FARM FIELD AXD GARDEN 'INTERESTING MATTERS FOR AG RICULTURAL READERS. 'Uneasy Farmers How to Form a Perfect Hedge To Subdue Weeds To \ \ eel Growers --About Onions Hints to the Farmer Uneasy Farmers. . No wonder there are many uneasy 'inrmerB , says Geo. A. Stockwel ! Ilhodo Island , in the American Agri ctilturalist. The times are mending a little , but they have been hard , am methods and opportunities of ad vancement have changed. Those ac quainted -with the circumstances musl f-ympathix.e and even applaud the farmer in his discontent , for discontent of the right kind , well founded , may be the stepping stone to something better. When the farm yields only a bare living and taxes , then the farmer is dissatisfied , and he has cause , for no man of spirit in this age of the world is contented with a living. In this fact is found one clue to 'the abandonment of a large number of farms in Maine and Vermont. But it .must be admitted that it is a serious matter to quarrel with a "dead sure" living , scant as it may be. Discon tent leads to restlessness , and to un- vvise forsaking of what is in hand. Every year in some , if not in many , of the east the ' ' " parts , 'western fever" rages and claims its victims. Hasty migrations -have been made to some supposed land of promise in the west , .and the result in many cases was disastrous. Standing upon the rolling prairie , the richest land of this continent , where the prairie rolled on to a high hill , the writer has had pointed out to .him 12 abandoned farms , and he has also seen on this prairie land more " poverty , discontent" , discomfort than can be found in an agricultural area of the same extent in New England , or any part of the east. It could not be worse anywhere. But the prairie was not to blame. It was the result of un wise emigration. Perhaps the settlers were deceived ; at all events they found "the conditions different , foreign to their ideas and methods , and disap pointed , broken , gave up. This fact cannot be disputed , namely , that a living on a , New England farm , poor iis it may be is much more than a mere living to the same man on the prairie , unless he has capital to help him ; and a bare living on the prairie , obtained from the prairie , is the nearest to : nothing that ever man had to contend with. The prairie buds and blossoms iike a garden , but not without help. 'Therefore , let every farmer who can command a living , scant though it may be , cling to it , think twice a hun dred times before he abandons it. "How to Form a Perfect Hedge. To have a hedge do its best , whether 'deciduous or evergreen , it should be pruned twice a season. The first pruning should be done before growth has stopped , the second about the -close of summer , after the length of -growth has been completed for the season. On the method Joseph Mee- ilian writes as follows in Practical 'Farmer : A hedge to be perfect must 3)e broader at the base than at any other part. Summer pruning , that is , the first one , is mainly to thicken the hedge and stengthen the base. To do this , the top and most of the upper branches are clipped oft' then , while the lower ones are touched but little in an old hedge , and not at all in a young one in which the shape lias not been well formed. As > eon as the tops are cut away the sap flows to those remaining , yreatly invigorating them. In old hedges where shape and bushiness have . already been attained , the whole of .the hedge may be trimmed back to -thicken it , but let the severest cutting "oe at the top. For every branch cut i oil half a dozen new ones formso that in time the hedge becomes so dense that a bird can hardly fly through it. Af ter the first cutting there will be : ore growth made , and this is allow ed to grow on as long as it will. When .all growth has stopped , which will be in September in the middle states , the hedge is gone over again , and cut clean into a good shape , which should neither be too round nor too pointed. 3u connection with this it may be said 3iere that single trees should be pruned - ed in the same way the hedge is. ISushiness comes from stopping the leading shoots before they are done . growing. Pruning in winter acts the other way , encouraging an extra strong top growth. To Subdue Weods. One important point in keeping a farm clear from weeds is to see that these germs are not imported in purchased seeds. Weeds are often introduced by the farmer's own animals. Horses that have been fed -at the town stables and cattle that ! have been allowed to forage on the 'highways , may each be the means of bringing obnoxious weeds onto the farm. For the hoed crops clean culti vation is the antidote. Cut the woods off at the surface of the ground at a time when they are at their best that is when they .are flowering , and before the seed has grown sufficient to germinate. This is the best method of dealing with seeds after they have become fi pest in meadows .and pas tures. In the latter sheep are very ciiicicnt weed destroyers , as they will browse closely many varieties that cattle will not touch. In