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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-04-19
fro M co.rrsurp.l
ptrrIno ON A suat InIso.
tn. BisysIs Get. In o.. Fi.s wsrh sa .
Mac whs Csnt Ride Nsry We'll

tn. Bisysis Get. ia o.. fins wsrh o. .
MAJ Who C.n't gid. Nsry We'll
4 man who said that be had no, been
on a bicycle Tor ten years, and that
when he had lsst becn on one be- did not
know how 10 ride very well. had .
chance to make let the other day.
IN tell you what will do said ohs
" his friends. "Ill bct you q dinner
that you can't take bicycle. gyt on u,
ride Il up and down the road here ~
was In the country three OF four time
Ind get of without falling. using no As-
sisiance such A. fences OF trce- either 10
mount or dismount."
"Tll take you said the other with .
bruad grin on hts face.
"All right and the man who offered
the 1T had q bicycle brought out 10 the
rad
The man who thought be could ride
the two wheeled machine went az the
thing with calmnes- aud confidence. lie
~, into the saddle a. lightly and grace
full a. a trick rider and sailed away
| like swallow. lie turned and came
back. a look ~ triumph On his face. and
when be went past his friend he said
with an air % great enjoyment, I've
alrrady got to the canyasback.- On his
secund trip hack the rad be said. I'm
nearing the coffee" Then, having made
three round triIs. he sang out with great
glee. and now W. are AZ the cigars.
Have ridden enough for Jour
"Yc-. was the answer. spoken quiet.
Is. Now gct off.
but q lonk pain came into the other.
face. Iie had forgotten about tina,
CLAUSE In the condition. lie did not try
to get Of Just then. lie went q little
distance mp the rad and then came
back. iIe slowed down" until the ma
chine bryan 30 wobble and then he
started up suddenly lie triei 10 make
NJ MI. mind ~ get of several time-. but
hi. courage failed him. and hts heartless
friend watched him with q calm smile
aruund his liT-
'S,y. cricd the rider. It'll working
hi. fee, indus,riously A. he went up aud
down the road. have got 10 ride here
al night
"Of course not, answered the other.
"Get of Whenever you please. Get of
nov. You've earned your dinner"
Hang II, man aid the rider. you
ought 10 compromise l have hidden
like an eII-rt.
mo c0mprumise
Don't grt anything for riding -
wrllf'
"You get dinner. but you Tay for it,
I guei-.
"You won't COMPROMISE
"Canvasback duck" was the mock.
Ing answer.
Then III try for a." declared the
nder. and down he and the bicycle came
In a heap.
Its boiting GA SURF thing. aid hi.
friend helping him 90 get mp when =
man never knew how to ride well and
hasn't bccn On wheel for long time
New York Tribune.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-04-19
Written Zoe the Osfori Democrat.
OUR SONG BIRDS.

