Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-10-24
Bnli.r., RsslIshn.ss.

[scraps Of fun and wisdom from his Farm.
Carleton q Co., New York.
LETTER 10 EARMERs.
Beloved Farmers :-Agrikultur u
the mother ov farm produce; she Il
also the step-mother ov gsrdin sass.
Rize at half-past 2 o'clock In the
morning, bid up q big fire In the
kitchen, burn out two pounds Of kan
dels, and grease yure booa.
Wait pashuntly for da brake. When
day duz brake, then commense tew
stir up the geese and worry the hogs.
Too much sleep IL ruinous tew geese
and the hogs. Remember yu kant GIT
rich on q farm, unless yu rlze ct 2
O'Clock In the morning. and stir up
the hogs and worry the geese.
The happiest man In the world IL
the farmer !; he rises at 2 o'clock In the
morning; he watches for da lite tew
brake, and when she does brake, he
goes out and stirs up the geese and
worrys the hogs.
What IL a lawyer? What IL q mer-
chant? What isa doktorp What Il
a minister? Ianser, nothing!
A farmer IL the noblest work ov
God he rises at Q o'clock In the morn
ing, and burns out half q pound ov
wood and two kords ov HANDLES, and
then goes out tew worry the geese and
stir up the hogs.
Beloved farmers, adsw.
JOSH BILLINGS.
AGRIKULT1BUss.
LIST. Skarsity Of Deets are the hardest
kind ov beets to beet; their CRATE
skarsity makes them beet all other
kinds Nv beets.
I'd. Turnups should be planted near
the top ov the ground, If yu want them
tew turn up good.
Sd. Egg plants IL good. but egg,
sot under a stiddy hen will produce
more chickens than they will tew
plant them.
9TH. Potatozeare generally a helthy
krop, but they are liable tow have
weak eyes.
9TH. 'Cowcumbers do the best In a
lot bi themselves. 1t amt best tew
cumber up q kitchen garden with cows,
9th. Oats will grow on sum warm
land, but tsw yield we'll they have
tew be thrasht ; 1t Is jiss so with beans,
only beans has got to be poled fust,
and thrasht afterwards.
7th. Rye duz the best on q dry and
thirsty sile, especially old rye; toe
much water will drown out old rye.
Sth. Tud stools will do we'll on q
wet earth; so will tuds; but wood
chucks must hav q gravelly sile.
SIMPLE REMIDI8.
Tew kure the blight of q krab, soke
the krab's feet in bileing hot water.
lew find the kontents ov a gallon oy
whiskee, multiply a pint of fusil lie b
s pints oV Vince t%urpentine.
lew kure the govt, live on Boston
krackers, and saw wood for Is cents 9
kord.
lew make a goose good eating, bring
her up tenderly. .
lew keep kats from being ct up b
rats, muzzle the rats.
HOROSCOPE FOR oKToBER.
The male man ushers into existence
this month will be ov an inquirinl
mind. Tho fust thing he will inquire
for will DO some good cider. He vii
study divinity at fust, but will quiI
that and bekum konduktor on q rale
rode ; this pays better, and haz NOR
perquisites. He will marry the wo
man ov his choice, which IL good, be
fore he dies. hut inter he dyes he vii
hav black hair tho rest OF his days.
The woman born this month will b,
short of statue, and acquainted will
grief. She will want a CRATE menn,
things, In this world, that ain't handy
tow be got. She will marry just abou
the right time, and undertake tow IL
with her mother-in-law, which IL
diHikult kontrakt tew fill. The win
min born this month arc like q Rhod'
Island greening, rlpen slow, and ar
most delightful away long into tn
winter,