The Newtown bee., 1897-02-26

upon greenhouse plants, and a great many plants have been studied and found to be more or less susceptible. Spinach is greatly affected by the light. In one instance electric light for thirty nights resulted in difference of twelve inches on the average.' Just think of it !! Twelve inches of greens in thirty nights by means of electricity {!
 There is some danger perhaps that we may go too fast and carry the matter too far. It has been suggested that the trees in towns and cities where there are electric lights are dying at the top be- cause they do not get 8 chance to sleep nights. And, too much exact science in human life may tend to the injury of the natural sentiment and emotions. re- member of reading once what the Prof of Chemistry said to his wife.
 "Ohl" he says, "you needn't appeal to nae by your tears. 5
 'sYou need not presume to think that you can move me by your weeping"
 Madam, I have analysed your tears and I know just what they are composed of" And he proceeded to give her the scientific formula. Ten per cent. salts. and the rest waterl
 The time has come when community Of interests Is necessity. if the farmer expects to make money, farming. If his idea is simply to make good home
 and get. good living he may go on in
 his own way alone. But for the purpose of we'll conducted business there must
 be association, system and careful man
 agement. The isolated, individual far
 mer is the prey of the middlemen and
 the creature of circumstances. .s.,..o.. The farmers of this community, for
 instance, are like regiment of soldiers
 without any officers, headquarters, dis cipline or plan of campaign. They have
 common cause for which to fight, but are just as likely to shoot each other as
 the common foe. Every man fights on
 his own hooks and is not always certain 1 where his enemy is. Now these same
 men organized together and
 DRILLED AND HARMoNIzED
 as one body should be masters of the sit-
 uation, able to possess the land and their
 own souls in patience and repose. Intelligent cooperation makes every
 man strong and assured in his part of
 the business. Men can compete together
 far more favorably than alone. Consoli- dation of interests is economical and
 when controlled for the common good is
 sure to be popular and successful.
 Take the dairy for example. The
 farmers of this community probably 1 make little more butter than is con-
 sumed In the town. But much of that which is made is not marketable. Few make good butter in these days because they have not the necessary outfit for doing the work. or because they make so little. Good butter must be made On scientific principles. It requires machin- cry and skill and the farmer who makes good butter cannot compete with the creamery, because people are willing to pay five cents more per pound for the regular and reliable product than to take the risks of the dribbletg of farmers butter which is bartered at the stores. Why should not this community of farmers plan to supply it's own home market with good creamery butter and make something by it too2
 Take the article of pork. Why must the farmer send his product to Bridge port or New Haven, while our local markets have to order hundreds of pounds from those cities, each week? CONSIDER THE FRUIT CROP.
 The grower gathers his apples and there is no market for them, and he cannot keep them because he has no suitable place for storage. The fruit quickly decays and the man who lives in