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Sl)c farmer's iHontl)li) Visitor. 



tioii of seeing so iiiany poor and miserable tentns 

 in the field, at a titne when all shoidd be life and 

 activity. Tn work well, an iiniinal must be kepi 

 well ; and the work, in nine cases out of ten, will 

 be found best (lone wheie the teams are in the 

 best rondilion. You mi;,'ht as well expect that 

 an Asiatic team, of a jackass and woman yoked 

 tot.'elber, would break np the ixround to the 

 projier depth, as that a pair of scarecrosv horses 

 or oxen can do it. Never undertake to see on 

 how little food yom- teams can subsist. No bet- 

 ter ciiterioii is needed of the natme of a man's 

 cidtivatinn of liis j;rounds, than is afforded by his 

 animals; and ha who starves them, will soon find 

 Ills land will starve blm. At this season of the 

 year sheep require much attention, and will well 

 repay it. Sheep are anionic our most profitable 

 animals, and on the whole, requiie less care than 

 most others; if the liiile they demand is given at 

 the proper time. Look out for the lamlis and 

 the weak ones of the flock, and do Jicit suffer a 

 drove of hardy wealhers to pick over and trau)ple 

 upon the fodder, before the ewes and land)S can 

 get n taste. 



It is an important point in commencing work 

 in the sprin;;, that every implement necessary 

 shoidd be at hand, nu<l iu first late condition, 



ineilts are not made to throw new lijrht upon I g"". and the imperfertion cl the workinnnshi|). As Mr. 

 them. TheroisnotafarUM-r, who inij;l.t not i„ W,se^,.rf. ".t broke I, ke apiece of corn bread.'' All 

 , ; , ,, , , ' . , .1 thi>. however, will underi^o a Ktriclex«inin:iiion by pruper 



this way, by well conducted e.xpenmeul, ami llie ..fli^^rs. legally ;ippoinifd. nnd it may not be proper to 



commuaicalion of the results to some ajiricultu- 

 ral joiunal, do much towards introducing moie 

 correct uoiioiis, and belter methods of liirming 

 than now i>xisr. 



The introduction and the propagation of {rood 

 fridt, is one of the many things that must not he 

 ovtfilooked in any estimate ot the s|iriu{r labors. 

 The man who iiefjiecis to plant fr\iit trees, when 

 be has a rod of ground to plant them on, avows 

 his inleulion of becoming a miisaiice lo his neigh- 

 bors ; for depend upon it, the man who is too 

 lazy to plant, will not be too proud to beg, or 

 above allowing bis children to steal the frifit of 

 his more inrlustrions and careful neighbor. Ev- 

 ery man who liiis cultivated a IVuil garden is well 

 aware of this state of things; anil has found that 

 the coming into bearing of a new and delicate 

 frifit, instead of adding to his enjoyment, as it 

 should, has only served as a signal of gathering, 

 to these ill omened plunderers. The only reme- 

 dv is for every farmer to endeavor lo niake the 

 best frlnt^ablmdant ; to jdant enoush fo: himself, 

 and some to spare. 



But whatever may be the nature of the labor 



te<l. The good farmer has his house to be done, there should be no ha|)hazanl work ; 



when wan 



for his farm implements, as well as for himself 

 or bis stock, ami is carefid that all shall he put in 

 their place, as fast as the season throws them out 

 of use. In the winter, all are carefidly c.Namiued, 

 and the nece.«sary repairs are made. The farmer 

 who jiermits this work to pass until the iuiple- 

 trients are wanted in the field, will fiml he must 

 lose many valuable hours, if not days, at a time 

 when one, if lost, is with difficulty overtaken. 



There is a very great fudt among fariner.s, and 

 we feel justifieil in reprobating il in strong terms, 

 because we have been sometimes guilty of it 

 ourselves; and that is, laying out more work than 

 can be done by ihe force on the farm, timely and 

 properly ; and experience has convinced ns that 

 if work cannot he done as it should be, it is bet- 

 ter not to meddle uith it at all. Never is this 

 fault more observable, or more injurious, than in 

 putting ill the crops of the season. There are 

 some cultivatriil pl.iiits, which we may be certain 

 will not niHluie unless the seeds are in the ground 

 at about sncli a time — a time, ills true, varying 

 in different latitudes, but generally well under- 

 stood at any given place; yet we find some larm- 

 ers so negligent, and what is worse, making an 

 assumed trust iu Providence an excuse fi)r their 

 laziness, as to be weeks behind ihe proper time 

 ot getting in the seed. Indian corn may serve 

 Hs an example of such plants. As a general rule 

 too, spring wheat, barley, or oats, if the sowing 

 of them from any cause, is delayed beyond the 

 proper lime, although by chance, a pretty fair 

 crop, so fiu' as regards bushels, may be produced, 

 yet the qnaliiy will be found inferior, the grain 

 light, and the danger from blight or rust greatly 

 increased. 



