Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-12-07

"Iys al Z hoax," said the Squire one day.
after had been trying some time in vain TO
convince him of bis error in planting small
potatoes. .tbese ere book f.. msrs are alers
preaching some new tangled ideer, and there
amt no more sense H. it than there ID in an
old goose squawkin. Now there's that I'VE
acre lot over yonder, and I'm goin 10 plant
/: with litsls potatoes. and you'll So IL don't
have good crop"
"You may raise . good many potatoes,
said I, but take my word for It Squire,
they will be small, no matter how much ma
nurs you apply. Or how carefully you hoe
them; and Il you take my advice you will
. plant large seed"
"nueS oelsessd," said he. 'bss I'm soia'
'vesy we'll, Squire. said I. 'that b yosr
privilege, but what would you sey to taking
small piece Of land, say IN eighth Of an
acre, and planting one half 70 largo seed,
and the other to small see1, and then W
can prove BY facts who is right"
..i'll agree 70 that" said he, amer . 20.
oent's delibssalios, III you viii Sasoieh
half The seed and do half Of the work."
IAN right" said ], land you shall have
the potatoes raised from your seed, and
shall have theee raised from my sssd."
"Agrsed," aid The Squire. ''and il you
can oonsince ~ that large potatoes are bet.
ter 70 plant than small ones, Ill subscribe
tor that paper ::yos showed me the other
day;;", .,s
u can't show you 6eetes crop from my
large seed, than you can from your small
onss, III furnish you the paper . year era.
It's"
That's fair" said he, with chuekle, ~
he resumed his plow.
vent home and sorted about . bushel Of
good medium sized Psachblows, and cut
them int seeds, each seed containing from
enc 10 thrse syss - spsosts. Having Deew.
ed and narrowed . small piece Of land set
aside fss the purposs. I took my marker,
which measures two and half feet between
the teeth, and marked the land both ways
That evening went over and told The Squire
that the land was psspased, and thoA u b
Was ready, we Woald plaot e ths ns8t meen
ing. The Squire eaid be was ready. So thu
next morning TEX my potsteos oo1lo Nv
neld, where l found the Squire locking
quite sage. and criticising my work in nj
very gsotlc manner.
''lss ~ waste laboe," said he, "this har-
rowing Of land 70 plant potatoes in"
II Dc ~ agree With yeu 10 thaa," said
sunless The ground ID Dellewoa."
"well, maybe yer right" said the Squire
J and planted then, the Squire putting
mark at the end Of his rows to distinguis
then q digging. The pssatsss wsse hoe
three times, and each lins the Squire boas'
ed that my experiment would make u
WISER" ! Said Soehipg, howsver, mstil =
commenced to Dig them, which was abou
. the goth Of Ostobsr. This time The SOUR
did not boast mvch. He was probably ez
{ pccting . Iepulse, for he said but littl,
and acted - II be WAS some place else jul
then.
When We had dug some dozen hills. q
more, l said:
Squire: ! believe I am going to beat 20
! this tims."
= "Oh, l don't know said be, ~ he cast
sidslsag glance It the potatoes, and sa'
how inferior his own were to mine.
The fact Was he did know, but was M
:. willing TO own It,
When he had finished digging the tw
tirstvows, be went back aud picked thel
= up. The Squire gathered two bushels q
little trash. about - large 40 partridge egg
: gathered three and q half bushels Of Z
|, nice potatoes ~ q man cozld wish. II
:. Squire, however, wouldn't give it up yet
|. but every row turned out At about tho sam
ratio, and when the piece was dug, l Ia
nearly double the number Of bushels tn,
the Squire had, and as superior in qualit
:, a. in quantity.
- The Squire owned that 10 was fairl
7, beaten, and furthermore that he would q
' ways plant lrrgo potatoes ~ long as he hs
!. them. Then thanking me. be went hom
i with his little potat ,es, not, however, viii
/. out offering me compensation for my tro
bio. which refused, telling him At Il
= same time, that ! was amply repaid b
knowing that had set at least one farm,
\ in the right bv showing him one Of his e,
!. rors. and pcrsuading him 10 take pape
which wobld point out many more, On
:, suggested remedies thereies.
r The next time visited the Squire, sa
:, : the "llomc Weekly" lying on the table, I
now have hopes for him, that throue
the influence Of practical and scientific q,
vice, he will yet become what our counts
Z so much needs, ian intelligent and progre
sive farmer
!. Virginia State Flnances.
n The report Of the Treasurer Of Virgin
\ for the fiscal year ending Sept. 3Oth, 1856
givss the following statements
: Balance h the treasury, LIST Of