The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-02-06

them. !, is ono " The Advantages NJ the passion
for watdian rars. which has recently conc over
u,r cities and villages tha, IL is bringing 10 light
these lowly dwelicrs Of the retired wuods and sc-
clu,led swamps. A man may live life time In the
country and he familiar with the woOls without
suspcciing that there il mrc than one Kind If moss
of frrns, or "f lichcns, The mosscs have n ter.
tain family likeness, hut very slight examination
shows great VARIETY ainony them, rs nmong
oaks. TN almost any d,acn acres of our mnist
woodlands, especially IL they are threaded by small
rcky streams, yuu may find At least Owen yaric.
Ties VI the n,ossrS, aud as many clcns. with scyc-
raj kiul- of ferns. All but the fcrns quite ac-
ccssihc in every mild spell in the winter whcn the
snow and lee melt. Nothing can exceed the dclica.
cy anil beauty of of these mosscs. Some arr
s"it AMI fine rs velvet. others oi fnthcry shape,
and others still, resemble chased silver. Sometimes
times the lichcns and mt-srs nrc found ntcrmnglcd
in the same mass. the lchcns sprouting oui Of the
vclvc, sd like stag horns. The ferns are only to
b. found hy the fallen cavcs and stocks Of las,
sons growth. N",hing can h. more charming for
the winter parlr than one If these Wnrdian cases,
tastfuliy arranged. Iiyacinths and cfncuscs Hour
ish under the glass hut not essential o its beau
~. Almost all plants like those have mrntioncl'
which grow in the shade, will do well In the Ward
ian case.
While the plants are taking their winter rest. We
may stop Ia discuss the bearing Of labor upon our
prosperity Adam Smith has well said, Lalor
was the first price. the original purchase money that
paid for all things. II was not 10y gold. nor by
silver but 10y labor that nll the wealth of the world
was purcha scd." The land now divided into farms
and owned in fee simple was almost worthless Ia
the nl,oreinccs, who drew from il scanty, prccar-
iouS subsistence by u very rude husbandry. They
laid up few stores Of grain and always in peril
of starvation. II took thou'ans of acres to support
single indhilu Til land has become valuable
bv the hIor tha, has been bestowed upon it. our
government assumes that H. lands are without val
ur and il SURVEYS them and gives title deed with
IL" guarantee Of protection, for one dollar and a
quitt r an acre, assuming Tat will hc the cost ol
its survey and protection. The Land grows vnlua.
bile To- us lust ns we bcsnN skill anil labor upon il
mp to certain limit.
The will land i. IN ldc valuable to the purchaser
when he puts fence around il. lie may then turn
in his cattle and exclude those Of his ncghbor. II
he iclls the orcst that labor increases the value
the land 10y enabling to yield more grass aud hay
lie can keep more stock and make more butter and
cheese for market. If he rlow, after the forrest
stumps arc roitrd nwny, hc adds another value (,
the Land by making il yield the roots and grains -
lie can keep still more stock AMI get still larger
income from his land II he lay out still more la
bnr. and plow an inch ur two deeper, he gets still
larger crops Hnd puts higher value upon the land
We get vcrv fair crop in 'omr parts Of the c"untr,
il the seed is only dropped and covered upon III,
plowcd land II is improved with once cultivating
nnl hnrng. lIut some iinl that crop Of corn pnyi
ahundnntly for four times culrivating. Nut n wee,
is left o draw upon the strength of the soil. or t,
scatter It's seed and make work for anntlcr srnsnn
The more stirring nf the soil, they say, the NOR,
corn. The more labor the more profit.
Then again. It add To the plowinE and tillagc III,
labor Of making aud applying manure To the land
il Is lond to pay better still. Just how much W.
may he able To spend in this way no skillh,l farmer
/ would find II easy to Sny il is much beyond any
thing NOW done. Some acres rolucc twenty bush.
ella Of corn. others eighty. The principal difference
is in the labor, and ,nurc, which is only labor IL
another form The frees of twenty cows for Il
year orcup, but small space, and will he mainly
wasted without care. With labor enough they will
make two huntrcu cords NJ manure. Apply iiity
cords at mnnuic to mere, and il yields astoniSh
ing crops, So that all the measures and scales ar,
suspected Of lying hv farmers Of the old >chool wh,
are afraid of hiring tou much labor. The gar,icr
has mnrc labor nnd manure than the field. and :,
produces vastly moro {" the acre.
! II would not de- to lay down as n ma ,im without
qualification, " the more labor the more profit, ;
there must be- limit but it is far beyond our pres
cnt practice. II is found 10 be far more prnitabl,
To raise eighty bushels of corn To the than fort,
! NJ any less number in the scl-hoard States. whcr,
corn is high. Ono man works two hundred acre,
! with single hired man AMI bay, aud Just gets
/ living. Another, with no more capital. works III,
same sized farm with eight men, The year round
, with team, to match, and gets rich. lie pays tn,
men from the products Of thcirown Labor, and saves
profit to himself. His practice furnishes III,
needed hints to the direction in which labor shuult
! BE- employed. IN our arrangements for the coming
season, We need more generous faith in the capnc
tiles of the soil To reward labor imcrican Agyi
cui,riH.