The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-08-01

u was Of no use. The old orchards wore
Just such as thcir fathers had, aud they
were good enough. So Walton went at il
ahOuo> llo had his trees all pruned and
dressed, and nearly all Of them grated 10
such kind Of fruit as he thought would
thrive best and sell best.
little whilo later, abd ben Grummot
had occasion to open his eyes. lie found
that John Walton had contrivod To have q
hundred aud forty full loads of manure, all
5f which had been mado within tho year
However, ho finally shook his head, aud
said; "Wait. Won see if it's good for
ahythng.'
A little while later, and the grass began
10 spring up on tho tweuty-acro lot as il
had ncver sprung up before. The two
acres, which had been plowed, narrowed
up light and hue, had bore the best crop of
corn that was raised on the whole ridge
and all the manure put upon it was some
which had been manufactured.
And so the time went on, ard John Wal
ton was continually studying how to I'M
prove his iarn. At the expiration of Il few
years the new scions had grown large and
strong in his apple orchard, aud began to
bear fruit. He had taken the best care of
his trees, and they were about ready to re-
turn him interest Tor the labor,
Good graoiousw calculated Ebon Saw
yer, as Bon Grummet and sam Bancroft
came into his house one cool autumn evo-
ning, and tho three filled their mugs with
cider, "havo you heard about John Wal.
toms applosf
e knew that there was man up to look
at EN-" returned Ben but hamt heard
no more"
Woll--l was there, aud hecrd tho hull
on't-so know. never would ave tho't
it. An orchard turn out like that !"
" But how much was itg'
why Walton was ollcrcd-cash right
down--.fre kWRolred and thirty dollars for
the apples he's got on hand and he tolls
Inc that he sent nearly two hundred dol.
lars worth of early fruit of more than a
month ago"
1t was wonderful ul-moro than wonderful
But they had to believe it.
AN ies' look at that twenty.acro field
said Bancroft "Ten years ago it wouldn't
hardly pay for mowin'. 1t didn't bear much
else than podgum. Now look at it. Think
of the corn aud wheat he's raised there
an this year he cut NOR u forty tuns of good
hay from it,"
But that amt half" intcrposcd Sawyer.
Look at the stock he keeps an jes see
what prices he gets for his cows and oxen.
We laughed at him when he paid so much
for the new breeds of sheep and cattle he
got some years ago but jes look at en-
now. Why, he tells me he's cleared over Il
thousand dollars this year on his stock"
At this moment Mr.. Walton came in. He
had grown older, and was somewhat stouter
than when he first settled upon the ridge
aud became farmer. And his ncighbors
had ceased to question his capacity, and
had come to honor and respect him.
We was just talkin' about you, Mr..
Walton" said Sawyer.
"Ah," returned John, as he took q scat
by the fire, " lopo you found nothing bad
TO say of me ?" .......
Not bit of it. We was talkin' about
the wonderful improvements you've made
on the old place, and of the m0ney that you
make"
"And do ycu think it wonderful?'
But amt itH'
"Well," replied Walton, "I don't know
about that but I'll tell you what | do
know. know there is no class of people
in the world who may study the arts and
sciences TO better advantage than farmers :;
aud yet, am sorry to say, there is no class,
occupying the same social position, who
read and study less. Farming is q science
one of the most deep and mtricato-and
he must be man Of moro than ordinary
capacity who can master il all. | have but
just begun to learn what may be learned
in farming. In short, there is no branch OF
industry in the world which may not be
followed to better advantage without a
good education. But farmers must not be
afraid of books. They won't, if they are
wise, follow every advice which expert.
give, but they may study, and
reason, and experiment for themselves. So
| have done, aud 50 | mean to continue
doing
Giles right" remarked Ben Grummet,
after Walton had gone. What fools we
wac that we didn't so into that graftin'
operation"
" And that underdrainin, /" added Ban
croft.
"Aud that muck and compost arrange
ment' suggested Sawyer.
"Well, said Bon, with a serious face,
' it isn't too late now. They say, it's never
too late to learn and I'm sure it hadn't
ought to be too late to commence to i'm
prove after a body has learned"
That's So, replied Eben Sawyer.
True as book" added Bancroft.
"And I'm guin' into it,"
$50 am l."