Do not entertain the idea that your firm work 

 can go on sui-cessfully, unless you give it your 

 personal supervision. The merchant, the lawyer, 

 the doctor, must attend to their biisiue.ss per- 

 sonally, or all \\\\\ iro wrouL', and it is not less fo 

 with the fitruier. I'oorKichard never drew (iom 

 his stores of wisdom a better maxim than that 

 " he who by the plough would ihrive, himself 

 must either hold or drive." Laborers may be 

 faithful and careful, but they cannot enter fully 

 into all the iiilentions and plans of the farmer; 

 and he must he the guiding and directing head 

 of the whole, or much ill direcled effort will take 

 place. The good farmer will be in the field with 

 ills laborers. Me never says to them go, but 

 come; and he knows that iu the mauageiiieiit of 

 a farm, e.xample is fir better than precept. 



It ^vo^dd be well if evi'iy liu iiier would, in ar- 

 ranging bis business for the year, delermine eve- 

 ry season to ni.ike one or more experiments in 

 some branch of husbandry, that would learl to 

 some important result; either in determining the 

 best method of procedure iu regard to .some crop, 

 or bring new evidence towards settling some 

 controverted point in agriculture. When we re- 

 collect how many points there are in husbandry 

 alioiit which good farmers are not agreed, such as 

 relatf: to the gr.iwing r.f crops, times and meth- 

 ods of seeding, preparation of soil, rearing and 

 fattening of animals, &c. &c., it is not a little 



nothing that has not entered into the plan of the 

 farmer, either as principal or contingent, and been 

 provided for accordingly. Every movement in 

 mai.agiiii a firm should be the result of reflec- 

 tion, of preconcerted arrangemem, and flirecled 

 to a certain and defiuiie end. Were such always 

 the case, we should see fewer barlly cultivated 

 farms, fewer pieces of work unfinished for want 

 of time, and fewer fiirmers "coming out at the 

 little end of the horn," the result of bad calcula- 

 tions and unthriftiness. — Alb. Cult. 



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[Above we give a view of the deck of the Princeton ai 

 the time of the accident, as lurnished by a correspondenl 

 tl' the JS. V. Herjid. We h.ive been at some e.l|iense2ai 

 having a transcript engraved expressly for our columns 

 Col. Gardiner's name is not put down -j-'he stood betweei. 

 Messrs. Upshur and .Miixcy. Gov. Gilirer w.ts about } 

 feet from the gun. The three circles in the middle of the 

 deck are the position of the masts. The great gun is 

 about 1- feet long and more. The piece whicii killeo 

 Messrs. Upslier. Giiuier. tveiinon, Maxcy .nid Gardiner- 

 weighed some 1500 or 1800 pounds and was thrown 20 

 feet from the gun. Tins piece is about one quarter of the 

 large breech of the cannon (all behind the trunnions) — 

 the rest of the breech is entirely blown away — no one 

 knows where — but presumed to have carried away the 

 bulwarks on the slarbo.ird bow, where Messrs. Benton, 

 Phelps, and the young lady were standing. 



It appeared to be the unanimous o'linion of those on 

 bof.rd the Princeton (says the N. V. H^^rald) that the 



■ r and fra-ji;e 



cause of the bursting of the gun was the 

 mirpriBitig that more carefully conducted e.\j)eri- chwacler of the iron euiployed in the manutacturBr.f the 



egally appo 

 prejudge tlie case. — HiiVs Patriot.'] 



Correspondence of the Sun. 

 Captain Stocklon took the head of (he table, 

 and gave the liiahli of the President, which was 

 drunk wiih enthusiasm. Several other toasts 

 were given, and heartily responded to; the ladies 

 quafled their gohlels ot'champaigne ; their bright 

 eyes sparkled, their cheeks glowed, and wit flow- 

 ed tiom every ruby lip. 



