Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-09-20
Every Man a Farmer.


/ Every Man a Farmer.
The cultivation of the earth is congenial to the
ture of mankind and very large proportion of men,
during share Of their lives, either do, or have
desire to become farmers. Besides those'who in ci
vllzed countries, bred to the culture of the SOIL
and make it their sole pursuit through life, there
thousands of others who retire from the hustle and
anxletes of trade, the vexations of professional,
the turmoils of public life, to rural quiet and the
undlsturbed cultivation of acre of land The
merchant, whose youth has been spent behind the
counter, whose prime of life and middle age have
passed between the ledger and the strong-boz be-
tween the hopes of gain and fears of loss having at
length realized plum, retires from the crowded CT
ty and the anxieties of trade to the pure air of the
country and the peaceful cultivation of farm The
lawyer, having acquired wealth and professional
fame abandOns his causes for tempting cause
the pursuit of agricuture-or mingles with his
professional abors the exercise of the spade and the
plough In like manner, the physician and the di-
vine the of physical and moral diseases con-
suit their own health and quiet and find balm for
body and mind, by snatching few hours from the
calls OF professional duty to apply them to the CRATE
full pursuits of tilng the earth. Why should we
mention the statesman and the warrior! They, too,
are inclined to become farmers the one leaving the
field of ambition, the other his harvest of laurels
both seek soil more congenial to the best feelings
of man, and end the career of life like Cincinnatus
at the plough. Even the mariner the adventurous
OF Neptune, whose home has been for many years.
professionally and practically, on the deep-who has
sailed to all lands and visited every sea- bringing
with him the rarities of every country and the pro-
ducts of every cme-purchases home on the land
transpants his exotics into his native soil and pre-
fers that his last rest should be in the rural church.
yard with his kindred, to finding bed in the bosom
OF the deep. The mechanic too, is smtten with the
love OF farming and exchanges the dust of the shop
for the burrows of the field the confined air of
ded rooms for the free atmosphere of the heavens,
and the noise of machinery for the music of birds
Nor is this prevailing love of agriculture, which
| lo&or e.
ed at, whether consider it as implanted in our
nature whether it be the result of reason and
Wins LII It be it is merely keR d4Mn Gg
calls of ambition. the strife Of glory But, these
being satisfied disappointed the mind set Free
turns to its native desires, and applies its remaining
energies to their peaceful qualification But reason
and experience may we'll be allowed their share in
bringing so large portion Of mankind ultimately to
the cultivation of the earth. Who that values his
native dignity and independence, would not prefer
to be lord of few of land, with nobodys hui
mors to consult but his own, and nobody to please
but his Maker to the cringing the fawnng, and ly-
ing that apt to enter largely into political,
professional, mercantile and mechanical life If
any earth can say, " l ask no fdUorS,' it is
the farmer Sklful and honest labor is all that the
earth requires and it yields due return-no avors
dearly bought with the surrender of independence,
of honor, of truth and of all noble and manly feel
ings no trucking for office no fawning for popular
ity, no lying for gain. No man can say of farming,
have served faithless master! [ have sacrif-
ced honor and conscience, and independence of
mind and what have [ gained q Among farmers
there no deserted Wolseys, and no Belisarius
lives reproach to agricultural pursuits The cho-
risters of the field never sing to deceive, the flowers
4 of the mead never bloom to hide deformity, and
nature never smiles to betray.-Berkshire Amercan
We heard sometime ago story about quiet Sc
f date, ease-loving CITIZEN who much tormented
by the continual discussions and wranglings of the
: village politicians, that he resolved to saddle his
horse and proceed to remote, quiet part of the
country, where politics were never talked nor naws
h papers read. After long and weary ride of many
: days. passing many settlements and cabins, the
:. date old gentleman reached the very outskirts OF
civilization, and halted his horse before rude cabin
in the door of which sat elderly man. clad in deer
IS skins
d GOOD day. my friend" said the traveller,
e "The same to youn replied the owner of the calm
is "My friend,' continued the traveller, "have eou
i any Me- News sir.n
e .:N No late at; ! papers %
4. "Can you tell me what has been done with the
m "Havent the honor to know him."
7; "Have you heard whether the Galphin claim ha
t, been setted!'
is ''No, sir; I'm a squatter-there are no tlaim
N here"
"Have you any information as to the probaIl e ad
mission of California e.
n 'Cally-what o.
a ''Never mind, sir. Perhaps, however, you car
s. tell me what will be the probable of Mr. Fill
r; more !n
is "Who in the devil is he o.
a. "That will do my friend replied the traHller
getting off his horse; q desire to spend monh OF
so with you;' and accordingly he entered th set
tiers cabin, and took up his quarters with his gree
VIC able companion and is, doubt, there now fr re
~ moved from the turmoil and excitement OF ponies.
H. CURRANT BUsHEs.-Having noticed that crran
oe bushes may we'll be made trees as shrubs vii
&c proceed to tell you how have seen it done the
spring of 1881, my father commenced gardea ano
among other things set cuttings for currant pshes
ar determined to make experiment on one ofthest
OF cuttings and as soon as it commenced growing
pinched off all the leaves except the top TUT hict
ae allowed to grow. The cutting was about tol'teeT
w inches high and during the summer the sproutfron
the ton grew about ten inches The next spng
IL pinched off all the leaves to about half way up the
ST first years growth as to leave the lowest hns a
es hout two feet from the ground 1t branchedwel
en- and became a nice little dwarf tree. When itame
er to hear fruit it was more productive than
in bush in the garden and the fruit was larger - was
ne less infected with spiders and other insects hens
J" could not pick off the fruit and grass WeedEwer'
more easily kent from about the roots, and 1t US al
- ornament instead of blemish. Now l woul pro
Id nose that cnrrant cuttings be set in rows abon five
as feet apart each way, let them be long anu siht
ce and trained into trees-M'chtgan FARMER
n The Philadelphia Ledger originated this enun
lie drum: Lu.o D., Tho ans,on :,