Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-01-25

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turst for several years, does II pay
Mr.. Rch-Pay8 Yea, atty times over. Why,
I got two ten-acSe fields ready to SOW to wheat
and put in one OF them. That night my Agri-
cuIturist came, and read a simple recon-
mendation about preparing seed wheat.
called John and we put ID bushels In soak Tor
the next day. 1t cost 80 cents for the mater
ials. Well, that second field yielded bush
els an acre more than the other; or so bushels
extra, and better wheat too. Pretty good pay
for ST. 80 expended for paper. And have
| got lots OF other hints almost as profitable.
You know get better profits on my besf, pork
and mutton, than any other man in the place.
Now this does not come from any direct hint
/ like the wheat, but from good many suggss
tons that have picked up in reading the Ag-
riculturlst, and from the course Of reasoning
that have been led into, by reading in 1t what
| others do, and think, and say.
Mr.. Smith-You are another subscriber to
the Agricultural, Mr.. West, does it pay7
Mr.. West-Pay2 Yes, You know what good
| cabbages and potatoes had last season. Why
the cabbsges were worth double any others in
town, for market or for home use. l had 400
| heads, worth cents apiece, extra and they
only cost 20 cents extra for seed Ny 25O
bushels Of potatoes are all engaged for seed at
| 81 so bushel, when other kinds bring only so
cents. That's $3.50 clear gsia for the $l4 ex-
ira paid for seed, and the ST. so paid for the
Agriculturist. 1t was through this paper that
learaed about both the cabbages and the
potatoes. Its editors are careful intelligent
men, on the constant lookout for anything new
| that is really good. while the paper abounds In
cautors against the poor and Improbable
Mr. Smith--What say you Mr.. Taylor Does
| it pay to invest in the Agricuturis,2
Mr.. Taylor-Most certainly. hint in the
paper led me to look after certain insects at
the proper time, and the result was, had 100
barrels Of splendid apples, which brought me
| clean S. per barrel, and this you know was
better by 81 than the average prices here, or
$3.50 Then have read so much about good
and bad grapes, and the method OF treating
them, that can beat the town in raising
grapes pro6tabiy. Ny son, William, got kink
in his head about Tomatoes, from something
the Editors said, and sent for some seed He
made more money on the crop raised In his
spare hours, thst was cleared by half the far
mers in this town.
Mr.. Smith-Let's hear from Mr.. Crane.
Mr.. Crane-l only read in the paper what
was said about hogs, what kind paid best, how
to feed them, and the like; but if you call
around and see my porkers and my expense
| account I'll bet pippin oaa show fifty dol
lars more otpork for the same money than any
other man here. And this comes from reading
| what other men think and do. But wife ought
to be here to speak. She and the girls read
the Agriculturist next to the Bible. They
| think the household department Is worth more
than all the fashion magazines 10 the world.
! They cay, it is so full of good hints about all
kinds OF homework. All l can say lie, that we
do have better bread and cako and wife says
the cake don't cest so much AS 1t used to; she
has learned from the paper how hundred 9TH
er housekeepers do their work.
Rev. Corey-Let me say, also, that Mrs.
Crane aud her daughters have added good
many beautiful but cheap homemade fixtures
TO their parlor and sitting rooms, which GER
tainly make their home more attractive
They told me, the other day, they got these
up from pictures and descriptions in the Ag-
! | ricult urist.
Mr.. Travis-My salsry has not allowed me
to take the paper; though must squeeze oui
/ enough to do 10 this yer. Ny school boyi
have brought me some copies 10 look at, thu
{. past year or two, and End the Boz ant
!. Girls Department in the Aerit ul.urist III,
II best thing ever 1t is full OF items, etc,
h that amuse and at the same time instruct III,
e children. Why, could pick out the boys ant
4. girls in my school whose parents take the Ag
n riculturist just by hearing them talk-the,
are SO full OF rev and good things they hAv'
learned from the paper. The paper has man,
beautiful sngravings
Rev. Corey-As small as nay salary is,
would have the paper ii it cost So a year, in
stead OF Sl.b0. The fact is, it helps out nv
) salary Ny litele garden plot at the parsonage
has yielded us almos. all our table vegetables
besides many beautiful flowers. The Agri-
culturist has been my constant guide
knew but little of gardening; but this paper Is
, so full of information about the best things to
plant and SOW, when to plant and how to cul-
tirate-all told In SO plain and practical a way,
by men who seem to talk from their own cx-
perience, that know just what to do, and
how to do it well. The high moral tene of
the paper, its common sense, the care it takes
Of the farm, the garden, the orchard-the
household work, ana the children as we'll, with
its hundreds of beautiful and instructive en-
gravings-make 1t the most valuable periodi-
cal have ever seen. | heartily wish every
one Of my psri shoners would take it for him :
self and family. 1t would awaken thought
and enterprise, give interest to the town and
nsighborhood talk, stimulate improvement, in.
troduce new and profitable crops, animals and
implements, and add to our wealth. Take my
advice, and all of you try the paper year.
; The 81 SO it costs, is only three cents a week
|, and ii is worth that any way. Why the large
and beautiful engravings are worth many time
| that.
Mr.. Davis-I took the Genesee Farmer las
year, and as that has stopped thought
would take II new paper.
), Mr.. Smith-Tbe GeneFee Farmer was no,
really stopped. The publishers Of he Aari.
culturist invited Mr.. Harris to joiu the Farmer
!, TO the Agriculturist, and put his whole force
into the latter paper. They paid him a large
price for his office, and moved it with every
thing connected with it to their flee. So
the Agriculturist is really two papers joined
, into one, and OF course better. think We had
better 20 with Mr.. Harris to the Agriculturist
that it has been published rs years, and has a
hundred thousand circulation, which, as Mr..
Knox has TOLD us, supplies the means and ia.
i, eilities for giving us a great deal more for the
- same money. Mr.. Harris carries on his large
= farm, and in his "Walks and Talks on tn,
:, Farm" and other things be writes for the Az
= riculturist, he tells great deal about all kind
. of farm wcra.
~ Mr.. Davis-Put me down for the Agricultu
~ rist.
Mr.. Smith, am glad to do SO. know 20
!, will like it. The January number, which ha
~, nv Just come to hand, 10 alone worth the cost OF
ia year. See hero, (showing it,) there are 4
No pages, twice as large as the magazine pagel
H. aud there are 35 engravings In 1t, two {
a, them full page size, and see how beautiful
o. Why, I'll give any man who takes the paper
= u dollar and half 10 goods out of my store,
10 he says at the end OF a year he has not &c
-, many times the worth of his money.
i! Mr.. Butler-Put me N your club.
~ Mr.. Greenland me too.
a Mr. Brown-And me.
90 Mr.. Smith, have no ntere1i ia the matt
~ except 10 do u good thing for the place. 70
!, car join Our club, or any one who desires :
- get tht Agriculturist for all OF $50 (Volum
e 25 by simply enclosing $l.5O, with his nam
"a and post Office address, and sending 1t to Or
a ange Judd Co., d Park Row, New York cit,
Az The paper always comes prompt and regular
nix and, whatd good thing, it always stops whe
ys the time Is ny, without you having TO writ
NJ ABOUT 1t. predict that there will be pleut
al others neat winter, TO talk as uuighbors Rici
| Crane hs,