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Wrllt _ for the Indiana Farmer. Agronomics—No. 2. BY JOHN M. BTAH_ In the characteristic assertion of the city paper, noticed in my preceding article, tho point ia made that the _<*_er lives better now than forty years ago. Very true, and all good people are glad of jt. Very many farmers are wasteful but very few are extravagant, as that word is generally understood. Twenty-live years ago a farmer's carriage was a variety here, in weatern Illinois. In fact, at that time there were only two in the township in which I resided. We went to town, to church, to fuuerals, to social gathering*., in tbe farm wagons, and some thought their livers were all the better for the jolting. Xow in tbat same township there is not a single farmer that has not a carriage. On some farms there are more than one— the son has his, so he can take his girl riding when some other member of the family wishes to use a carriage. Twenty-flvo years ago we would go live miles to see a "cottage organ," and sit around with our mouths open while some easy piece wai played; now tbo organ is not good enough, . "its out of style," and the girl must have a piano and take lessons until she can play (or thinks she ean) "classical music," whatever that is. Twenty-five years ago the children tiptoed over a carpet when they came to one; ju.t now the women folks are ^discussing whether a body brussels will be good enough for the parlor. In the *.ixtl©s we were proud when we got cane- seated chairs and a lounge; * now the hair cloth parlor set is out in the summer kitchen. Twenty-five years ago my family subscribed for the Independent, the _. Y. Tribune, and tbo local paper; and we exchanged with a neighbor and got the American Agriculturist and Uodey's Lady's Book, and people thought we were quite literary! The publishers of our best magazines say that the large majority of their subscribers are country people, and farmers now get at least live times a. many newspapers as they did only twenty years ago. Why it seems only -yesterday when the -woman that had two chromos in her house could hardly keep down on a social equality with the woman that had only one. Now we must have oils and water- colors and pastels and crayons that the girls have done. Twenty-five years ago the woman made nearly all the men's clothes; now even our working-clothes are bought ready made and some farmers go to the tailors for Snnday suits. And the tailors and clothing merchants tell me that farmers Ijave not only discovered what a fit is, but that they are actually particular to get it. Only yesterday I saw a farmer boy reject a pair .of trousers because there was not braid down the ..legs— something that it appears is now "the style." lam heartily glad that farmers live better and higher. They are on a higher plane, and it is altogether good that they should be. God made beautiful and fine and elevating things to be used and enjoyed, and a man is both happier and better because of magazines and books and music and paintings and carriages and handsome furniture. A nice dwelling has a tendency to make a man better, not worse; good neat clothing raises a man up, it does not pull him down. If farmers can afford this better living, it is wholly a good; it depends whether or not we can afford it. I can safely appeal to every honest aged reader who distinctly remembers the former times—I can safely appeal to such that farmers can better afford their present style of living than they could afford then their style of living fifty years ago. Th8y are not now so often or so hard ' pinched for ready money; we do not have j o hoard so carefully to get enough for the' tax gatherer; fewer farmers are in imminent danger of losing their farms to the money lender; and it is far easier for a poor man to get a farm and home. This is true, notwithstanding the persistent and vociferous lying of demagogues. But we have most reason to rejoice at the higher plane of living of farmers because it is the best evidence that they are beIter paid for their labor. The political economists have discovered a new "law governing wages." It is lhat tbe laborers in any occupation will continue in it only so long as tbey receive for their labor such renmueration as will permit such a style of living as the mass of then, isaccu&tomed to. Some readers may think that this ia putting the cart b«fore the horse; others that it Is only Interposing a proposition. But whether tho accustomed plane ot living fixes the wages, or the wages fix the accustomed plane of living, it is certain that a higher plane of living proves higher wages. This, of course, is to be appplled, not to individuals,buttomasses;altbough, of course, a large majority of individual cases must fall within the rule. That tho accustomed plane of living fixes the wage is, ltwoulds_ui,abundantly prjved. Thus without exception, child and women