The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-06-29
LETTER FROM FOURTH DISTRICT.
FOURTH D1srR1cT. June 9th. 1872

FOURTH DISTRICT, June 25th, 1872.
MR.. EDIToR:-Had your correspondent
from this District put the clover crop al
one ton to four acres, he would have been
nearer the truth. Unless the late rains
improve the late grass, the average hay
crop of the District will not exceed halt
ton per acre. What is to be done to carry
the stock over the winter, should it prove
as severe and long continued as the last,
is more serious problem than Greeley
or Grant" What will become of the farm
ers is more than appears at present.
Wheat is total failure over an almost
boundless extent of the country. The hay
crop the poorest ever harvested. Oats
must be far short of a crop; however good
the grain may be it is too thin on the
ground, Corn potatoes and late vegetables
may do WE'LL and the present providential
rains will enable many farmers to SOW
buckwheat, which may, to some extent,
supply the loss of the wheat crop and thus
stave off, for time, actual famine. But
stantly occurring and continually increasing
expenses? How are they to be met out of
short crops and low prices? For prices,
except for wheat are low, and the price of
wheat will benefit but few farmers, for
more will have to buy wheat or do with
ut it than will have it to sell. In fact the
trmer is the most oppressed and the poor
Ct paid member of the community, if he
Gu be said to be member of the commu-
MY, who bears all its burdens and receives
noe of its benefits; and yet County Com
mi'ioners pile on the taxes; spectators
anShylocks conspire to increase the price
OF serything he needs and to screw down
the rice of all he has to sell, so that |
between the upper and lower millstones,
theyave nearly ground out his life blood.
III gloomy picture is no exaggeration,
| but lis below the actual condition Of |
| affair." While mechanics are striking for |
eight ours and five dollars a day, farmers
are copelled to labor night and day for
bread d scanty raiment.
Let say word on more pleasant
subjected close this letter, which is longer
than tended it to be. There was an
exhibititof the Big Elk School, taught
by John imble, at their school house, OH
Friday ening the 21st inst, which re-
Elected grt credit on the teacher and on
the school There was an absence of the
usual disy of tinsel and show, but in
stead thereere unmistakable evidences of
solid attaiients, which were refreshing
to meet in is age of superficial "maks
believe"
1t was an,promptu affair, having been
determined only IA few days before; but
that those fdays and indeed the whole
term were W. improved, was abundantly
proved by theeady answers to the most
puzzllng quesns. The examination was
confined to ordinary studies of the
school, and itomplete success showed
that Mr.. Kim. though young man
and younger ther, is no novice in a
school room.
In Arlthmetlcpecially Mental, Gram
mar, Geographical History, the School
ranks among th>ry best in the county;
while in spellingl Composition, doubt
if it has any riN Some Compositions
written for this ocion were very good;
one on educationnother the works of
art, and one on twalue of lime, were
especially commenqe. ,
hardly know Hher to congratulate
the teacher on haviso good a school, or
the school on having able teacher; so 9
will conclude by citing a remark of t
Napoleon the l, he ss' an army of sheep c
commanded by hor'as better than an t
army OF lions comman by sheep" If i
any person THINKS tniill apply to teach
ing they can give tne ed Of praise &C
cordingly. SCRIBE.