Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1860-11-15

suggestions | have thus gatheredl-
What a blank would be left in my
head, If these thoughts were taken
away.
Mr.. Smith-But does the practice
OF farmers on other kinds of soil and
with different climate suit your wants?
Mr.. Jones-Why no. not exactly.
perhaps. But then, every thought |
get from another, starts a new thought
in my own mind, and thus / am con-
stantly improving my own skill and
practice. You see, i get all the brains
| can from other mems heads, and
compost them well in my own head
with mixture of common sense, and
then make the application to my
fields. In that way, have manured
this crop of potatoes with plenty of
brains. The editor called here last
week on his Western tour among far
mers. and seeing my good crops. he
asked me to write out just hoU have
treated this field for several years past.
and promised to do it as soon as my
crops are gathered. He will probably
print it, as he constantly prints all
such practical matters. and perhaps a
hundred thousand persons will read il;
and though nobody else may do just
as | do; many will get new hint. aud
improve upon it. You may read it, if
you will.
Mr.. Smith, would like to borrow
your paper.
Mr.. Jones--Better take it yourself,
for then you will be more likely to
read it. You viii find hundreds Of
plain talks about various kinds of
crops, during single year. One hint
gave five bushels of corn on each acre
OF large field in single year.
MIR. Smith, can't afford to take it
this year
Mr.. Jones-You would think moth
ing of spending two cents week for
extra tobacco, or cigar, or candy,
and that's all the paper will cost
How little week it costs to supply
yourself and family with large
amount of information through any
good paper.
NJ. Smith--What are the politics
of that paper?
Mr. Jones-It doesn't touch poll
ties. 1t is devoted to such subjects as
Field and Garden crops, Animals, etc.
and has, besides, good deal about
women's work, which my 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 depart
ment for the young folks containing
many things which please the children
not mere trashy stuff, such as is too
often printed for them, but inform y
tion that will have a good influence
on them. / would sell dozen BUSH
els OF wheat to have my young peonle
get the good reading in that paper,
but at the average price one bushel
will pay for it year. My JOHN says
ne can pay for it easy with the eggs
from two or three hens. If ! was a
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 a foot
Of land, | should still want it for my
wife and children.
Nh. Smith-Does the editor know
/, any thing about farming?
Mr.. Jones--The editor who owns
and publishes the paper was brought
up on a farm, where he learned tC
work. He has studied all the books
on farming, and experimental foi
, years in the laboratory. and has, be
: sides, travelled all over the country tC
see what was doing. Then he has
several associates-Farmers, Garden.
ers and Housekeepers, who know what
they write about; and among them al
they do gather up wonderful lot oi
information every year. The Ian
r guage, too, is so plain. so like talking
e with you, that | enjoy reading it
n Then too. every paper has.engravings
which show one exactly how animals
+? and plants, and implements, and house
! hold furniture look, much better thar
words could describe them. Among
: these are plans of buildings, that hell
Y one to plan others; and also many
very fine large pictures. which ar
{ worth more than the cost of Who'll,
volume.
t Mr.. Smith, suppose those en-
cravings ami descriptions are partly
4 to help the editor sell implements o
fertilizers.
o Mr.. Jones-Not at all. The eiito
n keeps nothing of the sort to sell. 81
that he may be perfectly free to prsiS
j or condemn any thing according as i
may be valuable or worthless to hi
+ readers. You would laugh to see hov
] he comes down on poor inventions
y patent manures, and all kinds of hum
r bugs.
v Mr.. Smith-Is the paper adapted t
IS our part of the country?
Mr.. Jones-Exactly. Soils, an,
crops and climates differ. but the grea
principles of cultivation are the sam
n everywhere. and here is the benefit of
: paper published for the whole countr
/. Every reader gets new ideas by learn
e ing what is done somewhere else; an
IS further, | find that the paper has let
IS tiers from every pait OF the country
,e and one or more associate editors i
o. different sections. so that we get In
ot formation from many regions and ou
own too One thing | must mentio
n particularly. The editor is constant
IS ly warning his readers against HUN
n Bugs, telling how sharpers take I'll
" advantage of people. Why. | wa
inst going To send q dollar for an art