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FARM AND GRANGE
Wilson, His Strawberry.

l frequently see it stated that we want
a new strawberry that shall be as pro-
life as the Wilson, and as hardy, and
which shall be of higher flaver and gen.
orally of better quality. believe the
Boston folks do not consider the Wilson
fit to eat, but Boston can be left out
when we talk about many things. and
in particular us to what concerns wide
region of country. My impression is
that the acid of the Wilson is its best
quality, because sugar is required to cor
rect it, and never thought much of the
taste OF those people who mix sweet APP
Piles with sour to save sugar. But aside
| from all this, the question at once arises,
what inducements ale presented for
bringing out new strawberry better
than the Wilson? Let us look at Will
son himself. For my part, know
nothing about him, nor does the gen.
eral public. | have often thought |
would like to know how he looked. and
what kind of wife he had, If any; how
many children, If any; whether he
owned garden patch or a farm
whether he taught school or could spell
whether he belonged to the church, and
tiers; but have scaacely recollection
that anybody knew anything about him,
and he seems to have become almost as
much sAmyth rs any one OF the founders
of the ;ramids And yet he was one
of the great benetactors OF his race, COM
parable to Fulton, Morse, and Stephen
son. Before his day no common cult
vators could raise strawberries. for the
vines ran thick together. and ut the best
bore a few soft berries. that were Won
dertul because they grew ut all, and the
wild sort were as thousand to one to
the garden sort. OF course Wilson
made nothing out OF his wonderful fruit,
though possibly somebody might have
given him IS Tor his whole stock, with
which he bought Il barrel of flour or u
cord of wood; and he went down the
gulf of time poor man. and not long
ago. either. leaving only his name be-
hind. Suppose now We raise statue to
him? The question before the house is,
what would be the fate of another man
who should introduce strawberry bet
ter than the Wilson, or even equal to it?
1t is to be noted first, that no patent can
be granted for anything of the kind,
since patents are only gwen to such
things as swoop money out of farmers
pockets, not for swooping it in. There
fore. it will be necessary to send out
specimen plants to Maine to have them
tried, and to Minnesota, and to Tennessee,
and to Louisiana, and to Colorado. and
to California, some Of which will be
tossed away rs soon as opened; but in
so doing the propagation will let all the
birds loose, and the plants will be ad-
vertised broadcast, since if each custodian
should be honest somebody will steal
plants. as has been done many time,
and the liz viii be up. Let nobody I'm.
dertake anything OF the kind with the
idea that he can make more than a few
dollars. Bat if he has missionary
spirit and feels for the heather. let him
engage enthusiastically in this work OF
benev olence. Cross.
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CANNING FRUIT.-Those who have to
buy the fruit they put up as we'll as the
cans, may perhaps purchase to advant-
age of the wholesale grocer, but where
one has abundance of fruit for the pick
ing, and can give lifetime and trouble,
there is certainly saving in putting up
the family supplies of fruit ones self.
The cheapest way of getting cans is to
buy them Of the manufacturer, and thus
save the profits of middlemen. The
fruit should be perfectly fresh, and the
sooner it is canned after it is taken from
the tree or vine, the better, If a small
quantity, say half-a-dozen quarts, is
cooked at one time, the color of the
fruit ard the uniformity of the cooking
will be better than if larger quantity
is attempted. There is no necessity OF
using an ounce of sugar in a gross of
cans. The fruit will keep just as we'll
without it and be far more grateful to a
healthy appetite. Glass cans with glass
tops, a rubber band, and a screw ring
give best satisfaction, as they can be
sealed and unsealed IN moments time.
AS for the process, when the fruit is done,
pour it scaldlng hot into the cans, let
them remain untouched Is or 20 minutes,
till the fruit settles, then fill them full
again and seal up. If the can is placed
on a very wet cloth it will not break
when the scalding fruit is put into it.
