Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-04-12

think so. When wheel p'oughs were get
ting common he says to me: 'Neighbor Ash
field, you are falling behind the times; you
must Sc. up wheel plough or two.'
eel won't said |. My father never had a
wheel plough on the farm. and why should
llp You know, Mr.. Humphrey, that the far
mers were always blunt in their speech, and
no one more SO than farmer Ashficld.
"When draining came into use, more than
it had ever been before, my neighbor says to
me; you are standing in your own light in
not dra ming your land more than you do; but
better late than never. Better begin now.
al WON'T said !, 'et those Gu; up tn cir
meadows, and lay out their money in slough
tiles that like; my meadows shall remain as
they always have BEEN"
"'Well,' said he, at any rate trim up yorr
hedges and headlands, or 'adlands, as you
call them, a little closer. There's a deal OF
waste land on your farm. Trim up your ed
ges and hesdlahds." J"
al won't SAID /. MY father was as good
a faimer US any in the Parish; he knew what
he wus nbou. as well as you do; and he new
er trimmed up his hcadlands more than |
do"
"Sooh after this he was at me again. Your
land is stiff, neighbor,' Gays he;I would ad-
wise you TO try one ofthe new-fashioned clod
crushers for you will fiud it an advantage "
al WON'T said I. Such jmcracks may
suit some people, but they won't suit me;my
karrows break the ground quite as well as a
clod crusher; if some folks as ] could men,
ton, were half as fond Of work as they are
now o whims, it would be more 10 their cre-
dit"
"Neighbor Ashfed,' says he, yecr or two
years after threshng machines had once
come into fashion, you and must do as 9TH
er people dove must set up threshing
machine.'
".I WON'T says /. why should do that
that my father never did! And why should
take the bread out Of the mouth OF the labor
ing man"
But never did see my neighbor more
in earnest than when he came to ask me TO
give something towards the Sunday Schools.
Lend them helping hand said he, 'for they
are doing more good in the Parish than you
think Tor.
"'l WON'T says |. we never used to
have Sunday Schools, and pough-'ads and
dairy maids de none too much work>as it is
What will they do if you make scholars of
them, can't tell"
GAN this time thought myself wondrous
wise in not being led astray by the new fam
ged MOTTO ns of my neighbors; but at last my
eyes were opened, for there was not far
mer in the parish who hadn't better crops
than had"
81 saw that my neighbor with wheel plow
could do more without driver. aud hold the
pow tail with half the trouble that it cost
me- SO set up three or four wheel plows;and
what could do without them now, it would
be hard to say.
"'Kcep your land wft at the top and dry
at the bottom said my neighbour | be-
gan to listen TO him. took his advice, had
nv meadows well drained, and never have
had any cause to grudge either the expense
or the trouble. lie who doesn't drain his
farm, if i. is wet one, is draining his own
pnrse by bad management.
81 looked about me, and saw that | lost an
acre or two of ground by my slovenly hsdg-
es and headlands; SO set 70 work ard had
them trimmed up close. 1t was foolish
thing that this was not done before,
Il was backward enough in venturlng on
a heavy iron press wheel clod cruSher; but
when did, found more work done by IT,
than half dozen pair Of burrows you'd do.
No one can persuade mo to set it aside now.
"Nobody stood sitter than | did against
the threshing machnes;but for all that, when
saw how easily my neighbor could turn
! hundred bushels day out of the straw,while
my men humping away with their fails die
6, little, gave way ct once, and set up
machine myself.
"As my neghbor had got the better of my
obstinacy in so many things, it was not at
all likely he would give up trying me agar
about the Sunday Schools, Al last he bea
then, too. For many years have l support
ed them, and never shall they need pound
while | have one to give.
"At the present time, though am not toni
OF running neck or nothing after every new
hing, keep my eyes open to see, and IN,
ears open to hear; quite disposed to believe
that my neighbors are quite as wise as | am
and to profit BY their judgment as we'll as m.
own.
"lt has often surprised me to think, that
after setting my face against wheel Plow'
draining, clod crushers, ,hreshing mOehines
and Sunday Schools, should adopt them al
but believe Mr.. Humphrey, the real truth t
be this, that never saw the i'll condition c
my own farm, till it pleased God 10 show m
the evil of my own heart. This it was tina
opened my eyes, humbled me, and took ava
my obstnacy."
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