaps before this is printed 
old Jack will have put it back again, but 
as I write it looks as though we could 
plow by New Year’s! This open Winter 
saves the coal bill at least. h. w. c. 
OHiO STATE HORT. SOCIETY. 
Part III. 
Prof. Green brought with him from the 
experiment station a fine collection of over 
40 varieties of apples. Among these were 
several samples of the true Gano, a Ben 
Davis upon which the stripes are dissolved 
and blended into a smooth, clear bright 
red. The quality and texture of the apple 
is identical with that of Ben Davis, cer¬ 
tainly no better. The York Imperial was 
conspicuous in nearly every collection. It 
is a good apple and is growing in popu¬ 
larity. Fine specimens of Rome Beauty 
were shown by several growers. There is 
no question but that this variety is hard 
to beat in southern Ohio, and in many 
other places among the hills of the State. 
Mr. JE. M. Buechly, of Greenville, O., 
brought with him samples of the Greenville, 
formerly called Downing's Winter Maiden’s 
Blush. This is an apple I had long desired 
to see and taste, and was not disappointed. 
A Maiden’s Blush in Winter is all that 
need be said in its praise, as that old va¬ 
riety has long been a standard of excellence 
in its season. As I write this I have before 
me a specimen of the Opalescent, which 
represents the most beautiful, brilliantly 
colored, plate of apples of the entire list 
exhibited at our meeting. It is large, deep 
golden yellow ground almost entirely cov¬ 
ered with a rich, dark red, prominently 
dotted. The fiesh is tinged with yellow 
and is of good quality. It is a beautiful 
apple with a beautiful name, and if the 
tree prove healthy, vigorous and produc¬ 
tive, and the fruit of good keeping quali¬ 
ties, it will prove a winner for the market- 
men. There was a fine display of Grimes 
Golden which is claiming more attention 
than ever on account of its great popu¬ 
larity among those who appreciate an apple 
of the highest dessert qualities. This va¬ 
riety, upon most markets, sells at sight, 
and will command a price higher by one 
fourth than any other Winter variety. It 
is claimed by some that the tree is short¬ 
lived, while others report healthy 30-year- 
olds that are on full duty. Well-developed 
samples of Lankford closely resembled 
York Imperial, but proved to be very dif¬ 
ferent in quality and texture. The Lank¬ 
ford is of good flavor and is a splendid 
cooker. The exhibits of grapes were not 
extensive, and the condition rather bad. 
There was quite a display of pears, also 
an interesting one of the evaporated fruits 
of California, Mr. Montgomery, of Lick¬ 
ing County, and Mr. Farnsworth, of Lucas 
County, made fine competitive displays of 
potatoes, the first premium being awarded 
Mr. Montgomery. Officers elected for the 
ensuing year are as follows: Wm. Miller, 
Gypsum, president; W. N. Scarff, New 
Carlisle, vice-president; W. W. Farnsworth. 
Waterville, secretary; N. Ohmer, Dayton, 
treasurer. _f. h. ballou. 
When you write advertisers mention Thk U. N.-Y., 
and you will get a quick reply and “a square deal." 
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BABY LAUGH 
It belongs to health, for a 
baby, to eat and sleep, to laugh 
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But fat comes first; don'task 
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