Turn the cans, after screwing them up
tightly, bottom side up, and if no syrup
leaks out, no air can get in. When
cold set them away in a dark cool
closet,
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The Time to Cut Timothy.

NOTICE in the Weekly Tribune Of June
Is a letter from William FOrbs of Vir-
glnla In regard to the time for cutting
timothy. / beg leave to differ with him
as to the quality of the hay and the pre-
seryatlon OF meadows when early mOwn.
Were it the seed that makes it valuable
for feed, then common sense would say,
let it stand until quite ripe; but we all
know that it is the stalk and leaves we
want, aud we need to cut them when in
their most nutritive state-before the
juices have gone to the head and left
them mostly composed of hard, woody
fber-to obtain the best results, That
time, experience tells me, is as soon as
it is nicely out Of bloom; the bloom
makes dust. Such hay, well cured, I
never knew stock of any kind to refuse
or fail to do well on. On the other
hand, l have seen cattle stand and bel
low over as nice ripe timethy as straw.
More than once have l known timothy
meadows to be cut when dead ripe,
leaving the ground bleak and bare, and
the hot August and early September suns,
combined with drouth, nearly ruined
them. But / never knew an early cut
meadow to fail to sprout and pro-
duce a crop Of aftermath sufficient to
preserve it for the following season. To
prove the theory, / will say l have a
meadow which has been mown in that
way for the past six years, and it still
produces full crop without the aid of
any fertilizer except two applications of
plaster (gypsum). So far as any OBJ.
servation goes, any grass will sprout
sooner ii the preceding crop be taken off
before it is ripe. Even oats will pro-
duce second crop when cut green
E.. II. r., Cato, N. Y.
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LABOR AND LIBERTY.
Written for the ANrI-MoNoPoLJ

Written for the ANrI-MoNopoLIsr.
The tyrant's chains are only strong
While slaves submit to wear them;
And who could bind them on the throng
Determined not to bear them?
Then clank your chains, cen tho tiieirlinks
Were light as fashions feather,
The heart that rightly feels and thinks,
Would cast them off forever.
The lords of earth are only great
" lille others clothe and feed them;
But where were all their pride and state,
Should labor cease to heed them?
The swain is higher than the King
Before the face of nature;-
The monarch is useless thing,
The swain a useful creature.
We toll, we spin, we delve the mine,
Sustaining each his neighbor,
And who can hold right divine
To rob us of our labor?
We rush to battle bear our lot
In every i'll and danger,
And who shall make the peaceful cot
To temperate joy stranger?
Perish all tyrants, far and near,
Beneath the chains that bind us;
And perish, too, the servile fear,
Which makes the slaves 1t finds us.
One grand, one universal claim,
One peal of moral thunder;
One glorious burst, in Ere dom's name,
Shall send our bon is asunder
GEORGE p HARRIS.
July I'd. 1875.
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A meeting was held on the Sd inst, at
GAINESVILLE Wisconsin and Life Insurance
Company organized. The Society is
called the Patrons Benevolent Aid So
ciety Of Wisconsin. Any member of a
Grange in good health and under sixty
years of age is eligible as a member.
The fees OF members are as follows
Less than IS years Of age, %; from
35 TO As years, IS; from As to
SO years. g; from SO to IS years, e12
from 50 to GO years, us. No member
can be insured for more than 5000.
Each member is to be notified whenever
a death occurs and will then be required
to pay 81. The officers appointed are
President, Col. John Cochrane; Treas
urer, H. Convey; Secretary, T. L. He. k
er; Directors, j. Cochrane, w. Z. Taylor,
j H. Osborn, H. ID. Hit. j. Carey, H.
E. Huxley, S. F. Carr, L. Wilcox, C.
D. Parker. The business OF the Society
is carried on at Madison.
