, 1858-07-09


All the various pursuits of life, professional
and mechanical, have their advantages anC
their disadvantages, their pleasures and theil
trials, their profits and their losses, at time:
and seasons; but there is no branch Of in
dustry, we believe, so well rewarded as that
of Farming, which is at once the most health
ful, the most pleasant, and the most profitable
That the Agricultural pursuit possesses these
great advantages, we shall cndcavor to show
TO the satisfaction of our readers.
Statistics from census returns have shown
over and over again that the greatest average
longevity is attained by the Farmer; ex.
ceeding by from twelve to twenty years that
of all other industrial pursuits. That free
dom from the vicissitudes incident to life in
crowded cities contributes largely to this
result, we do not doubt; while there would
seem to exist sanitive influence in the varied
employmcnts of the husbandman, as also in
the greater purity of the atmosphere he
breathes.
That Farming is pleasant, as compared
with other occupations, few or no Farmers
will deny, and all others concede. The very
character of the Farmers employment, as,
sisting and watching the progress and works
Of Nature, is calculated to make him happy
and contented. He is liable to very few of
the disastrous and harassing changes that are
constantly occurring in other pursuits, but,
being provident and Industrious, passes qui.
etly and pleasantly through life's toilsome
journey to ripe age and sure competence.
We know that he sometimes has his cares
and his trials, but these cares and trials are
not necessarily haunting his brain, as is .hc
case with those engaged in trade and me-
ehanical pursuits. Few have so much respite
from anxiety as the Farmer, and certainly
none can so often abandon their labor IT
will, without detriment to their pecuniary
interests. Perhaps there is no occupation in
life which affords better opportunities for
mental Improvements than that of Farming
as the mind, enjoying greater freedom from
distracting thoughts, is better prepared to
grapple with and comprehend abstruse sub
jects. But to minutely detail all the plea
sures and advantages tf the Agriculturist
would fill volumes, and our space compels us
to be brief.
No Farmer who is industrious and provi-
dent will pretend to deny that his pursuit is
profitable. We know Of no physical labor
that is 80 surely remunerative, and there is
none which, with perseverance and industry,
will with 50 much certainty guarantee for
tune. The instances are by no means rare
in which fortunes have been realized in two,
three or Eve years; all Of the old States
have afforded more or less examples Of it,
but no State probably furnishes greater
number than California. ssss
With all these advantages in prospect, we
cannot understand why 50 many young men
turn away from this pursuit with apparent
aversion. In Washington Territory, every.
thing ccnspires to invite attention to Agri-
culture as . lucratiseand agreeableavocation.
Already have some Of he new cciners taken
claims, and We hear Of others preparing to
do 50. Here we have no Mexican grants
standing in theway Of settlement, and threat
ening perpetual litigation, as Is the case in
California. No owner Is known here save
Uncle Sam, and he is an easy creditor.
Enough has already been said by others
acknowledgements presented in this Territory
for settlement Those inclined to locate here
can sec for themselves, better than we can
describe, the advantages offered by the coun-
Try. We shall therefore rest content with
simply calling attention to the laws Of Con-
gresA on the fourth page Of this issue, in
relation TO presumption claims. So So.
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