Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1862-05-22
How Farmers Can Make Money.

read the following letter from Cairo. H..
dstel April p, 1862:
This age will be called heroic forever
Equally with the soldier will the farmer
be honored. because he sustans the soldier
I'm every branch of business slight change
may produce astonishing results. Now,
for the first time in the worlds history.
are farming interests controlled and guided
by educated men. ~
In a recent member OF The Illinois Farm
er. printed at Springfield by NJ. l.. Dun
lap. Esq. is the most remark able article
that ever appeared in any agricultural pa
per. or in any publication whatever, 1t
discusses the question. whether corn at 10
cents is profitable for fuel. The confusion
reached is. that coal is the cheapest; that
at Q cents. corn would be cheapest; but, un-
less the coal or wood is offrst quality. the
wife should be at liberty to send to the
corn-crib. This will be new to most read
ers--it is equally new that corn will burn
at all. am informed that il makes good
Ere. l am happy to say 1hase never seen
it burn.
Nothing more, than this ia needed to
show that we have raised too much grain.
Most of the farmers know il. but every one
is not persuaded what most proitably can
be raised instead. This letter aims to sup
ply the seeming want. The army fails to
take fort in certain way; the plan Is
changed, and il shouts victoriouslyz over
fallen batteries and thousands Of captives.
In like manner is the farmer to change his
plans--it is for him to conquer in the
peaceful field. The outline Of his plan
shouli be. to plough less. to hoe moro
"Ho. farmers, hoeF ATv
In the southern parts Of Ohio, Indiana
and Illinois, this plant win be largely cul
liivatcd. Here. among the people. no seed
can be had usually it hasrotted at the gins:
now it is gathered UP. AMI is going to be
planted But it can be obtained at all the
stations. Let everybody try it; thousands
are certain TO succeed and TO do well.
TOBACCO.
On COOL soil it can be raised every
where. Connecticut settled this question
ten years ago. and every year since has
raised Q better. article and got higher pri-
ces than Virginia has DONE Those who
have no more than half an acre of land
should raise all they use. New. raw to-
bacco is not very good. it cankcrs the
mouth. but give it little age, and get
used to it. and you will prefer it. You
can easily press and improve it, and, if
you wiH chew. you will not be obliged to
use what the slovcnly slave has put up. a
compound Of stems. licorice. sand. and
. hair 1t is going to be high: in the leaf it
is worth over 10 cents now; 1t will be worth
20 cents within q year. 1t can be grown
at profit in any free state at cents per
pound. Tobacco planters have got rich
|. at cents.
Look out for breakers in the way Of high
prices and taxes, and reflect how. better
you can meet them than by raising tobac-
co Let every man. even if he has to
"stretch his conscience" little, plant to-
, bacco, for it always brings the cash.
! There are tobacco seeds in every seed-box
! in stores, and often the plants cen be got
of reighbors as one does cabbage plants
II will not be quite too late to sow the
, seed while you are reading this. that is: in
|lstitudes north Of 40 degrees. But these
remarks are timely for next year. During
the summer clear Of piece of new land
cut out the small trees and deaden the old
ones is a quick way--and sow turnips in
the fall. or make preparations to manure
> an old field, and have it ready. The ef-
fcc,s of this war will last for years; the
, war itself may. 1t usually takes farmer
E q year to prepare for . new crop; often
much longer But syery one can do a littlt
this year. Fancy the immense amount the
l North would raise if every farmer planted
| only one hundred hills. An ounce OF Con.
necticut seed leaf can be had of j. NJ.
Thorburn, No. 16 John street. New York
for % cents. postpaid. as | see by their
D advertisement.
, know Of many farmers who wiliPlan1
: from one to five sores. They would not
have put out plant if it had not have
been for the war.
: l give you receipt to prevent tobacco
g worms, as practiced by many with success
$ and it shortens the labor on the crop full
, half. The worm is hatched from fl,
5 which appears in the evening before dark
e About shutdown build little fires through
II the field an stumps. or between the rows
! the flies viii rush into the blaze, and tina
ls will be the end Of them.
i BEANS.
'e Small white navy beans will be wanted
le II requires no moro labor to raise bean
> than it does wheat; perhaps a bushel o
t. beans can be raised easiest. They viii
bring. at least, one-third more. and usual
Of ly the yield per acre is greater Put in
Ii quarter, half. whole acre. or ten acres
E. No crop pays better, is surer, or leaves tn
land in better order.
"a FLAX
ID There is strong belief in the minds o
Is many that fax is yet to be crowned kin
re of these realms. There arc divers ings
Nous loyal friends Of bis laboring nigh
N and day to place the crown on his head :
. Most ancient--in blossom most beautiful
q ly bluc--how the memories of childhoo
& arc restored, when we talk again of flax
!. When raised for the seed alone. and yea
d. after year, it has always been as pro6tabl
to as wheat. But men win raise wheat. be
ping every year to get twenty or thir
S. Ity bushels an aero. and they are delude
ae like buyers OF lottery tickets. OF fax
N Virgil says it burns the SOIL but if he liy
81 ell ia these days. and raised wheat at 5
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