Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-03-18
the FARMERS PROSPECTS,.


crates, and renders useful all other
arts; and on this ground, the farmer,
with peculiar emphasis, may be stiled,
LORD OF THE rowER CREATION.
The fields and meadows, with all
iheir rich and beautiful productions,
are his; and he is the sole possessor of
the groves and forests. The cattle up
on a thousand hills are his, and the
birds of heaven feed at tie table
spread by him.
But what renders the farmer peculi
arly respectable and important, is, that
every other class of men, from the
throne to the cottage, depend, Tor the
staff of life. upon The grand, ennoblins,
and heaven. born art of caltivating the
earth What field Of delight, for or
nament, & forusefuincss, has the farmer
DeIigh ful task to rear the tender plant
And see the sprlnging blade begin TO shoot
Speaking of moral, as well as pc
tilicai advantages enjoyed by the indus
trious, happy husband, how beautiful
Is the language of the elegant ST..
Pierre! -"The culture of grain dis
closes to him many agreeable concerts
with his feeling existence. The di
rsctlon Of its shadow informs him of the
hour of the day: from its progressive
growth he learns the rapid flight of the
seasons. He reckons on the flux Of his
own fugitive years, by the succession
of guil,less harvests he has reaped.
He is haunted with no apprehensions,
like the inhabitants, OF great cities, Of
conIugal in6delity, Or Of a too numer-
o,ls posterity. His iabours are always
surpassed by the benefits of nature
When the sun gets to the sign of Vir-
go, he summons his kindred, he invite,
his neighbours, and marches at their
head, by the 'dawning OF the day, with
his sickle in his hand; to the fipened
field. His heart exults with Joy as he
binds up the swelling sheaves, while
his children dance around them,
crowned with garlands of blue bottles
and wild poppia. The harmless play
recalls TO his memory the amusements
OF his own early days, and Of his viz
tuous ancestors, whom he hopes at
length, to rejoin in better world -
The sight Of his copious harvest demon.
slrates 10 him that there is God; and
every return of Joyous seasons, brings
to his recollections the delicious eras
CT his past existence, inspires him with |
gratitude tothe Great Being, who has
united the transient society OF man by |
az eternal chain of blessings.
"Ye Aowety mesdows! ye majestic,
murmuring forests! We messy fountains
We desert rocks, ireqmnted by the dove
alone yc enchanting solitudes, which |
charm by your ineffable concertsi hap
by is the man who shall be permitted |
to unveil your hidden beauties; but
still happier is he who shall have it in
his power early to enjoy them in The
inheritance Of his forefahersD /
NEW SPECIES OF GRAIN.
Captains lrby and Mangles, lately
brought from Arabia peculiar spe
cles of wheat, which they have called
Heshbon wheat, from Mount Hesh.
bon, mentioned in Scripture, where
they obtained it. The ears are twice
as large as those Of ordinary wheat, of
q more tapering shape, and bearded.
The weight of one ear was found to
be one hundred and three grains Troy
the number ofgrans in the ear, eigh
ty four; and the length of the stalk, five
feet one inch. The weight on an ear
of common English wheat was found
TO be forty-iwo grains-the length Of
the stalk, four feet two inches-the
number of grains in the ear, forty one.
Cashmere Goats These valuable
animals will doubtless soon be intro
daced into our own country The
Agricultural Society
some time since offered "the sum of
one hundred dollars to the person who
should introduce into sassachuseits
from Europe. male and female goat
OF the pure Cashmere breed" FROM
letter published in the Massachusetts
Repository for jim. 24,
from John Wells. esq. in Paris, it ap-
pears that these animals have been sue
cessfully introduced into France, tina,
the price of them are from ID to ;S75
piece, and the duty on their exporta
lion is only about 8 cents. The origin.
al stock from which Fsance is now
supplied was procured with much la