Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-11-13
Productive Labor.

Reason as we Will, the lmPeIiiDG pow
er in the accomplishment Of any design,
is reward A return in some form, actu-
atcs laborers in all conditions Of life and
amid the multifarious employments pur.
sued by the human family, the gratiica-
ton of some peculiar development of mind,
or the supply Of some want, is the incent-
i've that inspirits the toil-worn and urges
the task to mpletion. Were it not for
this "meed to be won," enterprise would
lie down and die-the cultivated fields be-
come desolate, silence brood where now is
heard the hum Of the busy wheel and the
click of the shuttle, ships would rot, the
ocean indeed be waste of waters, while
despair, mantling the human face, would
reign supreme.
Work is the necessity ofa healthy man,
and one who would remain SO. Physical
strength is given US to use, and mental
power is furnished to guide and direct, that
We be not "blind leading the blind and
meeting with the fate inevitable under
such circumstances. Work is to a COM
munity what the heart is to a physical
systematic engine which no, only gives
circulation to the source of life, but pre-
pares for use, BY furnishing whatever is
needed to sustain, iuvigorate and fully de-
velOp
The farmer amid the class Of product
i've laborers stand pre-eminen and in bis
peculiar vocation every stroke should be
made to tell fruitfully. The mechanic
may 60 back, tear down, and rebuild with.
out more detriment than the loss Of time
the farmer, if he mis.direct his energies,
wastes not only time and toll, but the re-
suits thereof. The principle inculcated in
the advice of Putnam at Bunker Hill
"don't fire till you see the whites Of their
eyes"-is one worthy OF study; there
Should DC no pdste Of ammunition. From
the turning ofthe furrow to the marketing
of produce, every implement and assistant
should be right. With the best tools the
best work can be performed, and wherev-
cr the best labor is given you will be sure
to find the best returns.
With single exception, every means to
insure success may be taken, but the re-
suit may turn upon that isolated point.
A striking illustration Of this fact was OBJ
served few days since, while on trip
through the Genesee Valley. A friend
was possessed Of two pieces of wheat
forty, and ten acre lots. To the former of
these, be had held the title for a number
of years, and had done what was in bis
power to render the soil fertile by manure,
drainage, &c. the latter was a late ac-
QUESTION, and everything, except drainage,
had been given with the hope ofpro6table
crops. Equally careful Of the preparation
of the land, selection and application of
the seed, it was to be supposed, that, be-
ing similar in soil, and receiving similar
treatment, coincidence would be carried
out to the end. The result is, that while
the forty acres will yield considerably over
eight hundred bushels, the ten would
have been quickly sold to any one offering
fifty bushels. The dampness of the soil
had retarded the growth and hardening Of
the grain, and the midge had levied upon
and appropriated almost the entire crop.
Between these two fields, there was moth
ing but narrow cattle path leading from
the pasture. In convrsation with the cul-
tivator, he remarked that /" when he had
completed the course of draining which he
intended to give the ten acres, he would
not pay any man premium to insure his
crops" In water soaked soils, the neces-
sary heat can not be generated-vegeta-
ton does not receive tithe Of the benefit
it ought from stimulants applied-the air
is shut out, and half drowned roots will
not support anything more than half
ShoWu NAOP.
Again, productive labor is that which
raises maximum crops in the most eco
nomical manner. As the agricul,urist oc-
eupies the most extensive department of
human industry, how important it is that
he should avail himself of every means by
which this end be attained ! Whether
the production Of cereals, the dairy, stock
raising, or fruit growing be best adapted to
bis farm, the object he should always keep
in view, is the attainment Of the highest
standard Of returns with the least expen-
diture. To accomplish the outstanding of
all sources of fertility-the thorough prep
aration of obtaining the best strains
of blood for domestic animals-in fact,
the exercise Of all the means and agencies
that can be brought to bear, are necessary.
Without this, complete success is among
the impossibilities-with it, obstacles ap-
parently insurmountable are passed over
With case, and the Harvest Home is rem
dered season Of plenty and rejoicing