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Poetrij for Farmers. 



No. 14 



orazino-, &c. Now 1 would not recommend 

 tlie man who farms such land to attempt the 

 cultivation of wheat, but I would say to him 

 " follow those branches which your lands are 

 best adapted to ; but go as tar as possible to- 

 wards rendering yourself independent of the 

 world, and placing yourself above the reach 

 of those contingencies which any one branch 

 is always subject to." This I conceive to be 

 the proper distinction — the true rule of agri- 

 cultural action for those whose' means require 

 them to go on the safe side. 



South Hill. 

 Cortlandville, Doc. 16. 



For the Farmers' Cabinet. 

 Poetry for Farmers* 



To put off till to-morrow what ought to be done 

 to day, is iioi good economy . 



To consider any thing ''done well enough," that 

 can be better done, is bad economy. 



To plough four inches deep instead of eight, is 

 not good economy. 



To feed grain whole, without grinding, boiling or 

 steaming it, is bad economy. 



To feed hay or corn-fodder, without cutting it 

 short, is not good economy. 



To keep more liorses than cows, is bad econo- 

 my. 



To keep more stock than you can keep well, is 

 not good economy. 



To suffer the essence of your dung-hill to be 

 washed away by rain, is bad economy. 



'j'o omit to mix good earth and sods with your 

 manure heap, is not good economy 



To neglect to haul good soil ii.to your hog-pen 

 is b.'id economy. 



To permit docks, mullens and thistles to grow 

 iu your grounds, is not g;od economy. 



To neglect to raise beets, ruta baga, and potatoes 

 for winter food for your stock, is bad ecoromy 



To omit to boil or steam them before they are 

 fed, is not good economy. 



To have less p ovision for your stock than will 

 supply t'~em six months, is bad economy. 



To give your stock less than will keep them in 

 a tliriving conditionals not good economy. 



To turn oul your stock to pasture when the grass 

 is very young ; is bad economy. 



To pasture your grounds too close in the autumn ; 

 is not good economy. 



To put in a crop without having the ground in 

 good order ; is bad economy. 



To neglect to dress a crop in the very best man- 

 ner; is not good economy. 



To be in the rear of the season with your work ; 

 is bad economy. 



To sow your grass seed too thin ; is not good 

 economy. 



To neglect your kitchen garden ; is bad economy. 



To permit trees, shrubs or weeds to grow in it; 

 is not good economy. 



To omit to plant out good fruit trees and vines; 

 is bad economy. 



'I'o neglect to take good care of them when 

 planted ; is not good economy. 



*l'o suffer stones to interfere with the cultiva- 

 Tation of your fields; is bad economy. 



To remove them to a place where they must be 

 moved again ; is bad economy- 



To permit elders, bushes and briars to take pos- 

 session of your best land ; is bad economj. 



To suffer them to hold adverse possession atet 

 fair warning, is not good economy. 



To permit your buildings and fences to go to de- 

 cay ; IS bad economy. 



'I'o half repair them, and say " it will do well 

 enough;" is not good economy. 



To drink whiskey yourselt and give it to your 

 workmen ; is bad economy. 



To permit it to be brought on to your farm ; is 

 not good economy. 



To suffer idle feJlowsto lounge about your place, 

 is bad economy. 



To be influenced by their bad example, is not 

 good economy. 



To hare too many hands for your work ; is bad 

 economy. 



• To have too much work for your hands -, is not 

 good economy, i 



To sow or plant inferior, or dirty seed ; is bad . 

 economy. 



'I'o do it on the " well enough" system ; is nm 

 good economy. 



To omit to lime, marl, or manure your land, is 

 bad economy. 



'I'o try if It will do "well enough," without ma- 

 nure ; is not good economy. 



I'o suffer your gears, agricultural implements and 

 tools to be out of order ; is bad econouiy. 



To permit tnem to be out of place ; is not good 

 economy. 



To permit your small dues to remain unpaid ; is 

 bad economy. 



To neglect to pay them cheerfully when called 

 for ; is not good economy. 



To undertake to farm without an industrious, 

 frugal wife; is very bad economy. 



To marry a proud, indolent and shiftless gitl ; is 

 not good economy. 



To omit to give your children a good solid edu- 

 cation ; is bad economy 



To neglect to train them to habits of industry 

 and sobriety ; is very bad economy 



To neglect to attend a place of worship on the 

 sabb-th ; is very bad economy. 



'I'o conduct irreverently when there ; is not 

 good economy. 



To omit to read the Bible and gord books on 

 farming ; is bad economy. 



To neglect to subscribe for "The Farmers' Cabi- 

 net," and to pay tor it in advance, is the very worst 

 sort of KCOiNOiViy. 



For the Farmers' Cubinet. 



William West of Springfield township, 

 Delaware County, was the father of agricul- 

 ture in Pennsylvania; he used often to say 

 that " he loved to see farmers kind to the 

 soil." When he was about eighty years of 

 age he was on a visit to this city and met in 

 the street the late B. Johnson, who had a short 

 time before purchased a farm near the city. 

 He in a friendly way, invited William to 

 come and pay him a visit; and give him ales- 

 son on farming; William told him he had 

 now grown old and he did not go much from 

 home and therefore declined, but informed 

 him he would give him a lesson then, which 

 was to make five acres of his farm as rich as 

 he would wish to have it ; Benjamin said that 

 would cost too much, he could not afford it. 

 He then told him to make three acres, twoi 



