Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1864-04-28
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TO THE FARMERS.

The wheat crops, remarks an ex-
change, will beyond a doubt be light
at the coming harvest. 1t may be
and doubtless win, be better than the
present bare appearance of most
fields indicate, as with fair season
we shall have heads and full grain
in those places where the gram
stands thin on the ground. But
under the most favorable circum-
stances all that will be raised in this
State will be needed for. home
consumption. We must therefore
look to corn and vegetables to supply
the deficiency-and it is well for the
farmer to consider a few facts before
he lays out his summer work. One
fact is that prices this fall will be
higher than they have been for
twenty years-no doubt of it-for
everything eatable. The South will,
at the present progress of the benefits
of rebellion, be furnishing. There are
half million soldiers to feed, apd
many millions of mechanics and
artisans; while the cultivators of the
soil have not only been drawn
off to the army, but as many more,
almost, have gone into town to
supply the places Of townsmen who
are of for the war The number
of food producers viii therefore be
greatly less than heretofore, and
consequently the amount produced
be less in quantity and more costly
in price. The European powers are
getting so entangled that general
war is not unlikely, and if so the
cry for bread will come over the
waters as it did not even in the
Crimean war If ever therefore
''time is money" it will be pre-
eminently so to the farmers within
the next sixty days. Every beam
stalk, cabbage plant, onion, hill of
potatoes, and corn-hill will count, as
they have not counted heretofore, in
the farmers profits. The "old
gentleman" aud the boys, and the
girls too should put in one brave
summers work for themselves, their
families, and, we had almost said
'tabove ALL" for their country. Do
not leave the outside row implanted,
for fear of the ''varmints," but plant
till you are done, and then plant
few hills more. Let little six-year-
old Billy or Johnny have his patch,
with all the profit he can make, for
holiday money. Hold on to the
calves don't let the butcher have
them; and keep an eye to the pigs
and lambs. There will be no trouble
in getting rid of any surplus stock of
that kind next fall, and you will not
have to run over town, more than
half a square to do it. After the
crops are IN, then bring them out;
and we will give one valuable secret
to our country boy friends in that
business. Nothing makes crop of
corn or potatoes grow SO well as to
brush the dew off it in the morning
with the cultivatorl and to keep on |
brushing it in same way till it falls
again in the evening! And now for
the glrls-do not be afraid of your
pretty hands or rosy cheeks-one
of you who is not afraid OF sunlight
IN dropping corn or digging in the
garden just one of you is worth all
the perfumed piano -thumpers put
together, who ''were never made to
work" or to do anything else that |
is sensible. Next year the boys will !
be at home, and attend to those out |
door matters; but this year the girls
are needed In planting, and tossing
hay. And finally brother farmers,
let the country have good report of !
you for tAls campaign. Now is your
time. a ~ |