The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-08-09
BOYS Leaving Home.

I claim that large farms, with only
two or three to work them, Is the rea-
son in half the cases. Work commences
from the LIST of April, and from that
time until the last Of November there
Is nothing but work from 5 o'clock in
the morning until 8 o'clock at night,
holidays being unnoticed. AS the
spring rolls by the work is getting
gradually behind, and the weeds have
got such start in the cornfield that it
Is beyond cultivation. Then father
scolds and tells how other boys would
work, and of course this causes ha-
tired against their father, and matters
soon become worse. Nearly all trades
men work ten hours a day, but the
farmer claims he does the same. Still
from one to two hours before o'clock
in the morning and the same after
supper you never see them unless they
are doing chores of some kind. Or
course they dc not count chores work.
Hard working farmers generally work
about fourteen hours day. The boys
as soon as the work is over for the day
go to bed; no time to read to exercise
their brain faculties, for If they did
they couldn't stand the work. 1 have
known boys and men to work so hard
that they were used up with rheuma-
tism or some other disease by working
on rainy days and OVERRIDING them
selves when they were just in the prime
of life. Which is the best, money or
health? The boys never look for any
money, for 1t is paid out for interest
IL there Is a mortgage on the place, and
IL not it Is boarded up. / believe in
working enough land to keep you in
good health, and have two or three
hours each day to read the latest ideas
on growing crops, fine stock, and give
the boys a little more chance. The
farmer who has a small farm TODAY
clear of debt has the finest occupation
In the world. 1t is the healthiest work
and you can have everything you wish
nearly.
Green Onions for the Market-It is
not anything and everything in this
line that sells. All people do not use
onions, and those that do are particular.
Very small green onions do not SELL
neither do very large, coarse, strong
onions. 1t is only medium size, young
and tender onions that are wanted. The
onion part should be clean and white.
with the first outer coating carefully
removed. The tops should remain on
unless trimmed few inches from the
top, so as to have them look nice. any,
thing to give them good appearance.
They should be carefully tied in
punches of four or five onions in q
bunch. Boxes of one bushel-same size
as 24-quart berry case-is about the
best package to use, for when in large
packages they may become heated.
This package is also easy to handle.
Market cucumbers in the early part
of the season should be packed in BUSH
81 boxes containing four to five dozen
Ship only nice, smooth, medium and
uniformed sized stock. Forward no
yellow or wilted cucumbers, and throw
out all small "nubbens." These points
are very necessary and should not be
overlooked. AS cucumbers become
abundant and cheap in price then bar
rels should be used. A medium-sized
barrel about the same as are used for
sweet potatoes, and the barrel should
have openings so as to give ventilation.
Cranberries Scarce and High.--Cran-
berries, OF which only about one-third
Of an average full crop was gathered
last fall, continue to be scarce and
lear The best grade of Cape Cod ber-
les commands from s13 to $14 bar
rel, and the second grade from $12 to
1890 at Wholesale They have come
20 be regarded as an extravagant luz.
Try, and common folk either ignore
hem entirely or partake Of them spar
pgly.-N Y. Tribune. March Is.