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Timothy MEADOWS, WHEN TO Now

''TIMOTHY MEADOWS, WHEN TO Now
THEN" is the heading of an article in
the Weekly Trtbune OF June Ii. think
the article will do great harm to young
farmers if not corrected. Your cores
pondent says thattimothy meadows must
not be cut until the grass is fully ma
tured. which can be ascertained when
the heads begin to scatter or she'll. l
disagree with him. My experience is
the reverse. have fed young stock
and mich cows on early cut hay and late
cut, and noted the great worth of the
early cut over the late in feeding, especi-
ally IN the spring of the year. l can
get double the quantity of milk from the
early-cut timothy. Young stock fed on
early-cut hay can be kept in a growing
condition, so that when let loose from
the stable they will run and kick like
colts. My experience in maturing the
different grasses before cutting is to run
out my meadows speedily by letting the
seed mature. 1t destroys the vitality of
the roots. For instance. let timothy
meadow mature its seed SO the heads
begin to shatter before cutting. and the
meadow will remain barren for a long
time. and will go into winter quarters
with thin ard scanty crop OF aftermath
tor winter covering. seed my mead
ows with the following grasses: Iuse
to the acre six quarts Of medium clover.
six quarts timothy. half bushel orchard
grass, well mixed together; have the
ground well pulverized and in good con-
dition before the seed is put on; sow as
soon after the middle of April as you can
get the ground in order. After the seed
is sown, go over the ground with light
harrow. and then with roller, and my
word for it you will get a good stand
the first year. and by cutting early you
will have good yielding meadow for
many years. l cut my grass as soon as
can after the timothy begins to blossom.
%. r. Cole, Madison Co., N. Y.
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FIAT VOLUNTAS DEL.
BY MISS ELEANOR c. DoNNELLY.

Once, made plans, and said, when Spring
tide rains
Have made the Summer bloom, I'll dream my
dream;
And when the Autumn gamers in its grain, !.
And ere the Winter whitens all the plain,
will fulfill my long projected scheme.
But, ali! (heigh-ho) before the silver rains
Melted in bloom, my dream was sacrificed;
And Autumn proved my schemes were worse
than vain;
And all the Winter, in vice of pain,3
Ny heart was caught, and crushed, and ago
nized
Sufficient for the day,-O Lord supreme!
Thy lips have said-shall be the i'll thereof.
And now have no plans; make no schemes;
But, like an infant rocked in tranquil dreams;
Within Thine arms, simply trust and love.
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To PICKLE CUCUMBERs-Place a lay
er of cucumbers in a creek or tub and
sprinkle with salt: then add other layers
until the tub is full. Pour over boiling
water until they are covered. This
makes brine, which, for three success
slve days, scald, skim, and pour over
again. The fourth day pour off the
brine and prepare bag of spices as fol-
lows: One pound each of whole cloves,
cinnamon. allspice, black pepper, mus
tard and brown sugar, piece of alum
the size OF butternut; put these into
vinegar enough to cover the cucumbers,
boil ten minutes. and pour over them
hot. After three or four days add a
quart of institutions, six large green
peppers, a few pieces OF horse radish,
and quart OF small white onions,
scalded to make them more tender. II
the vinegar is pure cider vinegar these
pickles are warranted to keep a year or
more.
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We learn through Bro. Thatcher. dep
uty for Van Bsren county, Iowa. that a
loan is being secured from the Subordi-
nate Oranges of that county, equa, to
80 cents for each member, to be used for
business purposes, and eventually turn
the fund into cooperative store. The
Oranges are well satisfied with their
purchases of groceries in New Orleans.
Four or five Oranges are about uniting
to build central Grange Hall. A Po-
mona Grangei is soon 70 Be opened IN that
county.
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The workings OF the Grange may be
seen from the case Of Master Toole. of
Rock Point Grange, Iowa. He was sick
during the season for blowing. hired
help was not to be had, only a boy of Is
years could be found to do his blowing
and planting. OF course he iell behind
his neighbors, and prospects looked
dark. But one fine morning . number
Of the members of his Grange appeared
on the scene, and his corn field Was plow-
ed and planted in short order.