some coun tries it is said that there are fields entirely free from weeds , owing to very high cultivation and careful selection .ot-seeds and manures. Such results are not to be expected in this country , and we shell continue to have weeds as heretofore , but they can be kept in such subjection as to reduce their injurious effects to a minimum. Where they serve no better use , they at least give evidence of the soil's fertility. Unless rich ground is closely covered with useful plants it is quite certain to produce weeds. Nothing surpasses clover for smothering weeds , if sown thickly , and stock is kept off from it after the mowing , so that some of the seed from the second crop will be scattered , it will gain complete possession of the field to the exclusion of the weeds. New York World. To Wool Growers , It is a well known fact that wool buyers annually sustain more or less loss on their purchases , owing to the improper handling of wool by grow ers. It is claimed that after a season like the past , when final results have not been satisfactory , buyers , whin entering the new clip will do so pre pared to use unusual discretion in making their selections ; and that the best results may be realized and the trade started on a satisfactory basis the following suggestions to sheep growers are recommended : The sheep should be housed during storms , regularly fed and watered , the weak ones especially cared for. the short stapled ones marked at shear ing time , fattened and sold. They I should be kept from plowed ground , ' burrs , wild oats , chaff , and be well tagged before shearing , so that in time the entire flock would grow long , strong and most valuable wool at all times and in all markets. Each fleece should be tied by itself , inside out , with two strings each way and with regular wool twine. Wool never looks as well nor weighs as much as when first taken off the sheep , when ib should be put on to the market and its best price realized. In shipping , mark a number and the weight on each sack and send a list of them. This will help to trace any en ors or losses in case any should occur. American Cultivator. About Onions. The growing of onion sets is often a very profitable branch of gardening , and may be pursued with equal suc cess on either a large or small scale , as thev can always be marketed readily in any quantity. There are t\vo ways in which the sets may be produced , and two distinct kinds ot onions are used in the process. One is from seeds of ordinary kinds of onions sown very thick , causing them to crowd each other and mature early. This is as sisted by pulling up the young plants , laying them on the ground so that the top or green part will die away , and thus leaving a small perfect onion , such as is used for pickling , These small bulbs , if planted again the fol lowing spring , will grow on and form onions just as if raised from the seed. A large portion ofonionsets , however , is the of the " " " product "top" or "tree onion. " The onion has the singular property of producing at the top of its dower stalk , instead of seed , a mass of sinall onions that are saved and used for sets. This sort is hardy enough to stand out of doors all win ter , and is the kind mostly used by market gardeneis for young green onions in the spring. This is seldom used for the main crop , as it does not form so perfect a bulb as the other. Seed and Harvest Time. Dairy Cleanliness , The subject of dairy cleanliness is a most comprehensive one and goes way back to the nature of the food and drink taken into the stomach of the cows. No matter how careful in all subsequent processes , if you allow the cow to pasture at the manure pile and ; o drink from barn-yard pools , you will not make pure , clean butter. Purity of food and water are strictly essential , and so is the bodily cleanli ness of the cows. See to it that they lave plenty of clean , fresh bedding. Profit in Dairying. A New York dairyman says that with cows which will produce 300 pounds of butter per year he can find a satisfactory profit in the business with butter at 20 cents a pound. As t is not difficult to contract the pro duct of good dairies at an annual igure in excess of this , it would appear- that there is yet money in at least one branch of farming. Hints for the Farmer. Strawberry plants require plenty of ertili/ing. After the eiiihth year the milk yield in llow. of a cow rapidly decreases Move quietly among your chickens , they area timid set and do not admire Boisterous company. Whitewash now every two weeks , it vill keep houses , run and roosts clean ind free from vermin. Young chickens less than four weeks old should not be allowed to run in he grass in the morning until after he sun has dried it. In disposing of eggs in market sepa- ate the kinds , as they appear more iniform and attract quicker than if ill sizes and shades are mixed up. When cucumbers are planted place some brush near the hills , so that the ines can climb on the brush for sup port. In this manner the young cti- umbers intended for pickling can be no re easily