labor In factories docs not Increase tbe earnings of tho family. They earn just as much whei- only the adult malos work In tho factory aa when the children uud women also work. When the latter enter the factory, competition Is sharpened, and the wages of the adult males fall. The whole family earns what will permit of the former style of living, and no more. Formerly women and children worked ln the fields much more than now. If they returned totlie.ields, tho famlly would not earn more. The lessoned employment of women and children ln field work is of Itself splendid evidence that farm labor is now bettor paid; and that farming ls now- more profitable, the better living of farmers better evidences than doos any comparison of prices of land or labor, of rents, or of products bought or sold. Quincy, 111. "What Has Been Done for the Farmer?" Kditors Indiana Farmer: This letter is a reply to D. K., who wrote under the title "What has been done for the farmer?" in your Issue of October 18th. How Is a farmer going to save more than he spends, when he sells his corn at 19 cents a bushel, which was the selling price last Christmas in Fountain Co., and the actual cost of .raising a bushel of corn, is 25 cents, and when wheat sells for 70 and 75 cents? Thisyear we receive, in our State, better prices for our grain, but this is due to failures elsewhere. How can a farmer save when it takes over a bushel of corn to buy a pound of coffee? When lt takes 70 bnshels at 20 cents, to buy a $14 suit of clothes? What would a city gentleman think of such a suit for Sunday? He usually pays 30 or-10 dollars for a tailor made suit. If the farmer's wife should buy a cashmere dress, and hire it made of the same quality of dress goods and make as a banker's wife would wear, it would cost 20 or 25 dollars, which would tako 100 bushels, at 20 cents, for the $20 dress. We will have to let the city folks sneer at our blue jeans, checked shirt 'and cow hide shoes, as we cannot afford better; since one man with one team, can only tend about 25 acres of corn, which, if he has a crop of 45 bushels per acre, will amount to 1125 bushels of corn. His team, in one year's time, will eat about 180 bushels, which would leave 1015 remaining, irhe sells at 20 cents, he receives $20!. The cost being 25 cents per bushel, his loss is $52.25. Not only does the farmer lose In his corn crops, but in other farm products in proportion. Very few farmers attend theaters, or take any pleasure trips to the mountains or sea. If the farmer Is not in some way aided, it won't be long until he cannot even afford to give his children a good common school education. 1 would like to know tbe man's occupation who signed his name D. K., in the Ism ana Farmer of October ISth. I am not au old maid or widow, and if I was, I would not care to become his wife, for I would have to wear calico dresses aud cow hide shoes. My opinion is, that he is not a farmer. What is a saving to the farmer, is not a loss to some one else. If he receives good prices for his grain and stock, he can in return pay his* hired help good wages. The farmers hire but little help, because they cannot afford it. If thefarmers prosper so will the merchants, bankers, teachers and all others. No, we do not want the salaries of teachers reduced. I taughtin tbepublicBt-liools for three years, and from hearing others tell their experience, and from my own, I think school teachers would nover become rich teaching school. Tho teachers can barely earn a good living, and will have "nothing left to supp _ t them when thoy be._ine old. If their wages aro reduced, they must have longer terms. Thefarmers are anxious for au education, and if they are prosperous, the teachers will receivo b«Iter wages and longer terms. Let us lessen the salaries of our public oflicers, not so low as that tho olllces will be filled with j-ersons who are Incompetent, but so thero will not be such a heavy burden for tho laboring, class to carry. The salaries of our officers were fixed when wheat was $1 a busbel, and .corn 40 and 00 cents. We cannot afford to pay our olllcers such exorbitant prices as long as we have to soil our products at such low prices as wo do. Wo havo not In Indiana, had as many failures as the two Dakotas or Kansas, and why have wo so many farm mortgages? Simply becauso we receive too low prices for our products, and Congress has passed no bills to aid us, and we havo to llv*, and therefore our farms aro mortgaged. Certainly the one who loans to the farmer is just as much entitled to his remedy as If he had loaned to some one elso. That is not the point. We must appeal direct to Congress for help. We do not want help given us, but give us a chance to help ourselves. Wo must be better represented in Congress. Many farmers who go West have merely enough to take tbem there, and if they donot prosper they. have not the means to bring them away. The