The Democratic advocate., 1866-02-01


} they only cost 20 cents extra for seee
My 250 bushels Of potatoes are all er
, gagged for seed at $50 bushel, whe
other kinds bringonly so cents. That
$3.50 clear gain, for the s14extra pai
for seed, and the $3.50 paid for tn
Agricu,scrisss. II was through this pa
per that | learned about both the cab
bages and potatoes. It's editors ar,
| careful, intelligent men on the constan
lookout for anything new that Is REALLY
good, while the paper abounds in eau
tions against the poor and Improbable
Mr.. Smith--What say you, Mr.. Tay
lori Does it pay to invest $3.50 in th,
Agricuturist 7
Mr. Taylor--Most certainly. A hiui
in the paper led me to look after certain
insects at the proper time, and the re.
suit was, had l6O barrels Of splendid
apples, which brought me clean 81
per barrel and this you know was bet
ter by 81, than the average prices here
or $3.50. Then | have read so much
about good and bad Grapes, the method
of treating them, etc, that can beat
the town in raising grapes proiitably -
Ny son, William, got kink in his head
about Tomatoes, from something the
Editors said, aud sent for some seed
lie made more money on the crop raised
in his spare hours, than was ciearcd by
half the farmers in this town.
Mr.. Smith--Let's hear from Mr..
Crage.
what was said abos bgs-what kind
paid best, how "a u them, aud the
like; bat if yo, wilIrall around and see
my porkers, aud my expense account
III bet pippin | can show fifty dollars
more Of pork for the same money, than
any other man here And this comes
from reading what other men think and
do. But Wife ought 10 be here TO
speak. She aud the girls read the Ag.
riculturist next TO the Bible. They
think the household department Is worth
more than all the fashion magazines in
the world They say, il is 40 full Of
good hints about ali kinds Of house
work All ! can say is, that We do have
better bread aud cake aud Wife says,
the cake don't cost 10 much as il used
10. She has learned from the paper
how a hundred other house-kccpers do
their work
Rev. Cofcy---1,et me say, also, that
Mrs. Crane aud her daughters have ad-
dod good many beautiful but cheap
home made fixtures 10 their parlor and
sitting rooms, which certainly make
their home more attractive. They told
me, the other day, they got these up
from pictures and descriptions in the
lyr5rpi,Hrtd.
Mr. Travis--My salary has not al.
lowed me to take the paper, though ]
must squeeze out enough to do ~ this
year Ny school boys have brought
me some copies to look az, the past year
or two, and iiud the Boys aud Girls
department of the Ayr,cnifurIt the best
thing | ever saw. It is full of items,
etc. that amusc aud at the same time in
struct the children Why, could
pica out the boys aud girls IN my school
whose parents take the Agyicuiiur,a,
just by hearing them talk--they are 10
iull ol new and good things they have
learned from the paper The paper has
many beautiful engpvings.
Rev Corey--As small as is my snla.
ry, would have the paper if it cost 50
year, instead OF $3.50 The fact il,
it helps out my salary My little gar
den plot at the parsonage has yielded
Ms almost all our table vegetables, besides
many beautiful flowers. The IsytcuL
tprta has been my constant guide |
knew but little of gardening; but this
paper is so full of information aboutthc
best things to plant aud SOW, when 10
plant, aud hos to cultivate-all told in
50 plain aud practical a way, by men
who seem to talk from their own expc-
ricnce, that know just what to do, aud
how to do it well The high moraltone
OF the paper, It's common sense, the care
il takes Of all parts Of the Farm, the
Garden, the Orchard-the Household
work, and the Children as well, with its
hundreds OF beautiful and instructive
engraylngs--make it the most valuable
periodical | have ever seen. heartily
wish every one of my Pensioners would
take 1t for himself and family. Ii
would awaken thought and enterprise,
give interest 10 the town aud neighbor.
hood talk stimulate Improvement, in.
troducc newand profitable crops, animals
and implements, and add TO our wealth.
Take my advice, and all Of you try the
paper a year The $3.50 it costs, is
only three cents week, aud it is worth
that any way. Why the large and beau
tiful engrayings are worth many times
that.
Mr.. Davis took the Genesee Far
n,cr last year, aud as that has stopped,
] thought would take new paper.
Mr.. Smith---The "Genesee Farmer"
was not really stopped. The Publishers
of the Agricatturist invited Mr.. Harris
to join the Farmer to the AgricbLtwi1t,
and put his whole force into the latter
paper They paid him large price for
his Office, and moved it with everything
connected with it to their office. Sothe
Agricutturist is really two papers joined
into one, and Of course better. | think
we better 90 with Mr. Harris to the AZ
that has been published for
rs years, and has a hundred thousand
which, as the editor of the
ADVOCATE has told US, supplies the
means and facilities for giving us
great deal more for the same money