The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-03-27
SPENCER COUNTY CORRESPONDENTS
The Weather-FarmW Work and ''StOTe
Bills prospect for Frui5 = Ihe
Growing Wheat Crop, DC.
GRANDvIEw. March %, 1868

GRANDvIEW, March 23, 1869.
Editors journal:
That weather beaten, timo-worn
subject. the weather." has become a
great nuisance G. late in these parts,
both on account of its gloomy, dismal,
rainy character and its seasouable
concomitants, mud and water, which
are growing more abundant daily
March winds seem to be about played
out in this climate, where they are. SO
greatly needed to dry the surface of
the earth preparatory to the blowing
for the Spring crops. On account of
the floods of rain which we have had,
the farmers are very much behind
with their Spring work. But little
has been done toward sowing
the cat crop, and nothing done
toward preparations for corn crop.
The tobacco crop is coming 10
lively in spite Of the very bad
condition OF the roads, and the
money which It brings goes mainly
into the hands of the merchants, In
payment Of last years store bills,
wherewith they are enabled to make
their Spring purchases Of goods.
Herein is a great source OF disaster
to many farmers, which some of them
seem never to understand. Being
| land owners, the merchants are will
ing to sell them goods on time, but
the price is always fixed at such a per
cent. above the cash figures as will
pay the merchants handsomely FIR
waiting, which the farmers pay ire-
quently without being aware Of ii.
They only know that the purchases Of
the former year are consumed by the
time the crop is brought to market,
with the proceeds of which they pay
the debt, and so go on repeating the
operation year after year. That wise
old observer OF men and things, DR..
Franklin, said long ago, that PAY
AS YOU GO, is the true philosophers
stone, which turns everything it
touches into gold, which is especially
true of farmers. Brothers of the pillow,
take a word of warning from one who
has suffered. Beware of those long
running accounts. which 90 to make
up the merchants ledger, aud which
almost Invariably leave a balance, y.
Huicn lHQSb bC ctlA1G0 ny 4 A0tG u
hand at the close OF the year. Batter
live hard, as We are wont to call it,
without the superfuities; yes, even
setting aside some Of the supposed
necessar5es of life. rather than run
into debt, as you have been doing.
Your wife may not gel the new dress
which she wants; your daughter may
sigh for q little love of bonnet"
which she wants so bad; you may be
compelled to wear a seedy hat, or
patched clothes, when you go to town
or to chur b, but you will be all the
happier fer it at the end Of the year,
when you ind that the proceeds of
your crops In cash will purchase
twenty five per cent. more than you
would have received for the same
amount if the purchases had been
made during the season on credit.
Pay as you go, if you desire to lead
happy life, and always have money in
your pocket.
But to return, the fruit crop thus
far is principally unhurt, and unless
overtaken by frost hereafter, will no
doubt be quite abundant. Tne wheat
looks more promising by far, than it
has for the last FIVE years at the end
/ of March, and as the breadth sown
last Fall was an average one at least,
we may reasonably hope for good
crop, and consequent reduction IN
the price Of brcadstufFs.
Inc only exciting topic Of general
interest about town, is the attempt to
make this village the seat of Justice.
] instead of Rockport, which boasts a