The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1860-11-29
A Good Dialogue.

of the scene was prepared with the original dia-
ne, aud should be here but t e engraving is
not at hand The dialogue is pleasing and in
structiye, and should be read by every one.
"The Potatoes they are small,
Over there over there - old Song.
Mr.. Smith How is it neighbor Jones, thai
your potatoes are so large and fine while just
over the fence, on similar soil, mine are as small
as pullets' eggs and precious few at that?
mr.. Jones Il mauured this field with. brains.
Mr.. S.-'Ps shaw, FAil the Cincinnati hog kill
ers couldn't supply brains for this ten acre field
Mr. il used human brains, of which there
are plenty.
Mr.. S.-Nonsense,-N don't make fun Of
me because Pm unlucky, and Providence has
sent yOW a good crop
Mr.. j. Providence helps those who help
themselves. used my O,on brains on this field
Mr.. $50 did / mine, and they are as good as
anybody's
Mr.. J-Ah there's the trouble. You know it
all yourself; 1 don't and so get all the outside
help l can. I've been collecting other mems
brains for my land for twenty years and you see
one result in thas crop.
+ Mr.. S-Yes, see the result but l don't un
derstand it.
Mr. We'll, when we began here twenty
years ago, thought myself good farmer, but
believed others too, had good ideas, and made
found in agricultural books and papers, Others
picked up at the County Fairs, by asking hOw
the big things were raised and often I've got a
good hint from neighbor.
Mr.. S-I've always been down on this 'book
farming" but your crop staggers me, they're rea
knockdown arguments. I'm sick of the poor
show get for my work, and am desperate
enough to try anything for improvement
Mr. jill give yon my experience; it may
~ I ho.,r Z hat
some men who had been brought up on farms
had cl' bbed together, and one of them was going
to publish a paper, which should consist mainly
of aecocnts OF how different farmers cultivated
various crops and such like matters sent fo
the pa er and have done so every year since .anC
now | have nineteen large volumes, every pare
of which | have read, a little at a time, and the
whole has not cost me he produce OF single
acre Why, l am astonished when think ovel
the ten thousand thoughts and hints and sugges
tions have thus gathered. What Il blank would
be left in my head if these thoughts were taken
away.
Mr. S-But does the practice of farmers on
other kinds of soil and with different climate
suit your wants?
Mr. why no; not exactly, perhaps. Blu
TIL n, every thought l get from another, StzrtS q
neeo thought IN my Oaoa mind, and thus an con.
SANITY improving my own skill and Practice
mems heads, and compost them well in my own
head with mixture OF common sense, and then
make the app cation to my fields lin that wa,
| have n;uured this crop Of potatoes with plenty
of brains The editor called here last week, on
his Western tour among farmers, and seeing my
good crops, he asked me to write out just how
| have treated thia field for Years past, and
promised to do it as soon as get my crops gath
cred He will probably print it as he constantly
ol 4tar md narhope n
hundred thousand persons will read it, and tho
nobody else may do just as ssmany will get
a new hint and improve upon it. You may read
it il you will.
Mr. 81 would like to borrow yonr paper
hIr- better take it yourself, for then you
will be more likely TO read il. You will find hun
dreds of plain talks about various kinds of crops
during single year. One hint gave five bush
els of corn on each acre of large field in sin
gle year.
Mr. 81 can't afford to take it this year.
Dir You would think nothing of spending
two cents week for extra tobacco, cigar,
candy, and that's all the paper will cost. How
little week it costs to supply yourself and fam
lily with a large amount Of information through
any good paper.
4Tr S.-What are the politics of the paper?
Mr J.--It doesn't touch politics. 1t is devo-
ted to such subjects as Field and Garden crops
Wom;in's Work, which wife says is worth more
than ten times the few pounds of butter it costs
to pay for the paper. Then there is also a de-
partment for the young folks containing many
things which please the children-not mere
trashy stuff, such as is too often printed for them
but information that viii have good influence
on them l would sell a dozen bushels of wheat
to have my young people get the good reading
in that paper but the average price of one bush
ell will pay for it a year. My john says he can
pay for it easy with the eggs from two or three
hens If was n mechanic merchant and had
only a little garden, l should take the paper to
tell Inc how to make the best OF the little plot;
and if had not foot OF land, / should want il
for my wife and children
Mr. S.-Does the editor know anythi,g about
farming?
M j. The editor who owns and publishes the
paper was brought up OF, farm, where he learn
ed to work He has studied all the books on far
ming, and experimental for years in the labora
tory and has besides, travelled all over the coun-
try to see what was doing Then he has sever
al associates-Farmers Gardeners, and House
keepers, who know what they write about, and
among them they ali do gather up 4 won
dertul lot of information every year. The lan>
guage too is so plain, so like talking with you,
that | enjoy reading it. Then, FOO, every paper
has engTavngs, which sh~w one exactly how an
finals and plants, and implements, and household
furniture look, .luch better than words could de
scribe them. Among these are plans of buildings
that help one to plan others; and also many very
fine large pictures, which worth more than
the cost of whole volume.
M 81 suppose those engrayungs and de-
are partly to help the editor sell implo-
ments or fertilizers
Mr. Not at all. The editor Keeps nothing
OF the kind 10 sell, tina, he may be perfectly
free to praise OF condemn anything, according as
it may be valuable or worthless to his readcrS
You would laugh to see how he comes down on
poor inventions, patent man es, aud all kinds
of humbugs.
Mr. SIS the paper adapted to our part of the
M J-ExactIy. Soils and crops and climates
differ, but the general principles of cultivation
are the same verywhere, and here is the benefit
of paper published or the whole country. Ev-
cry reader gets new ideas by learning what is
done somewhere else; and further, find that the
paper has letters from every part Ct the country,
aud enc or more associate editors in different sec
lions, so that 6e get information from many re- |
ions and our own too One thing must men |
ION pal culary The editor is constantly warn. |
ag his readers against humbags, telling how |
sharpeis take the advantage Of people. Why, | !
was just going TO send dollar for article adj |
yertIsed in glowing colors, when fonnd it shown
lp a Il hunbug IN tins paper. But cannot stop
% talk more now-I have such lot OF potatoes
% harvest.
Mr. 81 wish I had. / must try that paper a
rear, and see what there is in it. can manage
o save two cents week.
Mr. J-Never fear. IF YOU don't find it pass.
ri buy your copies at cost, for my boys keep,f
Mir. S.-What did you say the paper is called?
Mr. 1.-The american Agricutturist. Ii Is
published in New York City. The editor, tho
me of our country farmers, and living in the
country, finds he can publish 1t cheaper there,
where printing, and paper, aud mailing facilities
re AL convenient
Mr. Slow shall get il
Mr. J-Simply incose dollar bill in letter,
living your name, Post Office, County, and Sta'e
,Ianly, aud direct to ORANGE JUDD, Al Park
2o,c Ncto York City
Mr. S-When dues volume begin?
MIR J-The trentieth volume begins Jan Isl,
M ~ u.Ln 50. / IN, lheir dnllar unM get th.