, 1874-09-05

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colnas Of fnaecln; and, aa the Western plstua
tie shelter for tho birds. mi
o. small fara's aboitn1, aud will, ,l,ein, tho
nttt,lcr Of our domestic fowls-aa tlcAe trcrchae,
this will ro'Inlro'long years but, aa tho ycars
ihoyo OIL, ,ru nhall 900 tho pruyruHs.
IN many lnhtanccs culture icroascs THO nscct
lrlbos a.'sl makes thom yetfnors destructive, anS
nllni,ora but, with th!s Or rather tho two
red-ingged npocioH under notice, we Gnu meet
them en- In tho nesnrel wny.
s,,Sa When ,i H. Estys rsrk ln Colorado aonoy
fal, did not bite 10 aliarp ~ thdy siotlI, and ND
tlor artificial tlfos nrpdatcd to liayo no attrhc.
ton. natt with graashoppors,""' said n1r.
Eivanas; is,ss "'GonI yon 500 how tho hoppera nro
tlIom hnt With tl,o lforpers, and yon will cktcli
tho fish," The rstvioo uas taken, and ono young
Indy capturod t'Vcnyoigllt sll III tho aftcr1,oors
antl some OF the gentlemen did very well; hut /
graashopr6rs. In tiacho Inottnaain-strpa,ns tito
grABshopporH nro tho main food OF: tho trout.
For Some roaaon. Nnturo i,as gtvoh tho hoppors
great poworn ofsinoroaso In tho mountair-oanonst
but dcnseA 1t to them On tho pIains, othorwiae
thoy might matao 1t barfci waste.
cEnTiF1oAfEb ron FARMERS TO a1nN. ;:
ss 1t'ogsfGMs: III 'o tan1s,ss4s M A 2 s. H.. IL,
farm Windmill sowing naciine. similar edods,, de-.
nhn that tho farmer siHn Tho following cersilcata:
~" !" For tho purpose Of oot.nng credit. CERTIFY
iap;; Ii With acres .r;ova, wesh:
property OYER and ahovo. ii 5aeheanest. ] y is''0D
"ua' II 1he PARTICULAR 'tno Of thls paper7
Tho point ia. Tint the siguor R,,nrontecs. thRt.
at tlo tmo, ho ia good for tho doht, and, falling
III this, becomes criminal, and is liable to be-
sont to t'o ponitontfary for nat leas than year,
for obtainiug goods undcr falso protensas. A..
fH f}n.nu la ttno lrkr A.
without tho goods until tile mouoy III ready, aud
tllon the Ha,no t,ofnlB may DO purchased Rt20 to
W per cent nsa md alt thla trouble III nvo,dod,
If you want saving g-macno, lot your uifc ,yait
husband III Eli unpleasant position, and
~ the end mako tho rnaphino cost
MIN two prlcoa. Ono Of my neighbora took thia
s9;aIno ;qa ,,,, and 2 few wooks siuce presented his
another llaa Just patd ia noto, given yoar ago,
for Ga no bottcr machine, nt 1856, and to do
tmlB n q part OF tho lnouoy had to DO borrowed.
% VOL 40 nm economy Of labor. Tint must have.
the attention Of the fasmor. Tho purchasing
power OF a farmers note il about ono-halfthat
ct q ready cnsh, and. 10 long as ho ,nakoB uso Of
m1onopoist. Few farmers fail to meet uotea
that layo such memoranda attached tleroto, but
many times Mt great sacrifice and no truo wife
Will consel,t'tha her husband 1Lall Sign such a
FNFs. *OA s1.H Al"ao VI EsifiJE HGHlus-
machine, buggy. organ, or a farm windmill for
pumplng, or i,ow reapor for himself.
llttio attention to these natters wtli mako
NO email difference in tho year'n result Tho
number OF these farmers noteE, Tith certificates
ATTACHED, aud that l1o considered them the bcst
kind Of security. lii this casc thoy wcro givon
for sswng,naohino5 and the nsont q borrowed
machines, getting n large discount, much largor
than DO paid for t1lo uAo Of tho money. And for
cash IN Land ho nude sales on private tornls most
astonishiney low; billing tho goods ut tho usual
price, but taking much snsallor sum.
THE WEATHER, ETC.
On Saturday, tho 29th, j1st week from tho
Inst rain-storH, wo lad nnother rnlny day, hint
will be OF valuo to tho lato-uaturing crops and
this season. md for this thoso rains arc worry
timely. The lato potatoes arc doing quito
bG largo yes Il vim , b.. be largely MI, III
poachblow potatoes, that had remained tho sizs
OF roblnB' eggs for weokB. during the past week
have advanced to the Hizo Of honB' eggs. Ths
corn in larger and bcttog filled than anticipated.
crops pnn out botter than predicted. and it ia
your real wet years TINT bring great lisnppoint-
mont, for then wo arc deceived BY an oyorgrouth
Of foliage aud . want OF grain. In this county
last year. The wheat has been good, vhilo tho
| oat-crop was rather light. On tho whole, nd
| havo no groat reason to complain. Wo have had
| good weather in which to do tho work, and then
tue roada havo beon good, aud prices quite satis
factory.
It ii certain that farming 11ns paid Us we'll M
tho average Of other business, and the man who
listens to Tho croakers should attond
'ens ssa hs state coss r. E GGoans5 ns Fa1i sa
aud they will banlsn all foara as regards the pay-
ing part OF tue farm, uo may conclude that thu
outlay Ia not always the most 1udiclous but ho
will mover suspect them Of boing pnupers.
Our farmers, for the most part, hare light
sprlng wagons for market, visiting, and church,
| while few arc 40 poor that they do not own i
| top-baggy. Then tho sewing-machines, carpets,
sofns organs, aud melodeons, that may bo soon
whom wo call to mind that most Of them havo
bccn purchased On credit basis, aud coat loublo
what they ought to have done.
| 1t beglnB to leak out TINT grcnt pnrt Of tho
cauHo Of tho hard times duo to M fnrnorB iu
getting some Of those good things a tris1o in ad-
vance OF our ability to pay Tor them; but,
thanks to 2 kind Providenco, "that Away,
tSfmpors pasa tho tho wind to tue ahorn limb.
4 disposition to keep ont OF debt, have alt como
| to our aid. md aa farmers we mnY begin to hold
un our heads, aud olaim fair standing among
other claases. Even tic mdomen aud monop:
ollats are little, if my, bettor OF to-day than
are re, the tifleis OF tho soil.
We now entor September, tho cornucopa ol
the formor months, when VIC arc loss pressed
With hard work, and we SEQ tho result Of ou'
bounty all tlaat it can du from tho crippled oon.
dition TINT tho past hnrd winter will permit
T'ha women are talking Of apple -buttor. dried
apples. aud applo-sauce; while grdpes and the
crab-nppies aro going into jars. and tho late c.
c'mbers, thanks to tho big showers. are not for.
goLten. September is truly groat and d good
month. 1t is also tho birthday OF
| TIE FARM AND GARDEN,
which haR cllronicled tho progress Of rural
airairB for tho past twenty-two years.
| nuHA1.
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