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INDIANA FARMER. TOL II.] Devoted lo Agriculture, Itortlculture, Mechanics and the Useful Arts. [NO. 9. &t. oSsst''! E<rao™") Richmond, ind., mum i, to { Ilollottar '& Co ., PCBMSHEttS. For the Indiana Farmer. J Editors Indiana Farmer:—Gents.—At the j suggestion of a distinguished Horticulturist of, a neighboring State, I had prepared an article j for the Farmer, but was anticipated" by another, 'correspondent in the last number, just at hand, i who subscribes himself, "a reader.". I cannot | forbear, however, adding a word or two ina.ldi- j tion to what he said. If each rnember of the ' State Board and each delegate from tiie coun-; ty societies would take with them a few speci- j mens of apples to the meeting of the State: Board on the Gth proximo, for examination, and to compare the products of different portions of •the State, a greater amount of useful information would be obtained, than could possibly be procured in any other way. Some varieties of ■apple do exceedingly well in one section of the State, while they are totally unworthy of cultivation in another^-othefs succeed admirably wherever cultivated. These areimpor-: tant matters to fruit growers—indeed, to any person who cultivates half a dozen frets. Another important matter would come up for ■discussion. There is great confusion in regard J ito the nomenclature of fruit, even nurserymen differ, and cultivate and sell the same fruit under different names; and it not uufrequently happens that when a person purchases as he supposes different varieties ofdifferent nurserymen, it turns out that he has only the same ifruit under different names, or, perhaps has not ithe variety at all that he supposed he was getting. This evil should be corrected as speedily as possible. Pomological conventions have recently so well settled many points in regard] to names, that a little posting up will be of| igreat service, and put us all right, and then we ! can go ahead. I hope some interest will be taken, and each member or delegate will take specimens—I shall do so at no inconsiderable convenience. These suggestions are equally applicable to the different varieties of griin as proposed by "a reader." The evening meetings of the Board could thus be very profitably disposed of; much more so to my mind, than to be occupied in reading detailed reports of county societies, or dry essays that we can read at our leisure after they are published. n. j Many get rich by lhair savings rather than by their giins. , t A Farmer's Bank Proposed. Not the 'United States Bank.'-peace to its ashes-hut quite another sort of a bank,-ono adapted to the wants and circumstances of the farmers of the west, and one which will extend its accommodations to all without respect to persons, ''whether they be rich or poor—a bank whose loans, instead of sinking them deeper and deeper in debt, will infallibly lift them above all embatassment, and lay no obligation upon them in return which they cannot at any time discharge, with very little inconvenience. Now who would not have such a bank? Who would not aid in establishing it? Whot If any, let liim speak—lot him marshal his strong reasons, for we are in earnest about the matter, and intend to have one set right up here, in this very city, in the name of the Farmers.-of the State of Michigan, and those of all the other States who choose to join in the enterprise, and for their special accommodation. The Tsooks are already open—who will take stock? How much money do you suppose it would be in your pocket, if two or three hundred of the most successful fanners in the State, were to make a journey to you personally, and unfold to you the entire secret of their success, each one detailing the process by 'Which he has been enabled to obtain results in particular departments of farming which astonish you? How • much? Do you say, that so far as'you are concerned, such a thing would be a glorious consummation, but that it is useless to speculate upon, or hope for an impossibility—that nobody will be at the trouble and expense to come to you, and that you have not the money to offer them as an inducement? Very well, you are right, farmer A. and it is to put you in away to enjoy all these advantages without all this trouble and expense, that we are'gettingup this bank. All that is asked is, that each one write out such parts of his experience, as may be of advantage to others, and put it in as so much stock, and this shall entitle him to draw upon the whole mass of experience which may be accumulated from the contributions of others without stint. Now would not this be a cheap way o( realizing an advantage which many of you would pay a large amount to enjoy, if it were not otherwise attainable. Let the Michigan Farmer then, from this time forth be regarded as "The Farmer's Bank."— And again, we ask, who will take stock? Do you-say you cannot send us the coin ready struck for circulation. No matter, send us the bullion then; we have a mint as well as a bank, and can readily manufacture bullion into current coin. Who will takestock? [Mir/iigan Farmer.
Object Description
Title | Indiana farmer, 1853, v. 02, no. 09 (Jan. 1) |
Purdue Identification Number | INFA0209 |
Date of Original | 1853 |
Subjects (LCSH) |
Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
Subjects (NALT) |
agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
Genre | Periodical |
Coverage | United States - Indiana |
Type | text |
Format | JP2 |
Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
Rights Statement | Content in the Indiana Farmer Collection is in the public domain (published before 1923) or lacks a known copyright holder. Digital images in the collection may be used for educational, non-commercial, or not-for-profit purposes. |
Repository | Indiana State Library |
Date Digitized | 2011-02-22 |
Digitization Information | Original scanned at 300 ppi on a Bookeye 3 scanner using internal software. Display images generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000s; file format for archival copy is uncompressed TIF format. |
Description
Title | Page 129 |
Subjects (LCSH) |
Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
Subjects (NALT) |
agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
Genre | Periodical |
Call Number of Original | 630.5 In2 |
Location of Original | Hicks Repository |
Coverage | Indiana |
Type | text |
Format | JP2 |
Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
Rights Statement | Content in the Indiana Farmer Collection is in the public domain (published before 1923) or lacks a known copyright holder. Digital images in the collection may be used for educational, non-commercial, or non-for-profit purposes. |
Repository | Purdue University Libraries |
Digitization Information | Orignal scanned at 300 ppi on a Bookeye 3 scanner using internal software. Display images generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000s; file format for archival copy is uncompressed TIF format. |
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INDIANA FARMER.
TOL II.]
Devoted lo Agriculture, Itortlculture, Mechanics and the Useful Arts.
[NO. 9.
&t. oSsst''! E |
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