Year: 1879

In an extended argument as to the desirability of farmers sons sticking to the farm, the Cincinnati Commercial observes that there is feature in this matter of sons following the calling of their fathers that is not sufficiently re- garded.

 The calling of the father may rise to higher dignity when the sons adopt the business, thoroughly learn it, and zealously and proudly pursue it. Then the accumulated reputation, capital and business of the parent can be inherited and preserved by the sons. Then, if we are to reach the highest development as race of farmers, we must expect It through the line of descent. The son must inherit the fitness of the father, and take mp the calling and business where he left off, and his son after him, and so on. When this shall become the custom in our farming families, then shall we see greater stability in society and higher type of civilization. Every parent has the chief power to bring this work about. The very independence of the farmers life is to be the germ which develops arace that cannot be other than an independent people. Our nation is to achieve its greatness in the develop ment of agriculture. It's power at home and abroad is to be established ana held through the arts of husbandry, practiced by skillful and virtuous race of farm CTS. All then that can be done by the state or family to ennoble and to digni. fly the calling, and to entail it's blessings and influence from father to son, will add to the stability and grandeur of the nation."

 | SORTING APPLES. Mir. John R. Garretsee described for his associates of the Western New York Farmers Club contrivance for sorting apples rapidly. Canvas is stretched on 8 frame like that of an old-fashioned cot, bed, but the legs are shorter at one end than at the other, and the sides are drawn together so that the canvass sags somewhat. About six bushels can be poured on at once (and without brnis- ing), and by standing at the lower end the sorter can let the culls drop on the ground, and in this way perfol m the work without waste of time.

 THE wooD-PILE.

 The season is at hand when plenty of well-seasoned wood is in demand for fuel and kindlings. Wet, sappy wood is not only in the highest degree waste fuI, but is the source of more vexation and dis comfort than any other one thing in a farmers household. It always con- sumes more time to cut 8 little wood as it is wanted than to make business of it by devoting sufficient time and num- ber of hands to raise at oncs respecta- ble pile for immediate use, with reserve supply closely packed away under shel- ter.

 A cord of green wood produces, it is true, just as much heat as cord of the same wood dry, but in it's burning from dry wood the heat is nearly all availa- ble, while from one-half to two thirds of the heat produced during the consum- ing of green wood goes off latent and useless in the evaporating sap or water. Wood will of course season much faster when split fine, hence the economy of not only felling the wood in time and hauling it within convenient distance of the dwelling, but of having it cut and split in proper length and size for use. Farmers who have taken advantage of the leisure days during the late summer and fall to provide in abundance the necessary article, will be spared the dol orous occupation of loading wagons in the woods when snow and wind render hauling about impossible, and the ply ing of saw and axe to the cheerless music of bleak wintry winds.

 HARVESTING CABBAGE.

 A correspondent in the Country Gen. tlemaan says "Last year, having large quantities of cabbages to gather, I found it a tedious job to harvest them by using corn-knife to sever the head from the stumps, as had to make two strokes to get head to the wagon. q always cut them from the stump, as they are clean. CT to bury for winter and I know they keep as we'll without as with it) This year have invented very simple con- trivance that for person having few thousands to gather would be of great use. I used an old cast off shovel-one that had been worn too short for further use-and cut triangular piece out of the lower edge of it about 2 by inches and ground the edges bevelling to make a cutting edge.

 s'I used it to shovel the cabbages into the wagon. The same stroke that would cut the stump off below the head would, if continued, throw the head into the wagon. I find this to be the most expe- ditious way possible-three times as quick as other ways I have seer and tried. I can shovel tho cabbages into the wagon faster than my man can catch them and lay them down. I shoveled 400 into the wagon to-day ill thirty min utes quite easily.

 A Teller UDjustly Accused.

 The Hartford Zvmes says: Several years ago manufacturer from town