Lewisburg chronicle, and the West Branch farmer. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1849-1849, 1849-12-19
rmers in our New Ens!a land and Middle

States, il stands us in hand to see that
they pay attention TO Improvements in ag.
ricuture and the creation Of new soils, so
tha, they may no, be tempted TO run away
TO the rich praries Of the West, and leave
those engaged in oher occupations TO eat
their own productions. Fer my own part,
as a show man, should be sadly puzzled
If was forced 10 cat " shifted monkeys
Feiee mermaids,'' or " woody horses,'
aud | have no doubt that many others
would be bothered TO d gesl their own pro-
duc,ions. | will merely instance the black
smith, the shoemaker, the clergyman, the
dentist, the saddIer, the carpenter, ana the
stone mason. Surely the blacksmith
would be obliged TO PICK This teeth with
one of his own nail rods, after having
made breakfast of horse shoes or OK
chains The shoemaker. after dining on
sole leather and black wax, would hope II
was his last and his all the clergyman,
who could diges, nothing but his own ser.
mons, would consider it terrible sentence
to be forced 10 " ca, his words !" the car.
printer would declare il was The hardest
deal he ever saic,ii he was obliged 10 swal.
low deal boards for his lunch tine dentist
would s:arve 10 death " in spite of his
! teerh,' il he had nothing but teeth for his
food the saddler would rather be horse.
and ware The saddle on the outside, than
TO find place for a STRAP in his Interior
and ,he.s,one mason would soon be al work
building his own sepulchre, if he saw that
he mus. gnaw nothing but granite, lli
dust returned to dusi'
|, seems quite necessary. therefore, ,ha!
we should keep the farmers among us,and
as this is only 10 be done by letting them
have land worth liiing. il is highly i'm
portunt that they should know how TO
make such land.
When visited England. six years ago.
the first Thing that struck me WAS the
beauty and fertility Of the sal. Every
farm appeared a garden. In fact, Eng
and is a garden. Every inch Of land Is
| cultivated. E.en the sides OF railroads,
| up TO within few feet Of the iron track =,
are made 10 produce wheat, barley, or
po,aloes. The beautiful lines of hedges,
which so gladden. The eye Of an American,
en- unculuys,ed lands. The ve:y hill tops
! are made fertile 10 their sumnits /; The
| swamps are drained. dl,cheG and blind
| d,ched. and every foot Of earth that the
| labor ard agenalIy Of man can render cul-
| uyatabe, /. made 10 send forth lis green
stalks ani golden harves,s.
Il i, important that the American, aud
especiaiiv the. .New-Eng! land farmer. should
know how this is ali done. have diOed
and lived with English farmers; have
associated with them: have frequently
obtained their friendship, and sometimes
their confidence and, by hook and by
crook, have wormed this important secret
out Of Them have obtained their piilos
piers stone have got The clue to the
everything fertility Of their soil {; aud now,
Connecricu, farmers, in the !ullness OF my
heart, which happens al this lime to te
| overlooking with the milk Of human
k,ndness,' will freely, without the hope
of fac or reward. impaf to you this grand
secret. See that you improve by it. i
all consists Of one simple word, no, TO te
repeated less than thYee times, snd as
many more RS you please. provided you
ac, as oFten as you peak-manure MA
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