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The Farm and Garden, The SnccessJul Farmer* To become eminently successful in any profession two things aro absolute ly indispensable ; First, persisteut'm ergy ; second, a thorough knowledge of the business in all its details and a fix ed determination to keep up with tho times. All men engaged in mercantile pursuits, even on a small scale,know well tho necessity of keeping posted in ov„ erything pertaining to their trade, and all, with scarce!} an exception, take and carefully read one or more journals voted exclusively to their branch of business. They would not do without one, well knowing that thoir mor A en terprising neighbor would be bcneliited by sudden ohanges in market values, of which the} could have no knowledge Every physician has his medical jour nals, lawyers have their periodicals.and watch carefully the latest decisions of the courts and tho enactments of tho legislatures. In fact, every profession has its periodicals supported br nearly every member of tbo class which it represents. By merchants and profes sional men those periooiculs devoted to their interests are considered as indis pensable. But with many farmers the case is quite otherwise. Though from the very nature of things fanners gen erally require a more thorough kaowl edge of tkpir surroundings than any other profession in order to arrive at the maximum of succgsb, yet very many indeed take no pains whether to fa miliarize themselves with the nature and habits of their most valuable ani mals and plants, or of their most de structive and tormenting enemies, and utterly refuse to patronize periodicals devoted solely to their interests, and intended to throw light upon the dark sides of every farmer’s life. Many do not oven attempt to familiarize theme selvas with the most ordinary rules of Business, or the most common forms of law —and what is the result ? Is it much to be wondered at that many complain of the unprofitableness of tbeir profession, or that some are vie* timized by obeats and sharpers 1 Why is it that the butter of one dairyman always brings two, three and five cents per pound more than that of his neighs box ? In the house of one you may find dimp novels, comic almanacs and police gazettes; in the other carefully read agricultural papers and dairymen’s books. Why is oue mau always hap* pens to receive the very highest mar ket price for all his grain and produce, while his unfortunate neighbor can scarcely receive enough to pay expon* see ? Some say “one is lucky,” etc. — In the language of a well-kuowu col* lege President, we say, “Pluck is a he ro, Luck is a fool.” What is High Farming ? An American farmer of note, after visffeing England and examining with the critical eye of a practical and ex perienced agriculturist the system j ur sued there,- says : “I am thoroughly coufirnood in my old faith that the on ly good farmer of our future is to be the ‘high farmer.’ There is a w dcly prevailing antipathy among t e corns mon farmers of our country against not only the practice of high, in ming, but against the use oi the phrase by agri - cultural writers. This is all wrong, and should be at once corrected. Through some misconception of the meaning of the phrase, and of its application, they have come to believe it synonymous with theoretical ‘book-farming,’ ‘new fangled notions,’ boasted progress, fol lowed by disappointment and final fail, ure. This is all an error. High limn ing simply means thorough cultivation, liberal manuring, bountiful crops, good feed and pajing profits there?!om. It is ns>t strange that misconceptions have arisen in the minds of doubting far mera who have been eye-witnesses to somfe of the spread-eagle experiments of enthusiastic farmers, better sur.p ied with money Obtained in a business they knew how to"manage than with practi cal experience on tho farm. Bountiful crops and paying profits, of course, aro what farmers who aro depending upon the farm for an inoome aro "striving to obtain ; and every year as it passes is reconfirming the opinion that profits are small, and will grow beauti’diy less where high iarming is not prac ticed.” After discussing tlie advantages of deep plowing at some length the Jour* nal of Progress adds the following reasons in favor of deeply working iu •oil: 1. It gives full scope to the roots of vegetables, causing them to bocomo iaore fibrous than they would become in a packed soil, and honoe (a afford growth far better opportunities of feed ing. 2. It admits tlio aic direolly to the •pongioles of the loots, without which no plant can have a hcal.hy growth. 3. It raises the of tho soil in the sprang by admitting the warm air ana rain. 4. It enables the soil to absorb largo quantities of fe: tiliziug gases from the almosphero. 5. It acts as a drain in excessive wet weather, causing tho water to settlo down and escape through tho sttbsoi', or immediately along the surface. C. It leads to mo.o rapid uoeompo* sition of dead vcgetablo matiev iu the soil by bringing it directly into con tact with the decomposing grass, thus speedily converting it into plant fuod. Cutting Back Yonug Iro<?3. We observe that mistakes are still made by some who set out young Lees, and who are nevertheless aware of t o importance of reducing too h ,ui eorrospond with the unavoidaoio re duction of the roots iu failing up. r j he trees are set out, and tlie putting u.tciv is put off till the now leaves u.:'e out. To do it then will do more ;• Jiw than good. II not pe. formed before the buds open, it should uo entirely omitted. Growth is always checked by pruning when tho leaves are opening or expanded. We have seen good trees nearly ruined in this way. If the op* oration is not already done, let all the roots and leaves remain, and make up for the neglect by keeping tho surface of tho soil for several feet about the Lee constao ly mellow, mulching with manure as hot weather approaches, and if the weather should be very hot and and v, daily showering tho leaves, branch es and stem. This sbowe* mg should be regul.v, not. occasional. There is a dif ference in different kinds of trees, as to ihe amount or injury caused by cut* t*ng back foo late. Pcaon trees will wit list ml the effects of such treatment better t n most kinds ; npple t i ces not no well 5 el.cv.