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NEW ENGLAND FARMER 



JVtiE as, 1841. 



MISCELLANEOUS 



SOW THY SEED. 



By T. nAFFI.ES. 



" In the morning Sdw Ihy seed, and in ibi? evening 

 hold not thy hand ; for thou kiiowesl not whether shall 

 per either this or that, or whether they both shall he 



good " ECCLESIASTES, XI. 6- 



In the morning sow thy seed. 

 Nor at eve withhold thy hand, 



Whri can tell which may succeeil, 

 Or iT Iroili alike shall stand, 



And a clorious harvest hear 



To reward the sower's care. 



In the morning sow thy seed ; — 



In the morning of thy youth ; 

 Prompt to every generous deed, 



Scatter wide the seeds of truth : 

 He whose sun may set at noon 

 Never can begin too soon ! 



Nor withhold thy willing hand 



In the eventide of age. 

 E'en to life's last lingering sand, 



In thy closing pilgrimage, 

 Seed may yet be sown hy thee, — 

 Sown for immortality ! 



" By all waters," he it known — 

 Every where enrich the ground, 



Till the soil, with thorns o'er grown, 

 Shall with fruits and flowers abound. 



Pregnant with a sweet perfume, 



Decked in Eden's loveliest bloom! 



Sow it in the youthful mind ; 



Can you have a fairer field ? 

 Be it but in faith consigned, 



Harvest, doulitless, it shall yield, 

 Fruits of early piety. 

 All that God delights to see. 



Sow it on the waters wide, 

 Where the seaman ploughs the deep; 



Then, with every flowing tide, 

 Vou the blessed fruit shall reap. 



And the thoughtless sailors prove 



Trophy to the cause you love. 



Sow it 'mid the crowded street — 

 Lanes and alleys, dark and foul, 



Where the. teetning masses meet^ 

 Each with an immortal soul, 



Sjnk in deepest moral gloom. 



Reckless of the coming doom. 



Sow It 'mid the haunts of vice- 

 Scenes of infamy and crime; 



Sudd.inly, may paradise 



Burst, as in Ine northern clime. 



Spring, with all its verdent race. 



Starts frcm Winter's cold embrace. 



Sow it with unsparing hand, 

 'T is the Kingdom's precious seed ; 



'T is the Master's great command, 

 And his grace shall crown the deed ; 



He hath said, the precious grain 

 Never shall be sown in vain ! 



Long, indeed, beneath the clod, 



It may lie, forgot, unseen- 

 Noxious weeds may clothe the sod ; 



Changing seasons intervene, 

 Summer's heat and Winter's frost — 

 Yel that seed shall ne'er be lost. 



But, at length, it shall appear, 

 Rising up o'er all the plain— 



" First the blade and then the ear," 

 Then the ripe, the golden grain ; 



Joyous reapers gladly come, 



Angels shout the harvest home. 



with- I 

 pros- 

 alike 



POPULAR FOLLY. 



Mechanics get tiiin;e(l somewhat with the idea 

 that it is not quite fronted enough for a darling 

 child to be put to a I rude, and that it would be a 

 little more reputable for him to tend in a store ! — 

 Now no one will contend that all boys should be 

 apprenticed to a trade, any more than that they 

 should all be iTierchants, physicians or lawyers. 

 But few will doubt, tliat many lads are crowded 

 into what are called the learned professions who 

 are as unqualified by nature for these eminent pro- 

 fessions, as some of the members of those profes- 

 sions, are incompetent to make good mechanics. 

 It is not any dullard that will make a mechanic, as 

 is too ofteti thought. If there is a bright boy in 

 the family, he must be classically educated — if a 

 very stupid one, " why (say the fond parents,) we 

 must apprentice him to soine hard-working mechan- 

 ic, and he will probably be able to plod through the 

 world I" V/ith all proper deference to parents so 

 mistaken as these, we, as mechanics, must say that 

 a stupid boy will make as competent a professional 

 man as mechanic. It requires good parts and a 

 ready active mind, to master the principles of a me- 

 chanical business. We can easily account lor the 

 4inworkmanlike manner in which mechanism is of- 

 ten executed, when we reflect how general the 

 opinion has been — " the dullard to the trade, if we 

 ■cannot do any thing else with him." It is a dis- 

 grace to us as mechanics, to have it obtain cre- 

 dence, that a mechanic can be formed of any 

 "crooked stick of a boy." W^e should show a 

 proper pride, by rejecting those boys whoso only 

 recommendation is stupidity — and whose parents 

 think they are good for nothing but mechanics! 

 We should i^turn the compliment they pay our 

 pursuits, by saying to them, "your sons are too 

 poor stock for mechanics!" — Holden. 



Many who find the day too long, think life too 

 short ; but short as life is, some find it long enough 

 to outlive their characters, their constitutions, and 

 their estates. 



TIME 



It is a truism that time passes rapidly away. The 

 wlieel is constantly revolving, and carries with it 

 our griefs and our joys — and finally life itself. — 

 The ancients represented Time with a forelock, to 

 show that it should be seized without delay, and 

 that if cmce lost it cannot he secured. The dura- 

 tion of a man's life should not be estimated by his 

 years, but by what he has accomplished — by the 

 uses which he has made of tiinc and opportunity. 

