394 



FARMERS' REGISTER. 



[No. 7 



rnnimeiired to operate — as a general rule capital 

 nii|»!oye(l for the benefit, of agriciillnre, ought, 

 proviikul the interest is pniJ punciuaHij, not he 

 imIU'iI on Jbr iuiy poriion otiiie [iniicipal, under 12 

 iiiDiitli.^ ; aiul then to be gradually returned to ihe 

 ieiidrr at yiated times, or sooner, at the option of 

 llie liorrower, nn notice lo the huider; ilie .security 

 for ihe hitter iilvvays reniiiining sacred and inian- 

 gible— what k'gif?iaiive f)iLUi can he adopted to 

 accoMiph>h ihisend'? We invite discu.^.'ion— not 

 ia tlie ehnpe of intermiiiahle essays, with long 

 j.refacep and siiort arguments — hUe the giraffe, 

 all nccU and no body; but dsssertulions that coaie 

 nt once to the point, and so phiin and praciiciil 

 that ill' wlio runs may read and understanih The 

 render will have a view ol" the use and value of 

 f;ipiial ill agricntture, as well as in manr.factures 

 and commerce, (lor it is as indispensible ^o enter- 

 prise and [initil in the first, as in the two last) by 

 readiiiix the Ibllovving account of the expense and 

 prolir 111' improving belwien "^ye and six acres 

 tf swamp land'- in Massachusetts*— here was an 

 instance ot' e.xpendinjre in the first cost of improv- 

 iiiijr — i-artinir off' ihe wood and root-:, harrowinir. 

 |)!an!inir, hoeini?, hnrvestinir, rnaliuir, &c. ol'.fSOS, 

 e(iual t(i about ^133 an. acre! and vet, (he oper;i- 

 tion neiied §150 an acre! leavinir the land, which i 

 was bejiire, like thousands and tens of thousands | 

 of acres in Maryland and Virginia, altngellier uti- I 

 produciive ; in a coaditiun probably, to yield here- | 

 alierG ]>t'r cent, interest on a capiia! of .§000 per 

 acre! What planter or farmer in the tidewater 

 rouniry south of the Delaware, being a man of 

 jinv euterjirise and reflection, who does not feel 

 that be could do someiliiuLT in some deirrpe ap- 

 proaching toihis, ?y/ie had capital! We once 

 iicard Mr. Crovvninshield, fbrnierly secretary of 

 the navv, say that he gave lor land between Ros- 

 lon and Salem one hundred dollars an acre, which 

 it af^'Mwards, (and which he knew would) cost 

 Iiim 850 an acre to clear lor the plough — yet \iewas 

 well paid. Ah, if in once glorious old Virginia 

 and Maryland, with their delicious climate, pure 

 water, natural canals to eveiy man's door, and 

 oriir'ua.lly lerlile soil, we had the yankec capital 

 and labor, combined with enlightened legislation 

 and genuine public spirit, what a paradise we 

 rould make of our country ! — now given up to wil- 

 Ir.wi* and pines — and gambling and politics — not 

 that noble science of politics which teaches us 

 bow to use the j>ower which is derived from politi- 

 cal association in such manner as shall secure 

 the greatest good to the trrealest number — but 

 tliat odious game of party politics, which has /or 

 its object the manufacture of great out of little 

 men — the election oC party supervisors of the road 

 up lo/»nr/t/su[)ervisois of the uniun — which leaches 

 the art of procuring (at jobs lor ilie most influen- 

 lial, though they be ofien the meanest and most 

 ignorant of those who have influetice at elections. 



so surely be relied upon as the fingers. 'Visit tlie 

 plants lor a few days every night and morning, 

 wiien the air is chillv or damp, and kill every one 

 you can find. In a short time you will have des- 

 iroyed the wliole, lor they do not travel far. 

 Ordinarially those which are lound on plants, are 

 liatcheii in the came garden. The course we 

 s[)eak of is attended with some trouble ; but it is 

 Ihe most sure and effectual one we have ever been 

 able to find out. In the middle of the day, when 

 the sun is out warm, they are very active and are 

 not easily taken; but belbre breakliist in the morn- 

 ing, and after tea at night, you may destroy all 

 that are on the plants. A lew days will make an 

 end of them. 



TO DESTROY VBI.LOW^ BUGS. 



From tlie Maine Culllvator. 



Man)' modes of destroyinir, or prevenliug ihe 

 ravages of the yellow bugs that infest cucumbers 

 and melons have been recommended — such as 

 charcoal dust, onion lops, ashes, tobacco juice, &i-. 

 but after all we never (bund any thing that could 



' See page 391 of Farmers' Kegister.— Ed. 



BIRDS 0:V FARMS. 



From tlic Farmers' Cabinet. 



The value of birds in districts settled as thickly 

 as the country of Philadelphia, is appreciated by 

 but li;w individuals. The beauty of ilieir plumage 

 drliirjus the eye; their song cheers the husband- 

 mau ill his toil, and gives a charm to the country 

 which no resident can luo highly appreciate. The 

 joyous I witter of the swallow and the martin, the 

 song of the blue bird in the spiiiiir. the delightlul 

 wiKi notes of the [lartriilije, the lark, the plover, 

 the robin, the thrush, ihe moi'kiiiir-bird and the 

 spariow, awaken an inierest in those companiong 

 of the liirmer, which should impel him lo prompt 

 and energetic e.\ertions Ibr their preservation. And 

 let me ask, was theie ever a time when these in- 

 teresting creatures demanded protection more than 

 at the present period 7 In this country our liirms 

 are overrun by parlies of worthless bo\s, and more 

 worthless men, who employ iheir time in deslroy- 

 ing whatever comes in their way. They break 

 our fences, alarm and very often injure our cattle; 

 jeopardize the lives and limbs of our people, and 

 the teams with which they are at work, and many 

 of them do not hesitate to plunder us of our poul- 

 try when an opportunity ofliers. They tread down 

 our crops and injure and annoy us in various ways, 

 and all Ibr the ostensible purpose of destroying 

 the Itiw birds which yet remain with us, which 

 are not worth to them the cost of the powder and 

 shot used in their deslruction. When our horses 

 are alarmed and become unmanageable in conse- 

 quence of their firing, they very often refuse to 

 abstain from what they denominate their sport; 

 and my people have been compelled to quit their 

 work for (ear of some serious accident, and still 

 they would persevere. Let us no longer submit to 

 such annoyances and injury, but assert our rights 

 boldly and learlessly. There is a law which ap- 

 plies lo this country, which, if put in Ibrce, is abun- 

 dantly sufficient to afibrd our birds protection, and 

 to rid us of this intolerable nuisance. The value 

 of birds to a farmer, fiiw are able to estimate. To 

 say nothing of the songs ol" those warblers, to which 

 1 always listen with delight, their value in the de- 

 struction of bugs, flies, worms, ;ind noxious in- 

 sects, is calculable. The swallow, the martin and 

 many others, busily employ themselves in de- 

 stroying mosquitoes, flies, and other tenants of the 

 air, which annoy us with their sling, or injure us 

 in other respects. 



The robin, wood-pecker, sap-sucker, and various 

 other birds, ju'olect our orchards, destroy the worms 



