Litchfield enquirer., 1865-07-20
CITY FOLKS FARMING,


 Hoods :" Pugsley Papers" are admirable in showing the utter ignorance of farming mat ters that all thorough bred city folk display. her friend in London. We commend it ts those who have lately taken to farming with so much sest in the neighborhsod of some of our cities and larger towns. Farmers must net laugh at city farmers too much, for give them time and they will beat us at our own trade.
 The first thing did-on coming down. was to see to the, sweeps going up; but wish I had been little less precipitous, for the sooty wretches stole four good flitohes of bacon, as was up the kitchen chimbly. quite unbeknown to me. We have filled up the vacancy with more. which smoke us dreadfully, but what is to be cured must be endured; My next thing was to have all the holes and corners cleared out, and washed, and scrubbed, being left, like bachelors places, in Q sad state by old single W. For rich man, never saw one that wanted 30. much cleaning out. There were heaps of dung about as high as haystacks, and cost me five shillings load to have it carried of the premises besides heaps of good-for- nothing littering straw, that I gave to the beys for bonfres. We are not all right yet, but Rome wasn't built in St. Thomas Day. .ls5 '.g
 Wab proVluenti8l that nempere0 myeelI with cold provisions, for except the bacon W. lived upon is mystery, except salads, for we found whole field of beet root, which all but few plants for Dorothy to pickle, I had ohucked away. As the ground was then clear for sowing up Q crop, directed George to blow it up, but he met with agricultural dis tress. He says as soon as he whipped his horses, the blow struck its nose in the earth. and tumbled over head and heels. It seems very odd when ploughing is so easy to look at, but trust he will do better in time. Ex. perience makes King Solomon of Tom>- noddy. .asrr
 expect we shall have bushels upon bushels of corn, though sadly pecked by the birds, as have had all the scarecrows taken down for fear of the children dreaming of them for Bo- gies. For the same dear little sakes have had the well filled up, and the nasty iron spikes drawn out of all the rakes and harrows. Nobody shall say to my teeth I am not good mother. With these precautions trust the young ones will enjoy the country when the gipsies have left, but till then, con6ne them roand the house, as it's no use shutting the stable door after you've had child stole.
 We have good many fine fields of hay, .shins; for delays are as dangerous as pickles Tn glazed. paAs. Perhaps St. Snithin's is in our favor, for if the stamps are put up damn ish they won't catch fire so easily, if Swing should come into their parts. The poor bovs have made themselves very industrious in shooting of the birds and hunting away all tne vermsn, besides cutting down trees As I Knew 1t was profitable to fell timber, directed them to begin with very ugly struggling old hollow tree next the premises, but it fell the wrong way, and knocked down the cowhouse. Q M 1n s-
 field at the time VI Anastasia wants to have books about everv- tning' out for my part and Dorothy's we don't put much faith in authorized receipts and d; Fectons, put trust more to nature and co,n- mon sense. For instance, in fattinr a coosa
 reason points to sage and onions. -whvs a.,, 0wn aont thrive on 1t, is very mysterious we nave . beautiful poultry yard. oniv in. isstea with rats,- but I have made up a no;.or snat know by the poor ducks, will kilf linen thsn
 expected to send you ouant;ty of =, fruit, for preserving, and am sorry van hou.h tho brandy beforehand. as it has ali yan;sssl m one night by picking and stealing, notv;tb ii' standing had ten dozen of bottles broke a, purpose to stick on top of the wall Rn. v rather think they came over the na,a. s George, who Is very thoughtless, had driven ;' au tne new tenterhooks with the points down wards. Our apples and peers would hav gone too, but luckily we heard noise in tb dark, and threw brickbats out of window that alarmed the thieves by breaking the COW cumbsr frames: However, mean on Monda, to make sure of the orchard. by gathering th trees,-a pheasant in one's hand is wor.6 tv cock sparrows in bush. One comfort is. tn house-dog is very vicious, and won't let any q us stir in or out after dark indeed, not6in, ean Do more furious except the bull, and \ me m particular. You would think he kney IIy inMard thoughts, and that I intend | , nsve nm roasted whole when we have on grand and. houss'warming regalie. ..'T', s'.ss -
 ",.n i toese particulars, I remain. with love
 aear Dorcas, your affectionase sister. 's ss,s Hsaa.a x sr, BELINDA PuasLsY. pRrp Cur~u,, q a A~.-.-. H4a s8