Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1851-04-02
A Word to Farmens,
and to all Friends Of Agricultural Improvement.


At the commencement of new volume,
with an enlarged farmers department, we
trust our agricultural friends will not con-
slider us unreasonable in making renewed
appeal for laid and comfort from them in
the shape of communications upon their
favorite science, and kindred topics. As
We have heretofore remarked, the inter-
change Of opinion, and a comparison Of
ideas and experience, is of as much impor-
tance and interest in this as in any other
pursuit in life, and tends greatly to the
devclopement Of the agricultural resources
of the country, and the progress of science.
No district on the continent has been more
Iolntifully blessed By nature than the
beautiful and fertile vallies of the West
Branch; and nowhere are greater natural
facilities to be found than are here afforded
for pushing practical agriculture to its
highest point ofexcellence. In the furthe-
rance Of this object the course We have
suggested would undoubtedly prove emin-
emily salutary and useful and it is much
to be regretted, we think, that SO many of
our farmers, rich in experience and thoro'-
ly versed in the cart and mystery (for
such it undoubtedly is, in the fullest sense
of these terms) of their calling, should be
SO reluctant to appear in print, even under
the kindly shelter of an anonymous sigma
ture; and hesitate so resolutely to furnish,
even in homeopathic doses, 'things both
old and new from the storchouse Of their
for the public benefit. This
is not the case in other, even less favored
localities, as a glance at any Of our agric-
ultural exchanges will abundantly prove
and there is no valid reason why it should
be so here. From the promises heretofore
made us by different agriculturalists in this
vicinity, and some little further off, we
really had expected by this time, to have
had some slight glimpse of that good
time coming when agricultural communi-
cations would be showercd in upon rs as
beautifully as grasshoprers in harvest time.
But alas for the unfortunate Editor, so far
hesc promises seem to have been 'morc
lOnorcd in the breach than in the observ-
lnce' and when in the silence of our
we look at our empty pigeon
loles, and venture audibly to enquire,
Where are those expected communica-
ions" echo answers with melancholy
adence, Not thur, no how" whereupon
We tenderly wipe away tear and
fall to work scissoring our
Cultivation" and " Farmers" ct id omne
enus, (and such-like chaps, without mer-
y.
We know it is objected by nearly every
'ody whom We have requested to contrib
lte to our Farmers corner, that they are not
lsed to write for the papers, and shrink
rom the trial. Others say they are not
,ood enough English scholars, and there
ore could not write in as good style as
hey would like to- And others again,
hat it is not likely anything they could
ay would be Of inuch use or interest to
ny body else. In answer to all this let
Is again assure you that these objections
re not well founded. 1t is not necessary
or these purpose that you should be fin
shed scholars Or accomplished writer's. All
hat it needs is that the facts you wish to
communicate be PIT down in the plain,
language of everyday life,
'uch as you would use if telling the same
story to your neie ehaor, by word o mouth,
n common conversation. And this will
be found to be an easy thing after a few
trials, and what is now deemed, by many,
IN irksome task, would soon become use
full and pleasan: exercise. The printer
always makes such corrections as may be
found necessary, so that there is never any
danger Of communications appearing in a
shape that you would not like. If you are
afraid you may make bad spelling or bad
grammar, allow us to state for your COM
fort, the fact that We have received articles
for the paper, from educated men, gradu-
a'es of distinguished colleges, who did not
make as good spelling and grammar, as
most school boys cf twelve or fourteen
years. What We want is facts-tle result
of experiments or observation, stated in
plain way, so as to be easily understood,
and we are sure large proportion of our
can do his much for the Chron-
ie!e, if they will but set about it. Some
Of OUR old correspondents, "A Dutch Far
'ner' for instance, and others we might
name, went to work in good earnest, and
perseveringly, and the result was, we were
furnished with excellent articles, many of
winch were extensively copied into other
papers, and were the subject of discussion
and favorable comment amoup our farmcrs