New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-01

little rsry plain sewing but who never learned no"
make cheese or cook dinner and who are not a.
all benefited by the information that grls get . per
month for doing homework in Connecticut or Iowa.
for if they could and would do housework they could
generally ret employment at s. per month right here
Inst in the middle Of sumIasr of winner, there may
10 surplus Of GOOD household servants in our city,
INIT for eigh; months in each year, the demand for
such is fully equal TO tie supply
St1, there is, generally large surplus of persons
here. male and femae, who would gladly work if they
could find work that they could do without counting
the thousarGs who are always out Of work because
they prefer to beg, spunge cheat or steal We have
thousands here who adding nothing TO our wealth
or prosperity, but living miseraby OF course ont OF
others and are positive detrmentals here, while they
would be useful and comfortable in the country
Then why don't they go there
We answer--l. Becaus, they don't krop "hi"er 70
co. They are told that labor is wanted BY the
farmers; but let them set their faces in whatsoever
direction they have no assurance that they shall find
EMPLOYMENT. The poor man wandering among stran-
gers with bis back TO the city, and all he has swung
dstrust and suspicion lie may be swndler or robber'
for whom the city has grown too hot but who will
proye dangerous inmate in family aud poor stick
in the field. The very fact that he Is roaming IN
ques of work. unfriended and penniless raises pre-
sumption If not prejudice against him.
2. Because fhey kno,o hcmseirss III adapted 10 farm
laJor-The most needy among us have generally been
toned 10 strong muscular exertion and have
& very poor idea of Farming. They are unsk!ed in
he use of the ak the sythe the hoe, the plow, the
radie They require teaching and practice, aud pa
fences for the farmer who should employ one or more
e these must allow and invite him 10 work moder-
atey at first in order to acquire gradually the re1ui-
ute muscular energy and endurance TO work vgor-
cusly and continuously. The Transforming OF a use
less ptnnesq dinneress city loterer into an indus
trious skiful energetic farmer, is a most deserving
act one well worth considerable outlay of time and
patient effort.
But lille it is difficult and discouraging for city
bopger.on out Of place and cash. even WY
landed immigrant, totally unacquainted with the ways
and Yerhaps even with the language Of the country
10 start oil, he knows not whittier, in quest Of en-
ployment it very easy for the farmers of any county
or township to induce and pay OF their number to
and the various Emigrant and Emgran Aid Societies
and with their assistance engage just such help as
thev want. One will want skilled farm labOrets;
another will choose unskled labor, as it may be had
far cheaper; third will send for an experienced
house-wOrker; a fourth will prefer girl willing to
learn homework; fifth wants boy girl of ten to
fourteen years. and so on. Zach OF these wants
being registered in q memorandum before starting,
the agent of the township or neiglbprhOOd
may come here, spend two or three days
in careful inquiry and return with such persons
as are wanted respectively. And if more shall there
after be wanted, more may at almost any time be had
Not that the ignorant and uGskillcd stand ready TO
jump at any chance and put up with any treatment,
for such is not the There are some hcrc-mOst-
ly poor widows with young children-who would
gladly leave the City ON almost any terms that would
give them bread for work and separate them from
their children: but, general rule, he who wants
labor must pay for it, here or any where else AMI he
WHO is qualified to direct labor does not generally
want il on any other terms. Those who
skilled labor under their own other competent di
rection will of course employ that but thoroughly
competent fafm-hand is well worth $3.50 per an
puul and board as one as muscular and willing who
has almost everything 10 learn is worth 800. He
who farms lareely-no matter whether on large
farm or small one--Can wOrh in" some unshilled, or
inrm or crippled, otherwise less competent labor
ers among others; and if he does paying each fair
w. according to bis actual worth he is truer philan-
thrcpst than if he supported the unfortunate in idle
ness by what is termed charity.
The farmers are nearly through with what is
termed their hurring season. and many think they 90
not need to increase their till planting time CONES
round again. But this is grave error. just before
us is the very time to resume or commence improving
the land-;he time to DRAIN to pow, sIbsoil fence,
and get every thing in order for putting in crops sea-
sonaby and rapidly next spring in localities where it
is not advisable 10 winter grain. days work
well applied in September or October may save at
least one next May aud preclude that intense hurry
in which most farmers are involved from the time
their land dry enough to pillow aud plant till the close
of haying in July or August. Most permanent ina
proyemenis will be made in autumn never; where
fore we urge every farmer who can pay for labor to
keep his force undminished till November, and so
prepare to double his product next season.
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