312 INDIANA HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS 



A New Source of Wealth 



for the prairie farmer. 



$100,000 of "British Gold" 



ready to be distributed in the west for 



100,000 Bushels Timothy Seed. 



[Chicago Union Agriculturist, 2:37; Apr., 1842] 



[February 27, 1842] 

 Mr. Editor — I have received letters from one of the 

 largest agricultural ware houses in the Eastern cities, 

 in which the proprietors state that they are ready to 

 contract for any quantity of timothy seed that can be 

 purchased at Chicago, at one dollar a bushel. 



Is it not worth the attention of farmers? I do not 

 believe there can be any better crop raised, and if they 

 will make early preparation, they can soon supply the 

 world, and the crop requires a comparative small amount 

 of labor, I should like to make arrangements to buy 

 twenty thousand bushels next fall at Chicago. Can I 

 do it? Who says yes? We want the money to put in 

 circulation. And it will add permanent wealth to the 

 country. 



Yours, &c. 



Solon Robinson. 

 Lake C. H. la. Feb. 27, 1842. 



seems to us, consists in his devotion to the advancement of agri- 

 culture, and in this he is unquestionably odd. Would there were 

 more such 'oddities!' 



"Mr. R.'s remarks to the ladies under the head of 'matches,' 

 should receive their attention, particularly that part where he 

 alludes to their writing for the paper. This silence cannot be 

 owing to their not being requested to write, as Mr. R. suggests, for 

 in every No. or two, a request has been addressed to them par- 

 ticularly." 



The remainder of the article was published in the Union Agri- 

 culturist, 2:35 (April, 1842). It dealt with hedging, ditching, 

 blue grass, etc. 



