The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1860-11-01


here, but we have not the engraving a
hand. The dialogue is pleasing and in
structive, and should be read by every
"The potatoes, they are small,
h. Over there, over there."-OLD SoSG, >
Mr.. SnaIh-How is it, neighbor Jones
that 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.-I manured this field with
brains.
Mr.. Smlh-.Ps Pshaw-All the Cincin
natl hog killers couldn't supply brains e
nough for this ten acre field.
Mr.. Jones-I used hunaan brains o
which there are plenty. Il
Mr.. Smith -Nonsense-Now don'l
make fun of me because I'm unlucky land
Providence has sent you good crop.
Dir Jones Providence helps those who
help themselves, l used my own brains
on this field.
dh. SmHh-So did ! mine, and they
ere as good as anv body's.
Mr.. Jones-Ah! there's the trouble
You know it all yourself: l don't, and 81
l get all the outside help l can. have
been collecting ether mems brains for my
land for twenty years, and you see one re
suit in this crop.
Mr. SmHh-Yes, I see the result, bu
l Jon't understand it.
Mr.. Jones-Well, when we began her.
20 years ago, l thought myselfa good farm
er, but l believed others had good ideas
too, and l made it my business to get a
their thoughts; some l found in agricul
tural books and papers, others picked VI
at the County Fairs. by asking how lh'
tig things were raised, and often I've 60
a good hint from a noighbor. -.
Mr. SniM--Ive always been down or
this "book farming" but your crops stag
ger me, they're real knock down argu
ments. I'm sick of the poor show | ge
for all my work, and am desperate e
nough to try anything for improvement,
Mr.. Jones--I'll give you my expert
ence; it may aid you. About nineteel
years ago l heard that some men who ha,
been brought up on farms had dubbed to
gether, and one of them was going {
publish paper, which should conss
mainly Of accounts of how different farm
ers cultivated various crops, and such lik
matters. sent for the paper and hav'
done SO every year since, and now | hav
nineteen large volumes. every page G
which | read, little at time, and th
whole has not cost the produce of sin
| Iorl, I'D
think over the ten thousand thoughts, am
hints and suggestions have thus gath
cred. What blank would be left in m
head, if these thoughts were taken away
Mr.. Smith-But does the practice c
farmers on other kinds of soil and with
different climate, suit your wants?
Mr.. Jones Why no, not exactly, per
haps. But then, every thought get fron
another. starts new thought in my ow
mind, and thus l am constantly improv
ing my own skill and practice. You see
get all the brains | can from othe
mems heads, and compost them well i
my own head with mixture of commo
sense, and then make the application t.
my fields. In that way, [ have manure
thissoioP VI Potatoeo VIII P'eh'y VI III
The editor called here last week on hi
Western tour among farmers, and seein
my good crops, he asked me to write GU
Just how have treated this field for year
past, and I promised to do it as soon a
my crops, are gathered. He will proba
bly, print it, as he constantly prints a
such practical matters, and perhaps
hundred thousand persons will read il
and though nobody else may do just as
do. many will get a new hint, and i'm
prove upon it. You may read it if 20
will. rr.4 .. s -.-.e.
Mr.. smM-I would like to borro'
your paper. aF a