Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-05-09

as to sell for-ten dollars a barrel. II
the wheat crop should fail then, the
disappointment will be sorely felt
We earnestly beg, then for informa
ton from all quarters where the fly
appears.
| The promise of fruit, strawberrie:
excepted, is OIL the contrary very
great. But fruit is more agreeable
than nutritive.
We must look out for more sabstan'
tial stuffs for subsistence.
Farmers certainly know their own
Interests best, but a word from a
friend may not be thrown away. We
therefore earnestly advise them to
plant, ere it be too late, an uncom-
monty large crop Of corn. This crop
TO give relief against possible failure
of the Wheat. And we seize this op.
portunity to recommend great care in
the selection of their seed. We all
know that the crop of last autumn was
very generally defective in its quality
owning to the cold and lateness of the
Season. Much of it was injured in
the fields by frost and much, being
gathered in a soft state, took heat in
the barn, and became musty. 81 that
many were induced to leave it in their
fields, rather than run the risk of
housing and heating it. We but re-
peat the warning given in Canada Il
New-York, be cautious how you
chuose your seed. A citizen from
Montgomery county Md. has thrown
out a IiRtin the National lntelliscncer
Oh this subject, which may deserve
your attention, ga gentleman living
in Montgomery county, Maryland,
some days ago, preparatory to plant
ing his corn, took the precaution to
put into bank OF warm manure a
small quantity Of his own seed corn,
and another small quantity ofcorn he
had gotten from a neighbour. His
own corn, to all appearance was
sound and perfect but after lying a
sufficient time, he found that mt one
grain of it would sprout, while the
other sproated very soon." He, there
fore thinks it 4" the safest way for all
persons to try the corn they have 10
plant or have already planted, by
putting some of il into warm manure,
which am told will cause it to sprout
in four and twenty hours"
Plant also all species of vegetables,
which may be, more or less, substi-
tute far breadstnRs. Such as pota-
toes, black-cycd peas, Sc. &c.
Another caution may be in time.
The high price Of tobacco, wheat, &c.
had enabled most of You to pay off
your debts and reduce our court-doc-
kets. Perhaps the Virginia Farmers
we're freer. from that Gorgon, debt,
than they chad been for thirty years.
This at least was the case down to
the last Autumn. The scarcity Of the
corn crop hes put some of you back.
But what is your resource now /? If
the wheat harvest is To be short, Old
Richard would caution you to be saw
ing and economical. Avoid debt. Do
not DC continually runrinS % stores.
But " wear out your old Clothes TIL!
you can get new ones.' Discard as
many foreign goods, and manufacture
as many domestic ones, as you Ca,
Shun That terrible bane Of personal
independence. luxury. he.rtnch, not
multiply your expenCes. Retrcrch
ynur own eXpcnces, but do not stint
the education and minds Of your chill
drem. Let us bear the visitations OH
our fields with as much compos,.e as
We can. and not for every bad crop
Which We make, to become discon-
tented with our lot, and fly the fields
of Virginia and the tombs of cur ia
Tiers.
From the Same.
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