farmers do not want to take from private individuals money without security or interest, but let the Govern ment issue greenbacks, lending to them at one or two per cent. Farmer Smith keeps what he has if he wears rough clothes, eats rough food and travels afoot, on horseback - or In the wagon. While if farmer Jones lives as prosperous people live, in these days, such as the oflicers ana bankers, his farm will be mortgaged. What is the cause of farmers seeking other employment? Because the farm will not support him and his family and save anything for old age. Yes, the success of every business depends upon the manner in which it is managed. Tbe farmer manages his farm, but he does not fix the prices at which his grain and stock sell. Ills enemies are no longer in ambush, but have boldly confronted him and have taken the larger portion of his dally earnings. But the farmers' organization will soon be able to resist these Impositions. I think the farm ought to look tidy. Some neglect this through carelessness, bnt the majority do so because they have not the time to do it themselves, and can not hire much help just so long as he sells his products at a low price. Often his tools are left unsheltered, because he cannot afford to buy lumber to shed them. Grumblers spoil any profes sion. The farmers have long been grumbling about the prices of farm products, and have not investigated tbe cause of all this, until about tho past two years. The result of their investigation is that organizations have been formed with the motto, "United we stand, divided we fall." Kach one is working for better times. Mrs. 11. G. A. M. Ayleswortb, Oct. 2Sth. An Experiment ln Wheat Culture. Kditors Indiana Farmer: 1 have been making some experiments ln wheat culture tbis season aud would like to use enough of your valuable space to give my brother farmers some outline of wheat I have done, hoping that I may give some suggestions that w ill be of juse to others, and perhaps receive some In return that will bo of future value to me. The piece of ground upon which I have been expeiimeutlng is a thirty-acre field of what is known in this country as sugar- tree land; it Is sllj htly rolling. The soil of the valleys is black, whileon the upland It is a light clay loam. Ten acres of this field was, during the past season, in oats and the reuuluder In corn,—ss much for the character of rhe soil. 1 first commenced operations by hauling out upon the oat stubble seventy- five loads of woll rot'tod straw manure. 1 then broke theground as shallow as possible at that dry time, the fust week in August, and as soon as tlio ground was plowed ran over the field with a heavy plank drag; about the tenth of August we had a good rain, and I then started a harrow and harrowed' It throe times with spring-tooth and once with a Scotch-harrow; then rolled it down. On the 10th day of September, I drilled lnthe wheat,usingbotween .'iand(i pecks of Lake Shore wheat to the acre. Tho other 2) acre* was as I havo already said,in corn, I cut tho corn a . early as possible finishing Sept 20. I then plowodaboutlivoacres with a breaking plow, plowing as shallow as possible; dragged, harrowed, and rolled it, and thou drill it in with a two horse fertilizing drill, using seven pecks of Fultz wheat and one hundred and seventy- five pound., of Curries' Guano to tho acre. After drilling 1 rolled the ground down solid with an Iron roller. On tho remainder of this field, fifteen acres, I merely ran a spring-tooth harrow- ahead of the drill; and drilled the same amount of wheat with ono hundred and seventy- five pounds of raw Bone Meal and Superphosphate of Lime per acre. As It may be of interest to some of your readers to know tho coat of putting in a wheat crop in this Iway, I take from my books the following statement of expense: I....1 wheat. 6. bu »li. ! nat _t -i. r bushel __.(%! 00 One an.l one-half tons fertllln-r « u) Labor, lirifiarlnis ground ami putting In crop... 15 50 Total e*|n-ns<. of 30 acre.of wheat...™ (no 50 This estimate does not include the value of the manure hauled on the oat stubble, as I do not think it fair to charge the land with .the value of the" manure which has originally been taken from it. As the reader will readily observe, I have prepared twodilfcrentsoilsin three different ways, and^have used four different manures; three commercial fertilizers, and one of common barnyard manure. At the present writing, Oct. 26th, I have never had a finer prospect for wheat. The question Is.wlll the result justify the extra expensel) I would be glad to have any suggestions from older and more- experienced farmers. What I have done has been merely In experiment, the success of which only the futuro will determine. a# £, ' Decatur Co. A _i__ looking pumpkin, one of 40 upon the same vine, was left at our offlce last week, by Mr. S. M. Patton, of this county. It is a prollfio variety at least.
