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Clippings for letter of 8 Nov. 1889

Suggestions as to November.

Philadelphia Press
Nov. 6

Correspondence on all subjects within the name, post-office and state. Address Agriculture

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THE President of the Iowa Agricultural College, complains in the Ohio Farmer that the agricultural papers persistently advice farmers to plant small fruits for
home use, but neglect to give the more important counsel to provide a full and varied supply of vegetables for his family. This may be true, but it will generally

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*The cut in the initial shows a curious weed of the Western plains. The common same: is the tumble weed. The plant first has pale green leaves, something like the oak leaf in shape. It soon sends out a great number of long slender stems in every direaction, completely hiding the leaves. These stems grow in a circular manner, so that the whole plant when fully grown, has the form of a huge flattened ball with a small root. It is sometimes found to be three or four feet across it. When nearly grown it changes to a purplish color tinged with red. The whole plant looks dew spangled. When cut and dried it is of a pleasing purple. The small boys of the West like to masquerade in it, as shown in the cut.