Litchfield enquirer., 1854-02-23
English Ladies,

@1 BS lOilOWlUg IS tIUtu 0AEs K10I~ comb address before the Maryland Agricultural Society;
 As showing the interest English la- dies take in AgricuIiore, cannon but relate a casual interview chanced to have with an English lady, in going pp in the Express train from London9to York. Her husband had bought book at the stand as. we were about starting, and remarked to her that q it was one of her lavorite American Au- thofs-H Hawthorn" l casually ob- served, !" was pleased to see young American authors foond admirers with English ladies'" when the conversa- ton turned on books and authors. But I said to myself pretty soon, !" this is literary lady-probably her husband is san Editor or Reviewer, and she han dles the scissors for him ;at all events, I must retreat from this discussion about authors, modern poets, and poe try. What should farmer know crit ically of such things. If ! was only in those 6elds--if the conversation could be made 10 turn on crops or cat- ile, then l should feel quite at homes lfinally pointed out a field Of wheat, and remarked it was very fine. The lady, carefully observing it, said :-- Sir, ! think it is too ttin-a common fault this season, as the seeding was late y !" those drills" she added, turn ing to her husband for his confirmation, " cannot be more than ten inches apart, and you see, sir, the ground isnot com pletely covered--twelve, and eleven inches is now preferred for the width of drills, and two bushels of seed to the acre will then entirely cover the ground, on good land, so you can hard ly discover the drills" ss'a Sss
 If the Goddess of Ceres had ap- peared with her sheaf. or her coFnuco- pia, I could not have been taken more by surprise. Alady descanting on the s0idth ot' sOheat drills and tse Qudntity ef seed /"
 "I will try her again. y said !, 'sIthis may be chance shot," and remarked in reference to field of ploughed ground we were passing, that it broke up in great Jumps, and could hardly be put in good ,ilih. z" We have much clay land like ,his," she replied, l" and formerly it was difficult to cultivate it in tillage crop, but since the introduce ton of Croskill's Patent Clod Crusher, they will make the most beautiful filth on these lands, and which are now re- garded as among our best wheat lands."
 The conversation turned on cattle she spoke of the best breeds of Cows for the pail, (tbe Ayrshires and De- vons,) told me where the best cheese was made-C -Clieshire-ihe best butter Ireland where the best milk maids were to be found-Wales. "Oh !n said I, "l was mistaken this charm ing intelligent woman, acting so natu- ral and unaffected, dressed so neat and so very plain, must be q farmers wife, and what help-mate hc has in her She is not an extravagant wife either, not an ornament about her-yes, a sin- gle bracelet clasps fair, round arn--- that's all." The irain stopped at York ; no sooner had my travelling companions stepped upon the platform, than l noticed they were surrounded by half a dozen servants --men and maids--Ihe men in full livery. It turned out to be Sir John and Lady H-. This gentlemaa, | leafn- ed, was one Of the largest land pros prietors in Berkshire, and his lady the daughter of a Nobleman, q PeeFess in her own right but her title added nothing to her, she was noble woman without it. gs sY