The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1872-03-14

/ been ploWed and narrowed uD light
and inc, bore the best crop of corn
that was grown in the whole county,
and all the manure put upon it was
! some that had been manufactured.
And so the time went On, and
John Walton was continually stud
! ying how to improve his farm. At
the expiration Of = few years the
new eions had grown large and
strong IN his orchard and began to
bear. He had taken care OF his
trees, and they were about to return
him interest for his labor.
"Good gracious. calculated
Eben Sawyer, as Ben Grummet and
Sam Bancroft came into his house
one cool Autumn evening, and three
flched mugs of cider; "have you
heard OF John Walton's appiesT''
81 knew there was q man up to
lookat them, SAID Ben, "but Ain'r
heard no more"
'sWeli, was there. and heerrl the
whole ont, SO I know. / never would
have thought it. An orchard turn
out like that
''But how much was it?"
"Why, Walton was offered-cash
right down-five hundred dollars
for the apples be has on hand; and
he tells me he sent nearly three hun
dred dollars worth Of carly fruit OF
month ago. q
1t was wonderful, more than won.
derful. But they were Obliged to
believe it.
"And look at that twenty acre
Geld" said Bancroft. Ten years
ago it Wouldn't pay for moving;
now look at it. Think Of the corn
and wheat he has gained there; and
this year he cut mOre'n forty tons Of
hay from it."
''But that aiu't half" interposed
SAWYER, "Look at the stock he keeps
and see what prices he gets. Why
he tells me he has cleard over two
thousand dollars this year on his
stock p
At this moment Mr. Walton came
in. He had grown ul,ler aud some
what stouter Bince he had become a
farmer.
sWe was talking about you, Mr..
Walton" said Sawyer.
Air returned John, as he took
a seat by the fire. "I hope you found /
nothing bad to say about me-"
mot q bit Of it. We was talking |
about the wonderful improvements
you have made On the old place, aud /
the money you make s
"And do you think it is won
derfulT' ,
'sBut amt it2''
well said Walton, 81 don't know |
about that. But5I tell YOU whatSSi |
do know: there is noclass of people |
in the world who may study the arts (
and sciences to better RdvAnt age
than the farmers; and yet am sor
ry to say, there is no class, as 8 class
occupying the same social position, /
who read and study less. There /
are many honorable exceptions Of /
course. Farming is s seience-one |
of the most intricate-Rnd he must /
be a man of more than ordinary Ca
pacity who can master it all. But /
farmers must not be afraid of books;
they. won't, il they are wise, follow
every advice which experimental
lists give, but they must study. and
reason, and experiment for them
selves. So have done and SO in
tend 20 do"
Hes right" remarked Ben
Crummet, after Walton had gone
= " hat fools we was that sc didn't
go into the graftin' operation"
" And that under-drainin', " added
Bancroft.
And that muck and compost ar
suggested Sawyer.
- Well, sSid Ben, wiLh 3 serious
lace, & it isn't too late now, They |
say it is never too late to learn, and
I'm sure it hadn't ought to be too
ate To commence to improve after
BODY has learned"
"True as a bookF added Bran
.roft.
GOOD evening"
"GOod evening""