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Title | Indiana farmer, 1890, v. 25, no. 45 (Nov. 8) |
Purdue Identification Number | INFA2545 |
Date of Original | 1890 |
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Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
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agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
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Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
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agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
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Call Number of Original | 630.5 In2 |
Location of Original | Hicks Repository |
Coverage | Indiana |
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Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
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Transcript | Wrllt _ for the Indiana Farmer. Agronomics—No. 2. BY JOHN M. BTAH_ In the characteristic assertion of the city paper, noticed in my preceding article, tho point ia made that the _<*_er lives better now than forty years ago. Very true, and all good people are glad of jt. Very many farmers are wasteful but very few are extravagant, as that word is generally understood. Twenty-live years ago a farmer's carriage was a variety here, in weatern Illinois. In fact, at that time there were only two in the township in which I resided. We went to town, to church, to fuuerals, to social gathering*., in tbe farm wagons, and some thought their livers were all the better for the jolting. Xow in tbat same township there is not a single farmer that has not a carriage. On some farms there are more than one— the son has his, so he can take his girl riding when some other member of the family wishes to use a carriage. Twenty-flvo years ago we would go live miles to see a "cottage organ," and sit around with our mouths open while some easy piece wai played; now tbo organ is not good enough, . "its out of style," and the girl must have a piano and take lessons until she can play (or thinks she ean) "classical music," whatever that is. Twenty-five years ago the children tiptoed over a carpet when they came to one; ju.t now the women folks are ^discussing whether a body brussels will be good enough for the parlor. In the *.ixtl©s we were proud when we got cane- seated chairs and a lounge; * now the hair cloth parlor set is out in the summer kitchen. Twenty-five years ago my family subscribed for the Independent, the _. Y. Tribune, and tbo local paper; and we exchanged with a neighbor and got the American Agriculturist and Uodey's Lady's Book, and people thought we were quite literary! The publishers of our best magazines say that the large majority of their subscribers are country people, and farmers now get at least live times a. many newspapers as they did only twenty years ago. Why it seems only -yesterday when the -woman that had two chromos in her house could hardly keep down on a social equality with the woman that had only one. Now we must have oils and water- colors and pastels and crayons that the girls have done. Twenty-five years ago the woman made nearly all the men's clothes; now even our working-clothes are bought ready made and some farmers go to the tailors for Snnday suits. And the tailors and clothing merchants tell me that farmers Ijave not only discovered what a fit is, but that they are actually particular to get it. Only yesterday I saw a farmer boy reject a pair .of trousers because there was not braid down the ..legs— something that it appears is now "the style." lam heartily glad that farmers live better and higher. They are on a higher plane, and it is altogether good that they should be. God made beautiful and fine and elevating things to be used and enjoyed, and a man is both happier and better because of magazines and books and music and paintings and carriages and handsome furniture. A nice dwelling has a tendency to make a man better, not worse; good neat clothing raises a man up, it does not pull him down. If farmers can afford this better living, it is wholly a good; it depends whether or not we can afford it. I can safely appeal to every honest aged reader who distinctly remembers the former times—I can safely appeal to such that farmers can better afford their present style of living than they could afford then their style of living fifty years ago. Th8y are not now so often or so hard ' pinched for ready money; we do not have j o hoard so carefully to get enough for the' tax gatherer; fewer farmers are in imminent danger of losing their farms to the money lender; and it is far easier for a poor man to get a farm and home. This is true, notwithstanding the persistent and vociferous lying of demagogues. But we have most reason to rejoice at the higher plane of living of farmers because it is the best evidence that they are beIter paid for their labor. The political economists have discovered a new "law governing wages." It is lhat tbe laborers in any occupation will continue in it only so long as tbey receive for their labor such renmueration as will permit such a style of living as the mass of then, isaccu&tomed to. Some