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Mr.. 0. H. Kelly, Secretary Of the Ma
tional Grange Of the Patrons Of Husband
~, has issued history Of the Order
from its inception to the time Of its per-
manent organization in 1873. 1t is to a
great extent composed of correspondence
for FIVE years prior to 1873, and is intend
ed to show what persons were instru-
mental in founding the Order. 1t will
contain about FIVE hundred pages, includ-
ing which is a description of his pet alli-
gator
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A great many of the most enthusiastic,
earnest and iudymatical members of the
Order throughout the State are advoca,-
ing the oblis atlou of all dues and initia-
ton fees from the lady members OF the
Order. This is a subject that should en-
gage the earnest attention OF all the
grangers OF the State and the United
States. The ladies will receive great ac-
cessions to the members il this be done.
and that will add 10 the strength aud at
Effectiveness of the grange meetings.
The Hoosicr Patron.
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Oakland Grange. No. sss. in Alabams

Oakland Grange, No. SS3, in Alabama,
recommends 1.-The strictest economy in
all things, particularly in dress. Let
every article of dress be manufactured
at home as far as possible, and let not
the husbandman be too proud to wear
them after they are made We extract
this from an excellent report on econo-
nv filled with good common sense, re-
ported in the Southern Plantation. /,
will not be long before the Southern
farmer will work out his own salvation
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Wednesday, the 3Oth nit, Maj. j.
Lyle Clark, we'll known citizen Of Bal
timore, was shot while seated At the din
ner table 1t the St Clair Hotel By .
young man named II. W. Brewer Of
Georgetown, d. c., who was arrested,
and stated that he was driven to the act
to asenge his sisters wrongs. Clarke's
wound u not fatal.
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Extension of the Granger Idea to Com.
mence.

Preparatory steps are being taken to
bring about system of International
Exchange between Great Britain and
the United States, through the medium
OF the cooperative societies in Great
Britain and the Patrons of Husbandry
in America. The Central Cooperative
Board Of the Cooperative Societies has
been in correspondence with Secretary
Kelly Of the National Grange, for some
time past, relative to the project, and at
meeting of the Executive Committee
OF the National Grange this week, the
subject will be formally presented by
deputation from the Cooperative SOcie-
ties, now en- route to the United States.
The object is to reform commercial
abuses, get rid Of middlemen, restore in
tegrity in dealing, equalize wealth, &c.
The British gentlemen claim that a
much greater quantity of American pro-
ducts would be sold in England were it
not for the extravagant charges of mid
dlemen. and that the same is true of
manufacturing articles sent to America
from England. They propose to operate
on direct trade lines, sending their own
ships, freighted with their own goods,
to exchange for American products, such
rs wheat and cotton, on fair, and eco
nomical terms. The cooperative socie-
ties of Great Britain number about
5O0,O 900 members, while the number of
Changers is estimated at about ,OOO, 900.
As the latter already have State agen-
cies established tor the purchase, at
wholesale rates and for cash, of all the
articles they desire, the plan of exchange
proposed is believed to be possible.
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the following, to which We beg leave to
call the attention Of dairymen:
What Shall be Done to Save our Cheese In.
dustry From Ruin.