At last Capt. Stockton said, as they were now 

 williin '20 minutes run of Alexandria, he would 

 fire a parting salute from the peiiceniaker, iu hon- 

 or of the memory of the great peacemaker of his 

 country, Geor:ie VVasbinguni. He said this jjri- 

 vately to the President, and the Cabinet inimedi- 

 aiely ;iiound him, and told them lie would (ire 

 the gnu this time for their especial benefit and 

 gratification. Accordingly all the Cabinet start- 

 ed to go n|) Ihe cabin stall's, and the President 

 with them; the President was nearly on deck 

 when he was called to hear a toast proposed by 

 .^liss \Vicklif?L- ; it was this, "The flag of .Ameri- 

 ca : the only thing tl.at is American that will hear 

 a strijie." 1'bis was received with great enlhii- 

 siasin. The President then gave the "Three 

 great guns — ibe Priiicelon — her coinmander and 

 his peacemaker." 'J'his was loudly applauded by 

 the ladies. And then the luenibers of the Cabi- 

 net staried to go iiji stairs. 



At this moment Mr. Upshur had his hand on 

 the President's arm, and said, "come, Sir. T\ler, 

 let's go up and see the bii;- gun fired." Just then 

 Col. bade asked Mr. VValler,(tIie President's son- 

 in-law) to sing all old song about 177G. The 

 President replied. No, by George, Upshur, I mn.st 

 stay and hear that song of Waller's, lis an <ild fii- 

 vorite of niiiie ; _\ou go u|)and Pll join you direct- 

 ly." Accordingly away went Utishur and Gil- 

 mer, Wilkins and Nelson, to see the gun fired. 



Messrs. JJenton, Phelps, namiegan, Jarnegan, 

 Miss Woodbury, J\Ir. and Mrs. Weathered, 

 Charles Aii.niistns Davis, Mr. David Gardiner, 

 Virgil iM.ixcy, Commodore Keniion, and many 

 others went on deck. 



The Pre.-.ideut remained below listening to the 

 song, and jii^t as Mr. Waller came to the name 

 of " Washington," off went the gun. "There," 

 said iVIr. Schoiiiberg, (master of liie ceremonies,) 

 "that's in honor of his iinme ; now for three 

 cheers." And just as they were about to give 

 their, a boatswain's mate rushed into the cabin 

 covered with powder, and said that the big gnu 

 bad e.xploded, and killed many of those on the 

 deck. 



Ciijit. Stockton was blown back against tlio 

 fore shroud (he was behind the breech oftlie 

 gun when it was fired ;) his whiskers and cye- 

 lirows were all blown off, and as somi as ho 

 recoveitd liom the stimning efiect of the shock, 

 and the smoke cleared aw.iy, he sprang willi a 

 delirious effort on ibe gun, shaitered as il was, 

 and e.xclaimed in .agony "icouldto God I alone 

 had btin killed P'' His friends then carried him 

 down stairs, and laid him on a settee, where he 

 nearly fainted from e.xlianslion, and at last burst 

 into an agony of tears. He was immediately put 

 to bed. 



The President appeared the most sorrow-strick- 

 en man of ihe whole p.irly; he rushed to the 

 deck, and when lie s.iw the dead bodies of Up- 

 shur and Gilmer he wept hillerly. It was a hor- 

 rid scene. God keep me bom seeing aiiolher 

 like it. One of Virgil iM.ixcy's arms was blown 

 off, and struck .Mr.s. Weathered on the sideof the 

 bead, covering her ll;ce with blood, and knocking 

 her bonnel off. Col. Beiilon was blown flat on 

 his back, and stunned; all the biiltmison Senator 

 Phelps's coat vver« torn off, and Mi.ss Elizabeth 

 Woodbury, who stood between ihem, had her 

 bminel blown off, but was not knocked down. 



Miss Soniei ville's dress was covered with blood 

 and braiu.s. Jarnegan and Hannegan were blown 

 fiat on their hacks; Mr. Poslmast'M- Ty.-on had a 

 hole blown through bis hal ; Mr. Slricklaiid, iho 

 architect, had a bole torn ihrongh the skirt of 

 his coat; General Jesnp narrowly escaped, a 

 piece of the gun passing close lo his face ; two 

 or lliiee of the ibreign" IMinisters were blown 

 down, but .iiliei wise nniiijnrcd ; many others were 

 blown doivn by llie shock, huts and bnnnels 

 blown off, facjs cut, and clolheiS torn ; Mr. C. /■ 



