The field and fireside. (Marietta, Ga.) 1877-18??, September 04, 1877, Image 1

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    THE FIELD AND FIRESIDE.
W i.
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OFFICE
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DAVID I i.W IN .
V - A. I*. iIY i. \ K ill \ . I H. IIJWiN
Irwin, McClatchey & Irwin
AT LAW.
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V. M. T. VViXN Will . i. VV INN.
W. T. A VV. ,J. WINN
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MAKIKI I A. 11l
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.! K. MOSRIA,
Aiiwi'iiet :ts
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\ Y to !iini ill < 'olil> ami ml jata'iil inuH
li.-s (>m li t in Mi < lali in v ltii(l<l
i ie- ii)i tail .
M aiti-lla. Man'll 1:1. 1:,7. <•*"
!■]. M. ALLEN,
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l>|{. L TUN NEXT.
icing S*lsii'iiin.
ivV < Mtir.* oim ;" \ll !<• 11**s. UtT i
< J.t ’lnTok'OO ''l I* •*{ .
M.uirii.i Mmivli i:>, is;;. ly
hi;. E. ,1. KKTZK,
B*h v*i*iaik aml Siiiukisi,
rnKXDKKS hi ||ul* toll ll -rivins
1 in llir |ti'.uiin' (•!' in nil
il lf:ilirli- In tlio oi .M*iiiM:i
iik<i -itttoiiimlii<“'t'ntiii 1 ry. OUht.il (in
1>• i I .Slft *n| \\ hi. ) iOnl . tilth!.* In
K. VV. GABLK,
BOOT m JMIIMBR
ANU REPAIRER.
I’owitKi; si'iiiM; sti;i i:i
MARIETTA, GEORGIA,
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ranhil. Alai* It I I ST* /.
Haley Brothers,
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lii-ak-rs in
<atoeii;ir.s, i*k<>\ ikions,
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ML K. Lyon,
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( (tl XI t;Y |*Kohl <
Maiiclla March 111, |s77. I,
. 'iv taavi.
< ill lit >h l-th .sTi.T.I. I
Me and lames; Maker
and i;kp\n;ia;.
Ma 1 ie| (;|. <et , \| at< 1 1 I I 1> 7 J 1 \
CONTRACTOR
AM*
Bet ii.oi l;
rnin. HlnleiV-iiillCtl t'tilii in tie )ij ln i-
J in n llriek Malviiiij. Stone am!
Hi n k 1 11 i 11 1 1 !_!'. am! I J.i I ill ;my
i iiiK- Ihike toil!r;i< l- on the mo l rea -
omthjo terms, ami toevei lit*- lln-iii in the
lilt* I >;ft i-Lo 10l V Ill.TlHiei .
11. 11. \\ \ i.1.15.
.M tiieiia. Alanli 1:;, Is;;. Iv
House Building am!
U< pairing.
A ll Ill.lMtS LOOKS I IXI 111.0
T< I Oitl*KK.
I,until,-]- <*l .ill kind , and al (lie
Intvc I ] il'ifa■ . (of -ale.
ri tlianklui Ini tin- lit**-r.il |i ilruii.a-a
1. Ilillmrt,*. tin -til*--cit**T \\<*nl* t il.
that In- is fully *•*<l In ••niilia<-t for
tint i-la-i-lint, of ami to c\a--
* (ft** i In* * * nit la*-I - it, tin* tin*-! >:tl i-1 a. ,* -
t\ nianma. SllOl’, null; -i*|o I’ul,lie
rhju.it * .
March. I- 77. I KM 1 lil lit. \< h.
L. S. .NORTHCI n,
ItKAI.KK IX
i.tttit and >t;,*lc
DRY GOODS,
hats,
MtnKS AM) NOTIONS, .v<-.
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Marietta. Mad i. il. 1 -77. Iv
A|irii ii 11 it va I.
[ tan: t iit riKt.it \ni> iii i n*t. )
ll*ii( llk i ll tit tla*. It*
At u*t i-i:i*t t i Aiit.i.
