Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1860-11-16

cost. How little week it costs to supply
| yourself and family with large amount oi
information through any good paper.
Mr.. s. What are the politics of that pa
per
MIR. j. It doesn't touch politics. 1t is de-
voted 10 such subjects as Field and Garden
crops, Animals, etc., ard has, besides, good
deal about Wornons' 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 department for the young folks,
containing many things which please tbs chill
dren--not mere trashy stuff, such as is eften
printed for tnem, but information that will
have good influence on them. l would sell
a dozen bushels of wheat to have my young
people get the good reading ia that paper, but
the average price of one 5ushel viii pay forit
year. My john says be can pay for il easy
with the eggs from two or three hens If
was mechanic or merchant, and had only a
little garden, | should take the paper to tell
me how to make the best use of the little plot;
and if | had not foot of land / should still
want it for my wife aud children.
Mr.. s. Does the editor know anything
about farming?
Mr.. }. The editor who owns and publishes
the paper was brought up on farm, where be
learned to work. He has studied all the books
on farming, and experimental for years in the
laboratory, and has, besides, travelled all over
the country to see what was doing. Then be
has several associates Farmers, Gar deners
and Housekeepers, who know what they write
about, and among them all they do gather up
a wonderful lot of information every year.
The language, too, is 20 plain, so like talk
Ing with you, that enjoy reading it. Then,
too, every paper has engravlngs, which show
one exactly how auimals, aid plants, and im-
plements and household furniture look, much
better than words could describe them Among
these are plans Of buildings, that help one to
Elan others, and also many very fno large pic
lures, which are worth more than the cost of
a whole volume.
MIR. S. / suppose those eugrayings and de-
scriptions are partly to help the editor to sell
implements or fertilizers.
Mr. j. Not at ALL The editor keeps moth
ing of the sort 10 sell, so that he may be per-
fectly free to praise or condean anything, ae-
cording as it may be valuable or worthless to
his readers. You would laugh to see bow he
comes down on poor inventions, patent ma
nures, and all kinds of hunbugs.
Mr.. S. Is tho paper adapted to our part of
the conntry2
MIR. J.--Exactiy. Soils and. crops and
climates differ, but the general principles of
cultivation are the same everywhere, and here
is the benefit of paper published for the
whole country. Every reader gets new ideas
By learning what is done somewhere else and
further, find that the paper has letters from
every part of the country, and one or more
associate editors in different sections, SO that
we get information from many regions and our
own too. One thing | must mention par
ticularly. The editor is constantly warning
his readers against hambugs, telling how
sharpers take the advantage of people. Why,
| was just going TO send dollar for an article
advertised in glowing colors, when found it
shown up as a humbug in this paper. Bot
cannot stop to talk more now-I have such
| lot of potatoes to harvest.
MIR. ST. wish bad, must try that paper
q year, and see what there is 10 it. / can
manage to save two cents week.
Mr. Never fear. If you don't fad it
pays, Tll buy your copies at cost for the boys
to keep.
Mr.. S.-Whas did you say the paper is
cslled2
Mr.. 1.-The .AmertcaD .fgricutturist. It's
published in N. Y. City. The editor, though
one of our country farmers, and living in the
country, finds he can publish it cheaper there,
where printing, and paper, and mailing faciIi-
ties are all convenient.
Mr.. S.-How shall get it
Mr. j. Simply inclose dollar bill in
letter, giving, your name, Post Office, County
and State plainly, and direct to Orange Judd,
Al Park RO,O, Nsw York City.
Mr.. S.-When does volume begin
Mr.. j. The tventaeih volume begins jan
LIST, but all who send 10 the dollar now, get the
remaining numbers Of this year, in addition to
the whole of next years. So if you subscribe
now, you get fourteen months papers. The
proprietors also offer some valuable premiums
to those who get up lists of subscribers. Send
for the paper and you may afterwards find it
well worth while to make up a club. Some