New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-27

to bring il irto proper stats Of cultivation. II will
take time make Il wha; wish and intend 10 mate
it. We shall work on aud patiently wait the desired
result.
Farming IL not the business that I shond, from
choice engage life-pursuit; but what we would
d. il always within reach and 1t If not w<se
nor Just Tor women 70 bang upon their husbands,
fstrer, brothers, for support, ard SIT down "a
do n@tbing ely heceuae hey csnnot Ind thst 70 90
which beet suiis tier ibclinsticns. as we nave
farm we prefer 70 live honestly ard independently BY
tng il rather than TO be supported IN ioieness ara
live and spend our lime rs society ana iasnon uceo.
We bope also to encourage other womeu o'her
mothers with their daughters who are nov ebut MP 10
close rooms tolng with their needles for miserable
pjtapce and most pfecarous snbss ence to come out
snd labor tie land 10 the treah air, and earn ior
themselves more independent hvlrg
There IL freedom and he .h for woman in filling the
land as gardener farmer which can be found In no
other employment. That and roy daughters Know by
experience We free to tive cut the pure Impulses OF
oar nature free 10 treahe pure air OF heaven free
TO think and act for ourselves and free 10 be what God
MADE and designed IA TO be-true women. We are
free In d sense could not be In any other KIND OF
labor.
We have proved that women can do all kinds Of
farm. work. This we think, is accomplishing great
deal; for often have told us that women couid
never succeed az farmers. But my motto has always
BEEN " | II Try ana the result ~, we nave Acoon-
pitched every thing we have undertaken.
We have Eve acres Of sowed corr for food Tor our
stock 80 acres of Hungarian grss, acres OF spring
wheat acres Of carols, and % acres OF OATS All
thtse crops are good. We have hoe crop Ol onions
We have some corn PLANTED for ham9n fooc), and
potatoes and peas that very good aud SOME nov 70
good We are preparing u SOW 40 acres with WIN.
ter rye ard wheat. We bsve eiso email DAIRY Oh
pine< ell COVE. We have girl, 10 years old, 70
help Us which is I'll the help have beside our own
daughters. Occasionally the men who are ditchlDg,
when out of work on the bitches help us 30 re. -.
But N preparing the lard IN getting Ia aud cuitlVa~
ing sill the crops have mentioned we hays hah only
seven dsys work from men, and that was In ORA wing
al been done by the five girls aud myself. we have
sowed our grsio broadcast by hand; and milk any
GOO farmer would have ssd it WAS just az well done
ss any man could have done it-with the same ex'
pereDce =,
Marvin the husband and father, ard the girls are
harvesting the oats. am shut 40 IN the house, woere
have been for four weeks laid up by sprained ana
raetnred limb Nv brother came for me TO take me In
a buggy to SCI dying sister. Is going down stesp
hill ths harness gave wsv and the horse, being young
became humans gea6le III d was THROWN out a m
iu,e0. II was well that was rot driving for hai
been should not coon have heard the last OF IT, Tor IN
all orr ont door labors nl5lakes or accidents
may befal u.s. they are supposed TO happen, because
we are women and not men. man was dlvipg.
therefore the haruess broke because Of defect In
it. Had been driving the breaking OF the haroess
would have occurred beCal5e woman was drlvlog.
en- now beginning to get ABOUT on crutehes little,
but fear stall not be able to do anything more on
the farm hs FALL which deeply r'gret, as ny heart
is in The work to demonstrste to the mothers and
daughters Of our country the pracncaohy OF employ
ing then seyes prof ably heal bfnly and without any
Facrjfce of true wou anly deicacy aud poiteness IN
cutivaiipg the soil and making for themselves happy
and pdeoendent homes on the land. Bat my daugh-
era are managing tie farm ekilfuDy while sn laid by
ard will try 10 he patient PALMA ". ROBERTS,