Il t: ulii-tt a mit- tioii with lit*-
lariiie'f : *• \\ hat hall I cultivate
tnitiakeA tity tafiti vi*-ll 1 ho yta al
c 1 |ita*Dl in lii*- hcia- ' llt.it i a
c[iu-sttou t[uiii- dillit till 1 1* atisAVi-i',
Imt il may In- an Hctt-tl sn a it,
aid Ihe inli-ivst ul luo-l laittit-l
--< tin- 111 mu tiin l|a * jitt la i lit am h<-
ol lilt; Itandty li t l,ce <>im- tjttile
itnta-mntu-talive. in *:,*ti *-.| u-i(* e
ni a ia-diirlinn in tin juice and
that i lilt- cultivation *•! c**tt**n.
t'olton. a! ciylil <r ten c.-nta jh-i
--jKiutid. camioi In- \a*T\ jirolitaltly
cultivali-tl u it!i Itiit**i !:d*or. and
liiiill |>l i*-t *i I'e-l-tilizi-i ' .coil; cijlli-llt
I v lin I'arnici must chaiiire* his
cron lot a time*. I!i- tmisl cttlli
vale* "rain, “ras-us, and ail \ e-ite
tal.,le*s, not only lurlmnn- cotisitui],
lion. Iml some also lor market.
And tlii mixed crojijiiny lioiild
have- In-i-ti itdojiti-d loiir4 sinee.
We, in the Smith, have-always ig
nored one very essential jiriiu-ijilt*
in jiolitieai eeonoun which is. to
always raise what we* consume,
and also to sell. Il is
what a man saves, and not wliat
iie simply product's, that inert uses
his wefdlh. Il is what a nation
exports aho ax* its own support
that c*nriehes ii. not simjily wliat
il may produce. We are yrowinji
jtoorer every year, sintjily iVom
tin- fact that we are imjiorlinn
molt* (han we are eximrl in,". W e
make a “'real deal of eol lon in I lie
Smith, anti spend it Iftt drytroods,
cut lerv, lia til ware, hats, shoes am!
proviK/ims. anti then w-otider why
we do not prosper. Now, look at
the statistics of our imports, ami
exports from lie- South. The
northern portion <>! lie- i nit< *1
Stales produce the nei-e ities ol
life, ami I in-n ilialilil u* .im a her a>-
pialmu ol our eotlon, and .id-o
ttiucli of our hardware, cttliety,
shoes, hats and machim-rv We
even tie],end upon tin- North lor
our ax iteives, I*ll y- y jiokt-s, ltd
lot- and Imhs; liit-ii <h j>* nd upon
the Northwest t,r our meat, flour
and eorn to lartu wjtii. Now, i
it po, : iltle lorn tv\ er !*• -row
wealthy under any itch ruinous
policy ■ I it possible even lor us.
long to I*,- aide to live it il tie i" licit
managetiieut ' !l will helot, late
to answet these (j 11 *- - I ions alter
theeouiitry i so Itaukriijit that
the larmei- cannot make their
crops without credit, and many
of them are a I reatly pay in-.- large
ain I ruinous per cent act- it jioii j,ro
vision- to make lluk erop. \\ ill,
the h> ol twelve to (wanly live
per cent, out ol tin croji.hownrc
fanners lo make (lie next crojt t
If they have failed i> iue-1 mi
re,it exjtcnscs hilln-rto without
the loss of twenty live pet- cent,
out <>l a lorinei crop, how arc they
to make this crojt pay* for tin- cut
rent y, ar'v |rovisiotc at tin ad
vance juice ol twenty live j *- 1
cent, on the usual |>rt<‘t*, am! then
leave enough to make tin- tiexl
croji ? Solve tlii jit'olilein, il you
can, you who are (hit Itindin;-.
your eroj*. ami |*aym-- tlii- ei,<*r
moil percent. f**i corn, than ami
meat to make thi y* ar cro|* ,\l
the cml til tlii year, many farm
ei w ill till* 1 that mli w ill la- tln-ir
liabilities, that they will not be
able to make tin- m-xt crop at all.