whsn hehi. srr white IN winter,
Ani .stnlsr stsnsis zach trvs.
rhse coases lttle feilo~.
A. msrry ss -sn 10
Anf al the hurisn of his soaf
L. "ChIk lee ieesies--
Then whsn the .uu srv~. warmer.
AZ spring c.sms- cfeslsing on.
4 des@y ssrsttonei whistle
Comes soae.iinE thrvush The msrp,
Asu some fhhAr,i fairy guesn
Hal blo~a hsr ella hoar.
In answer ,sthl. Summon.
The .psrrvws tune their thrsts,
1hs reeih shirr. trial strain,
Then swell. NJ. ligaii so,e..
The blasbiris marmaf overhead
Wills shysiag OF thsif ecst..
-r-s~es,- = The bfiis, biri utisr..
tpos the ssrlen gate.
Alss,e the .isssl ryof hster
4 ero-. klil snd hi- mate
Tie eabl,lc. DER with merry g,ee,
whils shs :. quite -eisis.
Bui hsik frum oui The woodland
Cems- faintly - The ear
A s.snx that thrills With ssestness-
The dear wss-i thrush .. here.
The whip pssf VIII 'peath e,eaiag .kiss
kePcs,s hi. warning clear.
AL no~ the sfs.s ts gfo~ins.
rbs wu-sis ant aeii. Afv gwen
The eswaliss. sAll sat t~ittsr
Ths earth sn.i sky hstwesn.
A fAsh ~ rrsi. ani thfOgEh the isates
IN oFiols !. .~,a.
Al.s,s ,ls dssy nosisws,
illsh I-.l.si IN airy nishi.
A tsslsollnk Il telling
ths ~utii of hi. delight
N~aa thins NJ biri ~. half 80 "a,
ar he'll . hsar as hshi
Here sits kias lari satchlng
boz s.fns ansary ls~,
A yslios hammer I..r hlng
Alyss hin IN that tive,
Muh ln.iiss All yeiiss hiris.
AM hl.s abiri.. one. to-. thrcs.
4 va brvsa thrush .ing. gaily
frsn yon,lsf hlvh trvs tip
A cat hrl unierbssth him.
With many q sauCy dip.
Chiftaps staall. ARl almlcs t.a,
Atheash bis nosc. sili TIP
4 ssnipit-e whi.tls. shftliy.
Acu-A.s, .ganfi. ~ csL
a humWing tdrt :. fitting
Al-sut TIE ursr tall
fiy csishsr.. shsrty blri. sRi ~r,a.,
Al lshs,s that's all
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-04-19

Nov 4. the time for our farmer. To
carefully consider whether u i not bet
Ter 20 try to rsis- more corn, snd other
feed for their stock, than to pay to
M..tsrn grain dealer. all the lncome oi
the farm for feed "a cattle, that wh.n
huichsred will bring only from four 10
a,r dollar. per hundred for the best
Another thing {. worthy of considrrs-
too. aud that IL, whether u u not better
40 till Ie-. acres, and drcss that well
.nd hy our own labor, than Ia brsnen
oat over large area, aud pay hiresi
hslp SIS PER month "a do the work sna
carry off the crops. Times change anu
ms,hod. % farming must change. also,
to bring success. We belis'e thst oN
some needed changes, and earefnl nus
handry, Maine farmers need DO, ~
ds.pondent. II u worth something 70
live In good society and breathe gva
air. A correspondent inqalre- Ia the
Farmer ~hsre pure bloc.ied Devon ,,"c.
can be obtained. l. n. Maxim, Wes,
Sumnsr, IA. u. and ha. taken se'efs.
pr,mlums for the same az the state ana
county fairs.-farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-04-19
Io,.J M. N.ishbss.

Occasionally public speakers viii focus
their attentions on one individual In the
audience on whom. for illustrations
sake. their remarks seem 10 L. wholly
and specially addressed. IL u safe 10
say that the good man who figured =.
speaker a. q western audience In the
present instance was very much sur
prised at the literal application of hs
teht.
"You must remember" he said at the
conclusion of his sermon, "that the
Good Book commands you TO love your
neighbor A. yourself"
At that moment big lout jumped up
In a back seat. and twirling his hat Ia
his hand shouted:
II DO, mister; love her heap bettsr
than myself. but shes gone an built
nine foot fence betwi,t our lots, an she
says she'll set the dogs on me II l climh
up or look over
The singing Of the dosology drowned
further emarks.-DetrOit Free Press.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-04-19
hAn DAYS


