Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-02-27
ENGLISH LADIES.

The following is from MIR. Holcolnb's
address befure the Maryland Agricultu-
raj Society:
As showing the interest English la
dies take IN agriculture, | cannot bu.
relate casual interview CHANGED TO
have with an English lady, in going up
in,the Express train from London TO
York. Her husband had bought book
at the stand as we were about stariing,
and remarked 10 her Thai 81, was one of
her iavorite American Authors aw-
thorn" ] casually observed, IL was
pleased to see voting American authors
found admirers with English ladies', +"
when the CONVERSATION turned on books
and authors. But said to myself pref
ty soon, ''ihis is literary lady-prnb-
ably her husband is an Editor or Re-
view err, and she handles the .sscissors' .
for him; at all events. must retreat
from this discussion about authors, mo-
dern poets, and poetry. What should "a
farmer know critically of such things
II | was only in those fields-it' The con-
versation could be made 10 turn On crops
or cattle, then should feel quite al home.
| finally pointed cut field OF wheat, and
remarked it was very fine. The lady,
carefully observing it, said :-"Sir, |
think ii is too thin--a common fault this
season.. as the seeding was late 80 those
drills" she added, turning to her hus-
band for his confirmation, "cannot be
more than ten inches apart, and You see.
sir, the ground is not completely covered
-tweE!e, 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 hardly discover the drills
If The Goddess of Ceres had appear
ed with her sheaf, or her cornucopia.
could not ha, been taken more by sur
prise. A lady descanting on The aoidth
Of whsat drills and lie quantity Of seed Z"
81 willtry her again, y said I,'.this may
be chance shot," and remarked in ref
erence to field Of ploughed ground
we were passing, that it broke up in
great Jumps, and could hardly be put in
good tiith. 1--WE have much clay land
like this" she replied, ''and formerly it
was difficult TO cultivate il in tillage
crop, but since the introducement OF
Croskill's Patent Clod Crusher. they will
make the most beautiful filth on these
lands, and which are now regarded as
Iamong our best wheat lands
The conversation turned on cattle she
spoke of the best breeds of Cows for the
pail, (ths AJrshires and Devons, J ,nld
Ime where the best cheese was made
|Cheshire-the best butter Ireland
were the best milk maids were to be
fond-Wales. "Oh p said I, II was
mistaken ; this charming intelligent wo-
man acting so natural and unaffected
dressed so neat and SO very plain, must
be "A farmers wife. and what help-mate
he has in her? She is not an extrava-
CANT wife either, not an ornament about
her-yss, single bracelet clasps fair
rounded arn-that's ALL" The train
stopped at York no sooner Fad my tray.
elli,ig companions stepped upon the plat
form, than | noticed they were surroun-
ded by half dozen servants-men and
naids-the men in full livery. II tnr-
ned out 10 be Sir John and Lady H.
This gentleman, | learned, WAS one OF
the largest proprieiofs In Burkshire, and
his lady the daughter of a Nobleman. a
Peerless in her own right but her title
added nothing to her, she was noble wo-
man without It.