No man, nor cmuito-y. cm, ever
|,ro j,t i and buy every tiling to
live upon <m the farm. WTmiist
jiroilm e it our elves, oi poverty
Will be the if: nit. Amlweiilllsl
not only produce our 11 j *| >l i* - <m
t lie farm, bill. lo ]iro-j< r. we mu -t
jiroduce soincthiiii* for -ale. 1-]va
ry farm that i- jirojierly' <-nriche*l
annually, will yield more than
need lx- eoiisiiuied upon il by the
necessary liaml- ami -lock, fhn
the farmer will have -oiio-thiiigof
every kind of provision.* lo ell.
w hich w ill go to-ujtjdy cil ic , me
chauics and all tin non ],ro*iuci-r
ol tin- connlrv. 1 >lll wlu-n the
fanner trill,- away tin- winter,
an*! make- no mauur*- ** siipjdv
the gn-at drain of each crop ujmn
hi lamb then lie nee,l not expect
to make enough to supply home
eoiisuinj,)ion. inio Ii 1,- -any thing
to sell. A \ irginiaii aid loiii<*a
short time ago: •* Von .Southern
people do not tr,v to prosper v<*u
have a tine climate, a moderately
goo,l oil. good water, ami all lii<-
advantages that need be tie ired
MARIETTA, GEORGIA, SEPTEMBER 4, 1877.
to iii-iire piosjierity , Imt you , I,>
not u-e you, advantage: t hat
is empliatieallv true. W e have
one of the lines, climate in the
world, and tin* Inundation ,*t one
of the finest soil: in the world.
All that i needed to make thi
a j*aradi e, i industry and econo
my. <on --oil i 11**1 very deep -
il needs ]ro]-er tilth iodet-peuil,
ami it needs ad*li!ional vegetable
matter <m it, and nine manure
every year, uniii there l mailt* a
* lee 1 11 ich soil a: : t hey Im vc in Ken
tucky. 1 emu .1 . and mm- oilier
States. I. I. VI. no: s, I. M. M 1*
| Koi: mi: KiKi.i, an,, rim. i,* [
U li:< shall \\ < Cat *
IIV I. J. M. ooss. m. n
Ihe me.lieai proles:-ion i -aiil
to live otl tin* mi- tort inn- oi man
kind, Imt I have practiced the
healing art tor I lie last t hirly Innr
years, and 1 can truly say I lint my
|>rofe: ion live oil’ the vices and
the imjiroprieties, to a great ex
ten!, ol our race. Il i line, that
a certain per cent, of our diseases
originate Irom in h exterior can:
es a arc turnv oidnhh- ; hut a large
j-*-,-cent. <*l <*ur diseases are 11 it*
direct cause of imjirtijier living.
W e are caret’ll 11 o inform otirsel ves
upon almost every branch of
science, excejit that ol preserving
our health, i’lie health, though
il const it tiles the main source of
enjoy ment in life, seems not to
attract any concern until it is lost,
then, when too lute, we are will
ing to make great sacrifices io n
gain it. Now, ii is much better
to take care ot our health while
ii is uninjured than t<> have to ul
ter with disease, or Io acriliee our
living lo try to regain it when lost.
The i]iiestion. then, that corn-em
us mo-l, is, •• iltiw shall vve pie
serve our const it ui ions w Idle I hey
are good ; Proper care in tiny
’diet. and the mode of jrej*.iring jt,
are two *>! the lit I things that
sliouDl atli-iul lo in order t*>
health.
A little know ledge of tiiejiow
ers **l our y: It-in (** eon vert aiii
e!e ol diet into nourishment,
would save ii of miii'li uttering
in the end, lor ile- |**)vvers of llu
y stem once injured,are very hard
to restore to their original sound
condition Men, from ignorance
of the subject, are giving carica
tured ideas about wliat vve should
eat. I have noticed, from time to
lime, that certain health pmriials,
a I hey tyle themselves, presume
10 give sage rules nl iliatetie .
