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V JL. XXVH _y/______.," v* / • INDIANAPOLIS, IND., JULY 2, 1892. NO. 27 :=££__ WBATHEB OROP BULLETIN pmtaf /Stotes Department' of Agriculture Weather Bureau. Weather Crop Bulletin] ofthe Indiana Weather Service, in co-operation with the Agricultural Experiment Station at Purdue University, ending TuesdayJune 28,1892. In the central and southern portion of theState, the weather was quite beneficial to crops; light local rains, less than average, fell only on few days; the temperature was In excess with plenty of sunshine, but in the northern portion, excessive rains fell nearly every day in most counties, and violent thunderstorms passed over the northwestern counties doiDg much Injury. Corn is growing rapidly every where, and the weather inthe southern and central portions, permitted good cultivation; the wheat harvest in the southern portion, is finished in moat field,*-, nearly so In others; in the Central portion, much has been cut and the harvest will end next week with a good crop, but in the northern portion, nothing has been done yet, and in many fields, the wheat is badly lodged and very wet; clover is being cut yielding a heavy crop. SO UTHERN POBTION. Worthington, Greene Co.—I tain fall temperature and sunshine were beneficial to all crops; but little rain fell and- that was-badly- dintr ihute_U~-3»______in,.-he midst ot wbeat harvesting; some have finished cutting, others are jast beginning; the grain is fair and the yield will be good; corn is growing finely, and potatoes are doing fairly well. Bainfall, 0 40. Vevay, Switzerland Co.—Since June the 5th, delightful weather prevailed, interspersed with refreshing rains, which were of especial benefit to pastures, corn, tobacco and potatoes; wheat rye and oats are in peifectipn and profusion; the only deficient crop will be onions, formerly the lesding staple in this county, but now superseded by tobacco; the fruit crop lingers in uncertainty. RdnfaU, 0 56. D-Gonia Springs, Warrick Co.—Hot days and warm nights prevailed; the wheat is nearly all in shock; the crop is a good average, both In quality and quantity; clover and grass are the best for years; corn is small but healthy.—Rainfall, 0.93. ■ New Albany, Floyd Co.—Weather conditions were very favorable for growing crops and harvesting; much wheat has been cut and the quality and yield are first rate; apples continue to drop, and what is left wlU be of poor quality; the Might on pear and apple trees has been very destructive this season, many trees are killed. Rainfall, 0.65. Princeton, Gibson Co.—The weather was very favorable; about three-fourths of the wheat is in shock, and the yield is satisfactory; the rapidly growing corn looks fine; that in the river bottoms has °ily just been planted; clover hay is being cut, it Is a heavy crop; we have a big • "op of raspberries and blackberries. RainfaU, 0.12. Troy. Perry Ca.—The rainfall was below a^1*88 Md tenlPerat»lre and sunshine above; these conditions were very bene- ncial to aU crops; corn stands well and is growing rapidly, farmers are very busy "vesting their wheat; early potatoes w"lmak«.» fuU crop. "'^ Crawford Co.-The rainfall, _r_- 8v<>«-_e and temperature above- "na very beneficial to all crops; the aver- m,__r_-nper8tare WM above80 degrees on «^nfa_u8(;.Mheati8 nearlya)i-aa-^ested- ,2"^- Bartholomew Co.-The past t farm Very ^oraMe for all kinds %tLZ 'v"""" one-third of the «" has been harvested and one-half of the clover hay cut, there is a heavy crop of clover; timothy will not bs nearly as good as last year; oats is looking well. Riinfall, 0 05. Mount Vernon, Posey Co.—The wheat is all safely shocked; threshiog will commence on the 29th inst.; corn planting in the Wabash low land, will be finished this week. Riinfall, 0 13. Seymour, Jackson Co.—Daring the past week weather conditions have baen very favorable to the growth, cultivation and harvesting of crops; wheat is mostly harvested, and threshing has commenced. The crop will exceed the average in quantity and quality. Corn and othor growing crops are making amazing progress, and the improvement during tha past two weeks is marked; the melon crop;will be late; there ts promise of the best.fruit crop for several years; no noxious insects. Riinfall, 0 42. CENTRAL PORTION. Iudlanapolls, Marion Co.—The weather was beneficial to crops; less than average rain fell in showers and except the last days the temperature was excessive with much sunshine; the wheat harvest has commenced in earnest and an excellent crop is being cut; corn is growing very rapidly. RainfaU, 0 36. Miuzy, R ish Co.