Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1846-01-14
"a new Agricultural Wrinkle.

Anew Agricultural Wrinkle.
Afunny story is told Of an old friend
OF ours--one who, sick and fired Of the
care and bustile ofa city life, has retired
in to the country and ."gone 10 farming"
as the saying IS. His land albeit we'll
situated and commanding sufdry ro-
mantle prospects, is not so particularly
fertile as some we have seen--requirx
ing scientific culture and liberal use of
lguano Of some sort to induce an abun.
dant yield. So far by way OF. expla-5
nation. ..
| Once upon time, as the story.books
say, our friend, being on short visit q,
this city, was attending an auction safe
down town, and as it 50 happened they
were selling damaged sausages at the
time. There were some, eight or ten
barrels Of them, and they were Gust
going at fifty cents per barrel" when
the auctioneer, with all apparent Sc.
riousnes' remarked that thew were
worth more than that to manure land
with. Here was an idea. "Sixty-two j
and half" said our friend. "Jusf
going at sixty>two and half cents.
third and last call--goner' retorted the
auctioneer--"Cash takes them at sixty.
two and hall per barrel" ccryl- H.
To have them shipped for his country
seat was the immediate work OF our
friend, and as it was then planting. time
and the sausages, to use common ex-
preston, were "getting no better very ;
FAST" to have them safe under ground !
and out Of the way was his next move. ,
ment. He was about to plant field Of
several acres Of corn--the soil of the
piney woods species--so, here was
just the spot for this new experiment in
agriculture, this new wrinkle in the
science of geoponics. One "link'' of
sausage being deemed amply sufficient
that amount was placed in each HILL,
accompanied by the usual number Of
kernels of corn,and an occasional pump.
kin seed, and all were nicely covered
over in the usual style. Now, after
promising that several days have &C.
CURED since the corn was planted, the
sequel Of the story shall be told in di.
!, alogue between our friend and one of
, his neighbors. ''.. = p"
4 Neigh6or.-"Well friend have you
I planted your corn!"
Friend.-"Yes, several days SINCE"
i Neighbor-"Is it up yet?'
! Friend.-"Up! yes, up and gone the
most of it," y
! Neighbor.-"How is that?" # "
Friend.-"Well, you see bought a
lot of damaged sausages in Orleans,
the other day, smooth .tongued auc-
tioneer saying they would make excel
lent manure, if nothing else. brought
the lot over, commenced planting my
corn at once asit was time, placed
sausage in each hill and-" 5F2
Nelghbor --"Well, and what?"
F'1end.--"And felt satisfied that |
had. made good job of it. Some days
afterwards | went out to the field to see
how my corn was coming on, and
pretty piece Of business | have made
oftry agricultural experiments"
Neighbor.-"Why, what was the
matterl" .......... s-
Friend.--"Matter? the first thing I
| saw before reaching the field, was the
d-dest lot ofdogs digging and scratch
ing all ouer I'll There were my dogs
: and your dogs, all the neighbors' dogs.
!, besides about three hundred strange
: dogs, l never set eyes on before, and
every one was hard at it mining after
the buried sausages. Somehow or 9TH
, er, the rascally whelps had scented out
the business, and they have dug up
} every hill by this time. If could set
, every dog Of them on the auctioneer,
I'd be satisfied" ."-Picayune. Il