To the most sntirly wellregulstssi
household the days wlll come when
everything gue. wrong rather than
and anotber impatient. and siill another
out of temper, oT out II spirits, which
amounts Ia about the same thing ln the
eud. \ cloud of despoadency snd de-
prr--ion settles over every oDe. and "
the furies are Do, let loo-s, something not
very unlike them holds SWAY. No on.
Know. prrvissly Nhai has happened, and
Zoe the very g,.,zi rvss"a that nothing st
All has happ-n.si. Neither death not
disaster has is, s.icd the house. No Que
i ill. no one has heard any bad news.
lnde.i. a specific cause To deal With
would b. almost a relief. Hut the gloom
% full despondency that SETTLES down
Ike pail over the household Il not
capable - being snalytc,i into any
factor 90 known element. To oppos. u
l. useless. One might ss well take mp
arms against down pillow. IL can not
D. reasoned away, nor hanl.hei At will.
thlldrvn arr strangely irritable and
vrOss, u NAV D., bat any specific rccog-
milton "a their state. not to say puni.h-
ment - u, only aggaVates it. What
tbsnf
Then l. the time To entirely change
the mental atmosphere. Darkness !.
dispellcd bv lighting the lamp. Gloom
snd storm De- h.iorr the sunshine. The
analogy hold. truc la the immatcri,l a.
sell q. la the material world.
Drive out dsspond.ucy AMI Irritation
not by combating them, bat by over
coming them. Evil y oSrrrOme by
gvs-i parkncs. u oyvrcom. by light.
lntruduc" new thoaghi, plet.snt
Interest. aud Il ~tll prov. a. a magnet
attracting all attention to itself. kSery
one Nill unSons, iously bc hhed Ia a
higher plane. Harmony aud Joy will
imI-v~ptibly take the place Of discord
tnd disCunteut.
lie nut oV,rcome With evil. but over
con~ evil With gopd." The word. hold
The mott praciical % lessons. one eau
Af'ori 20 lrt the evil alone. II Il merely
n.gati,~. Deal With the gvod. Bring
la the thought that :. SWEET, the Sorl
that l. full ot love and boy sud happl-
us.s. aud th- -uiire hoaschold life ~
spoui. a. u 81 oncr. The heart l. lifted
up-lirci up even unto the lori.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-04-19
NUMBER 16.
III walk down TO your lodging. with

Ill walk down 10 your lodgings with
you"
They walked the whole distance In si.
lence. which was broken by John when
they reached the door u the house. lie
took Rusl's hand. and holding u tightly.
saidi Good night. Rush, pleasant
dreams Then. suddenly. We've ai.
ways been good friends, havent we.
Rush, We've never quarreled, have We,
Philip and have had little fights once
In while; but you and !. Rush. were
always good friends When I die III
depend upon you to defend me against
my enemies. you'll do that. won't you.
Rush, You'll see that have . shred %
character left-just enough 20 bury
ms In"
II wish you'd stop talking about dy.
ing. John: you'll live toput a monument
over all our grayes-a big. hearty fellow
like you" And Rush tired % laugh; but
hi. brUthers manner, even more than
his words. impressed him unpleasantly,
and he couldn't shake of the IMPRESSION.
II hung over him all that night, and al
the next day. and long Afterwards
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-04-19

A very complete, aud doubtless an
eye-opening diamond exhibit. will be
made at the Columbian Exposition next
year, by Cap- Colony, South Africa.
The exhibit will include 10000 carats of
uncut stones, q large quantity of very
hse cut and polished ones, together with
al that is necessary to show the process
Of mining and washing. For thIs u viii
be necessary to transport to Chlcsgo 100
tons Of pulverifed blue earth, 80 tons of
unpulverifed earth and . complete wash
Ing machine, which will be operated by
natives. The exhibit will als0 Include =
unique collection Of crocIdollte, special
dlsmoudiferous products, ostrich feath-
ers, heeccs, etc. IL 10 reported that =
Bushman and Hottentot In native dress
will accompany ths exhibit.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-04-19
M pROupr AT vIAls