—The rainfall and temperature were in excess; on six days the latter was above average; corn is . weeds; there passed eight thunder storms growing very fast; oat_-__* headed; thei^.^ t seven ,jays> -B_i_.f_.Uf 3 7.**,. ._--__- \--.-*_-,...- !.__ _-.__ -« A_.-__l . n*r..l. ..#1 JT - J wheat harvest has commenced; stock of all kinds arcin good condition. R»infaU, 1.97. Franklin, Johnson Co.—Wheat cutting has commenced: the heads are a good size and look well; the grain is plump and good; the crop wUl be below average on account of being thin on theground; corn is growing fast and is in fair condition considering the wet season; potatoes are exceUent and a few have been dug; grapes are growing nicely and wiU make a good crop; several thunder storms passed but little rain fell. RainfaU, 0 45. Connersville, Layette Co.—The heavy- rains at the beginning were not beneficial to crops but more than average temperature and sunshine were favorable; a heavy thunder storm passed on the 21st. but without doing much inj ary. Riinfall, 1.20. Farmland, R indolph Co.—R Unfall above average was not favorable but sunshine and temperature above average were beneficial to wheat, corn and oats; farmers are watching their chances between rains acd use every hour that will permit plowing; corn is doing fine; but is almost too wet. Riinfall, 1.45. Ashboro, Clay Co.—The earlier part was too wet and not favorable to crops; harvesting has begun; there are many light heads and farmers anticipate low yields; corn is all planted; the acreage is below average; early corn is in good condition. Rainfall, 1.12. Cambridge .City, Wayne Co.—The weather has favored the corn; the wheat harvest began on Friday; in some fields it will hardly pay to cut the wheat as it has not filled out well because of much moisture. RainfaU, 1.03. Rockville, Park Co.—Numerous showers andabaifdanceof sunshine have been of the greatest good to corn and grass; the harvest has fairly begun, with promise of as good a yield as last year. RainfaU, 0.94. English, Crawford Co.—The wheat har vest Is drawing to a close: the crop proves to be heavier and in better condition than for many years; oats will be light; corn is in excellent condition. NORTHERN PORTION. Point Isabel, Grant Co.—The last seven days haye not been very benefiolal to crops; rain has fallen every day but one; farmers are kept out of the corn, which needs tilling very badly; there has been too much rain for wheat; frutt is falling off badly. RainfaU, 118. LaPorte, LaPorte Co.—The temperature and sunshine wero beneficial for every thing; the ralnf ill has been excessive and the small lakes are higher than usual at this season. Rainfall, 2 45. Logansport, Cass Co.—Rainfall Injurious to wheat and corn, but the temperature and sunshine were beneficial to all crops; wheat is blown down In places and in many fialds the heads are not filled; corn is doing well; clover is ready to be cut. RainfaU, 0 37. Hammond, Lake Co.—Heavy ralnfaU and Uttle sunshine were Injurious to crops; several disastrous thunder storms passed. Hitch'. Mill, LaPorte Co.—Riinsand thunder storms nearly all the week; corn Is doing well on sandy soil but it looks sick on olay and wet lands; oats is badly injured by hard washing rains and by the water standing on it In many places; wheat is injured some by rains which have washed the pollen off considerably, so it will not fill as well as usually, the straw is heavy and lf it Had not been so wet, there would havo been a heavy crop; gardens are sodding over with grass and Warsaw, Kosciusko Co.—Thunder showers occurred every day,"causing discouragement among the farmers; wheat is lodging, weeds are growing, and the ground is thoroughly fl_oded; the corn on the uplands is growing but in the low lands it is little good; wheat is ripening fast, but no machine could stand in the wheat fislds now; some clover has been cut. Rainfall, 2 20. Haw Patch, La Grange Co.—R iln every day and everything at a standstill; the Kilns have been injurious to wheat, clover and fruit, the sunshine to hay making; wheat can not yield more than 50 cent of last year's crop and the conditions are getting worse every day; itis impossible to make clover into hay. Riinfall, 2.09. Michigan City, LaPorte Co.—Rain fell everyday except one; most of the rains were accompanied by wind and heavy thunder; most of the fields havo large ponds on them and in the low lands are drowned out; the wheat and grass on the uplands are very rank; the rains have damaged the fruit badly; corn on the uplands is growing very fast; during the thunder storms lightning struck several times; on no day shone the sun. Rainfall, 3.19. Angola, Steuben Co.