, 1877-09-24

OF hef Foil 10 grow p tn the bushes, OF to return
doing ihi.. merchant4 .tay behind ther conn;rrs
nnsll the sheriff Jocks the dnor, mechanic! stand
ney can c ne na .a y"nne mn n;o
chronic lasf"rs beesn.r thry can't "tnd m open.
ing And what Is true n our stato IA trnc Of
pnrtnrr, a lneninX from The factory to the acl1,
from complaining and suffering tlienete to cheer
fnl, earnest, foodprot!ucnE work on the fana7
!. The writer OF tho abovc evidently suIIpscs
that the farmer crows grain AMI grass to feet!
to iIis stock: that lIs cows produce butter nns!
milk for tho hired men tn ennsusnc; and 20 The
farm is sclttuppottIng. We al,onll like 10
know y!,at would tH done with tho snrpns,
In other tratfes sfu,l,t,l 90 to farmfngs Who
would consume The meal, tho tlo,,r, ami CORN
now sent into tho manufacturing sltstrfttal I
There would 10 an nsrcasen dcu,s1d for maui,
tlrnn ncain. Then tho operatives would flock
back again to tho mills, ntti tho business, aftcr
year Dr two, wotl.f he In the same condition as
now. The farmer has about a. much coalpctt-
ttur at present As ltc cares for; and, should
there 1c demand for more corn or meat, he cnn
easily increase tic nrot1ucttnn without Inviting
In nll the destitute from other hvnnttnns. We
mny 10 selfish. but We nre not one Of those who
believe In more competition IN agriculture.
INDUCEMENTS TO GO SOUTH.
Tic country is again being Hooded with citcst-
lars md prosnccti,scs Of railway and flnm!gra.
ton eompanlss who hare land 10 se! IN somc
Of crops grown arc vcry farnrablc. and arc no
doubt true to 4 ccrta!n extent. 1t Will, low
ever, be noticed, br an observing person, tint
the stated expenses Of starting 4 new farm arc
far below ttle actual cost, ami large number OF
Items are not taken into consideration u all. It
Is tic old story OF the Illinois Central Railroad
lands told urrr again. It ts nov abot1t twenty
five years since the land Of TINT coruyatIon was
offered for sale, and can point to dozens 1T men
who havc not paid for their land yet; tl,at is,
they are still mortgaged for tile money borrowed
to make the last payment. Thf. being true,
the timber in some Southern State, or to cx-
pend lila entire capital In getting started on a
Texas farInl Ono ycar's failure Of, crnps ar a
spell Of sickness Will knock thu buttom out Of
anv CALCULATION That niay tc figured out on
paper. Our advice to tho man who has a rem
tonablc prospect Of ever paying for a farm
where he Is hrQnaintcd with the people, with
the soil, anu the manner OF growing rrons, Is to
stay there, and hght ont tho battle among
friends.
TIE rouLrRr.rAnp.
The Po'.'frN il0rai-than which there il no
better antlorty--saJs, In speaking Of the vn1uc
OF charcoal and fisHo:
Even II tho fowls sro not confined, hut especial.
y 20 " they are, charcnaa pounded up Into lnc
hi,e q pieces abo',t the s,yc of rrsin of corn Or
little ancE. shonlt bu put nronnti In small plies
Mhcfr the fowls can have easy nccees 10 It. anil
they Will soon make nee nj It, The cost Of char
coal Is but trifa; nnt. where tho dlstancr fst,m
tuwn or city IL 70 efoat a. to prevent It fr1n, being
readily obtained thcrr1rnm. tho hslce fson, wosl.
std.c nihy bc sIcycd ont and The small BIZ. o!
chnrrcd wood or charcoal used In The ptncc OF that
fprng and sary summer ,noniha ia Il advirnhlo 10
use charcoal freely. Lime. ton, 10 valuable In
u1nny wass. In tho form Of whtsewaah It bcEct4
hens should have tlms whore they can make Use
al II. IN assisting tn tho production Ut cgg.sols.
RuitAL in.