New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-07-27
WORK IN THE COUNTRY.

10 he Editor q The " y. tribune
SIR: In letter that recently received from the
western part of this State my friend says: 1--WE are
now in the midst OF harvest and hands arc so scarce
that farmers are working themselves nearly dead.
We cannot get help at any price, Having an init
mate acquaintance with the agricultural operations In
the northern and central portions OF New York, can
well understood what il meant by the expression,
Help il scarce" and the idea that " farmers are
working themselves nearly dead Is lar from being
teuratiye one. The amount of work To be done Is
much greater than the number OF hands to do 1t, and
the farmer is wearing out his very life in labor, simply
because he cannot get any one to assist him. know
of large number of neighborhOOds" where willing
hands could fud plenty to employ them only during
the present time but through the whole year. If
nan goes to the country, and shows a disposition tn
edJH living conducts himself steadily, and shows him
self 10 be O person OF reliable character, there IL
scarcely day, in the winter, but what he can
rd plenty 10 keep him busy. The streets of this city
are now thronged with stalwart men, of Responding
looks and desparng hearts, appealing to the charity Of
their fellows forced 10 beg because they cannot pro-
cure rem Lucrative employ Scarcely aday passes
but my Office is visited by half dozen abe-boded men
asking for aims not account Of sickness but they re
"out Of work, and cannot get any" II these men
could but be induced 20 manufacture little courage,
and start of for some part OF the country no matter
where they would find plenty to do, and few weeks
would place them in condition Of comparative happi-
ness l. there way to bring about some transfer Of
population Could 80 desirable an object be accom-
pshed by means Of an association
But there are o few things that a man must not ex
pect when he goes from the ci;y 20 the country. La
the first place lie must lot expect 10 get employment
By tie month ana he had better not travel far 20 pro-
cure il. Few farmers hire month hands. snd when
they do, they want men who are well acquainted with
every variety OF farming business City inhabitants do
not rcssess this kind of knowledge, and hence will
rarely succeed in getting permanent situation. Bet
ter 90 to farmers house aud ASA him for days
worn; tell him your situation, and be the season what
il may il lie has nothing for you to do, he will either
fEd something or else direct YOU to some neghbOr
who has need of your services and you will soon find
yourself employed Let man 90 TO the country look
ing for one day work al time and II he proves hint
self willing laborer, he WILL in almost any section OF
this State find enough farmers in circuit Of two miles
TO keep him busy the whole year.
Neither must 90 to the country, expecting to
get two dollars or twenty shlngs per day for his
work. That may be the wages of good city me-
ch6nic where beef is l. cents; butter % cents, and
potatoes . Is per small Bat in the country
here teef 10 cents butter IL cents and potatoes
I ger bushe wages are proportionally less. From
Fix shiBgs 10 a dollar IS the price tor a day Is work
there ard we know many men who went there poor,
and it'll large families 10 support yet IN few years
they have been able to purchase snug little home
,tesd out % their daily earnings.
But Of ~ important things, man must not go to
the country and expect To live in idleness. Farming
!, lite OF labor, and he who takes up with it must
ave bis gloves and pOmatum at home, and prepare
10 earn his bread by the sweat OF his brow. The
Gcr gets no sympathy from farmers, and he who will
reg work must starye, as well IN country in city.
I he trckster is soon found OUT by them but the
hcr et man aud the willing worker gets the good will
If the whole neghborhood. And if such man has
left family in the city and wishes to get them in the
country with him, he need but make this desire
known. He will meet a response from the
LeaIt Of every husbandman and the money necessary
for the removal will soon be in bis bands And when
bis Little flock has arrived, it will be an easy matter
10 find some farmer Who is willing to let him put a
little domicil some eide lot of his farm. And the
-tTong hands Of many sturdy powmen will then turn
out to bee, and urged by the impulse of their
y mpatbes. they will soon raise him tenament
H HEB, though may be small is yet house and In
fnitely more comfortable than any bedbug pest
fouse he could have enjoyed in the city And
very likely this farmer will allow him enough
rIcurd for garden patch; and if he will cultivate
t. i will yield him all the fresh garden sauce that he
VIII want during the summer and perhaps beans,
md cabbage and beta and onions, and
carrots enough 10 last all winter And there
allen timber enough be had for the gathering ana oy
working few days for farmer be wlii get mn :"
draw home enough 20 last him for fuel an 'he e1I'
nd If be is not a vegetarian, day. w0rh WIN an-
ether farmer will buy him little Pig "hicn wiz iu
,C-.ci.tly ,r.w &c kcs ard supply Us i2iIi' WIN