—It was too wet for wheat but the rainfall was beneficial to all crops and also the temperature and sun shine; rain fell every day; everything needs more sunshine; if this weather continues, it will be bad for tbe hay making and for the maturing'of wbeat. Rainfall, _i 34. Hammond, Lake Co.—The excessive and continuous rains during the past few weeks have flooded the low lands; and the water is encroaching on the higher land; a higher level has been reached thau at time this season; during a ho ivy storm which passed over this section of tbe country on Thursday, several buildings were struck by lightning. Riinfall, 6 48. LaFajette, Tippecanoe Co.—The weather during the last week was not very favorable tothe growth of wheat. RainfaU, 112. H. A. Huston, Director Indiana Weather Bureau. Per C. F. R. Wappenhans, Local Forecast Official, V. S. Weather Bureau Assistant. What the Farm Should Be. g[The following paper was read byS. Jett Williams, before the Posey Co. Farmers' Institute]. In order that a person engaged in agriculture may at all times be able to reap some benefit or derive some Income from their farms they must, necessarily, to some extent, engage in general farming. In this latitude, and especially in this county, every farmer should engage In the cultivation, at least, of wheat, corn, clover, a few potatoes, and for tbe sake of rotation of crop?, oats and rye. All grounds seeded to wheat the fall previous, should be sown in clover the next spring. A small timothy meadow is almost indispensable to the successful farmer. He should have a few cattle—at least enough good cows to produce an ample supply of milk and butter the year round—hogs for hi** own use,aud some to sell,—a flockof nice sheep to make the farm look home-Uke, as well as for the profit there is in them—an apple and peach orchard whioh takes but little room, and well kept, is an ornament to the farm as well as a source of pro fit and pleasure. Then some plums and cherries —other small fruits and berries, a few pears, chickens and turkeys, and last, but not least, a good kitchen garden, well fertilized, well filled with a variety of choice vegetables for use on your table spring, summer, and fall, and some to store for winter use. Give us such farms and such farming; fencing well kept up; horses comfortable and all stock sleek and fat; something comethlag coming in all the time, something ready for market at all seasons, and we will hear less grumbling and complaint about prices, monopolies and taxation. Wife happy and smiling, children contented and playful, husband at home during the long winter evenings, reading his books and papers, while the good wife either knits, sews, reads or romps with the children and you have the farm as it should be. But ah 1 says some one, It takes too long to get such a farm; it requires too many years of honest, plodding toU. The young man says: "I cannot wait, I want to get rich sooner." Too many of our young women draw back and scout the idea of commencing lifej with two rooms, a rag carpet, and common split bottom chairs. Tbe speculative spirit is rife in our day, and the thought of years of honest toil, and the farm for a competency, brings nothing but mental disgust to the young farmer who wants to accumulate riches rapidly. This speculation does not stop with the young men of our farms, but extends to their sisters also. He leaves the farm to spe-iu'atein tie mercantile business and stocks. Sne prefers to take small chances of being happy with a rich husband to much greater chances of happiness with a careful, plodding, industrious farmer. Despise not the farm, young man; be not ashamed of your position as the farmer's wife, youDg woman; for there is no place under the canopy of heaven where content and happiness is more realized than on the farm. Do not envy your city or town cousin for the fine clothing and style in which they live, for if you knew the high pressure at which they travel to keep up these appearances, you would only pity them. To have a firm lnsuch a condition and state of cultivation, that it is both a pleasure and profit, require, years of honest toll, but the labor is not unprofitable nor unpleasant. Some drudgery must be done, but the result amply lepays for all your labor, and while nearly 90 per oent of those engaged in merchandizing faU, there are but few farmers who are industrious, reasonably economical, and avoid speculation, who reach the age of forty years, without havin? gained at least a competency.
