Connecticut western news., 1872-08-30

1 tlons ot MT. Il. Beden, in your paper, that the farmers communicate more, are good, but as charity begins at home would it not be better if farmers and others were to communicate with each other in the place where they live, in a social manner? We here in Cornwall, Mr. Editor, are an exclu- sive set; like the Pharisce of old, we | thank God that we are not as other men, and though we do aims and make long prayers for men to see, yet among ourselves 'to do good and communicate seems to have been forgotten. We each one have some special hobby, which when we are together we take some special pains to a5r, perhaps to the disgust and indignation of l others. To De sure, in agricultural matters we try 10 take the lead, for Sir, have we not the Secretary of the State Board of Agricul. | ture in our midst, with the President and Secretary of other smaller societies ?-all antiquated fossils, except as far as their own interests are concerned, and what they do is for their own glory, and not for the ben eft of mankind at large. Do not, MT. Ed. itor, misunderstood me. say that char ity begins at home, and in like manner whatever is done for the advancement of l ourselves socially in this, small communi- ty, promotes more happiness than our try ing to attain to a mushroom growth in outside circles. Can you tell me, Sir, why | it is that farml rs urc so blind to their own interests? why they do not affiliate more and interchange their views? Does it not seem strange that men whose interests are identical, whose aims and purposes are the same, never, or rarely communicate to each other their experiences in regard to certain line of crops which they all raise and which if any improvement can be made in raising, as matter of great i'm portance to them all. Suppose, for exam pie, that by pursuing a certain course, say in regard to the cultivation of corn, or to- bacco, that a larger growth is obtained with less labor, or more certain variety, or finer quality of the crop in question, would this not be of interest to the farm ing population at large Why do not some of your first farmers in Salisbury tell you their ideas, or their success in certain crops, or stock, by which they have improved their farms and made money am afraid, Sir, that the reason is that they are natural ly sverse to book farming and consider that their neighbors would consider them egotistical in their attempts to communicate the knowledgs that in them lies One reason of this is because SO few know the GctuaI cost that it takes to produce cer- tain thing. Your manufacturers know the exact cost of each ton of iron produced, and how much profit is necessary to carry on the business successfully but how few
 farmers know on sohat crop they make money, or on what they loose. They strike a balance at the end of the year thus: 'Af- ter paying my bills. etc.. have left (say) two hundred dollars, this have made, but perhaps if they had raised more of one thing, and not so much of another, it might have been double. Here, MT. Editor, you see the main reason why farmers do not more make their views known, or show the cost. This, indeed, seems strange at the present day when cooperation is the cry, and when it is shown to be success
 Were farmers to cooperate more in their business, they would receive better price for what they have; they would know what it pdys to raise, and there would be less extortion of tho middlemen. But this day can never come till farmers communi- cate more with each other, and through the press. I am sir, yours etc.,
 IMPULsIA.
 NORTH CORNWALL, Aug. 26, 1872.
 The Grand Ercursion.-Not many fner mornings has there been of late, than was last Saturday morning, and at exactly the advertised time the excursion train drove into this station, already quite heavily load ed by the large delegations from Millertoh, (something like so,) Ore Hill, (2b), and Lakeville, (ss). After eighty-one or two more from this station, with their extra car, were taken on, we whizzed up through the swamp, and with the 32 from Chapinville, on over the lakes and mountain to Canaan. At this station more cars were added, and with 19 from Ashley Falls and few from East Sheffield, nearly eighty more were added to the train, behind which that bob tailed engine, the ''State Line," (well,- you needn't laugh at that engine; it can out-run and out-draw any other engine on
 the road,) was hitchcd to push us over Norfolk hills, and it did it too, making good running time. At East Canaan from 20 to 30 more; Canaan Valley few; West Norfolk l2 or 15,-but what is the matter
 with Norfolk, with it's l5 or 20 only for this
 particular occasion? Never before did this staunch old town fail to come to time on
 any similar occasion. West Winsted and Winsted added about l50 to the already heavily loaded train, also three additional
 cars, in one of which was the Gilbert Cor
 net band. Thus it was the entire route
 every station adding it's quota to the train, which was everywhere greeted by the waving of handkerchiefs and hats. It was , remarked however, and we think the asser ton is correct, that much the greater DOT. ton of the load were from stations west ot aud including Winsted. The inmates of every car appeared to be enjoying them selves hugely, as was evinced by the multi , tudes of smiles which were constantly chasing each other over their countenances. , At Canton, somebody sung out "Five min
 utes for refreshments, when instantly Tom Wells bounded into an adjacent corn field and, conhscating green pumpkin, shied , it into the car, looking behind him at every step, 10 sec if the owners big dog was moi after him. Tom. won't steal unless he is hungry. We arrived in Hartford with 12 long cars loaded, all to their full . l ond xuo vuoro mt oOlv ar