hi. forcnoon mN wife aud I pat cur
heads together O. cat ~ the pork, ~
calling - hsst Ne could sno~ beige that
had lain dormant Tor q dorm years, aud
gut 40 Interested In u that Ne didn't
know when II ~ss dinner time, ant
founl IL o. u .sm- time after tsel,e
When 80 thoaghi about u This made
our dinner late. - Cour.s. but u IL such
a rarity herr that believe Il NAV Bot tc
cot 20 plac. a. base fes remarks upon
L. have bs-n marrisi nearly nlnsts.n
years. aud iu III this tiuls, ~hsn nv Wiie
a. veil. have not had to walt half a
dol~u tim~s after the regular hour for q
meal. ca the other hand. my Nlfr has
Nery seldom lad "a walt meals for me
Nhsu away With load 10 prOduc', l
cannot of course alNay. D. back ou time.
tslsAk % this b-,auss I know many
farmvrs are quite Irregular At m-sl.,
often .ta,lns Ia the feli o. fni.h q
pis,,e 20 Nork from ten minute. to tNo
hours after the regular dinner hoar. l
knns on. man sho sometim~s works
until lp to nnish. Shsn the regular
dinner hour !. hstsc,n - and l. such
irfvgultrity I. uuhusine.slike and un-
profitable. Ia nv Younger days u VA.
quite COMMON With farmers to b. irrrg-
ulsr. bat married village gifl whose
lathe. Was a mechanic, sui u took bat .
short trial ~ strictly regular systsm To
cou,inc, me that II "a. as advantageous.
to the farmer a. to the mechanic Ia OBJ
serve r,gulsr hour.
At fir.t u came hard % quit exactly AZ
~ or 8, especially " there sas bat fur
row or two o. plos. 90 small biz ~ any
sork uucomplvte,l. bat aiisra while
came 20 regard al work a. part 90 a
ssason's job a. D. Complrt-d a. fact a.
possible. bat 10 al time. to D. suhjrCt Ia
the regular interruption of meal time.
Looked 40 Ia this Nay. Il !. no trial Ia
unhltch - hen the time CONES, whether
th+ry b. much or little O. DO to complete
the Dob.
Ma. arr not only much better when
eaten promptly. bat Il l. Of grcai adj
yantsgv a. the housewife o. know that
th- msn will be ou hand al ccrisin
minute % eat thsm.-Countr Icntlc-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-04-19
sow TO XIII Alpess.

Mr.. y. u. Fix. 10 Winthrop, Me-, say'
many years ago h. had pasture viii
auIte a brock running acrO.s IL, With 4
"trip 10 slider. on each side, from two to
four rod. Wide. In the month of Au'
yust he had these alder. all cut snt pul
10 pil... aud the next spring burned, aud
.ow.d on grass seed. The next summer,
some sprout. mot ss mtny as he ~
psste,i) started az, snd again Ia August
le sprlnLled every sprout With strong
.alt brine. anl the cattle went for them
leaving nothing bat the stubs. In this
wsy two .Crr., or more, of land wrr,
r-d.ened, and to ihi. day remain frt,
from bushes, sni produce more good
feel than any other two acres of the
pasture.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-04-19
A Rst's Deg.

What the deuce did you sell me this
dog forY' exclaimed an rate purchaser.
coming into fancier's shop.
Il don't remember" responded the
dealer politely. but | think ! sold him
Tor ten dollars"
That's exactly what you did, and ycu
aid he was excellent for rats"
Isn't her inquired the innocent deal
~.
mo, he isn't worth cuss. lie lets
them get away from him every time"
well. isn't that excellent for ratsf
And the dealer asked the question 10
suilelessly that the purchaser only swors
once and walled out.-Detroit Free
Prt~a.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-04-19

The annual movement of the cattle
men FROM southwest Tsxss To Indian
Territory will bsglu April !, aud mum
her Of contr cts have already been IN ,de
With the railroads, the heaviest Of which
4. The transfer of 5000 head from the
Laurel ranch In Neuce County. lt i.es-
timstsd that there are no lees than
no Oo0 head Of cattle In ,he Territory
b@tween there aud the coast. now walt.
ing for shipment To the north. IL vii
require li.0oo cars To accommodate thl'
movement.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-04-19
ro,,.,lllc. April 5, ls9!.
NAMES MINERALS At TIE woRlD's
FAIR