readers may think that this ia putting the cart b«fore the horse; others that it Is only Interposing a proposition. But whether tho accustomed plane ot living fixes the wages, or the wages fix the accustomed plane of living, it is certain that a higher plane of living proves higher wages. This, of course, is to be appplled, not to individuals,buttomasses;altbough, of course, a large majority of individual cases must fall within the rule. That tho accustomed plane of living fixes the wage is, ltwoulds_ui,abundantly prjved. Thus without exception, child and women labor In factories docs not Increase tbe earnings of tho family. They earn just as much whei- only the adult malos work In tho factory aa when the children uud women also work. When the latter enter the factory, competition Is sharpened, and the wages of the adult males fall. The whole family earns what will permit of the former style of living, and no more. Formerly women and children worked ln the fields much more than now. If they returned totlie.ields, tho famlly would not earn more. The lessoned employment of women and children ln field work is of Itself splendid evidence that farm labor is now bettor paid; and that farming ls now- more profitable, the better living of farmers better evidences than doos any comparison of prices of land or labor, of rents, or of products bought or sold. Quincy, 111. "What Has Been Done for the Farmer?" Kditors Indiana Farmer: This letter is a reply to D. K., who wrote under the title "What has been done for the farmer?" in your Issue of October 18th. How Is a farmer going to save more than he spends, when he sells his corn at 19 cents a bushel, which was the selling price last Christmas in Fountain Co., and the actual cost of .raising a bushel of corn, is 25 cents, and when wheat sells for 70 and 75 cents? Thisyear we receive, in our State, better prices for our grain, but this is due to failures elsewhere. How can a farmer save when it takes over a bushel of corn to buy a pound of coffee? When lt takes 70 bnshels at 20 cents, to buy a $14 suit of clothes? What would a city gentleman think of such a suit for Sunday? He usually pays 30 or-10 dollars for a tailor made suit. If the farmer's wife should buy a cashmere dress, and hire it made of the same quality of dress goods and make as a banker's wife would wear, it would cost 20 or 25 dollars, which would tako 100 bushels, at 20 cents, for the $20 dress. We will have to let the city folks sneer at our blue jeans, checked shirt 'and cow hide shoes, as we cannot afford better; since one man with one team, can only tend about 25 acres of corn, which, if he has a crop of 45 bushels per acre, will amount to 1125 bushels of corn. His team, in one year's time, will eat about 180 bushels, which would leave 1015 remaining, irhe sells at 20 cents, he receives $20!. The cost being 25 cents per bushel, his loss is $52.25. Not only does the farmer lose In his corn crops, but in other farm products in proportion. Very few farmers attend theaters, or take any pleasure trips to the mountains or sea. If the farmer Is not in some way aided, it won't be long until he cannot even afford to give his children a good common school education. 1 would like to know tbe man's occupation who signed his name D. K., in the Ism ana Farmer of October ISth. I am not au old maid or widow, and if I was, I would not care to become his wife, for I would have to wear calico dresses aud cow hide shoes. My opinion is, that he is not a farmer. What is a saving to the farmer, is not a loss to some one else. If he receives good prices for his grain and stock, he can in return pay his* hired help good wages. The farmers hire but little help, because they cannot afford it. If thefarmers prosper so will the merchants, bankers, teachers and all others. No, we do not want the salaries of teachers reduced. I taughtin tbepublicBt-liools for three years, and from hearing others tell their experience, and from my own, I think school teachers would nover become rich teaching school. Tho teachers can barely earn a good living, and will have "nothing left to supp _ t them when thoy be._ine old. If their wages aro reduced, they must have longer terms. Thefarmers are anxious for au education, and if they are prosperous, the teachers will receivo b«Iter wages and longer terms. Let us lessen the salaries of our public oflicers, not so low as that tho olllces will be filled with j-ersons who are Incompetent, but so thero will not be such a heavy burden for tho laboring, class to carry. The salaries of our officers were fixed when wheat was $1 a busbel, and .corn 40 and 00 cents. We cannot afford to pay our olllcers such exorbitant prices as long as we have to soil our products at such low prices as wo do. Wo havo not In Indiana, had as many failures as the two Dakotas or Kansas, and why have wo so many farm mortgages? Simply becauso we receive too low prices for our products, and Congress has passed no bills to aid us, and we havo to llv*, and therefore our farms aro mortgaged. Certainly the one who loans to the farmer is just as much entitled to his remedy as If he had loaned to some one elso. That is not the point. We must appeal direct to Congress for