The only salvation for the cheese in
dustry OF this country is to abandon the
manufacture of every quality except full
cream cheese, which is the only kind en-
titled to the designation cheese. So
called cheese is made from every gra-
dation OF quality, from the poorest
skinned milk article to the richest full
cream cheese, and sells in the market to-
day from say &c. to Ii Ice. pound. Ii
the milk is entirely skinned, the poor
est product is the result. This quality,
SO Tar this season, is proving an exceed
ingly Improbable manufacture, AS it
costs to make and sell 1t ut least Sc. a
pound, and therefore at present prices
nets a loss of lc. a pound. The next
quality above contains say per cent OF
cream, and being made OF good texture
and properly colored, brings relative
ly higher price; and so ON for all the
gradations of quality, until when the
cheese is made of mixture of morning
AAAi'H SniAAAiSN, 1hu CNeulu1 MILK unr
skinned, in equal quantities, an article
may oe produced by proper care and
surface polishing with butter, that will
pass very well with those who are not
experts, for full cream cheese, and sell
very close upin price to it. Then comes
in the oleo-margarlne cheese, in which,
as we stated last week, the cream is ali
taken off and the oil called ole-marga-
rine, from the fresh fat Of the caul of an
OK. is substituted in equal weight for the
cream. This produces an article which,
in many respects, so closely resembles
the full cream cheese IS to be readily
sold TOR it. A skinned milk cheese
may be easily told by its lack OF flavor.
its insipidity to the taste, and the alb
sence OF oil when rubbed between the
finger and thumb. These characters
ties become less noticeable as the DUAL
ty is improved. In the case OF oleo-
margarine cheese, while the flavor and
taste may be very closely assimilated 10
the full product, it shows the presence OF
the beef fat or cotton seed oil very readi-
ly. Such oils do not seem 70 be very
brave in this situation. for with the leas,
pressure they run. They exhibit the
same quality also, but. in . higher de.
| gree, in oleO-margariue butter.
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Cranberry Culture.

Will you please to instruct me about
the cranberry; what kind of soil and
what kind of location are necessary to
their successful culture? have piece
of land about five acres in extent, of a
swampy character; the soil is heavy
black muck, and can be drained or in
undated with water at any time desired !;
is also subject to a slight overflow at
times. Do you think such place would
or could be made to produce cranberries
probably? How are they started, from
seed or plants? and, in fact, all necesa-
ry particulars about them.-Wm. E.
Parker, Matagorda Co., Texas.
COMMENTS BY MIR. E. w, CRANE.
The soil mentioned by your corres>
pondent, VIM. E. Parker of Matagorda
Co., Texas (heavy black muck), would
seem to be favorable for the growth of
the cranberry, and the fat that it can
be drained and inundated are favorable,
both being necessary-as is also pure
sand (wfthout mixture of clay OF loam)
Tor covering the squares before the vines
a-e set. The overflow mentioned, to
which it is subject, should be controlled,
except during Winter and early Spring
as there are times during the growing
season, especially while in bloom, when
such overflow might be disastrous to
the crop. AS to climate, cannot speak
from experience, but should think his
location rather too far south for their
successful culture, as, except among
mountain ranges, they are thought to do
better'north OF the 3Sth parallel iand be-
tween that and the 45th) than below that
line particularly from the tendency they
have In warm climates to soften soon af-
ter picking. AS to his further inquiries:
We here think muck bottoms the best
for cranberries, although savanna lands,
which are composed Of peat and sand,
mixed by nature, sometimes produce
very well, and cost less to prepare.
They should be so situated that they can
be flowed from December to May. both
to fertlllze the vines and destroy insects,
and thoroughly drained during the re-
mainder OF the season. In preparing,
the land must first be cleared, then turted
or scalped, and thoroughly drained by
cleaning out the main water course
through the land. and ditching by later
stunning into it. The surface between
the bitches should be slightly rounded,
and covered with pure sand to the depth
OF from four 10 six inches-when the
vines should be set, about 20 inches
apart. Vines can be obtained of par
ties in Ocean Co., N. j., at about o. per
barrel, cost of barrels or bags for ship
ping added. Dams are constructed of
two walls buill;of the surplus turf, left
after "leveling up" the squares, filed in
with sand, the peat beneath this filling
having first been removed to the subsoil
of sand to prevent leakage. The width
OF these walls, two of turf and one of
sand, should be in proportion to the
quantity OF water to be held Savanna
lands generally require less draining
than peat bottoms, and do not need
sanding, which is considerable saving
of expense. They do not however,
usually produce so large crops as bot
tom lands.-N. Y. Tribune.