No. 2. 



The Farmers'' Cabinet — Sa^ar Beet. 



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was ever avoided, or pood work cilecteii by 

 the operation of complaining, however plfiu- 

 Hible or rational the caurievi of it in;iy have 

 been supposed to be; but the in'lueiice of 

 repeated and almost constant dolorous com- 

 plaints of the ways of Providence in his wise 

 ordcriiifT of the times and seasons, for this is 

 what it amounts to, exerts a very painful and 

 prejudicial influence on the minds of tender 

 and inexperienced youth, by exciting appre- 

 hensions and dread of what seldom or never 

 comes to pass; and tending to annihilate and 

 destroy that confidence which should always 

 be clierishcd and strengthened, of the imme- 

 diate superintending power of the Almighty 

 in regard to all the works of creation. 



\\\ then, complaining effects no good pur- 

 pose whatever, let us abandon it ourselves 

 and discountenance it in others; but if it in- 

 flicts pain and suffering on the young and 

 susceptible minds of our children, let us, for 

 their sakes, hold our peace, and display a 

 cheerful manliness of character befitting a 

 Christian, under the various dispensations 

 which may be meted out to us in our journey 

 through life by the Author of all our mercies. 



Abraham. 



To the Editor of the Farmers' Cabinet. 

 « 

 Tlie Farmers* Cabinet— Sugar Beet. 



Mr. Libby, — I am a subscriber to the 

 "Fanners' Cabinet," a paper than which 

 none other is more highly appreciated. I 

 read every word as the numbers arrive, and 

 I can tell you I think it grows better and 

 better. Upon perusing the letter addressed 

 to yon in the last number of volume 2, by a 

 subscriber, and the editorial remarks there- 

 on, I resolved to respond, and procure you 

 seven names, and remit five dollars " right 

 early;" but your indefatigable friend, Mr. 

 J. M. Grandin has supplied my place; and, 

 indeed, has not only obtained seven, but more 

 than three times that number of subscribers 

 coming to Jefferson post office. I would that 

 he might get seventy and seven in our rich 

 valley. Let me ^ive it as my humble opin- 

 ion, that the Cabinet will do good in Frede- 

 rick and the two adjoining counties, Carroll 

 and Washington, (Montgomery also,) as they 

 are superlatively fine sections of Maryland. 

 I know you will be cheered, and your sub- 

 scribers in general, when I say to you that 

 most of the intelligent farmers in Carroll and 

 Frederick counties, are on your list. Query, 

 Is it not so in all portions of the country 

 where patrons have been solicited? Should 

 not this fact inspire every farmer with in- 

 creasing interest and energy in the travels 

 of your little sheet ? But facts: 



1. It is a fact, that, previous to my taking 

 the Cabinet, I did not know that the Sugar 



I Beet had ever been tried, or would grow wi 

 this country. 



2. It is a fact, that I was induced, by llic 

 description, time of planting, mode of culti- 

 vation, and promise of success, which I found 

 first in the Cabinet, to try it 



'A. It is a tact, that, in doing so, I followed 

 the directions (or "theory") of the Cabinet 

 precisely. 



Well, sir, you ask what was the result 7 I 

 say good. 



4. It is a fact, that, of the sixteenth part 

 of one acre, I raised sixty bushels of this 

 beautiful beet, and these I would not havo 

 sold from my cows for twenty-five cents 

 per bushel ; hence, they were worth to me, 

 f$15 00. At the same rate, one acre would 

 have been worth ^240 00. Here, then, sir, 

 is another fact, viz : That ocular demonstra- 

 tion proves that the theory of the Cabinet, in 

 one respect at least, is worth to every farmer, 

 more than ijlvJ 00 per year ; and those who 

 do not see it must be blind indeed. But some 

 of my neighbors are laughing at my experi- 

 ment this year, attributing the apparent fail- 

 ure of my beet crop to the beet itself, as being- 

 unsuitable for the climate and soil, instead of 

 a remarkably dry season. Now, Mr. Cabi- 

 net, have not I as good a right to laugh at 

 them for experimenting on corn this year? 

 They have no crops, some not one barrel to 

 the acre. What is the reason? Is the fault 

 in the corn itself] Is it unsuitable for the 

 climate and soil 1 Have they been negligent 

 in tending it"! If so, then the truth of Holy 

 Writ will be well-nigh demonstrated; "Tlie 

 sluggard shall beg in harvest, and have noth- 

 ing." Or, is the canker-worm in the v/ea- 

 therl Here, then, is the reason why sugar 

 beets are not better this year. Notwith- 

 standing, sir, my beet crop is five times as 

 good as the best corn I have seen growing on 

 the same ground. I mention these things in 

 my plain, simple style,* in order to prove 

 that an agricultural paper may be very valu- 

 able, not only to me, but to all who have eyes 

 to see through a dollar at the best interest 

 for one year. As " the proof of the pudding 

 is in the eating," I hope 



All, at last, will " taste and see" 



At the end of the year, what the profits will be 



Yours, respectfully. 



Christian Tablet, 



Jefferson P. O., Fred. Co., Md. ) 

 August ]8th, 183?. \ 



It is a good plan to teach children to pre- 

 pare and plait straw for their own bonnets, 

 and their brothers' hats. 



! "The plainer the better, more easily iindfrstood, 

 and more acceptable.— We like the plain farmer style. 



