Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-08-15
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TUESDAY, AUGUST Is, 1864.
From the American Agffeuiturist.
Two Farmers CoStFasfed.

From the American Agricuiturist.
Two Farmers COntrasted.
Having business with the agricultural por-
ton of the citizens of one of our Middle
States last autumn, had good opportunity to
note many almost curiosHies that came unGeF
my observation in various ways. found
some sections where the tillers represented
SO many different nations of the East, and so
many different languages were spoken. that
sometimes required more than one interpreter
to accompany me. In one of my business
excursions called on one of the tillers OF the
soil for a few moments, and having completed
my business, was about leaving, when
bright. eyed little boy came skipping along,
holding in one of his hands large, fair apple,
which was partly red colored. The animated
sparkle of his eye and the intelligent appear
ance of his countenance completely captivated
me, and l felt an interest in him from that
moment. Said he:
i" Pa, see what pretty apple have founds
half red and half green, and tits sweet, and
want to know what makes this apple sweet !"
"'Cause it growed so,' said the father
gruffiy " We'll, Pa, all t'other apples that
have red on them are sour, and why isn't this
sour too !" ''Cause it didn't grow so, more
gruffiy than before. g Well pa, do tell me
what makes apples SWEET "'Cause they
grow so, tell you;'' (ths was said sternly,
and IN very emphatic manner, accompanied
with menacing gesture y " and if you don't
stop asking your foolish questions ! will tchip
you again-1 should think had whipped you
enough to whip all the foolish questions out
of you, but you don't know how to say aay-
thing but ask questions. Now hold your
tongue and be off, The little boy said, as he
turned to obey, " Pa, Ill try not to ask more
questions" This was said in a slbdued tone,
and his face was suffused with tears, while the
elasticity and ardor of his movements were
visibly damped. loitered a moment to see
what might follow, when the father turned to
me and said, " that boy is almost spirit by CO.
ing over to my neighbor SMALL's, who has a
couple of boys about his age, and MIR. Small
wants my John to come over sometimes and
la,W with his boys. He's alters telling them
something when he's at work about felosephy,
as he calls it, and / wish he'd keep it to him.
self, for boys oughn't to know too much, and
if he don't quit telling my John so much
stuff, l shall keep him at home, l SHALL"
AS l had previously finished my business.
and seeing but little chance to help little John
l resolved to learn what kind of a neighbor
Mr.. Small was. l soon after called, and
found him TO be q farmer and true gentleman.
Everything showed that he was as near mas
ter of his profession as any III our county,
Every tool had place, and was in its place,
too, and so arranged as TO be come able
when wanted without any needless waste of
time, while the general appearance of his farm
showed that they had been used when want
ed. l soon had an opportunity to see the
two boys that Johns father had spoken Of, as
two active little lads joined us, and the father
introduced them as his sons. There was
none Of that shyness we often see in country
Ii, g A.
times observe in city lads, but sort of man
illness that makes one feel acquainted from the
first sound of their voice. They were true
types Of their father. The elder held in his
hand an ear of corn partly red, and when
pause in our conversation eusued, he said to
his father, "Pa, may l ask a questionY-
Yes,' said Mr.. Small, 50 if it is not long
one" "Well, you see this ear of corn has
some red kernels i'll it, and Bub and cannot
agree how it could come, since there was none
planted in our field that was red" begged
Mr.. Small tn let me hear what explanation his
son would give, as he was about to speak,
Mr.. Small said he doubted the ability of either
to give the true cause, but that each should
state his views since he had no recollection OF
ever explaining to them the reison for such
occurrences; so turning to the elder, he said
edwin, let me hear what you have to say,
nation"
We had reached beautiful eminence as
Edwin commenced and said "You remem-
Der, Pa, to have told us that unless the pollen
of the anthers (Which grow on the upper end
of the cornstalksl should fall or be carried by
the wind to the SILKS or pistils of the ear
shoot, there would be no corn on the cob
Now if the pollen can be carried by the wind
as well as by the hand, as you showed us,
there is no reason why the wind should not
blow the pollen from P.'s corn to ours, al
though it is near half mile off, and the wind
bowed from his eorn-held toward ours, too,
from the time it was sitkea until it was full in
milk, and L told Bub that this was the most
likely way that it came that we have red corn
in ours this year. "Now, Bub, for your
turn, said Mr.. Small. ''Svell, Pa" said he,
81 have changed my mind some since brother
has been talking, as it has put me in mind Of
what l read in the AgricuytlH;st. The paper
said that it was very difficult to raise pure
seed of any kind, for there were so many bees
and other winged insects that were all the
while going from one flower to another, and
carrying the pollen on their bodies, thus mix
ing melons, cucumbers, squashes, corn, as
well as all other such plants and vegetables,
so that it must be very difficult to raise any
pure variety. l can only wonder now how
we find them so pure as they are, but there Is
something else where | am more puzzled and
that is to find out how it is that so small a
speck of fine yellowish powder can impart
an influence to yellow variety of corn that
shall make red kernels grow on the same cob,
when the juice that supports both the red and
the yellow corn comes through the same
source to the ear can you explain, father. for
l find nothing in any book that tells me =
Well, my sons, you have between you
spun out long story, and have reasoned or
quoted correctly, too; but how to answer the
question Bub put, will take more time than 1
now have, but we must all study, and when
we have time we will see whether there is any
reasons given in any Of our books
heard much more such conversation, that
was not only interesting. but instructive, so
much so that l determined to pay another
visit. Should this prove acceptable, will
try to give you the history of the other call at
some future time. J.
A NEBRASKA SETTLER IA few days since,
an officer in the Philadelphia Custom House,
who was making an exclusion on one Of the
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