Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-07-13
SAYBROOK.

Eds Tel notice in your issue of July
9th some remarks about curing hav. As
you remark, there are diversity OF opinions
ABOUT the time to cut timothy, but the
nam difficulty complained of is the dust
IN the hay, and you call upon the intelli-
gent farmers to give a reason for it. Now
l don't pretend to belong to that class. but
have worked on farm more or less ever
since was old enough to hoe half of row.
But 1win venture an opinion, that if the
farmers will lay aside the wire rakes and
use the revolver or hand rake, there will
be less complaint about dusty hay.
There was anold farmer by the name of
Cameron. IA Dutchman,) living near Gin
cinnati whose wife was at my house and
knowing that l manufactured rakes, said
that her husband for a number of years
used the wire rake, but had entirely dis
carded it and would not have one on the
farm, on account of the dust it stirred up.
She accordingly ordered a revolver. And
again being at Burton, Geauga county. in
conversation with an old farmer in regard
to rakes he said that he, in common, with
one of his neighbors, had used wire rake.
but did not like it for it raised so much
dust, and accordingly ordered revolver.
Now have never used one, but have occa-
sionally seen them in use, and in. dry
time when the turf is not well coated the
dust rises like the dustof a buggy driven
over dusty road. o JOSIAH ALLEN,
July II, 1877. 'tNe 80. '
Eds. Tel:-The strawberry, ice cream
and floral festival held at the Town Had
for the benefit of the NJ. E. Sunday school
Library, was success every way. The
hall was tastefully decorated withvever-
greens and fowersof every hue and fra
GRANGE, tastefully arranged on the tables,
and everything within was bright, cheerful
and attractive. The social pleasures of
the evening were up to expectations. The
receipts were fair, the net proceeds of the
festival footing up $23.65.
Your.types made me say that the banner
district for donations to the Bible cause
this year was district No. 3. 1t should have
been district No. 2. That district con
tributing $17.3O. The next highest on the
list is No. 5, giving 1925.
The bulk of the crop of both hay and
wheat was standing on Tuesday morning,
but the.days' of good weather since have.
been improved BY theAfarners to-the
utmost, and should the remainder of
the week be without rain a large
breadth will be secured. The hay
crop is lighter than last year, though there
is occasionally field with heavy growth
like the one on the farm of the late Abel
Geralds, It is good enough for any man.
Another good piece is on the Thomas Wilk-
inson place. at the station. 00rh is noEalB
good, though there are some fields with a
heavy growth for this time in July, and po-
tatoes never looked better at this date, with
or without the ever faithful bug.
There are four mission Sunday schools
here this summer, three of them sustained
by the Congregational Church and one by
the Methodist, and located as follows:
District No. 8, Il. Maltby, Superintendent
g :" III. W. Sims, .. g u. e.
'' h" 10, Mrs. S. W. Streeter, &c
'' " II, E. E. Hatch, d"
There are two other districts where schools
might, and should be organized, and fair
attendance might be secured if the right
person would take hold of the matter As
it is, Saybrook has as many scholars in Sun
day school as any town of its population in
county. J.J.
July II, 1877.