when the writer know nothing
about the übjecl about wliii li
they so Ireijuently write. The ne
*e. it ii- of mu cut ire organic sys
tem mil I alvvav l><- eon-idered
when we would dictate lo others
what they may eat and I<• - heal
thy. In order that vve arrive at
some just conclu ion- in regard to
11 V-II It 111 111 diet, it i: ll* fe SUIT io
have an apjiioximative idea of
tin-time rei|iiiied to ,iigesl i-aeli
al l l*-|e ol *liel. Ihl ha been
I*- led, lii Iby I ,f. It. .mm*ml u|*
on I lie jiii on ol Alexi .S|. Marlin,
and nice by oiliei . And il wa
a ■■. cert-iii ted that pig fed digest
ed in tint- hour, I ripe in one hour,
boiled trout in one and a hall
liom . vein oil in one and a hall
Imi i-■, milk in two lorni ioa led
turkey in two and a halt hours,
roasted heel in three hour . mill
ton in three hour . broiled veal in
lour hour: . ailed beet in louraud
a <juarlei hour , and roa lcd pork
in live and a tjuarter hour : Inead.
rice, am! otlu-r tariuneioii load
generally dige I more rajiidlv
Ilian meal if jirojierly |>re|*nied.
Raised wheat hread. or dry hak<-d
corn bread, are digt- led most ra
|iidly. Some vegeta Ide . a gial
ed green corn, ijiia-he bean-,
e-jK-cially butter bean-, ami some
vegetable oil J| al I- dige -II II Wil II
ease and ra|iidly ; bill cabbage
w nieh only contain*-- oik- jer cent.
nourishment, and lurniji . ear
rot .and : ome oiliei like vegclu
lilt . are tligi-stetl with great <li Hi
eiilty, anti not digested al all by
a Weak -lomai’ll. but I'einaill and
excite iiillammalion or colie, ami
oiion lead io in,ai re uit
Now, our -y (ein retjuires a <-,-r
tain jier cent, of fat . or Ihe tin
cliy tooil ( whieii i lir.-t eonverted
inlo ugai. tlien-ahat into fat l to
make tat : gelatine librin. all.u
men oxygen. liydr<ig<-u, tailaui.
and nitrogen to form the variou
t i 111- of tie .Idler* lit Olgall ill
tile hods' logo-1 lie, with ihejilio
jdi He to compo e the bone-, and
jcaililages <>| the hodys lienee,
vve mu. I eiii a varieiv of food to
lorju all the I is* ue ot the luxlv.
And all the cant about an exelu
ive diet i all nonsen e, especial
ly fm iln laboring class. Ala
boring man mu l have a rich and
nonri hing tliel, a meats, vegeta
ble . bread, and mne fruit . in
i heir sea tm. Meat I urn i h the
gelatine ol the earl ilagc *,tlie inn
eiilun- ot the mil clc , the asterin
thatmingle with the phosphate
o! lime to lorm tin- hones, al -o a
jiortiou ol the lihri,i of the fibrous
1 1 m ol t lie liody. N lit , corn,
r tat meal butter, ami nine
olhi <*f the legumes, apens and
beau eontuin the eleinenls of
tin int pari: ol the body. The
I; 11 * -1 1 t‘l I'lead, potatoe-, and ol
iie*-, i eonverted, by the digt
tivemrgans, into sugar, and that
into tat llt-m e, vve see al om-i
that i vi'eat v ariety ol I’ootl i in*
i-ess.ary to sustain the organic
1 1 in i ure in a heal I liy slate. Some
men s digestion, from abuse, is
too feeble to digest I’al meats,and
then they may take such articles
.i contain larch and sugar,which
are cm, verted into fat. Kish,while
l hey are very ea ily digested, ion
lain jiliosjihoresi'enl materials lor
t lie hrain, and simuhl form a jioi
lim, "f our diet. Milk contains
all lln - elements ol' mi I lit ion, and
is ea y of digest ion.
reedillg 4 i*o|is,
flu- ag lieu It lira I mind, during
Iln lasi ten years, lias been still
ed a never before iijiou the suh
ject uf feeding crops with ajijiro
jiriale loud, ami in siu-l, ijuantity
n- toj,r<ulm-ea maximum grow I h,
like aiiimol grow Hi, ns dejicndeiil
iijiou tin- jirepnied food vvilliin
reacbrNif rotd or animal. Animal:
take m their loud al Iln- mouth,
mu I D ate, dige I and a imilale i!
