The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-04-21
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LETTERS FROM "AaRICoLA"

LETTERS FROM "A9RICOhA"
NO. II.
Bro. FARMERS dear Sirs: Wo
have waited two weeks, expecting TO
hear some good things from you But,
alas none Of you have needed tho sug-
gostions We gavo in our first commuui-
cation about writing Yet We do not
feel discouraged but shall continue to
write out our thoughts for your beUoat,
as we can find time and opportunity
We confess that these mild April
, mornings and warm showers are work
, ing n mighty change upon tho face Of
all Nature. Every living thing seems
to be aniuatod with new life. Tho
r warm winds, blowing from o Southern
cline, havo not famed tho farmers
3 brow in vain; new aspirations and life
, seem to animate their spirits. They 80
joyfully to thoir work, as though they
. meant to do something toward omolio.
rating tho "hard times Of tho past two
years.
From tho East and the West, from
j the North and the South, We hail the
D glad news that the growing Wheat crop
promises to be a good one; also, that tho
y. farmers are making active e1ertionS to
got in their Corn crop early. From tho
i active ezertions put forth by the farm.
= ing community, we are led to believe
- that tho smiles Of Heaven will reward
Il their labors. Heretofore we have had
too much growing and grumJling about
y the weather and tho crops, the rainy
4 seasons and the dry, &c. Nov, what is
e this but distrusting the ways Of Provi
It donce2 The fact is, that VIC often grum-
e bic when we should be thankful God
o has arranged the seasons according To
His own good pleasure, and docs all
p things for the best.
Now. brother farmers, let US examine
carefully the work that we have dono in
the two past years, and see if VIC can
! not do better henccforth. Can We nos
double our wheat crop, and produce
N a third more corn than VIC do2 We
:, undoubtedly can, and it behooves Us 60
10 so, if we wish to add thousands Of
. dollars to the wealth Of our county
T. But the question comes up, how can
f this be done? We answer By more
IS thorough system Of tillaga-by tho uso
~ ~ of the sl.J.soH plolo aud hcavy manurirg.
ID You pillow and dig your gardens docp.
ID and see tho transforming effect il produ-
ces upon your garden stuff and yet you
fail to see that deep tillago would pro-
r. duce the same effect on our field crops
ye Besides, we would derive another great
~ advantage if VIC would use the sub-sou
at pillow to deepen our tillagc lands, viz
k If tho season should be dry, the roots
It. Of the growing crops would extend
rs themselves down to great depth in
search Of moisture, and hence would
in not bo so easily affected by drought; and
if tho season should prove 70 be wet,
at the heavy rains do not wash away 60
~ much Of the virgin soil, but settle
gradually down into the soil, and do
at not affect the growing crops in such o
'ot way as to injurO them,
l'S But under the present system Of
Hs farming, wo are aware that but fow
ith farmers will sub-soil any part Of their
land, from the fact that they endeavor
,ot to cultivate moro than they can do well
re. What is tho general average Of tho
on corn and wheat crops We may safely
I place tho average Of corn at forty, nnc
,5' .J wheat at fifteen bushels per acre in thil
gas county, one year with another, t5hiL
rad The present hslter.sLeHer system Of flrm.
mt ing Is carried on. In 1857 there wer,
or. 485 acres Of wheat, which yielde,
wn 1861 bushels, which would give al
'ot- average Of 15@ bushels per acre. OF
the corn, there we're 53,554 acres, which
Nv Tu yielded 2,O22,2l3 bushels, whiol
ON would give an average Of 81
in bushels per acre Wo arc aware tina
will this calculation is not strictly accurate
'o1' but enough SO for our purpose.
the We have written statements Of farm
ariu ors, sworn to by disintorostod persons
.ecn who have raised over 80 bushels Of whea
the per acre, while Of corn there has Doe
,,n.. "9' one hundred and City bushels raised pc
/ acre. Now, what does this provc2 VIII
my good sirs, it proves to US that ou
me me wheat crop can be more than double,
,nlv and the corn crop quadruplod, which
cut at the present prices those staple fari
Dper products command, would bring into u
Gi'y pockets Of our Highland farmers ii
,tor % snug little sum Of S5 s6O 100 40, ALLOW
off ing wheat to be worth 81 90 per busl
el, and corn 30 cents.
l.a.y Come, my brother farmers wo has
.obIs Just the right Kind Of land on which
" ~ nroduce such crops if ud aro willing