The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-07-11
farMrers' Column.
" Speed the EDEOip."
Farming in Germany,

COL George e. Warning, Jr., of Ogden,
farm' VINO recently returned from foreign
tour, contributes to Hearth and Home n
readable account ola hunt for farm hand
IN dusseldorf. We make space for an ex-
| tract Whlch VIII serve to give an idea of
one phase OF domestic life among the Ger
man peasantry, and especially ofthe habits
ana habltatlon OF family who are hence
forth to add to our census
we entered the single street by a sharp
turn through an archway under an old
tower which was built by the Romans
S,ooo years ago, and drew up at the door
OF the only hotel, kept by the Widow Saar-
watsens. So far as l could Judge, the vii
iage consists of single street-rather n
Wlde one-which serves not only as a
sereet, but as sort of common farm ward,
WIN carts, wagons, smaller implements.
heaps OF manure, and one or two stacks of
hay.
| My man, Micheal Biehl, lived half way
| down the short street, in a house CONSISTING
OF two rooms below stairs, and probably
three above-small rooms, with absolutely
no furniture, beyond the barest needs
But Tor the scrupulous neatness and shin
ing polish on everything, it would have
seemed poverty stricken. As it was. "fru-
gar seemed the more appropriate adjec-
liver: Inc wife was very bright and ac-
overlooking young woman, with as we'll
kept dairy as one could wish to see: the
incumprances," couple of boys, who will
be useful IN time. The house is built. so
TO speak, within the barn, and opens from
Its driveway. The cows, horses and pigs
are on the same floor with the living rooms.
but separated from them by massive stone
walls. The vehicles and implements stand
In the passage-way, in front of the house
door. House, passage, and stables are COW
cred ny well filled NOW of hay, oats,
wheat, lucern and clover. There was also
a good store Of roots and potatoes. The
three COWS looked well, but as they are
used IN the yoke Gas is the universal Gus
tom OF the country their milking quality
is inferior. Except for work they never
leave their stalls, "the soiling system" being
compulsory here, where Biehl's farm of SO
acres consisted of II different tracts, with.
in two miles of his house, and not fenced
OH from his neighbours land. Calves are
born and bred to working age without
seeing the open sky, except when led out
at rare intervals. A nice penful of pigs had
never been out in their lives. The near
ness OF the family quarters makes it i'm
perative that the stables should be kept
well cleansed and well ventilated.
Looking through this establishment,
with its almost penurious economy in every
detail, it was easy to see wlSsG German
"gets on" when he is transplanted to the
rich soil Of America, and why he makes a
good farm hand when taken all unspoiled
from his native village.
engaged this family on the following
terms: The man-about 49, and very in
telligent and active fellow, who is well
known as an industrious and skillful far
mer - gives his whole time and his best
services in whatever capacity he may be
wanted for, either as manager or as a la
borer; the wife is to take charge of the
stable, and to be sort Of herCls-woman
to the stock-teeding, milking, cleaning,
nursing, and tidying up being, in fact, the
constant attendant in the stables. She is
not to work in the field, unless in an emer-
gency. The two children are to do what
they can, but they cannot earn more than
half their living. They are to pay their own
expenses to Newport, and 1 am to pay them
$500 per annum and board Cat the present
family table, In one sense, this is not
especially low, but when the quality of the
people is considered, it is not too high