The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-06-25

- this volume Ia address
them ON the occasiun Of their next an
nual fair. he wruts the president uf that
sJ.irty ~ follows:
New YORK. June 12. 1885.
DEAR SIR-I have the honor stO &C.
knowledge the rpceipt Of your letter %
the 5th inst. in which yuu invite me TO
deliver AN address lefore your excellent
agricultural S,ripty.
feel fiatterd. and think Will come.
Perhaps. meanwhile. brief history 81
my experience as an agricultural will
bs acceptable. and ~ that history no
doubt contains suggestions ~ value Ia
the entire agricultural community.
have concluded To- write you through
the press
have b,en an honest old farmer for
EDme years.
Ny farm il in the interior Of Maine.
Unfortunately my lands are eleven miles
from the railrJad Eleven miles Is quite
q distance t. haul immense quantities
81 wheat. corn. rye and oats; but A.
hav'n't any to haul. do not, after all,
suffer mnch un that account.
Ny farm il more especially q grass
farm.
My neighbors told me 20 at first, and
rs an Pyidrnr.. that they were sincere in
that Opiniun. they turned their cows on
tn il the mOinent I went of "lectur-
ing"
Thesa cnws ara now quite fat. take
pride in thess COWS. in fact, and am glad
own n grass farm.
Two years ago tried sheep raising.
bOught fifty lambs and turned them
louse on INV hrNad and beautiful ACRES.
Il was pleASlnt on bright mornings to
stroll lsisurrly out un % the farm in my
dressing gown. with q cigar in my
mouth. aud watch those innocent little
lambs ~ they danced gayly DER the hill
side. Watching their saucy capers ~
minded mt Of cap-r ssuce. and IL o.
Cured Ia me I should have some very
fine eating when they grew up 10 he
"muttnns"
Ny gentle shepherd. Mr.. Eli Perkins,
said. We must have some shepherd
dogs
had no very pr'SiSe idea as tO what
shrphenl dogs w'.n.. but I assumed q
rather profound h-,k. and said:
We must. Eli. ISpnksto yuu about
this snnr time aga
wrnie Ia nv I'D friend. Mr.. Dexter
II. Fnllett. of Bottom. for two shepherd
dugs. Mr.. =. Is not an honest old farmer
himself. hut I thnught he knew about
shrph'.rI dogs. lie kindly fursook far
NOR important lTusiness % sccnmmO-
dat.. AMI the Digs came forthwith.
They wrp. sIh,.;I,lil creAtup-s-snuff col
ord. haE-l eyed. long tailed and sha,,sly
jawed
We l,-l them proudly Co the fields.
Turn them in. Eli. I said.
Eli turuel them in.
They went in nj once and killed twrn-
~ 81 INV best lambs i'm about four min
utrs and 4 half
Ny fri"nl had male trifiing mistake
In the lIn,S1l Uf these dogs.
Thesr digs were not partial 10 sheep.
Eli Perkins was AstOnisbel and OBJ
served:
WAL! did yuu ever
certainly never had.
There wrn. poOls Of blood On the
EUNtisNauu. auu IThstuents i NtHh ond
raw lamb chips lay ruund in confused
heaps
The dogs would have been srnt 10 Bns-
tim that night. had they not Suddenly
died that afternoon 81 q throat disteIn-
per. Il wasn't n swelling Of the throat.
IL wasn't diIhtheria- u was a violent
Ol-ning 81 the thruat, extending from
ear tn ear.
Tins cluse their life ssories- Thus
ended their interesting taiIaL
i failed - q raiser Of lambs. A Q
sheepist, was not . success.
Last summer Mr.. Perkins said, II
think We better cut some grass this sea-
Sun. sir"
We cut some grass.
To me the new mown shay Ii very
sweet and nice. The brilliant George
Aruold sings about Il, In beautiful verse, |
down In jersey every summer; % dos
The brilliant Aldrich. at Portsmouth, n. |
II. And Jet doubt II either q these
men knows the price Of ton Of hay TO-
day. But new mown hay b . really |
ane thtBs. II d good for man and |
beast.
We hired four honest farmers to s..ist