Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-05-17

haul it on my fields, which must be
made rich and productive. | have dol.
lar ut stake. | would not mind that,
however, but my reputation as farmer
is at stake also, and III mad not joincl
il would have been quite as bad, for
neiehbor Wiseman has already com.
meme cd hauling out that biz pile of ma
nure that has been rotting his barn .'lls
and miring his cattle for years, and l
would not be exce!cd by such slovcn
as he is for the price Of a horse. Oh
Gracious! how | wish we had saved that
manure we hauled and threw down tho
river bank last year, but never mind, we
have 60. pretty gooi pile in the stable,
and another in the COW yard, and | heard
some Of them say at the agricultural
meeting the other day that ashes lime.
screenings, crushed bones, hogs, hair,
aud cows tails were all excellent ma.
nure. Boys, the very next time you haul
load Of wood to town go right straight
to the slaughter house and haul home
load and we will try t-and they say the
earth from under old buildings, and the
black peaty muck so abundant in our
big pond are both excellent manures. |
like to have forgotten the chip yarl; they
lay chip manure is iirstrate and we have
cords Of it; there has not been particle
hauled away for 40 years." The boys
we're soon all busy hauling manure, the
old man off TO town after better plow,
the oil lady getting in web Of fine fan.
mel, and the girls peicing and quilting
a genlleman's fancy, and dec clared their
brothers hould help them plant some
beautiful shrubb.ry in the yard, "Hal.
loa!" says the old gentleman to passing
neishbor, "can you tell me who has
some OF the very best seed corn in the
country; my boys have couple Of fields
we'll covered with manure, AMI | have
got one of the very best plows in the
country anI in;cnl to turn over about 3
inches Of soil that has never been wax C.,
up since the farm was cleared, and Try
TO see five can't beat some of those far
mers' club boys in raising cora" The
, result was when fall came the two fell.
that were manurcd and plowcd with ,h'
8 new pow turned off 100 bushels to th'
acre and the fields not manure |, an'
G Scratched id the ola way pro lucel 81
I bushels. Now how does the accoun
S stanl.
J, Manure fi.lls debtor: to 40 load
. manure, csc per load, $40: interest o'
h purchase money, taxes and repairs SO
e seed, cultivating AMI harvesting $5-to
J.. tai expense per acre $ls. Crciit- b
!. 100 bushels Of corn, 25r per bushel. $2d
4 This leaves profit of seven dollars pc
}, acre. .......
G Fields not manured debtor: interest o
a purchase money, taxes and repairs s;
O seed, cultivating AMI harvcsiinc $5-tc
i. tai expenses per acre $lS. Credit b
G 35 bushels Of corn, Csc per bnshel, 1871
This leaves profit Of seventy.fve CEN
J. per acre.
q The balance in favor Of manufel fiel,
n is s7,25-and the clear gain on 20 acre
g $l45.
o Well, we'll says the oil man who ha
i. always been content when making b'
IS cents profit per acre. 81 can wall a
!. ford me to pay my dollar TO the societ
s for by joining have made $l45 as slic
l. as a whistle Peel. ......
,e "Well is that all you are benefited |
r. the operation?" ......
a. "Yes believe so except 2 or 8 sma
III premiums the old lady and the girls +
ceived for some Of their handiwork at Il
w fair"
,e "But hold on moment my friend.-
10 Are not your two fields containing
,ir acres from which you prolucel 2,Ot
e. bushels Of corn now worth more thf
o. when they would produce only 700 bus
ey els?" ...-.r -
ii. "Golly mountains! I'd forgot III,
it. guess they a,c for it takes nearly 700
ell pay expenses, and the extra 1900 bus
h. els is clear gain"
We think we would hazard nothi
in saying there is not lady or gentlem'
to who likes to be beat at their own ira
nv or occupation. If a lady discovers ,h
in her nci ghbor can make better loaf
he bread, or better cup Of coffee than h'
nd sc'f she is anxious to know by VIII
Icr means she ocs it. And if a farmer Sc
en- his eighbor increasing the fertility
ws his farm, AMI his crops growing larg
ce every year while his own farm shows u
90, mistakable signs Of increased power
en- and his crops continue to grow beau
on fully less every succeeding year, he W
le. begin to search after the grand cause
all the great discrepancy. But if we ha
an none to se, the example we are conte
ny to plod on in the old plain beaten ira
IN anil all go down to poverty together.
nc. Hence the advantages Of agricultu
or assoc ia,ions. We can all meet togett
to on common platform like band
IN. brothcr>-a platform broad enough o
tho strong enouyh 10 hold every man WON
as and child in the universe-with no otl
ull object in view but to benefit and be bt
srl Gifted, to instruct and TO receive instr,
ac. ton. A. can tell us how he raises ST.
ter extraordinary wheat; B. will inform
to how he produced his premium corn;
or enlightens US on the subject Of imprt
"a ing worn down lands; Mrs. D. will {
ave plain her method ofmaking her super
the cheese; and Mrs. E. will tell MS how
hat makes that capital butter; and how
|, Of preserves it so pure and sweet for gr
Ian 9th Of time: perhaps she will show