picked. It helps the grass crop , blue grass or timothy , to harrow the fields every spring , and loosen the surface of the sods. The grass roots take a deeper lold and the herbage llourishns ac cordingly. Besides harrowing breaks ip and spreads the droppings of mri- nals left during the winter. FACTS ABOUT WAVES. Some Figures Itegnrdln ? the Height ol Water Mountains. It is not uncommon in prose .7orks to read of mountainous waves. Exact measurements seldom confirm first im pressions. Scoresby found that forty feet was the height from trough to crest of the largest waves measured by him in the North Atlantic and in a cyclonic storm , when bound for Aus tralia in the Royal Charter. This has long been accepted as the extreme limit of wave height Captain Kiddle , a well known and experienced navigator , has , however , encountered waves at sea which were 700 feet high. The late Admiral Fitzroy had previously observed waves as high ; and some observations made at As cension in 1836 support these author ities. In 1844 Her Majesty's ship Incon stant was scudding with her stern up on the crest and her bow in the de pression between two successive waves , and the wave ahead was observe'd ex actly level with her fore-topsail yard , just 77 feet above the water lino. On the 27th of July. 1888 , the Cun- arder Umbria was struck by a wave not less than fifty feet high , which did much damage. Two days before the Wilson liner Martello had a similar experience ; an enormous solitary wave struck her , completely submerging the decks. The Martello was smaller , and more deeply laden than the queenly Umbria. No connection could be traced between these waves , which were referred to in the dailies as tidal waves , although of altogether different origin. In October , 1881 , the Italian bark Rosina had all hands , except one man who was ill in his bunk , swept off her decks by a wave which broke on board as they were shortening sail during a heavy squall in mid-Atlantic. The British bark Undine had one watch washed overboard and her captain killed under similar circumstances. It is said that the massive bell of the Bishop rock was wrenched from its fastenings by the momentum of driv ing seas in a gale of wind , and the gal lery containing it thickly strewn with sand , although 100 feet above high- water mark. Scoresby gave GOO feet as the maxi mum length of sea waves , but there are many longer. Mr. Douglas , when building lighthouses on the coast of VUJ lltY till , UUL1UCU long from orest to crest. FIRE-PROOF WOOD. California Redwood Certainly Does Not Barn TToll. In a recent fire it was again demon strated in the clearest manner possible that California redwood as a building material comes nearer being fireproof than almost any other material of which juildings are constructed. In this instance a fire broke out in the upper part of a one-story building , while the wind was blowing a gale that was recorded at the U. S. signal station as moving at the average rate of thirty miles an hour. But not withstanding this and the fact that it was several minutes before water was got to the building , the fir laths under the plaster were burned downward nearly to the floor , and whole squares of the side plastering were thus loosened ened and fell in before the fire had burned through the thin redwood shin gle roof. It was a most wonderful illustration of the fire-resisting qualities of red wood. Had the whole building been as combustible as the laths nothing could have saved the city. The roof was old and as thoroughly ready for the flames as redwood ever becomes , yet the fact remains that it resisted ignition , and bystanders could see a seetuing furnace of flames through the appertures under the eaves , while nothing but smoke issued through the roof. The peculiar manner in which redwood smothers flame and prevents it flashing forth is an important fact in suppressing conflagrations , as fires are communicated to neighboring buildings by means of the external flames and sparks which they send up. A Sharp Customer. The singular sight was witnessed in the harbor recently of a man in a small boat making a cruise with a shark for motive power , says the Panama Star and Herald. Boat after boat went to his assistance , until a string of seven , manned by twelve hands , was in the procession , but the shark's movements increased with the increased weight , and after leading his captors a merry dance for a long while he succeeded in throwing out the harpoon and effecting his escape. We hear that the length of the brute was estimated at being nearer twenty than fifteen feet a customer not to be rashly tackled single-handled. A Faying Business. The diamond cutters of New York earn an average salary of $60 a week , and are considered the best workmen in their line in the world. Twenty years ago nearly all of the diamonds sold in this country were cut and pol ished in Amsterdam. Folly and Consequences A number of Parisian ladies recently applied hair bleach to their locks with the intention of turning them red , but only succeeded in producing a beauti