Al IA. l,.t meeting of the Executive
Bo.ri of IN. wo,Id'. Fair CommI..Ion-
.r., IN. undersigned was requested 10
learn, 10 possible, the state 10 feeling
among those person. Interested In min
.raIogy, az Ia th. Importance ~ making
. compl.t. exhibit ~ Maine. mineral.
and mineral re.ourc-. AZ the World.
p,I, In Chicago n.,t wear.
No an. Iii IN, an instant DENY that
.,,,, an .xhIhI, xould nro,. az h.n.,lt ,o
the STATE I'm. onIy question I. a. "a
an. d.cr.. Of N. lmpor,snc.. IL 4. we'll
known that Maine po..-..e. uniqu. min.
.r.i .p.cIe. unkno.n -l.ewher.. other.
found In large qu,niItle. are rare In
other part. of the world. Many occur
NOR, beautifully developed In the rock.
az th. Pin. Tr.. Stat. than In those Of
,ny other portion Of IN. earth. crust.
.,,,,. ot ,h. d,.., y.m material of The
.n,I,. I'nI,rl state. 4. fonnd within our
,ori.r.. n. n desirable that thI. wealth
of nature. product. b. exhibited ri
Chicagos I.t important that We show
10 the world next year that Maine 4.
we'll able To sustain her rcputstion a.
one of the most Interesting mlnersi-Pro-
duclng region. In the woridf " 90, ! u
absolutely necessary that every indlyidu-
al who owns Maine minerals come "a the
assistance ~ those Ia charge of the pro-
posed exhibit.
No nucieu. Of representative collec-
tion of the minerals of the state exists
anywhere, except, perhaps, at the Ma
tionai Museum In Washington. lf an
exhibit I. made at all worthy of the
state. IL can only be- by the united all of
every mineral owner In Maine. Iti. 10
such that thi. circular l. addressed. ~
the reader own. good specimens of any
Maine mineral. and 4. Willing 10 loan
them to the World. Fair Commissions,
upon the promise that they Will be re-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-04-19

Re careful To test your seed corn sni
not los. a week or ten days valuable
time by planting poor seed. Ia order To
have q true test, IL u necessary to p'sse
m. corn under the sane conditions IN
making the te-t az 10 Will he under when
,l,n,ed In the field. ss corn may sProu'
,ol.r.bIy well In q box by the stove ths'
~oald rot n put In the ground out door
Give the seed moisture and moderate
tsmtSrafur~.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-04-19

The Rural New Yorker SAYS: "rhe
day IL past when an agricultural pa
per can confne itself 10 crops sud cattle.
'rhe social aud e'lurational needs of the
farmer aud hi. family must be discussed.
The education Of the farmers children
IL an important topic.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-04-19

said q gentleman at farmers meet
ing Ia Pioughman Hall, "it would seen,
q. II the average young msn would
rather come Ia Boston and live on crust
aud sleep on the common than to stay at
home on the farm and earn an honest
living"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-04-19
TAKEN BY siege.

ICopyr,sh by J. N. Dppinsssi Compssy. fhii
sdslphI.. Ia sssi pahli.hs~i by s,ssisl Arrange
Iasnt through the American frv-- Asss<istisR.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-04-19
AMONG THE FARMERS.
"splss rnspLow. I.

Ceresrsaie.cs o. prseslosi Agricultural topics
ts soll.it~i. Adfrs.. al esssaunissticn. IN.
tensiesi tgF M. dsr.I,m.at ~ IiN>Et u. iias
rarts. Ne
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-04-19

A coutlnuoas clam-bake will bs one Of
the attrsctious which eplcufean visitors
Will find q the worlds fair.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-04-19

Gus snobberly-what did you sayi
Charlie Knickerbocker lwho has .
coldt-All I shaid wash Inter wingen IN
the gap Of ling.-Texas SNtingS
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-04-19
An Only Daughter
NeSsD OF CONSUMPTION

Avn 80. -. haar'Y sxpssts.i an rrm~slie-
hFs..,. al 10 % lali.s. "a. esp@riunsnt
a. uaat hrri.. aft ai9uits n. aestisnt
rt..f Il q fritratiau sh.fh earesi his only
,asrtr 49,. t.'a W. shihi l. nos In M.
a. 5-..-.-. "a ~ t--t - h-ath. ~
= r..-.. ~ warti ttst ton.arntsi.sa rsn
- sIl..,t 49, lsr1aansntiy cars-t ne Ila.tol
fsat g.. 't.lfs frvs. uniY ssking too :
tarss ~. ~ eNpsn-ss Tn. k~rb al.a
- bu.sl =. - Nss-ea a tn st..saseh. SD
49, kAbDSk SC,l ~. 49, So
AA-iAs ~. pspsr.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-04-19

