The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-11-01
A Good Dialogue.

lOgue is that Of ftwo farmers on opposite sides
ola fence. Mr.. Smith, who has beside him
basket of cery small potatoes, is leaning on
the fence looking wistfully over at Mr.. Jones
who IS digging splendid crop of big Pota.
toes. A picture Of the scene was prepared
with the original dialogue, and should be
here, but we have not the engraving at hand.
The dialogue is pleasing and instructive, an !
should be read by every one. s"#
"rhe pot toes they grow small,
Over there, over there.-Old Song
Mr.. SmiM-IIow is it, ncghbor Jones,
that your potatoes are $, large and fine, while
just over the fence, on similar soil, mine ar
"a small as pullcts eggs, ald prcci ,us few at
that9
Mr.. Jonts.-I manure the field with byaine
Mr.. s nith-'Pshaw.- AL the Cincinnati
hog killers couldn't supply brains enough f,,
this ten acre field
.Ir. Jones.--T used humn brains, o.
which there are plenty
Mr.. Smith.-Non >ense-Now don't make
fun ofme because I'm unllicky, and Provi
dencc has sent gen good crop
Mr.. Jones.--Providcace help, those who
help themselves. uScdmy onn br.'ns OF
this field
Mr. SmiM-Ss did nine, and they ar,
as good as anybo ly's
Mr. Jones-Ah Tn res the trouble. -
You know it all your sef ; | don't, and so
getall thu outside help | can. I've been col
Letting other mems brain, for my land fo
twenty years, an | you Sc one result in TIL
cpp.
Mr.. Smih,-YcS, sec the result, but
don't undsrstand it. nse %Etea ff
4Nr. Jones.--Well, WHEN we began here 81
years ago, thought myself good fumer
but beloved 9th IT'S had god id.as, too
and made it my business to get at thei
thoughts some fonn | in agricultural book,
and papers, Others | picked upat the Count,
Fairs, by asking ho@ the big things wer,
raised, and often I've got good hint from
neighbor.
Mr.. Smith.--Ive alw,ys been down OF
this shook farming" but your crops: stagsc
me, they're real knock down arguments
I'm sick Of the poor show get for all my
work, and am desperate enough to try ami
thing for Improvement.
M. Jones.--Ill give you my experience
: itmay aid you. About nineteen years ago
heard that some men who had been brou IN
up on farm had dubbed together, and on
of them was going to publish paper, whicl
should consist mainly Of accounts of la,
different farmers cultivated various crops
and such like matters. sent for the papc
and have done so every year since, and nov
have nineteenlarge volumes, every page o
which have read, little at time, and tn
whole has not cost the produce of singl
acre. Why am astonished when I thinl
over the ten thousand thoughts, and hints
and suggestions / have thus gathered
What blank would be left in my head,
these thoughts were taken away.
Mr.. SmiM.-But does the practice Of far
mcrs on other kinds Of soil and with defer
ent climate, suit your wants?
Mr.. yoaes.--Why no, not exactly, perhaps
But then, every thought get from another
starts a aeu thought in my ocn mind, an
thus am constantly improving my ow
skill ana practice. You see, get all tn
brains can from other mems heads, an
compost them well in my own head with
mixture Of common sense, and then max
the application to my fields. In that way
have manured this crop of potatoes wit
plenty Of brains. The editor called here las
week on his Western tour among farmer.
and seeing my good crops, he asked me
write out just Aor have treated this fiel
for years past, and promised to do so a
soon as my crops are gathered. He wi
probably print it, as he constantly prints a
such practical matters, and perhaps hundre
thousand persons will read it: and thoug
nobody else may do jast as do many wi
get rev hint, and improve upon it. Yo
may read it if you will.
Mr.. Smith-I would like to borrow you
paper.
Mr.. Jones-Better take it yourself, f
then you will be more likely to readi io
will find hundreds of plain talks about var
GUS kinds of crops, during single year.
one hint gave five bushels of corn on enc
acre Of large field in a single year.
Mr.. Smith, can't afford to take it TIL
year.
Mr.. Jones. You would think nothing I
spending two cents week for extra tobacco