ful shade of green. Much Killed. Major Turner Goldsmith , of Atlan ta enjoys the distinction of having lived under twenty-one presidents. He is eighty-nine years old and has a host of descendants. The Editor Is Excusable. A Tennessee country newspaper has discovered that roaches can fly like grasshoppers , and can be seen late at night corning home to roost 7 HINTS TO WOMEN ABOUT NOTES An English Custom That Might Be Followed With Great Profit. From the manner to the matter o ! notes is a short step. In this respect American women can learn govern good points from their English cous ins , their Old World cousins , indeed , fpr both German and French women are equally with the English-woman skilled in the art of note-writing. In polite society notes are a valuable current coin a courteous , tactful- note often steering its writer safely over a threatening rock. On the oth er hand , it is easy to place too much dependence upon these paper messen gers a fault which some young wom en of the moment seem likely to fall into. Said one young girl , meeting anoth er in a friend's parlor the other day : "Mrs. T. feels quite hurt that you did not call on her niece. " "Does she ? " was the careless reply. "I must write her a note smoothing it over. " Almost with the same breath the first speaker remarked further : "Mr. was at the house last evening ; he spoke about your having so prettily explained about the tennis fiasco. " "Goodness , " ejaculated the other , "what an escape ! I had forgotten en tirely I wrote to him of that matter. It was on my mind to go home today and send him an especially fetching note. Now , I dimly recall having done so. " Here , evidently , was a young woman who wrote notes recklessly , and , it is to be feared , unscrupulously , through which practice she will be apt to come to grief some time. To an English woman of any posi tion her correspondence is one of her most serious duties. She spends a certain portion of every day at her desk , and she would as soon think of not responding to a friend's greeting as omitting to answer promptly and carefully a friend's letter , or , indeed , any addressed to her from friend or stranger. N. Y. Times. SHE HAD ALL THE BEST OF IT. How a Woman Succeeded In Non plusing1 a Red-Nosed Conductor. He was a red-nosed and eke a cyni cal conductor , and all cue way some dozen or more blocks bespoke of the intense delightthat women take in humiliating and troubling street-car conductors in general , himself in par ticular , lie dwelt on woman's proneness - ness to pass bad coins and otherwise defraud honest conductors. It was while he was talking that a pleasant-faced lady signaled the car and got in. She handed the conduc tor a $1 bill from which to take her fare and he came to the rear , where the reporter was to make the change. i Jin over , nu IUUWIIHI. "Has the right change , but wants to make trouble. " Then he carefully and thoughtfully made up the lady's change in pennies and live-cent pieces. He put them in her hand and came back to the rear. "Wait till you see her kick , " he said gleefully. "But she didn't "kick. " She calm- Iv counted over the change and then beckoned to the conductor. "Conductor ! " she said simply. "You have not given me the right change. I have 10 cents more than I should have. Here it is , " and she handed it to him , not in pennies , as she might have done , but in the shape of two Jive-cent pieces. The conductor returned to his place , his red nose positively pale. "I give you my solemn word , young fellow , " he said , "that I've , been a long time in this business an' I never saw no woman do that sort of thing be fore. I wouldn't have tho't such a thing could happen. ' ' And he said no mpre of woman's dishonesty , for it was clear that he was both pained and in a sense hu miliated. New York Recorder. The Bully and the Butt. The recent resignation of his chair- in the Senate by Mr. Reagan , of Texas , has served to recall the incident which led him to leave Tennessee , where he was born , and settle in the Lone Star State. It appears that one day he went to mill with a grisfc to be ground , and after he had wait ed in line until his turn came , he was rudely addressed by a man \yho pro posed to step in ahead of hi in , and threatened to throw him out of the win dow unless he would yield his plan ? . Mr. Reagan , the story goes , like all the rest of the people in the neighbor hood , was more or less terrori/ed by this desperado , and in fear of his life rushed for him , butted him in the stomach with his head , and literally lifted him oil his feet and flung him through the window. When the des perado disappeared , the consequence of his act flashed upon young Reagan's mind. He instantly supposed that he had killed a man , that he would be hanged for it , and beared almost to death , he riibhed downstairs , unhitch ed his horse and lit out across the country for Texas. The man was not killed , but got a < * oed shaking up. He soon moved to Texas , and was a friend to Reacjan in after life. 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