Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-12-11

more work without fatigue. than a, any
time before" ....., ...-.
"And what is worst Of ALL" sighed Pc
ter. don't seem to &c, in the least before
handed. In fact, for the last three or fou'
yenrs. have found it impossible to max.
both ends meet"
Yes, that is worst Of all. Peter. In
sorry 10 hear you say that"
Last winler," resumed Peter. 81 lost
twenty sheep, and two OF the finest cows ia
the neighborbood." ..... ... a....
We've been very unlucky Uncle Ben, .
said Hannah. pausins in her work. and
looking with mos'ened eyes in the old gen
iIeman's face. "Very uulucky. and we're
downright discouraged. l dom; know
what is going to become Of US. Peter had
to mortgage The farm this year"
Mortgage! Mor,gage!' The old man
shook his head and looked serious.
"There was no help for it, Uncle, said
Peter. IL, was mortgage or be sued"
How came you to get 10 debl!'
"WeII, l bought from a neighbor o
wagon and pair Of horses for hundred
and sixty dollars.promsiug TO pay for them
after harvest. But crops were short, and
my bills at the store a great deal higher
than expected. In fact, there had been
no sel,Iemen, for year, and i, took my
five hundred bushels Of wheat and three
hundred bushels Of corn to make all
square,"
Bless metz CALCULATED tho old man.
"And 50 nothing remained to live on until
next harvest :"
Nothing"
Uncle Ben shook his head, compressed
his lips. and was silent for some moments.
What did you get for your whea, 7"
he at length asked. -
E,fty-eigh. cen,s." replied Peter.
"Sxty-eight.'
"No; hfiy-eight."
"You didn't sell your crop for that.
surely1"
"Yes. |, was all Gray & Elder would
allow me for it,"
"Fihy-eigh, cen,si Well. ,ha, beats all!
And did you sell your whole FIVE hundred
bushels a, that price"
"Yes.n
"WhIe I received sixty eight cents for
all Of mine!"
You did ~
" Certainly did. So you lost jus, fifty
dollars on your wheat crop by not getting
the marke, price"
Fifty dollars! How many comforts
fifty dollars would buyr' said Hannah,
letting her work fall in her lap with
gesture Of dependency.
"And what price did you &c, for your
corn !" asked Uncle Ben.
"Twen,y-6se cen's.' replied Peter.
"Prom Gray g. Elder p
Eyes"
"Mine brought ihiriy.iwo. Jus, seven
cents a bushel difference. How many
bushels had you p
"I sold three hundred bushels"
AT loss of twenty one dollars. Sew
en,y.one dollars loss on your wheat and
corn crops in a single year. don't much
wonder. Pe:"r, thu. you can't &c, along.
if you lie, other people swindIe you in this
way. 1t requires two things TO make a
successful farmer. Intelligence in sgricul
tural matters. sufficient TO make the ground
produce freely, and that knowledge in
regard TO the state Of the produce market.
necessary to ensure sales a, the best prices.
You are a hard-worklng man. Peter bu,
TO ensure success, something beyond hard
work is needed. The head must guide the
hands. And in order 10 do this. the head
must be properly enlightened"
Uncle Ben inquired still further and
more minuleIy into Peters affairs, and
the results confirmed his first impression.
There was industry. but i, was no, enlight.
ened industry.
"Do you take an Agricultural paper =
he asked. during The conversation.
No. replied Peter. with some empha.
sis. ~ dom, believe in book Farming
I've seen too many men ruin themselves
by new experiments. | was brough, up
by one Of the best practical farmers in the
State. and know my business thoroughly.
There's only one right way TO ill the
ground. and ! Aa.ter myself ,ba, under.
stand tnat way ......
Uncle Benjamin Hicks tried to show
Peter that he was in error here but this
was subject on which Peter grew warm
al once. and thus closed the avenues of his
mind to al: the appeals Of reason.
On the next day. Peter Miller was alb
sent on business which called him to a
neighboring town, and The old gentleman