. The lure of the land; the history of a market-garden and dairy plot developed within eight months upon Long island's idle territory . as the second on that ground, that, the third; explaining how it was all donewith no commercial fertilizer and but little help. We came to the dairy where wemet an old man who had preceded us; he was returning from reviewing the foddercorn, and I said: Well, what do you think of it? And of course I was swelling with pride. Humph! he replied. I dont think much of that there corn; it aint gotno ears. And as he was referring to sorghum, I could but be amused, as
. The lure of the land; the history of a market-garden and dairy plot developed within eight months upon Long island's idle territory . as the second on that ground, that, the third; explaining how it was all donewith no commercial fertilizer and but little help. We came to the dairy where wemet an old man who had preceded us; he was returning from reviewing the foddercorn, and I said: Well, what do you think of it? And of course I was swelling with pride. Humph! he replied. I dont think much of that there corn; it aint gotno ears. And as he was referring to sorghum, I could but be amused, as sorghumbears its seed on its tassel. This heres that there new thing they call alfalfy, aint it? he asked. No, sir, I replied, that is Japanese millet; but this is alfalfa, as I showedit to him. Japanese millet! We didnt raise them new fangled things in my suppose you think this here corn is good too, but it aint got no ears neither,he said. But thats not corn, I remonstrated, its teosinte, a grass, and comesfrom Mexico. But a man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still, and hewent away muttering to Our other guests were fully satisfied that no one had drawn the long bowin regard to the crops, and fresh vegetables from Experimental Station NumberOne became very popular in Huntington after that. Our visitors drove to the beautiful Sound beach, (it should be famous as itbelongs to the village of Wading River) where they ate their picnic dinners, and onreturning to the train, found the car decked with armsful of exquisite gladioli,a gift from Wading Rivers famous grower of this gorgeous flower. Ted had been mowing millet all day. It fell in a golden wake behind thescythe, making as pretty a pictvu-e as one could wish to see. What satisfies us tothe very core of our beings more than the harvest. Nothing. Spinach planted where the early potatoes came out was up in seven daysand immediately irrigated to hasten its growth. The secret of all leaf crops i
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