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them  pay  by  raising  a  crop  of  suckers. 
Perhaps  he  puts  cheap  paint  on  the  build¬ 
ings,  adds  a  little  concrete  work  and  puts 
in  a  herd  of  worthless  old  cows.  Then  he 
finds  some  ignorant  city  man  with  per¬ 
haps  $3,000  in  cash.  He  sells  the  farm 
“stocked”  for  $12,000,  takes  all  the  man’s 
money  and  writes  a  “contra'ct”  which 
puts  the  buyer  into  a  form  of  slavery.  Of 
course  the  buyer  fails.  It  would  take  him 
three  years  to  learn  how  to  conduct  a 
farm.  He  fails  to  make  payments,  and 
under  the  contract  loses  the  farm  and  all 
he  has  paid  in.  Then  the  farm  is  sold 
to  another  “sucker” — and  so  on.  Some, 
not  all,  of  these  men  would  work  out  if 
they  were  given  a  fair  chance.  If  you 
ask  me  how  such  things  are  to  be  rem¬ 
edied  and  how  deserving  farmers  who  are 
close  to  ruin  are  to  be  helped,  my  answer 
is  tve  must  do  it  ourselves.  If  these  men 
are  to  be  helped,  fairly  prosperous  farm¬ 
ers  and  friends  of  farmers  must  do  the 
helping.  I  think  “organized  labor”  has 
given  us  the  idea  in  establishing  banks 
of  its  own.  Just  as  long  as  we  go  to  tke 
government  or  -to  money-lenders  to  do 
what  we  can  do  ourselves,  we  shall  pay 
the  fiddler  too  much  for  our  dancing. 
The  farmers  of  this  country  have  money 
enough  of  their  own  to  finance  every  one 
oi  their  business  enterprises.  On  page 
076  there  is  a  brief  statement  of  a  farmer 
going  down  under  a  hard  financial  obliga¬ 
tion.  He  'has  given  evidence  of  strong 
character  and  ought  to  have  a  chance. 
We  printed  this  partly  to  see  if  any  more 
fortunate  brother  will  give  such  a  man  a 
lift.  I  am  waiting  the  outcome  with  in¬ 
terest.  Can  we  naturally  expect  the 
government  to  help  us  if  we  will  not  in 
our  small  way  help  each  other?  When 
you  come  to  think  of  it,  we  shall  find  that 
it  is  largely  a  matter  of  understanding 
each  other  so  that  we  can  communicate 
reasonably.  It  makes  all  the  difference 
in  the  world  whether  you  can  make  the 
other  fellow  understand.  I  find  that  lit¬ 
tle  Rose  is  now  able  to  read  and  write 
short  -words.  This  has  opened  a  new 
world  to  her,  and  I  think  this  dawning 
of  a  new  understanding  has  a  great  les¬ 
son  for  all  of  us.  h.  w.  c. 
Propagating  Quinces  and  Transplanting 
Evergreens 
1.  How  are  quinces  started  from  cut¬ 
tings?  2.  Can  evergreen  trees  be  trans¬ 
planted  in  'September  or  October?  F.  w. 
Carmel,  Ind. 
1.  Quince  cuttings  are  made  from  ma¬ 
ture  wood  taken  in  the  Fall,  stored  in 
sand,  moss,  or  sawdust  until  Spring. 
Usually  the  cuttings  are  made  rather 
long,  say  10  to  12  in.  in  length,  so  that 
a  more  uniform  moisture  supply  may  be 
reached.  It  is  best  to  use  young  wood 
and  to  make  heel  cuttings,  though  this 
is  not  necessary.  Often  quinces  are  pro¬ 
pagated  by  layers. 
2.  Evergreens  may  be  transplanted  any 
time  of  the  year.  The  most  favorable 
time  seems  to  be  in  early  Spring  just  be¬ 
fore  the  new  growth  starts  ;  yet  in  a  re¬ 
gion  where  a  dry  season  is  probable,  Fall 
planting  is  to  be  preferred.  The  main 
thing  is  to  get  a  good  hall  of  earth  about 
the  roots  of  the  tree.  h.  b.  t. 
Fire  Pots  for  Frost  Fighting 
Two  or  three  months  ago  I  saw  in  mov¬ 
ing  pictures,  fire  pots  used  for  the  pro¬ 
tection  of  apple  trees  from  a  late  freeze 
in  the  State  of  Oregon.  The  picture 
showed  a  pot  of  blazing  oil  for  each  tree. 
It  further  showed  the  tree  instantaneous¬ 
ly  to  break  into  full  bloom  in  a  few  min¬ 
utes  as  a  result  of  the  heat  from  the  pots. 
I  have  read  of  the  extensive  use  of  these 
pots  for  protection  of  fruit  trees,  and 
would  like  to  know  if  this  method  is  ef¬ 
fective,  and  whether  the  heat  would  cause 
the  tree  to  bloom  in  so  short  a  time ;  also 
whether  this  untimely  blooming  would  in 
any  way  affect  the  quality  of  the  fruit. 
Forbing,  La.  l.  j.  d. 
You  see  many  strange  things  in  this 
“world  of  the  movies.”  Great  events 
happen  there.  Virtue  is  always  reward¬ 
ed,  the  villain  always  “gets  his,”  and  even 
Nature  is  induced  to  stand  on  her  head 
and  perform  other  remarkable  feats. 
“Fire  pots”  have  been  used  for  some 
years  with  some  success.  They  are  usu¬ 
ally  buckets  of  metal  or  earthenware, 
containing  a  thick  oil.  This  burns  slowly 
when  ignited,  and  gives  off  heat  and  a 
thick  smoke,  which  in  some  cases  will 
protect  fruit  buds  from  a  light  frost. 
They  are  most  useful  in  some  protected 
valley  or  behind  some  thick  wind-break, 
or  on  a  still  night  when  the  wind  is  light. 
On  a  high  windy  plain,  or  where  the 
wind  can  sweep  through  a  valley,  the  fire 
pots  are  not  very  successful,  since  the 
heated  air  and  smoke  are  driven  away 
from  the  trees.  There  have  been  cases 
when  the  conditions  were  just  right  when 
a  valuable  crop  was  saved  by  the  use  of 
these  pots.  As  to  the  statement  that  heat 
from  these  pots  will  cause  the  trees  to 
burst  “into  full  bloom  in  a  few  minutes” 
— that  is  nonsense,  pure  and  simple. 
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extra  trips  a  day  to  town.” 
—  HARRY  J.  Chant,  Maple  V iew  Farm,  Beverly,  N.  J. 
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