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The Farm and Garden. Agr cullnrc llxc Nation * WeaKb. A popular writer has bethought him that the road to a revival of our na tional prosperity lies through the de, velopnfent of our agricultural resources. Tie s-cs row tint every other profession is so over-crowded to hurl in times of scarcity, vast mobs of idle, lawless oeoplo upon me cities aud tens or sunnort —we say lawless because it - rC r knows no law—the most law-abid k - •, i- c> become outlaws . ■ i , ,lr-vw’-a.ioo bv famine, when unve.i to , “The s' is of the *-.;-nois a c . on the childreu.” 'i I:,r " men who thought to pMo t\*x bo in boUcr sooie.y tiun u.lve. - iovo-1 ill theiv pom ; who (bouxh to ijut their sons more surely on the road to wealth aud rcspoctability, by taking them out of the mrina nm pu mg them behind coume -s ; or in layers’ and doc tors’ ofaces, have now the Batu-action of seeing the latter without patients and b’dcfs, and the former without cus tomer*. Usd these young men been encouraged on the f;>r:n, and furnished with hud, as could havo been done in most cases, many of them would to-day bo prosperous farmers. Ite com non® cat observation teaches that the nation’s woakh lies in its agriculture. Neglect this, and all other industries languish or perish. All the othor industries are but multiplied facilities for carrying on this. Among them all this is the only bu'.o one, unaffected by foreign wars, unchanged by polit’csl agitation. Prices may fluciucte, banks may bicalr, and cjueucy fail, but God causes tho cart . to yield her f.uits, and he that labors wdl be rewarded with bread. Wbat c:r es the farmer for low prices, if his f;r m swa:ms w th mock ao i his barns eweilod oat wuh gr n ? Low prices cannot effect lion jho c m f ■fo , 'd to wait for money he and not owe, and vorv little money vvi'l answer ks pur po ar 3 where food is abundant. So it s with the nation. Let iocd be every* where Ebu'ulaufc and cfeip, and the currency very go on cm traefcing, but tho nation wi’! bo in repose. The g e: ♦ matter which is troub’ ng us now, is tbe alarming fact that the Don-producing classes have grown too great and overwhelming for the produ cing cbis. Agriculture, therefore, should be encouraged by every possi ble meuDS, both by tbe national and Slate govern men? s. Let governments ard parents make it as honorable to e nga; ein agricultu’al pursuits as to become a lawyer, doctor, clerk, agent, drummer, Poke”, and peddler. Let the young be taught the real mer j jig of an intelligent pgncnltuvist, and the great disproportion between the producing and non-producing classes will begin to diminish. Tbe future safety of the Dai ion against famine and consequent mob-rule, demands this at our hands. The longer we delay, the g-eatcr will be the to perfo; ro.— Let the squandered millions by Stae aud municipal governments be diverted into the encou ag-_ment of agriculture. It would accomplish wonders. Il'Gi'C! Asit in Cue Sc. Lie. Tho comfort r/nil r.c'Hh of farm nn> defend. g r ’er>uv upon the puvd vof t o a*; - in the st tb'cs, ti“u t-neir usoiul ness aou profitable;) esn depend on the com bit and health they may enjoy.— Pure air c m cn:*’ be obtained i.hlough dviusgo aid ventilation. Want of drainage can not be substituted by ven tilation, for tho craves which a’ise from tne decomposition cf the droppings of the avitmals are cons*antly beiog pro duced and ere supplied as fast as they may be conveyed away. These gases are*very injurious. The products of the decomposition of the waste from stables a-’e clrefly aromoniacal gases, whloh co use diseases of the eyes and ir ritation find inflammation of tho air passages and lungs } and sulphurated hydrogeu aud similar compounds which, entering the lungs, poison the blood a id cause diseases of the typhoid tvpa which arc so common in c r owded sta bles. Drainage and ventilation should therefore go together. Asa matter of profit the drainage of stables should not be neglected. The largest portion of tho nitrogen of the manure exists in tho liquid potion, aud no o'her valua ble pa.t of vLe manure is so volatile as that con.piping the nitrogen. If the liquid waste from tho stablo is not v.roner’y ecUecfed. we lose that p.irt of the*mi.novo which is. of the greatest value ruu which acts with tho greatest rarnd’ty in the so’.k It >s not enough that dPalns and a "e c 1 "am ago-tank should be p-.ovided, but some coarri vnnee should bo u-eh to prevent the fr-scs fro.n the tank f*n tne and . irsirom escaping into t.ia ft ■o c 'i here w.il remain then v•. ie ~ upuro ail* irom the lunoa r' ~ 1.