 The industrious man lives longer than the drone; 

 and by inuring our body to e.vercise and activity, 

 we shall more than double the years of our e.\ist- 

 ence. — ^nen. 



GARDEN SEEDS, 



For sale by oseph Bueck & Co. at the New Esglasti 

 FAB.-HEH Off CE, Ao. 51 and 52 North Market St. Fos- 

 ton. The sul icribers would inform the pubhc that they 

 have now on Band the largest collection of seeds ever be- 

 fiu'e otfered 1* sale in this city, embracing every variety 

 of Fields J\itlfien, Garden, and Ornamenial Flower Seeds 

 desirable for (his or any other Climate. 



Our seeds Ire either raised under our own inspection or 

 imported fran responsible houses in Europe, and having 

 taken exlraoidinary pains to obtain such as are pure and 

 genuine, wecan confidently recommend them to our c-isio. 

 mers and friends, and feel assuied they will prove satiblac- 

 tory to all who try them. 



Dealers in seeds are requested to forward their orders in 

 season. Boxes for retailing from 8 dolls, and upw.-irds 

 will be sent out on commission allowing a liberal discount 

 and take back what remain unsold. 



Letters and orders with good reference will meet with 

 promi't attention. 



FIELD SEEDS. 



Ruta Baga. 



The hundreds of idle yming men scattered 

 throughout the country, and lounging about in our 

 large towns, furnish indisputable evidence that 

 many of the rising generation are contracting hab- 

 ils which in after life must cause a large amount 

 of sorrow and wretchedness. Labor is not respect- 

 ed as it should be, and the consequence is, that 

 idleness takes the pU'ce of industry, and poverty, 

 ghastly and wretched, that of cheerfulness and con- 

 tent. — Anon. 



DRAFT AND TRACE CHAINS. 



Just received by Packet Coromanda, 

 400 pair Trace Chains, suitable for Ploughing. 

 200 " Truck and leading Chains. 

 20n " Draft Chains. For sale by J. BRECK & CO. 

 No. 52 North Market St. April 21 



Sugar Beet. 



Mangel Wurtzel. . 



New^Rcd Globe do. ) superior 

 Yellow do. \ varieties. 



Carrot Long Orange. 



" Allringham. 



" New White, extra fine. 

 Pumpkin, sorts. 

 Wheat— various sorts. 

 Barley, do. 

 Rye, do. 

 Potatoes, do. 

 Indian Corn, do. 

 Oats, do. 



Ballatine's New Royal do. 



White Tankard Turuip. 



Red do. 



Red Round do. 



White do. 



White Globe do. 



Green Round do. 



Purple Top Hybrid do. 



Buckwheat. 



Broom Corn. 



Millet. 



Buckthorn. } c tt j 



Locust. \ f" Hedges. 



GARDEN SEEDS. 

 Artichoke, Asparagus, Beans of every description, Beets 

 of sorts. Borecole, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Culiflower, 

 Caraway, Celery, of the most improved sorts, Cabbage 20 

 st'rts. Carrot, all the varieties. Cucumber do. Cress, Egg' 

 Plant, Endive, Indian Corn, Kale, Leek, Lettuce in great 

 variety, Melons, do. Marlynea, Mustard, Nasturtium, Okra, 

 Onion of sorts, Pepper do. Pumpkin do. Parsnip. Parsley, 

 Peas, avery great variety, Rliuhaib for tarts. Radish of sorts, 

 Salsify, Squash of sorts. Tomato, Turnip 20 varieties. 



SWEET AND POT HERBS. 



Thyme. Sweet Basil. 



Sweet Marjoram. Lavender. 



Sage. Lemon Balm. 



Siiijimersavory. . Ani.se. 



Medicinal Herbs, &,c. 



ORNAMENTAL FLOWER SEEDS. 



Three hundred varieties, embracing all the finest sorts. 



Packages of 20 fine sorts for one dollar. 



Those who prefer to have their Seeds put up in papers 

 ready for retail, can lie accommodated — each packet neatly 

 closed and labelled with printed directions. Price BO cents, 

 per dozen |)apers, which are retailed here at 6 1-4 cents each. 



Fruit and ornamental trees, of the greatest variety, sup- 

 plied at nurseryman's prices, and orders solicited. These 

 will he packed, when required, to go to any part of the U. 

 Slates. JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



FOR SALE. 



GEORGE THE THIRD, who has been honored with the 

 Second and First State premiums in 1839, at Worcester, and 

 at Concord in 1840, by the Committees appointed by the 

 State, for awarding such premiums, is of Durham Breed, was 

 imported as most superior stock, and is thought by judges 

 to possess more valuable points, than any to be found in any 

 other animal of the kinti. 



Also, two young Bulls, Sired by the above, their Dams are 

 imported and of the best possible blood. 



For further information apply to CHARLES WIL- 

 LARD 2d, Still River Village, Harvard. 4w June 2 



GRINDSTONES. 



An extensive assortment of Water and Hand Grindstcres 

 constantly on Iiand and for salebyAMMlC. LOMBAM* 

 & CO. 13 Lewis's Wharf. isly. Nov. 17. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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