help. We do not want help given us, but give us a chance to help ourselves. Wo must be better represented in Congress. Many farmers who go West have merely enough to take tbem there, and if they donot prosper they. have not the means to bring them away. The farmers do not want to take from private individuals money without security or interest, but let the Govern ment issue greenbacks, lending to them at one or two per cent. Farmer Smith keeps what he has if he wears rough clothes, eats rough food and travels afoot, on horseback - or In the wagon. While if farmer Jones lives as prosperous people live, in these days, such as the oflicers ana bankers, his farm will be mortgaged. What is the cause of farmers seeking other employment? Because the farm will not support him and his family and save anything for old age. Yes, the success of every business depends upon the manner in which it is managed. Tbe farmer manages his farm, but he does not fix the prices at which his grain and stock sell. Ills enemies are no longer in ambush, but have boldly confronted him and have taken the larger portion of his dally earnings. But the farmers' organization will soon be able to resist these Impositions. I think the farm ought to look tidy. Some neglect this through carelessness, bnt the majority do so because they have not the time to do it themselves, and can not hire much help just so long as he sells his products at a low price. Often his tools are left unsheltered, because he cannot afford to buy lumber to shed them. Grumblers spoil any profes sion. The farmers have long been grumbling about the prices of farm products, and have not investigated tbe cause of all this, until about tho past two years. The result of their investigation is that organizations have been formed with the motto, "United we stand, divided we fall." Kach one is working for better times. Mrs. 11. G. A. M. Ayleswortb, Oct. 2Sth. An Experiment ln Wheat Culture. Kditors Indiana Farmer: 1 have been making some experiments ln wheat culture tbis season aud would like to use enough of your valuable space to give my brother farmers some outline of wheat I have done, hoping that I may give some suggestions that w ill be of juse to others, and perhaps receive some In return that will bo of future value to me. The piece of ground upon which I have been expeiimeutlng is a thirty-acre field of what is known in this country as sugar- tree land; it Is sllj htly rolling. The soil of the valleys is black, whileon the upland It is a light clay loam. Ten acres of this field was, during the past season, in oats and the reuuluder In corn,—ss much for the character of rhe soil. 1 first commenced operations by hauling out upon the oat stubble seventy- five loads of woll rot'tod straw manure. 1 then broke theground as shallow as possible at that dry time, the fust week in August, and as soon as tlio ground was plowed ran over the field with a heavy plank drag; about the tenth of August we had a good rain, and I then started a harrow and harrowed' It throe times with spring-tooth and once with a Scotch-harrow; then rolled it down. On the 10th day of September, I drilled lnthe wheat,usingbotween .'iand(i pecks of Lake Shore wheat to the acre. Tho other 2) acre* was as I havo already said,in corn, I cut tho corn a . early as possible finishing Sept 20. I then plowodaboutlivoacres with a breaking plow, plowing as shallow as possible; dragged, harrowed, and rolled it, and thou drill it in with a two horse fertilizing drill, using seven pecks of Fultz wheat and one hundred and seventy- five pound., of Curries' Guano to tho acre. After drilling 1 rolled the ground down solid with an Iron roller. On tho remainder of this field, fifteen acres, I merely ran a spring-tooth harrow- ahead of the drill; and drilled the same amount of wheat with ono hundred and seventy- five pounds of raw Bone Meal and Superphosphate of Lime per acre. As It may be of interest to some of your readers to know tho coat of putting in a wheat crop in this Iway, I take from my books the following statement of expense: I....1 wheat. 6. bu »li. ! nat _t -i. r bushel __.(%! 00 One an.l one-half tons fertllln-r « u) Labor, lirifiarlnis ground ami putting In crop... 15 50 Total e*|n-ns<. of 30 acre.of wheat...™ (no 50 This estimate does not include the value of the manure hauled on the oat stubble, as I do not think it fair to charge the land with .the value of the" manure which has originally been taken from it. As the reader will readily observe, I have prepared twodilfcrentsoilsin three different ways, and^have used four different manures; three commercial fertilizers, and one of common barnyard manure. At the present writing, Oct. 26th, I have never had a finer prospect for wheat. The question Is.wlll the result justify the extra expensel) I would be glad to have any suggestions from older and more- experienced farmers. What I have done has been merely In experiment, the success of which only the futuro will determine. a# £, ' Decatur Co. A _i__ looking pumpkin, one of 40 upon the same vine, was left at our offlce last week, by Mr. S. M. Patton, of this county. It is a prollfio variety at least. |
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