Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-08-25
8 Arattital shrttb.
THE ONE ACRE FARM.
4 CrRI FOR HARD TINES.

How mnch land have you got here in your
lot. Mr.. Briggs" 2"
Il have one acre"
One acre ana here You are trking three
agricultural papers and all because you
have one acre Of ground How many such
papers would YOU have TO take if you had n
hundred acres z"
IL shouldn't. probably need any more than
take now; vow know. Mr.. Chapman, one
can go throug all the motions on one acre,
as well as on n hundred"
"a man can throw away money without
any il he has mind TO. For all the good
you get from these periodicals, you might as
well, probably throw the money they cost
into the fire, they are nothing but humbuGs."
IL pay in all only eight dollars"
Eight dollars enough to huy tip top
barrel OF -four, and a leg of bacon and ,ncn
if You read these periodicals. there is twice
the amount of the money spent in time read
lug them"
Il do usually read, or hear read almost
every word there is in them, my boys and
take turns in reading, and one reads aloud
while the rest work."
Complete nonsense no wonder your
shop don't turn out any more boots in day
than il does
perhaps we don't do as great "a days
work, some days. as some Of my npighbors ;
but guess that in the course of year. we
turn out as many according to the hands at
work, as most do"
IL suppose it is ont of these publications
You get your foolish notions ;tbont so many
kinds of fruit trees. One of my boys came
home while ago. and said Mr.. Briggs had
got lots of fruit trees and such things, that
cost. don't know how much. and wanted me
to buy some grape vine. pear trees, and so
on. told him it was all roolshness. and
not to let me hear him talk abont spending
money so foolishly. You have, dare say,
laid out ten or fifteen dollars this spring"
Yes. nearly as much again; ] have laid
ont twenty-five dollars for trees and garden
fruits"
twenty-five dollars, ! wonder you are
not on the town, or in Jail, at least, before
now"
Il am not afraid of either. III bet you
the Twenty-Five dollars III sell you that
amount of fruit from those things for which
paid the twenty-five dollars in five years "
Done I'll stand you; so your trees will
cost you fifty dollars, sure. in money, hesides
| the time thrown away in setting them out
and taking care Of them"
As for the time spent in setting them out
or taking care of them, il is as good exercise
rs playing ball, wicket, or anything else
While we were setting them out, one of youl
! boys came to get my buys to go over to Mr.
Moodys, where he said there was to be q
great time playing ball and have no doubt
your boys spend just as much time playing
the strength is all laid ont for nothing"
We'll, it don't cost anything to play ball
but trees cost money"
The foregoing conversation occurred il
the shop between two neghbors, both boot
makers. in a town not moro than twenty miles
from Boston.
Mr.. Briggs. in whose shop the conversa
tion took place, was manaof more than ordi
nary intelligence, for one of his advantages
and circumstances in life. He had been
door boy, and by industry. observation ant
economy, had worked his way up in life. anC
reared and well educated family of children
who like himself were industrious and steady
For tine few years past, he had becom,
interested in horticulture. and both for exer
else aud anus ment. had turned his atiealioI
TO eutiysiiug his zone acre farm" Ills AT
tention WIS first called TO this, by means OF |
back number of the Nep England Farmer
which was put ronnd some things bought a
the store. Mr.. Briggs found this SO inter
estlng that be purchased another AZ the pc
Inodiral depot, and then he became q regula