The Gleaner . gain in baseball. The only man who can do twothings at once is the W^oodbineump. He can light a cigar andcall balls simultaneously. Who said the female of thespecies is deadlier than the male?Camp Arden damsels are here, andso far so good. Nothing to com-plain. In this trying season, EdwardLevin, our woman-hater, beginsto show signs of nervousness HORTICULTURALDEPARTMENT Most of our bedding plants havebeen disposed of. Among the va-rieties that showed the highestprofits were the geraniums, fuch-sias, petunias and alyssum. The carnations have been re-moved from the greenhouses tom


The Gleaner . gain in baseball. The only man who can do twothings at once is the W^oodbineump. He can light a cigar andcall balls simultaneously. Who said the female of thespecies is deadlier than the male?Camp Arden damsels are here, andso far so good. Nothing to com-plain. In this trying season, EdwardLevin, our woman-hater, beginsto show signs of nervousness HORTICULTURALDEPARTMENT Most of our bedding plants havebeen disposed of. Among the va-rieties that showed the highestprofits were the geraniums, fuch-sias, petunias and alyssum. The carnations have been re-moved from the greenhouses tomake way for early tomatoes. Cucumbers have been set out inthe upper house. Chrysanthemums have been setout in the middle house. A. S. L. 16. POULTRY DEPARTMENT We now have about seven hun-dred and fifty Rhode Island Redchicks in thriving condition. We are trying to raise guineahens. Several settings have beenset under hens. The plant on Farm No. Ill has nine hundred Barred Plymouth Rocks. J. E. 16. THE GLEANER. HARRY ZACK, Editor CO-OPERATION INAGRICULTURE Co-operation is due to the effortfor a better division of gains forlabor involved; for self-improve-ment, educationally and socially,and for the general welfare of thecommunity. Land ownership has given theAmerican farmer the sense of beingindependent, socially and industri-ally, as he does not feel the needfor public service and self-culture,like the city man. Farmers co-operate for social,educational and business ends. Allthese may often be united in oneorganization. It was not until after a decadeafter the Civil War, and with thedeveloiMiient of agricultural ma-chinery, that agricultural co-opera-tion took a nation-wide interest inI he organization of the Grange inIS70. The puri) of this orderwas for the upliftment of the ruralpopulation by education. It alsoexerted a great influence on politics, which caused this order to deterio-rate in value during the that time and 1892 manyco-operative organizatio


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