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Title | Indiana farmer, 1892, v. 27, no. 27 (July 2) |
Purdue Identification Number | INFA2727 |
Date of Original | 1892 |
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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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Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
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Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
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agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
Genre | Periodical |
Call Number of Original | 630.5 In2 |
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Coverage | Indiana |
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Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
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Transcript | V JL. XXVH _y/______.," v* / • INDIANAPOLIS, IND., JULY 2, 1892. NO. 27 :=££__ WBATHEB OROP BULLETIN pmtaf /Stotes Department' of Agriculture Weather Bureau. Weather Crop Bulletin] ofthe Indiana Weather Service, in co-operation with the Agricultural Experiment Station at Purdue University, ending TuesdayJune 28,1892. In the central and southern portion of theState, the weather was quite beneficial to crops; light local rains, less than average, fell only on few days; the temperature was In excess with plenty of sunshine, but in the northern portion, excessive rains fell nearly every day in most counties, and violent thunderstorms passed over the northwestern counties doiDg much Injury. Corn is growing rapidly every where, and the weather inthe southern and central portions, permitted good cultivation; the wheat harvest in the southern portion, is finished in moat field,*-, nearly so In others; in the Central portion, much has been cut and the harvest will end next week with a good crop, but in the northern portion, nothing has been done yet, and in many fields, the wheat is badly lodged and very wet; clover is being cut yielding a heavy crop. SO UTHERN POBTION. Worthington, Greene Co.—I tain fall temperature and sunshine were beneficial to all crops; but little rain fell and- that was-badly- dintr ihute_U~-3»______in,.-he midst ot wbeat harvesting; some have finished cutting, others are jast beginning; the grain is fair and the yield will be good; corn is growing finely, and potatoes are doing fairly well. Bainfall, 0 40. Vevay, Switzerland Co.—Since June the 5th, delightful weather prevailed, interspersed with refreshing rains, which were of especial benefit to pastures, corn, tobacco and potatoes; wheat rye and oats are in peifectipn and profusion; the only deficient crop will be onions, formerly the lesding staple in this county, but now superseded by tobacco; the fruit crop lingers in uncertainty. RdnfaU, 0 56. D-Gonia Springs, Warrick Co.—Hot days and warm nights prevailed; the wheat is nearly all in shock; the crop is a good average, both In quality and quantity; clover and grass are the best for years; corn is small but healthy.—Rainfall, 0.93. ■ New Albany, Floyd Co.—Weather conditions were very favorable for growing crops and harvesting; much wheat has been cut and the quality and yield are first rate; apples continue to drop, and what is left wlU be of poor quality; the Might on pear and apple trees has been very destructive this season, many trees are killed. Rainfall, 0.65. Princeton, Gibson Co.—The weather was very favorable; about three-fourths of the wheat is in shock, and the yield is satisfactory; the rapidly growing corn looks fine; that in the river bottoms has °ily just been planted; clover hay is being cut, it Is a heavy crop; we have a big • "op of raspberries and blackberries. RainfaU, 0.12. Troy. Perry Ca.—The rainfall was below a^1*88 Md tenlPerat»lre and sunshine above; these conditions were very bene- ncial to aU crops; corn stands well and is growing rapidly, farmers are very busy "vesting their wheat; early potatoes w"lmak«.» fuU crop. "'^ Crawford Co.-The rainfall, _r_- 8v<>«-_e and temperature above- "na very beneficial to all crops; the aver- m,__r_-nper8tare WM above80 degrees on «^nfa_u8(;.Mheati8 nearlya)i-aa-^ested- ,2"^- Bartholomew Co.-The past t farm Very ^oraMe for all kinds %tLZ 'v"""" one-third of the «" has been harvested and one-half of the clover hay cut, there is a heavy crop of clover; timothy will not bs nearly as good as last year; oats is looking well. Riinfall, 0 05. Mount Vernon, Posey Co.—The wheat is all safely shocked; threshiog will commence on the 29th inst.; corn planting in the Wabash low land, will be finished this week. Riinfall, 0 13. Seymour, Jackson Co.