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moath of Deer Creek, that ig, within G or 8 

 miles oflhc land of which \ have been speak- 

 ing-, at 12-^ cents per bushel, and it is a point 

 ^et'tled v.'ilh us, that money laid out in lime, 

 ewn at 25 cents per bushel, delivered, will 

 he, returned, by the increase in the product, 

 in two or at most three years. Lime then 

 \vill not add any thintr to the price of the 

 ^Iwvo land. Now let us see what would he 

 tlm consequence if one of your Chester or 

 Philadelphia county farmers should sell out 

 •and purchase here. We will suppose he 

 •could purchase here for ,1pl5 per acre, and put 

 •on lP<\{) in improvements, which is S2.^. If 

 he could sell out for iiJ^lOO per acre, he could 

 purchase as much land for one-fourth the 

 money; and if produce is equally hio^h here, 

 if he could make six per cent, there, he would 

 make twenty-four per cent. here. 



1 propose to show that the market fJir the 

 product of the farm is as good here as in Phila- 

 delphia. 



By reference to the February number of 

 ti'.e Cabinet, I perceive that irrain is quoted as 

 follov.'s, viz: Wheal, .fl 73 to Jg;l 80; corn, 

 b-6 to 91 cents ; oats, 45 to 4G cents ; clover 

 seed, $13 to $14. The price of these arti- 

 cles here is as fcillovvs: Wheat, $1 70 to 

 $1 75 cents, and can be sold readily, by de- 

 livering- it from three to einfht miles; corn is 

 now sellina- at 90 cents to $1, with many 

 buyers, although the crop here was large last 

 year ; oats are a very ready .sale at 50 cents, 

 and clover seed at $L5 per bushel. Labor 

 can be had here at from ij^8 to $10 per month 

 • — free laborers — slaves for less — which I be- 

 lieve is lower than the price in the counties 

 bordering on Philadelphia. 



I ain convinced, that with the same man- 

 agement and economy here as is evinced by 

 the flirmers of Pennsylvania, we should all 

 get rich fast. We want some of them to set 

 us an example in these respects. We are 

 confident they would not regret their remo- 

 val. Will not your " Old Subscriber," should 

 these lines meet his eye, be induced, at least, 

 to pay us a visit, and we think, if he has any 

 idea of an agricultural life, he will be induced 

 to sell out his 6 per cents, and invest the pro- 

 ceeds in good 24 per cents, in Harford coun- 

 ty, Maryland. 



A Young Farmer. 

 Cliurclivillfi, March, 1839. 



When the wind is in the west, 



The weather i.s at the best; 



When the wind is in the east, 



It is good for neither man nor beast; 



When the wind is in the south. 



It blows the bait into the fishes' mouth. 



No weather is ill, if the wind be still. 



An evening red, and a morning gray, 

 la a sign of a fair day. 



We copy tlie following article on Ploughs from a lata 

 iiiiiiiher of the Boston Cultivator. It is from the pen 

 of the Editor, a practical farmer. 



" For .some years past we tried to procure 

 a cast iron grass plough that would completely 

 subvert the sod, and cover the vegetable 

 growth without the aid of the foot to help the 

 furrow over. We at length found by accident 

 a set of irons that came nearer th.e mark than 

 any we luid seen. We directed the wood 

 part to be made, and the plough performed 

 better than any we had found. 



"With this plouirh, and one yoke of steers, 

 four years old, our boy of si.\teen contended 

 for the first prize for single teams, at the Con 

 cord cattle show in 1836 ; and lie won the 

 prize, though nine other teams were in the 

 field. He laid his furrows best, and he fin 

 ished his lot three furrows sooner than anj 

 competitor — having been twenty-seven min 

 utes in ploughing the lot marked out — nearlj 

 one-fourth of an acre. V.'e had then nevei 

 seen Prouty &, Mears' plough.«. This firm 

 No. 19 North Market street, and No. 19 Clin 

 ton St., [and also Prouty, Libby & Prouty, a' 

 their Agricultural Ware-Hou.se and Seec 

 Store, No. 87 North Second st. Philadelphia 

 have conitantly been improving upon thei 

 ploughs, and, as we think, have brough 

 them to perfection — they have grass plough; 

 of a most finished pattern — long ones lb' 

 plain, deep ploughing — and shorter ones to 

 rough lands. A practised eye can see at i 

 glance that their long ploughs cannot fail tt 

 raise the furrow easily, and to turn it corn 

 pletely over — the furrov/ rises gradually am 

 does not break in falling over — the falling 

 portion, therefore, assists in helping up tin 

 rising portion — so th:it the whole operatioi 

 I consists in cutting and rolling over the sod— 

 I saving all the labor of lifting it up, or of 

 crowding- it away one side. 



"The labor of this plough compared witl 

 many others, is like the labor of rolling ove: 

 an even log compared with that of rollinj 

 over a square stick of timber. The cuttei 

 stands inclining to the right, and the whok 

 shape of the plough indicates the ease \\\i\ 

 which it will operate. The draft is what is 

 called the centre draft, and both sides of th« 

 plough are carried along t(igetiier and will 

 perfi cl ease. Their long ploughs incline t( 

 the right side, and the furrow slice is so cut 

 in bevil shape, that it shuts in completely, likt 

 a trap door, r.nd covers up all the vcgetabit 

 matter on the surface. 



" We are much gratified with the sight of 

 so perfect a plough. It nuist boa treasure tt 

 all who think it important to |)lough well — by 

 far the most important operation in lintning. 

 Land once well ploughed in the spring is al- 



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