-y ..ees worst of ell—we have seen L em actually killed by it. — ( Co’,l <j Flaniin&g aai<l (' tare of Or chards, F nit cut ore has made enormous pvi,>- res** ii these Inked Si nes within iiio ilu .d’s .duiombr.mce. We believe the li'.r ;. fv no me-ms leached, nor will be tin.il .he i.eso f uit of nil varie** .ics h> pk cect dailv ou the tables of ev~ y ■ . pour as weil as rich, i * ougiu/ai th country. This is what we; e . tring for and it is in this hope t wo i;jihce at the increase in mum* bes a.id outoiness of nurserymen, prop ag .*> s of new va ie.ies, .ruifc dealers and even the much abused iruit tree peUd'ers, have in them way done n?orj good then ba tu by introducing iru i where other agencies would not have reached, it may be that the com ing abuuumoo of ii ells is to be brought about by tho io; ouuction of new and mo e produo. yo variei'os, as the Wil son b Aik ny ,‘ias partially done among suawbe ies, the Concord among grapes, the Baldwin among apples and the Bardot! and SecLel among peats. Va*, rieties so easily and cheaply grown en courage planting sii'l more. Jf we can get vaneiies more easily grown, more productive, and of better quality, the increase of planting and of production will be still more marked than it has been. A ker all, the tact is not in nurseiies to propagate nor of enthusiastic grow ets to plant. The yearly production of nursery stook, apples, pears, peaches, ohe ries, plums, quinces, and grape vines, to say nothing of smaller bruits, is something enormous. If all lived and boi e Iru it to their utmost capacity, it would be impossible to find a market. The fi uit would fall so low as to be haid'v worth picking. No one need fear suok a result as this, for the rea son that under present management of i‘. uit orchards, four trees out of five, possibly nine Lees out of ten, never reach the s’ze to bear a full orop, more than oue-half of them never beur at all, and all the money, t'me and labor spent on them is a touil loss. Look at the apolo orcba.ds of the the oounti v, many of them young trees half planted in a s; T nod, -p uned” only by brows :ig catile and doises in summer, gild* led tv rabbits and mice in winter, hon ey combed by the borer, their trunks Barked by tho team if plowing, and their toots cut by deep plowing. Is it my Wondei that so many trees die ‘l 3f wo can induce a sensible Rml careful management of orchard- it will be do ing mure .or 1 uit grow mg than any thing else cot. !u do. It is mb tint* trees require extreme ly i .oh S' oi vc y grut laoor in cul lvu; m, —b.o wh. - they do need thoy inns;. i.-**e. iUo .ure if not juu.ciously m>. red Lr fuO ii'ju y. 'if large amounts of e meui >g nmuuie ure plowed un der aid placed in contact with pear roots, it mui.es the too-; unhealthy and tue Lees suujeol to bhgut. Oar tm p ession is, tout the decaying matter e CuiO.3 a fungus on the pear rco>.B, which infect the sap, and is thus car ried ih.ou 0 h the tree. It is probable t,i. Uti l hi roots jeed special pait of . o t -eo, hence, wo rarely see an entire t ce effected m- first, though ibis is m urn. lines the case. The more common :esuh is one or mete branches first af fected, sud (he disease rupidlv spread ing u- .;1 the Lee dies. Yet nothing is u; e cerl.'f u than that pear trees need some manning. Ilow shall it bo applied 1 The method adopted by some o! rue most experienced {.uit growers in Western New York is, a> spread ma nure are .up rotten on the surface of Jio ground jlu early winder and fail, a let the raiaa and snows carry its e itliziug p • ponies downwards to the ,oo s. in tii’s way there is no fermcn u ion ( contact with the roots; but ihe ft*, t'u z.ng properties of the manure come in tuo best shape to go into the circulation. The ground may be plow ed iu the spring*, or the manure left as a mulch through the summer. Some poat growers leave trees in grass. If th.s is cut and left on the ground as a rnuicn, it will promote growth and thrift. Anything which keeps the soil loose and moist and fertile is good. This is rarely done' where the soil is left in r, rass, anu hence this for average i ( c t g owois is not an advisable meth od of caring for orchards. Setting Olt Strawberry Plants. —ln growing saaVberries we have had tho best success in transplanting early in tho season. This is the experience also of piomiuent growers of this fruit. Some transplant the last of July or the first of August, and even earlier, if the? have strong plaats. Weak or im mature plants shouid never be used, for tley seldom if ever repay for time and v.oulfo expended on them. Plauts ihat are set out iaie sometimes produce „ uev ps, bit they are rendered uu ce t ii by uot; becoming sufficiently fixa od hi the ecrih as to lesist heaving du i >g ii o oha :ges of weather in the win winters' Union. The nmjsfc successful f.'u^h rowers east a: and west, have decided lhat*Tlftf Qj io no better ; emedy for the coddling iuu. ,1 I 1 in It? pasture hogs in the or*, chards, to eat the wormy apples and the wo.ms therein. If iho orchards are too largo fir the number of hoirs kept, s; ' K ' o are mined in. if we will all unite ;>> this system, we shall soon see its good resets. There is no doubt at: at H being elective.— Rural Home. THE SINGER SEWING MACHINE. The [People’s Favorite, THE LARGEST SALES BECAUSE THE MOST POPULAR Tho Most Popular Because tho Best. VERDICT OF THE LADIES. TIIE stubborn fact shown by the oTicial returns, that ihe finger Sowing Machine the only one whose sales have largely and steadily increased evei v your, uninterrupt edly. that last year the sales more than doubled those of the rmit highest competitor, and nearly equalled the sales of all the other cornpa ue- combined, demonstrated beyond all controversy that THE SINGER SEWING MiC'dlNE is the most popular, because, in the estimation of the ladies of the count is superior to any other ma ufactured. The following returns of sales, sworn to by ch company tells the story: Sales in 1871. 1872. 187->. lo< t. 18.0. 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