—Daring the past week weather conditions have baen very favorable to the growth, cultivation and harvesting of crops; wheat is mostly harvested, and threshing has commenced. The crop will exceed the average in quantity and quality. Corn and othor growing crops are making amazing progress, and the improvement during tha past two weeks is marked; the melon crop;will be late; there ts promise of the best.fruit crop for several years; no noxious insects. Riinfall, 0 42. CENTRAL PORTION. Iudlanapolls, Marion Co.—The weather was beneficial to crops; less than average rain fell in showers and except the last days the temperature was excessive with much sunshine; the wheat harvest has commenced in earnest and an excellent crop is being cut; corn is growing very rapidly. RainfaU, 0 36. Miuzy, R ish Co.—The rainfall and temperature were in excess; on six days the latter was above average; corn is . weeds; there passed eight thunder storms growing very fast; oat_-__* headed; thei^.^ t seven ,jays> -B_i_.f_.Uf 3 7.**,. ._--__- \--.-*_-,...- !.__ _-.__ -« A_.-__l . n*r..l. ..#1 JT - J wheat harvest has commenced; stock of all kinds arcin good condition. R»infaU, 1.97. Franklin, Johnson Co.—Wheat cutting has commenced: the heads are a good size and look well; the grain is plump and good; the crop wUl be below average on account of being thin on theground; corn is growing fast and is in fair condition considering the wet season; potatoes are exceUent and a few have been dug; grapes are growing nicely and wiU make a good crop; several thunder storms passed but little rain fell. RainfaU, 0 45. Connersville, Layette Co.—The heavy- rains at the beginning were not beneficial to crops but more than average temperature and sunshine were favorable; a heavy thunder storm passed on the 21st. but without doing much inj ary. Riinfall, 1.20. Farmland, R indolph Co.—R Unfall above average was not favorable but sunshine and temperature above average were beneficial to wheat, corn and oats; farmers are watching their chances between rains acd use every hour that will permit plowing; corn is doing fine; but is almost too wet. Riinfall, 1.45. Ashboro, Clay Co.—The earlier part was too wet and not favorable to crops; harvesting has begun; there are many light heads and farmers anticipate low yields; corn is all planted; the acreage is below average; early corn is in good condition. Rainfall, 1.12. Cambridge .City, Wayne Co.—The weather has favored the corn; the wheat harvest began on Friday; in some fields it will hardly pay to cut the wheat as it has not filled out well because of much moisture. RainfaU, 1.03. Rockville, Park Co.—Numerous showers andabaifdanceof sunshine have been of the greatest good to corn and grass; the harvest has fairly begun, with promise of as good a yield as last year. RainfaU, 0.94. English, Crawford Co.—The wheat har vest Is drawing to a close: the crop proves to be heavier and in better condition than for many years; oats will be light; corn is in excellent condition. NORTHERN PORTION. Point Isabel, Grant Co.—The last seven days haye not been very benefiolal to crops; rain has fallen every day but one; farmers are kept out of the corn, which needs tilling very badly; there has been too much rain for wheat; frutt is falling off badly. RainfaU, 118. LaPorte, LaPorte Co.—The temperature and sunshine wero beneficial for every thing; the ralnf ill has been excessive and the small lakes are higher than usual at this season. Rainfall, 2 45. Logansport, Cass Co.—Rainfall Injurious to wheat and corn, but the temperature and sunshine were beneficial to all crops; wheat is blown down In places and in many fialds the heads are not filled; corn is doing well; clover is ready to be cut. RainfaU, 0 37. Hammond, Lake Co.—Heavy ralnfaU and Uttle sunshine were Injurious to crops; several disastrous thunder storms passed. Hitch'. Mill, LaPorte Co.—Riinsand thunder storms nearly all the week; corn Is doing well on sandy soil but it looks sick on olay and wet lands; oats is badly injured by hard washing rains and by the water standing on it In many places; wheat is injured some by rains which have washed the pollen off considerably, so it will not fill as well as usually, the straw is heavy and lf it Had not been so wet, there would havo been a heavy crop; gardens are sodding over with grass and Warsaw, Kosciusko Co.—Thunder showers occurred every day,"causing discouragement among the farmers; wheat is lodging, weeds are growing, and the ground is thoroughly fl_oded; the corn on the uplands is growing but in the low lands it is little good; wheat is ripening fast, but no machine could stand in the wheat fislds now; some clover has been cut. Rainfall, 2 20. Haw Patch, La Grange Co.—R iln every day and everything at a standstill; the Kilns have been injurious to wheat, clover and fruit, the sunshine to hay making; wheat can not yield more than 50 cent of last year's crop and the conditions are getting worse every day; itis impossible to make clover into hay. Riinfall, 2.09. Michigan City, LaPorte Co.