The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-01-05
farmers. Write
:, Sour Journal.


The summer toll of the ff?ai IN 'oarna. . -,
his leisue hours have come. The W.
ings are the time for Farmers TO reflect o.. :,
past, ans mediate and plan for the future and II
IS the-1ipe for them to hold communion with each
other:aTd through the medium of the Agricul-
turai journals, enjoy the pleasure, (aye, the profit
too, If nterchanging thoughts and views the
various ranches of their multfarious pursuits.
Wousftey but adopt the plan of informing each
other thD the medium oftheirJ ournals, what they
have don the season past, and ruth rh0t success,
and VIVA they wish 10 perform the coming year,
by giving a general statement of their farming
operations, il would give volumes of useful facts
that wDui be of great Importance to them all
L would increase their agricultural knowledge,
and hAbMate them to think more closely and more
accuro3el on all their farming operations; and it
would gEe rich expansion to their agricultural
thoughts and be real zest in their leisure hours;
aud the the and labor necessary to accomplish
1t would ,e but trltins, would they but make
be rinnin.
Make a map of the farm, number the fields
and marbon the map the number of acres in each
field, andkeep farm journal; set down each sea
the umber of acres that there under the
various cops, together with their probable aver
age protection; perfect accuracy is not essential
more valuable 1t will be.
But | m fully aware that there are many in
convenieres to be overcome for farmers to at
tend to even these trfes. We are not in the hab
it of wiring, and our pen and ink are seldom in
order. AMI often out of place; and after the ia
tigue Of long Summer day we rarely feel in
cliued to ook them up, and set down the num-
Der of aces plowed, planted, or sown; and we
generallyare little affected with the impulse Of
vanity and do not ike to mention our miss goes,
nor lei poor crops be known, (Which will
sometimes happen to the best of farmers.) We
must naNa something great or Wonderful ,iai, n far
it is not one bountiful crop, nor one or two fine
animals, at is the evidence of the farna0.s 'lrlft
but tbs the average production Tor number OF
years kiat as tie eyidence Of yood cultt0ator-
AM thtr. " OF US competent to put our
thoughts on paper, in a free, easy, and fluent
style Cor .Sring out words to make long article
But itls a disgrace to the farmer that he is
not tient writer that it is TO the barrister that
he canrot hold the plow.- 1t is the farmers pro-
vince % deal acrite Tdcts, and not with fowery
language. A plain and distinct statement Of facts
and things in the beauty of the farmers style
But al these obstacles and difficulties can be over
come by faithful perseverance. w. GARRUTr.
Wheatland \. Y. Dee, 1854. -Rur v l.
A Series of Imp positioas-Their Remedies.
1t isreporte1, upon what may be deemed good
authorty, that committee of a State Agrlcul
turll Society, loca ed towards the setting SUM-
at a lac fair, awarded premium of five dollars
to person who exhibited ssPetrifea Fasp's
Vest Any child of fifteen years of age. in our
Cleveland Free-schools would at once have re-
cognized that sconaertul curiosity as nothing
more than sil-coralline-probably species
of astna, a kindred genus.
Gov. Sla4e will, we trust unload in that State
his next cargo of Female teachers
ASeTHER.-Every few weeks some peniten-
tlary boxing foreigner presents himself at our
door, and hands out parchment or printed pa
per setting forth thai he has been an extreme
sufferer from fire, shipwreck, famine, war, or
klngly oppression; any pretence likely to excite
. sympathy, and obtain a contribution from our
purse.
This game has been played for years and is still
carried on throu ghout our country. Public au-
thority should arrest every one of :he imposters
and set them a. work in a ball and chain gang or
perhaps IN more conSeaial occupation By hirelng
them to P. I. Barnum to be employed in solicit
ing subscriptions to his Auto Biography.
Still LANoTHER.-Severaly years since, fellow
in the vicinity Of this CITY, collected together a
great amount of roots and seeds of the most in
ditferen. kinds of flowers, together with large
variety Of the yiiest of weeds. These were duly
arranged and labeled To render them saleable
book of paintings Of flowers was exhibited, said
to represent the Kind offered.
The imposter Travelled extensively in this State
aod in other parts OF tie country, and disposed
of his trash atenornous prices, underthe prctence
that It was an importation from the best gardens
in Holland.
Oar friend Dr-of-M-,m made large
purchases, and among other valuable acquisitions
obtaiued for three dollars, was a specimen OF
''Chinese Tuber-" Happening to visit him the
summer following, we saw the items of his pur-
chase, one after another, developing themselves
in the most worthless fo-fns The doctor WINGED
some a. the loss Of his money. but more az the
Jokes Of his family when his Chinese Tt:5er leas-
ed or as Poke Root plant
There are reasons to apPrehend that a new edi-
ton Of this imposition Is being got up in this place,
at this time. We would warn all our Horticultu
raj and Horticultural friends to be on the look
ou.. Their credulity nav be tried before The sea
son expires If such an imposition IS maturing
here, i would be well for our police 10 lay their
gentle hands the author of it. An appropris c
employment for him would be to clear subur-
ban streets and lanes of the Ssramomium OF
--Stink weed which Is here 50 abundant. As a
precsusion ne should b. Set Al work early IN the
summer, otherwise the rascal would from habi
gather up the ripe seeds AID next winter be of
selling them for onion or flower seeds. Y.
Ohio Farmer.
ga French gardener IS said 10 have discev
eFel TIA By painting his no. houses with coal
tar the refuse Of the gas-houSe all the insects
4 destructive Il, plants and fruits are DESTROYED