Philo \-.-a cm,extending Ihe jn-op<ir
li* in of I lie hod v, day all ei day,
I t,i 11 in at ii fit y , *1 iln- v e ::ei a hie.
laki in il food in a liijuid form
al innumerable mouth-- at Ihe
jioiiits of their rootlets, not re
qiiii ing ime lit al ion, yet il is di
ge leilaiul a imilaled into ihr
I I lie- nl Ihe \ egetahle a miielt
a is food tnl*i the tissues of the
animal. Thi: idea of feeding
crops ha captivated large num
bers of fanners, and they are in
dined lo invest in coinmcrciul
fertilizers, or plant loud, tor their
erojts This pint is coinmenda
hie, and will nltimatei.v lead to
imjiortant re tilts. But the mas
ol farmers need to take many les
ions in the prepare! ion of the soil
for a crojt- -with j,repared fertili
zers or wit limit 'They have not
studied carefully' enough the
mode in which plants receive food.
I ln- root let must travel to I lie
lood. not I lie food to the rootlet.
I lie |ilant tan receive no food not
in fonlael with il innumerable
root hair or mouth . The jdant
lood in the soil i usually evenly
(list riiiiit ed I hr< nigh il. If, I lien,
il i: not jntlverized * tin- rootlets
can pi-net rat e it in all directions
they cannot reach the jtlaut lood
I I contain: . 11 the soi l is only
broken into lump , Iln- jdant fund
in iln- e lump i a inin-it locked
ii|* and out ol tin read,’ o! the
root ol jiian I ■ a i I In 1 hay lock
<-*| in a barn mil oi reach ol aid
mal out ah*.
the < Ii lie re lice bet Ween the root
juice of a held I horoughly |>ulv<-i:
izcil and one luol.en into liimjis,
i not generally nndt-rstood. Let
ii iliil Irate lv eomjiaring jieli
Ide an inch in diameter wit h
gram <*l ami. Many thou and.
of tin--(• grain, of and will occu
jy tin- juice of one jiebble, and
il we * s-1 im at t- I lie -all-face ol these
grain <*l and how iinuien a-l.v
vr< aim il will he than the nrlace
ol oin- jiebble. tin- root lei: ol
jilatil can jK-m-trate the and in
every <lir<*<■ I i<m. while among jieb
Id* lhe root lei eon Id only run
around Ihe out ide. In a line clay
loam, which i ajit. to break into
llllll|is, t lie lllH’el'ellct- helw t-eli it
when |*iiI\ t-ri/.t-d line or liroken
into lumps, ay two inche in <ii
aineter, i* inueli greater than la
-1 ween I In- jiebble and grain ol
and. < * rain own among lln- •-
liim j* ea n only end I lie: <• root
let: around between llu* lumps,
penetrating the little line earth,
I while, il thi - loam i finely |>u I
veri/ed, 'he loot end out ilillll
,i: i < i.i Me Ii m root hairs. Iha I com
jdelely till evt ry tenth ot an inch
pace, tliii coming in contact
vvitli.ahunda ll l lood. W ithout mi
ante jmlviration, tlie larger part
ol the plant lood in a soil i mia
vailihle and uselc to the crop.
Commercial fort ilizer- are al
little use unless the soil is made
tine, so that it may be distributed.
Barnyard manure is more etiec
live upon poorly worked soil than
concent rated manure, bet-air e tin
yard manure i o much mor. a
bundant in ;jii:iniily tli.it il gei
mixed with the line cart It lie l ween
(lie liiin j i:, and sn eonn- into con
tad wit It the seed. The great
dill'ercm e hot ween I he ollor-t of a
particular commercial lertilizer
upon adjoining, farms, is most of
ten t ail ed lay diHerem e in il
ajijilical ion in I In- tiiu-m of I lie
tiil. I lie dill ere nee bet ween Ihe
t ioji of the garden and liold, i ■
molly I In- di Herein -e in Ihe |il'e|
ara lion ol the soil The -- .irdt-n
is well juilv erized, the lilih mei
low and line Ihe inlaee <it<-n
raked over with a line-lootlied
hand rake. I'lie la riii<*r at: Ihe
necessity of l In- line- I tilth in i lie
garden, and doe: not exped a
croji vv il limit. \\ liy I lien lunild
he he -a, eart-le ol the tilth of
Ids lit-DI {
AN KVI-iaUMK.XI.
