. The lure of the land. (4th ed.) The history of a market-garden and dairy plot developed within eight months upon Long Island's idle territory, long designated as "scrub oak waste," and "pine barrens"; being a true story of the work carried on by the Long Island railroad co. at Experimental stations numbers one and two, to which in the second edition was added the aftermath . dford, Long Island,N. Y. May we be pardoned for quoting from a letter received lately from the editor of the RailroadAge Gazette. We are proud of our leaflet as anyone should be proud of success. I think the Agronomist i


. The lure of the land. (4th ed.) The history of a market-garden and dairy plot developed within eight months upon Long Island's idle territory, long designated as "scrub oak waste," and "pine barrens"; being a true story of the work carried on by the Long Island railroad co. at Experimental stations numbers one and two, to which in the second edition was added the aftermath . dford, Long Island,N. Y. May we be pardoned for quoting from a letter received lately from the editor of the RailroadAge Gazette. We are proud of our leaflet as anyone should be proud of success. I think the Agronomist is the brightest publication that comes to this office. I find it regularlyon my desk and it mesmerizes me. I cant indulge in the luxury of any other business in comfort untilI have read it through. It ought to be an effective agent in promoting your pioneering scheme. Space is cutting me short, and the half is not yet told. Each year of each farm constitutes avolume in itself. I trust you have gained some idea of the development of the work, that you realizethe soil, by constantly returning humus alone to it, is growing richer and more productive each year,that the farms are adding new vegetables and fruits as profitable crops to our Island neighbors (and infact to all the world) by our numerous experiments, that the farms stand in fact for Peace, Plentyand Tlu Hinl ;it Ni Vol. Ill, Number 7


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