-'id'.e ot tbo -anitnais iu be ca’ncd off by ihe ven*' ators. These should boar auged so. that no coid drafts can occur. of small ©peniogs are prcTysftrlc to one large one. The ventilators may he placed in the roofs or the walls' They should bo xa&dc with movable laths, so that they can be closed ia stormy weather suffi ciently to keep out rain or snow, and yet permit foul ar to pass outward.— Windows are not good ventilators at all times, unless they arc provided with lathed shutters, as they admit strong drafts of r:r, which arc us likely to blow inward ns outward. Saviug Seed. If every farmer was a heientist every farmer would know how to save seed. Many think they know that without the aid of science, and many do kuow how to save seed, but not without the aid of science. Those who know how to do this important thing may not all recognize science in t.ho operation, but if flaked wt.y they are so particular in selecting the best developed and most perfect seeds for planting, they will an swer, because such seeds come up best, produce the most vigorous plants, and yield the best and most prolific fruits. NoHv the farmer may have, and doubt less many le r c ucd tVs from ofc- 1 serration, and therefore do not feel in* debted to soience. Nevertheless, the same self conceited farmer was p i ofitiug hy the revelations of science without giving her credit. The ignorant as of ten practice science as the learned, but with this difference : The one does it ignor .iutlv and is not elevated by her association, wh : le the other is acquaint ed with the great value of her aid and appreciatively lays vigorous hold upon her established truths and applies them with confidence to his advancement.— Observation, however, is the discoverer oi science, and by its means the unlet tered farmer may come into her very presence, rnd even enjoy her advan* tnges, without making her acquaint* auce. T. ae, there is not much science in g (hering seed, but a knowledge of the proper seeds to gather, is very es sential to a successful farmer. Every thing that he has not yet been learned about the character of seeds, but ob.. sorration and experience has revealed much valuable information on the sub ject, and every intelligent farmer will hasten to take advantage of tho lights be-ore him. An important truth in re la ion to seeds, already recognized in scientific agriculture, in this country, is embodied in the following from En gland : Majoi Ilallett, of Bristol, England, the well known grower of impioved wheat and barley, and other cereals, says : “Ve-’y close observation during many years has led me to tbe discovery that the variations in the cereals which naturo presonts to us are not only he reditary, but that they proceed upon a fixed principle, and from them I have deducted the following law of develop ment of cereals : 1. Every fully developed pEnt, whether of wheat, oats or barley, pre* sents an ear superior in productive pow er to any of the rest on that plant. 2. Every such plant contains one gr; in, wuioh, upon trial, proves more productive than any other. 3. 2 he best grain iu a given plant is found in its best ear. 4. fine superior vigor of this grain is tranMifissible in different degrees io Its progeny. 5 By repeated careful seleotion the superiority is accumulated. 0. The impiovement, whioh is at first rapid, gradually, after a loDg series of years, is diminished in amount, and evidently so far atvested that, practical,. Jv speaking, a limit to improvement in tbe desired quality is reaehed. 7. By still continuing to select, the improvement is maintained, and practi cally a fixed type is the result.” # Trying to Live Without Work. The following from the pen of Hor ace (I. eeley is true, aud applicable fo this day: ‘ Our people a~e too widely inclined to shun the quiet ways of productive labor, and try (o live aud thrive iu the crooked paths of speculation and need* Ebs fa lie. We have deploiably few boys learning uades, with ten times too many anxious to ‘get into business that is to devise some scheme wherebv they may live without work. Of the joir neymeu mechanics now at work in this city, we judge that two thirds were born in Europe, and the disparity is steadily increasing. One mil Hon fami fes aie trying to live by selling liquors, tobacco, candy, etc., in our ci< ies, who could be spu-ed Tnerefrom without the slightest public detriment ; and if these wete transferred to tho soil, and set to growing gram, men's, wools, ei.o., or employed in smeUing the mataEor wea ving the fabrics -or which we a e still running into debt in Europe, ou’* coun f.v wouM inorease its wealth at least twice as fast as now, and theve would be iav less complaint of ‘dull ivade’ and ‘ha-d times.’ ” Would to Heaven our churches would fake up the matter of saving our young men and maidens and devising plans for giving them employment.— Horace Creelv was fight, our iwo thou sand five hundred low saloons and dives and their kind r ed places are s-pping the very foundation of our prosperity, both of city and State. The cost of our criminal cour'*, houses of correction, and prisons filled by these plaoes where ime runs riot, should rouse the humanha-ian, tbe Christian and the philanth opist, and urge them to stay tho . : de of crime iu our midst.— Ed. Farmer. L’ tie know the plain plodding work ers of the country, whose farms are paid for, and clear of lieDS, how haory and stable they should feel, and what J\ !e ground there is for the envious thoughts which oTten rise within them when thoy hear of men in cities hand* hug money or merchandise by tho mil lions every year, and who in a season spend more than would buy a good sized iai m. Four out of five of them die poor, unless they have secreted money iiom their creditors. The own* er of a dozen aores, or a hundred, or a ihousaod, can go to bed at nigbt and feel secure that he shall wake up next morning with a home of bis own, md a living within it, for him and his. On the con rary, the city merchant or ban* ker has no such security. Sow.' no Salt on Wheat. —An ex perienced New York farmer writes to the Country Gentleman on this subject as foliows ;In experiments for the past four ye-rs, I find nnnv advantages in sowing salt on spring wheat. For over twenty-five j ears’ farming on soil too hot and dry for spring wheat to fill well (in the usual manner of cultiva tion), it proved a very uncertain crop. Becoming nearly discouraged iu trying (o raise it, I began four years ago sow ing salt. The first year three bushels we:e scattered on the ground, just as the wheat was ffiirly up and the ground was dry. Twantyofive bushels per acre was the first year’s yield. The second year four bushels of salt was sown and twenty-nine bushels of plump wheat was raised to the acre. The third ex., periment was four bushels, and thirty of wheat to the acre THE SINGER SEWING MACHINE. The People’s Favorite, THE LARGEST SALES BECAUSE THE MOST POPULAR The Most Popular Because the Best. VERDICT OF THE LADIES. THE stubborn fact shown by the official returns, that the Singer Sewing Machine the only one whose sales have largely and steadily increased every year, uninterrupt edly—that last year the sales more than doubled those of the nert. highest competitor, and nearly equalled the sales of all the other companies combined, demonstrates beyond all centroversy that THE SINGER SEWING MACHINE is the most popular, because, in the estimation of the ladies of the count, is superior to any other ma ufacturcd. The following returns of sales, sworn to by each company tells the story : Sales in 1871. 1872. 1873. 1874. 1875. By the Singer 131,260 219,753 232,444 241,679 249,852 Wheeler & Wilson 128,526 174,088 110,100 02,827 103,740 Ilowe (Jan. 1. to July 1) 34,010 145,000 No returns 35,000 25,000 Remington 25,110 Domestic 10,397 49,555 40,114 22,700 21,452 Sales for 1870, 2G2,31G Machines. Sates Still Increasing. All Competition Distanced. 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Over 8000 schools in Indiana were supplied during the year 1872, and many more in 1873 and 1874. In other States many copies)hft* been porchasg 1 for supplying schools of cities, counties and towns. What better investment can be,made.for Bchools ? More than ten times as many are sold t Webster’s Dictionaries, as of any other se ries in this country. At least four fifths of all the sc 00l books published in this country own Webster as their standard, and of the remaindec few acknowledge any standard. üblished by G. & C. MERRIAM, Spring field, Mass. mar MAIBFIELD STEAM ENGINES, STJBAJI THIiESUINGMACHINEI SAW MILLS AMO FLOURING MILL MACUIKEBYi Pamphlets describing any of the above sent on application. When writing say In what paper you read this. \ SSMFLr DIRGE & GO. MAO Ay„ 3T, &OUIO. 1877. 1877, # The Calhoun Times. P ÜBLISIIED EVERT SATURDAY AT CALHOUN GORDON COUNTY, GA. By D. B. FEEEMAN. 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