W e have I l ied varimi exju-ri
meats in illust rat ion of the view
above jirest-nted. Let one sidlice.
VVe had a tenant who did not he
lieve in throwing: away labor in
over cu It iv a I ing g rou ml lor onli
nary erojis. When emj,loving
him, for a few day , to jmt in foil
der corn mi a lour acre held of
day loam, vv<* had him haul I wen
ly lour loads ol excel lent yard
manure and put il upon I w o acres,
an a vera.gc **t I lie lie Id, and I old
him to j>re]inre that two acre: jus I
a lie thought 1 1 slimihi be Io jirn
duct- a good crop, and then drill
in Iln- corn sixteen inches a|*arl,
the year corn nol lo la-cultivated.
After (hi: vv a done, and In ad
mil led l lia! In- h:ul taken a lil I Il
ex Ira pain i u vv oik ing we ga vc
int rue I ion- for ] ire pa ring I he of h
er two acres, without any manure.
In add it ion to one I hoi-ough plow
ing, il wa-; t ii II ival ed rleejdy | hi'ee
t inn , then level led with a line
tout lied harrow until a line a a
garden lied, to the depth of four
to live inches. Now, Ihe eorn was
drilled in I lie -ume mnnni r and in
same ijuaiit ily (one and a hall
bushels Ini lie acre) as on I he nl Ii
ei half. When in llower, lid well
* nil i v al *-d jiicce, vv il limit manure,
stood ei gh 1 1 ‘cu i m li,-s higher I han
the Ivv * i acres wil It I lie ma mire
and conunoii iiill iv a! ion. <hi e
leet ing Iwo am |<le rod in di Ihr
t* ll l places iijiou each |>iece. cut
I ing I In- green ruin and weighing,
iI vv a: found I lull the a veruge ol
the inaniircd jiicce wa- J. 7 * ll*s.
jx*r sijuare rod, or 2- ton < *l g’.ooo
llis. jier acre ; and from lhe lwo
acres wit limit manure, i In- aver
age yield ,v.i T’>o ll* . ju-r rod. or
2?s ton: jier a ere. Here extra
working wa eij mil I o Iwel ve load
of harnyard manure, and ix ton
extra of green eorn. The <-o lof
e.xl ra woi king w a I vv<> dollai per
acre. Who will ay i hat Ihe labor
wa, nol well I’erniinerated (
11 uni t be ij nil e e v iden I to all
I hoijg.’litful jiraclii-.il fa rim-r. that
I lie lif t Ie j* lovva r*l Ihe led ter
feeding of our ci oji t < •<j 11 i r<- t In
belter AVorking of lie ml olhat
our eroj.* may avail I hem *-l vt
of Ihe null imenl I lu-rein cord tin
ed. When vve have brought our
land into 11n- |roj ><-, dale of Ii I flit
and il i found vv aid ing in I lu- per
feet ion of a < rop lo whn h 1 1 i a
dajited. tlien il i highly jirinleid
to ajjjilv a liilahh- IV-rtilizer to
give ii a maximum yield. Then
are I lion ami ol farm cajialde,
under a suitable y-I*in of <- 11 11 i
vution, of |ro<lueiuy go<xl croji
titty year wil hold manure, i hat
now jirodip-c very indilVen-nt out
even with moderule manuring.