.H....f. al ar#ttIng anTshsry II
....f.t B. EuNRLL A co
N.aNa.k
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Dentist.
Dentist.


n,1r. rfUtk ~utrti PARIS.
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sr r..... ..... TafFs RuI ~sit 49,
Frrs . r. Nrf ltI tu~ns a.
rr#su ..s..tfr t|tHfT as "a aiulin
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-04-19

rss s.s, Of farmer. may suffer from
bad laws
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-04-19

Denmark has made Worlds Fair sp-
propriatiea Of 1000.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-04-19

u " i RE-
BECCA was
a. good a.
hoT word,
and wrote
X u h an
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-04-19

w. \. BAILEY, In Charge.
CoLBr UNIVERSITY, waterville, Me,
March 81, ls95.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-04
Here IL Is.

To the man who iabo-s Nth his hands,
physical trouble Is a very serious thing. 10
Is not merely the pain he endures, racking
and tormenting as IL is, but the prospective
loss;of time money, and place haunts him
and aggravates his suffering. He u bent on
having prompt relief and sure cure. He
wants the best aud the proof. and here II Is;
MIR w. III. Schroeder. Gilbertville, Iowa,
stated, April 10. 1884. that he had used St.
Jacobs Oil in his stables for horse COM
plants and upon himself for rheumatism.
and had found IL the best remedy he had
ever tried. Again, February IL, 1887, he
writes: 81 have nsod st. Jacobs OIL for
rheumatism and soro back. as stated, ana
IL cured; ap1 for burns and bruises IL
does its wolf as recommended 10 do
always keep II in the house and recommend
1t TO my neighbors.n-Mr. John Garbutt,
CSC Minna ST.. San Francisco, Cal. writes:
sSome time back ! sprained my knee and
suffered agony until tried St. Jacobs OIL.
The result was n speedy and permanent
cure. miss Ida NJ Fleming. 6. Carey 81,
Baltimore, Nd. says: ~ had been afhictec
for two years with neuralgia, and tried
every means 10 get rid of the tormentine
disease. had been given so much quinint
that my nervous system was seriously In
| 1ured. l was advised to use St Jacobs OIL
which did, and 1t relieved me entirely"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-04
ORCHARD AND GARDEN.
Handling Apples.

Less is really known about the APP
pie crop, and how to grow and handle
the fruit, than almost any other pro-
duct on the farm. Potatoes, wheat,
corn and other crops have been studied
and experimental with so persistently
that most farmers can give good rea-
sons for everything they do concern
ing them. But apples have been
allowed to take care OF themselves,
and it is only recently that thorough
efforts to cultivate and improve them
have been generally adopted. Good
crops of apples are as much dependent
upon good cultivation and handling
as a crop of corn. Our trees will pro-
duce more and better fruit when they
are treated as cultivated fruits, and
not as wild trees, transplanted to the
orchard. Trees need choice location,
they need good soil, mulches, prun-
ing, scrubbing and similar work. If
a good variety of an apple is obtained
it can be made to produce excellent
fruit, with scarcely poor specimen
on it. But this means that the trees
must be protected in winter, and be
adapted to the soil and climate. 1t
means that we must study apple dis
ease and fungus more than hereto
fore. and to give good thorough culti-
walton. The different yarities Of APP
pies need studying. so that we can
select intelligently those specially
marketable, and likely to be adapted
to our farms. On many old home
steads dozens of apple trees may be
found where poor specimens of fruits
are grown. The apples are bitter,
small, knotty and almost worthless,
except as hog feed. 1t is not alone
due TO the poor cultivation, but be-
cause the variety is not worth culti-
waiting.
Half the apple crop in this country
is not fit to send to the market be-
cause of poor growth and poor variety,
and half of the other half is not fit To
send because of poor handling. Yet
many claim that there is no profit 10
apple growing. The market is over
stocked, and those sent to the city
rot before they can be sold. When
we handle our apples as we now dc
our eggs the profit will be much
larger, and when we study the needs
Of the trees as we study stock raising.