, 1842-03-12
NUMBER 1871

why this great thistle on M right, and
which has one of his spikes fixed in my side,
has just informed me that he is one of the
progeny which was reared in this same fall.
low of yours-his parent being the Identical
thistle under which the farmer sat on horse.
back, and escaped a ~drenching while bis
~neighbors were wet to the skin! You seem
to have forgotten that "one years seeding i
sepen years meeding."
Grabb.-Ah we'll! I'll get these weeds pul.
led.
Weat.-As you said a month ago, and
will say again. and never do it!
Frank. -Excellent! but you never fallow
or dung for wheat.
Fdther.-Nor have | ever such fine this.
ties. / always dung for green crops, and in
sure two things at the same time-more food
for cattle and of course larger dunghills.-
My object is to retard the growth of the
wheat. that it may be strong in the stalk, and
| therefore do notencourage its Iavishgrowth
by manure and fallow. Now for No. 2.
Q. Corn. GruJb.--Why you look very
| thought vou would do better, judg-
ing from the appearance you put on at first
up-how's this?
Corn.-Ask yourself. You thought you
were cheatin: me, when you sowed without
manure-a favor you always promised me;
| relied upon that promise and come up, with
the expectation that | should find it when ]
needed it; but after sending my roots below
in search for it, | find your promises are false
complain of my sickly look? l can
only say, if yon had no more to feed upon
than ] have. you would not have shelled the
three lower buttons on your waist-coat!-
Grabb tucked the shucks into the holes and
walked On.
Frank.-I now find that crops can advise,
and admonish too; but could not the farmer
do something in the way Of top dressing 10
a part Of the evil?
FatAer.-Yes but be had no manure.
3. Barley. Crab All! you'll come to
nothing.
Rariey.-T thank you and return the COM
But what did you expect when
yor sowed me alter once %ploughing, on a
stiff and wet soiI7 "Nothing venture, moth
ing have."-I only wish that you had to
work as hard as do for a livingston
would then feel for me-
4. Oats. Grabb.-WelI, | think you might
do q little better than you do, if you would
try; WHY, | shall not get the value of the
seed back-that's too bad!
Oats.-Now that's thrice bad of you!-
You know that you have had six grain crops
succession from the land on which ] am
with not n spadeful of manure Of any
kind fnr The last six years! Why, even the
weeds have been starved out, and you have
put in practice the law farmers receipt for
his land of weeds-"making it 80
poor that they will not grow"-Now that's
farming without theory
Grabb.-Bnt what shall | do for want Of
the straw, which depended upon as fodder
for mt cattle during next winter.
Oats.-Is that all your dependence for the
winter? Why your cattle will be ready
10 eat y u!and you will have to practice tho
other part of the recipe, " to prevent cattle
rom dying Of starvation-kill them." but
give YOU warning, neither they nor you
expect any thing from me; if | can
loId nv own twill be as much as | shall do.
S. Clover. Grabb.-Why you Look healthy
and well, but how is it that you have made
little progress in height9 There's Far.
ner Sykes clover is as high as my knees,
md will be soon fit for the scythe, but ! am
Unfortunate in every thing!
Clorcr.-That's a true word, although spo-
ZEN in jest. Why you seem to forget that
IS soon as | had made a progress in growth,
,ou turned in all your starving cattle, horses,
nd sheep, which not only eat up the branch
g, but also the root!
Grabb.-Ah! that | was compelled to do
o keep them from s~tarving-but you had
il the benefit Of their manure while they
we're feeding on you.
Clorer.-You call that manurei Why It