Year: 1860

produce Of a SINGLE acre. Why l am
as.onished when l think over the ten
thou sand thoughts, hints and sugges-
tions I have thus gathered What a
blank would be left in my head, ifthese
. thoughts were taken away.
? Smith-But does the practice of farm
ers on other kinds of soil and with a
different climate, suit your wants?


Jones--Why no, not exactly, perhaps,
but then every thought get from an
other, starts new thought in my own
mind, and thus I am constantly i'm
proving my own skill and practice. You
see, I get all the brains / can from
other mems heads, and compost them
will in my own head with mixture of
common sense, and then make the ap-
plication to my fields. In that way I
have manured this crop of potatoes
with plenty of brains. The editor call
ed here last week on his Western tour
among farmers, and seeing my good
crops, he asked me to write out just
hoaD I have treated this field for years
past, and promised to do it as soon as
my crops are gathered. He will prob
ably print it, as he constantly prints all
such practical matters, and perhaps
hundred thousand persons will read it;
and though nobody else may do just as
I do, many will get a new hint, and i'm
prove upon it. You may read it if you
will


Smith, would like to borrow your
paper.


Jones-Better take it yourself, for
then you will be more likely to read it
You will find hundreds of plain talks
about various kinds of crops, during a
single year. One hint gave five bush
els of corn on each acre OF large field
in single year.


Smith, can't afford to take it this
year.


Jones-You would think nothing of
spending two cents week for extra to-
bacco, or cigar, or candy, and that's all
the paper will cost. How little week
it costs to supply yourself and family
with large amount Of information
through any good paper.


,Smith---W hat are the politics Of that
paper?


Jones-It doesn't touch politics, it is
devoted to such subjects as Field and
Garden crops, Animals &C., and has,
besides a good deal about Woman's
Work, which wife says is worth more
than ten times the few pounds Of but
ter it costs to pay for the paper. Then
there is also department for the young
folks containing many things which
please the children, not mere trashy
stuff, such as is too often printed for
them, but information that will have
good influence on them. I would sell
a dozen bushels of wheat to have my
young people get the reading in that
paper. My John says he can pay f:1
it easy with the eggs from two or three
hens. If was mechanic or merchant
and had only little garden, I should
take the paper to tell me how to make
the best use Of the little plot; and if I
had not a foot of land | should still want
it for nay wife and children


Smith-Does the editor know any
thing about farming?


Jones-The editor who owns and
publishes the paper was brought up on
a farm, where he learned to work. He
has studied all the books on farming,
and experimental for years in the lab
oratory, and has besides, travelled all
over the country to see what was doing.
Then he has several associates, Farm
ers, Gardeners, and Housekeepers, who
know what they write about. and among
them all, they do gather up wonder
full lot Of information every year. The
language too, is 50 plain, SO like talk
ing with you, that l enjoy reading it.
Then too, every paper has engrsvings,
which show one exactly how animals,
and plants, and implements, and house
hold furniture look, much better than