Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-23
THE HERALD.
Agricultural Rhymes.

When books and papers wer,
scarce people read to remember, ant
rhyme was great assistance to tn,
memory. Thus many of Franklin
poor Richards Maxims," hande,
down from father to son, have becom
household words. The following i
collection of some of the most pop
ular. pertaining to agricultural pur
suits
II butter churned in morning air
Is kept in a cool place with care
The taste is nice;
but that which shows the buttermilk
Don't sell to those who wear the silk
For any price,
To be in debt
Brings out the sweat.
No half cooked meat
IL ut to ear.
A Woman who sneeses
Ought not to make cheeses;
fut her hands In mutt,
Or even take snuff
when the wind il east and turkies gobble
IL IL no time for horse to hobble;
But let him range to catch the breeze
should he be tronb ed with the heaves
An OK with broad horns and short. glossy hair,
IL good for team, the marte ct, or fair.
One white foot isbad and two are too many.
The horse Is bes, that does not have any.
A farmer without hogs,
But army of dogs
Will have more puppies than pork;
For the swili will be lost
10 the husbandman's cost
Dogs are good for nothing to work.
The slackest farmer, strange to saw
10 known for being out Of hay.
It does not pay in any way,
To milk COW three times day
When chickens roost above the NOW.
IL spoils the hay for horse cow.
The well.bred daughter for a farmer,
prudent help-meet and charmer.
| II is no place 10 set poles
Where moles or mice have dug their holes
Cobs make no food for kline to eat
But they are coed for smoking meat
Pork and beans make muscles strong
Something farmers seek;
IL Is a dish to make life long,
when cooked but once week.
| slovenly Dress shabby pate
| Inc fences down, a broken gate,
| rigs IN the garden, weeds very high,
| children unwashed-no bacon to fry
| Lots OF great dogs and yawling tom cats
! windows repaired with "a dozen old hats
| An empty barn rot a spear of hay
| Cows IN the clover, horse run away
| @Ihings sold by guess without being weighed
| Bills coming in and taxes unpaid
Pipes and tobacoo-whisky-negle
| Drag in their train, all might expect
| All sorts OF trouble to fret away liis-
| But worst OF the whole, unhappy WIFE
| Many estates lost in the getting
since men have forsaken hswing aud splitting
And women their sewing and knitting
| mackeral sky
| The wind will be high
| Then bring in the grain,
| Close by there is rain,
II you would thrive,
| Beup by fye
For theirs is health
| And certain wealth.
When at the plough,
| Or milking cow
/ farmer at home should be found.
| And eften looking at his ground
| inspecting fields, repairing fence
| For dollars come by saving pence
Clear the soil from moles and slucs.
| rrune the trees-kesp of the bugs
| Lncn nGtts ana melons, rich and fair.
VIII recompenss for all your care.
| kutabaga, carrots, and beets
improve the character of meats
They make good beef, and quicker toe,
| Ihan any other feed will do
| at the farmers cost
| Is an early frost
| Exercise reason
| Harvs asst in season
VI all the crops farmer raises
Or capital employs,
None brings such C mfort and such nrai.as
As a crop of girls and boys.