The People's vindicator., 1874-06-27
Farm Column


all their work done, will undoubted-
~ be obliged to quit tho business;
aud those who have invested tho
largest portion of their crops in poor
at twenty-five cents per glass
will hardly be able to meet their OBJ
legations and inspire sufficient con-
aelco to obtain credit in the future.'
A CHEAP CrsHloN.-"One who has
sricd it, writes as follows to tho
1merican Farm Journal: "If any
farmer wants a convenient and cheap
T;shlon to ride on, let him take q
.nNp skin rs soon az it is taken from
!Io !h s'fep, and scrape the flesh off,
@ '"o:' ~ it in a smooth place. Pull
s','a svn'a' ot V> pound Of alum and the
"S'10 "f tIo vi "l;" s% and cover the flesh side
ol 1he SKIN Il, al let it lie for week or
s~'' ,'',' anu .n. /, , W. be well tanned. They
make the oest\ eat for the, reaper,
raker, corn planN or III throw on
the horse to ride Fl, ~ ,hs fsld '|t" y" +Ia T
barn. and if We sho% 1De be- cau"ht eau" IT. ;"a '"a
sudden shower they VI answer for
a protection" "' ''
"The part ofthe ho]dingr farm,
er or land. owner which paysS,.t ' S,r
cultivation" sa1d Charles IT. tor
sis the small estate within theGmr
fence of his skull. Let him beAs,
with the lillage of Lis brains, and !
shall DO we'll with his grains, roots;
heritage aud forage, sheep and cattle
they shall thrive, and he shall
tlrive.' 1t is plainly the duty Of
farmers to obtain a practical educa-
ton, as we'll as merchants. Cultiva-
ted brains are crop that never fails.
1t is a settled fact that a thorough
business training is essential to sue
cess in any departments of usefulness.
THE FARMERS MovEMEST-How
IT IS PROGREsslNG.-Let the politi.
clans say what they please about it
tho farmers entis going ahead
like a prairie on fire out West, wheth-
er the organizations in the East be
sham or not. Several representative
Missouri papers at hand speak the
sentiment of that region. One says:
"The necessity fox that reform in
political administration which the
united efforts Of the farmers of the
country, especially Of the West, can
alone obtain is so urgent that it can
moi foil to be recognized by even tho
most SUPERFICIAL Another: "This
movement of the agricultural inter-
ests of the country has not commen-
ced bit too soon, and. however mod!
est and timid may be their first &C.
ton, they will soon find themselves
caught up in the whirlng tide of State
and national political politics, and
will be compelled, whether they wish
it or not, to consider all the grave
problems now before the country"
Still another-"The 1armers' war, az
it is sometimes called, is destined to
have great political influence" A
Nebraska paper asserts that tho gram
, gers are making rapid progress in that
State. Common cause is there taken
! with the farmers of Iowa, Illinois,
Missouri. Minnesota and other States
on all questions affecting the farmers
f interests. Another Western paper
, declares that "the whole race Of dis
. honest politicians stands in awe of
this great movement" which is no
3 doubt the truth. A st. Paul paper
, says it now looks if the "potato bugs
lgraugers) will prove a lively crowd
in Minnesota. An Illinois paper de-
clares ''the movement to be an indie;
pendent ono committed to no one and
to no party, but commencing itself to
J. all.' The Catholic farmers of Olm.
9 stead county, Minnesota, although
v not members of tile Older of the
> Patrons of Husbandry, express them:
u selves warmly in favor of its princl'
u u pies, excepting its secrecy. In Short
. there seems, to be a general stampede
II out West in favor Of the movement,
J. regardless Of religious predictions
e or previous political afiliations.-N
i" Y. Herald. r2 .U
h A NEw REMEDY FOR WoRMs.--We,
It of course, mean cotton worms, as th!'
}. is not our patent medicine column
;e The Picayuue gives an account Of
s, very simple and inexpensive process
ct by which a planter Of St. Landr!
a parish last year saved his cotton croI
f. from the depredations Of the worm
0. The process is based upon the fac
lis Fthat ut a certain stage Of his caree
to the worm lies helplessly upon tn
o. foliage of the plant, not sufficient,
he developed to have power of motion
~ and, iu fact, passing through a transi
Of ton which, if interrupted, he canno
en- of his own resources, manage to con!
: : plete. The plan Of the St. Landr
It. man is given as follows; He took
ed pair of swamp wheels which were Iy
nd ing in his stable yard, suspended fro'
, . the axel thereof a swinging rake wit
w. long teeth, say four inches apart, {
g. adjusted as to brush the foliage of Il
,s- plant very briskly and then, harness
v 7 ing pair Of mules to those wheel
he proceeded to run over his crop
the rate of about fifteen acres a ia