Tie- greati- I imnn-diale im|irov<-
ment reijiiirerl in Americaii agri
culture i liilliiiiilttr.ilinii. ('nl
Itriilnt ilml ( oilllli'i/ ( r C// / / *'//* if Jl .
l-'.-iriii lironouiA
Al l l.e pre cut l ime, il he* nine
tin- fanner to jiraclie** eeoumuy in
all his farm ojierafions, for ujion
tlie jiro-ja-rity of farmer all **iii
er hr.tin-lie of indie--try are eijua!
ly tie Jiclidehl. I ill I it Well be
eonn- it that vve rig iit l.v constriu
tln meaning of the term econo
my ;it i too freijuently <-mi trued
a- jiar.simoiiy, w liii li is ofien very
far from true economy. Mv idea
of the meaning ol' economy
connection with farm
■ onirt bin follows: and
di position of all our work,
libera! and frugal management fl
all our allairs. 1 am aware tlifl
there is an apparent emitradiotioH
in my definition, yet a sccmijjM
one only, when eighth
Ail iM‘ir !1 \ labor should ldßj|Ji
and \s' mini ically ipMM
with the utmost frugal liheraurß
While practicing liberality,
n>an hoiild bo made to do
t ion io tell.'' iii common pHli
faking this \ ie^ K it ,vonld^B|
tii '4RB\
, v, .
Jm ~V. *J ' ' ml
! ;. n \
JMBk
*' I 1
' I good and 'BBSSt
l'i' a u<■ .N j^kBBBB
eaiiow a Mmgsam
II ■' i • ■ I IO 1 :! i ’^BbBkIIII
III! I ill I c \. I 111 e ; to s
o line oid I.il".1
' ' !1; I 1 " W'"d .
n!. and 1 Ii 1" 1
n l i and 1
'■ a 1 I II I^^B^ffn^Bß
1 • an in I lie
1 mu tflß Iv’uther, eifl.-
in-, wmild leach us to anangßflp
and .1 . nil Ivn I 0 our lands ‘Aft j&|
|' 1 "dim, | |,, ■ oeale i alliijßßaW
|II • m t lie lowest. J■
' " l hiboi and fertjJßflH
\dm4 .
I'll im®
1 I• i M*
11 \\ Ie 11 '■"'y-\:s9n
O' 1 Wall
mu I he made up I>\
mi It me mid increased pioduci^ES
I might add 1 hot moniy wot^H
teach 11 to provide good and siH
able farm tools and all implß
meiils of bit liandry, for witlioiH
t liem labor cannot be
calls applied. Only that, sliicfl
1 1011 Id be kept which will prudti^B
the "leal,-.| juolit on the
no-iil and kei p: non
to,-|, iad ill S'cs I Incllf S shoii
kept down to the minimum
or amount. I teal liberally ssillu
your‘dock and land, if you svoiitfl
have them deal liberally ssh®
you. sv. 11. ssJB
(tias.'ilTing l-iggst. *
the millions of eggs seiiti
weekly lo the I’aris murkctJ|
classilied according to
(ju.i lily pr<-vioii tot heir exjios)
lor ale. The lirsl jo>jlll is deteW
mined by I heir passage or non
j>a- .a're I hroil<rli rin<rs of known
diameler, and their cuinpnrative
IVe>lines> is estimated hy ‘mirage’
or subject ion to reflected light
thrown out by powerful lamps.—
t he dillerence helvveen an abso
lutely fre.ii and a decidedly stale
egg I readily settled hy tliis test,
Imi l lie intermediate distinctions
are |e easily noted. For this
purpose I lie application of the
brine le t i; recommended, the
fad being well known that if eggs
of dillereiit ayes are |>nt into a
Irony olntion of salt, they sink
more or ie- deeply in Ihe ii<| nid
according a they are fresh or
tale. There is, however, an oh
vion 'Oil ree of lallaey in tliis
met hod, if roughly applied, since
an 171: that would pass muster as
tolerably fee h when immersed in
a weak olntion would rise to the
m l ace a a downright had one in
a t conger hrine. The dillicultyJ
could In partly met by the invti 1
liable use of a taudard Rolntima
ol known I refill li, and such a onto
i now recommended by a French
< lieini 1 who lias paid much alfen
lion to the übject, the propoia
lion lie advi e are three and ;a
quarter ouinaadfcpf laldc sail in aj
ijimrt of putr^Tal
a brine of
%ad
ih
!i the ft
jfl
/and any prep.K
, id'vV jm< •
. to d*
jif -y'_,
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