—Rain fell everyday except one; most of the rains were accompanied by wind and heavy thunder; most of the fields havo large ponds on them and in the low lands are drowned out; the wheat and grass on the uplands are very rank; the rains have damaged the fruit badly; corn on the uplands is growing very fast; during the thunder storms lightning struck several times; on no day shone the sun. Rainfall, 3.19. Angola, Steuben Co.—It was too wet for wheat but the rainfall was beneficial to all crops and also the temperature and sun shine; rain fell every day; everything needs more sunshine; if this weather continues, it will be bad for tbe hay making and for the maturing'of wbeat. Rainfall, _i 34. Hammond, Lake Co.—The excessive and continuous rains during the past few weeks have flooded the low lands; and the water is encroaching on the higher land; a higher level has been reached thau at time this season; during a ho ivy storm which passed over this section of tbe country on Thursday, several buildings were struck by lightning. Riinfall, 6 48. LaFajette, Tippecanoe Co.—The weather during the last week was not very favorable tothe growth of wheat. RainfaU, 112. H. A. Huston, Director Indiana Weather Bureau. Per C. F. R. Wappenhans, Local Forecast Official, V. S. Weather Bureau Assistant. What the Farm Should Be. g[The following paper was read byS. Jett Williams, before the Posey Co. Farmers' Institute]. In order that a person engaged in agriculture may at all times be able to reap some benefit or derive some Income from their farms they must, necessarily, to some extent, engage in general farming. In this latitude, and especially in this county, every farmer should engage In the cultivation, at least, of wheat, corn, clover, a few potatoes, and for tbe sake of rotation of crop?, oats and rye. All grounds seeded to wheat the fall previous, should be sown in clover the next spring. A small timothy meadow is almost indispensable to the successful farmer. He should have a few cattle—at least enough good cows to produce an ample supply of milk and butter the year round—hogs for hi** own use,aud some to sell,—a flockof nice sheep to make the farm look home-Uke, as well as for the profit there is in them—an apple and peach orchard whioh takes but little room, and well kept, is an ornament to the farm as well as a source of pro fit and pleasure. Then some plums and cherries —other small fruits and berries, a few pears, chickens and turkeys, and last, but not least, a good kitchen garden, well fertilized, well filled with a variety of choice vegetables for use on your table spring, summer, and fall, and some to store for winter use. Give us such farms and such farming; fencing well kept up; horses comfortable and all stock sleek and fat; something comethlag coming in all the time, something ready for market at all seasons, and we will hear less grumbling and complaint about prices, monopolies and taxation. Wife happy and smiling, children contented and playful, husband at home during the long winter evenings, reading his books and papers, while the good wife either knits, sews, reads or romps with the children and you have the farm as it should be. But ah 1 says some one, It takes too long to get such a farm; it requires too many years of honest, plodding toU. The young man says: "I cannot wait, I want to get rich sooner." Too many of our young women draw back and scout the idea of commencing lifej with two rooms, a rag carpet, and common split bottom chairs. Tbe speculative spirit is rife in our day, and the thought of years of honest toil, and the farm for a competency, brings nothing but mental disgust to the young farmer who wants to accumulate riches rapidly. This speculation does not stop with the young men of our farms, but extends to their sisters also. He leaves the farm to spe-iu'atein tie mercantile business and stocks. Sne prefers to take small chances of being happy with a rich husband to much greater chances of happiness with a careful, plodding, industrious farmer. Despise not the farm, young man; be not ashamed of your position as the farmer's wife, youDg woman; for there is no place under the canopy of heaven where content and happiness is more realized than on the farm. Do not envy your city or town cousin for the fine clothing and style in which they live, for if you knew the high pressure at which they travel to keep up these appearances, you would only pity them. To have a firm lnsuch a condition and state of cultivation, that it is both a pleasure and profit, require, years of honest toll, but the labor is not unprofitable nor unpleasant. Some drudgery must be done, but the result amply lepays for all your labor, and while nearly 90 per oent of those engaged in merchandizing faU, there are but few farmers who are industrious, reasonably economical, and avoid speculation, who reach the age of forty years, without havin? gained at least a competency. |
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