No. 12. 



The Hermit and his Flowers — The Bleuse. 



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selves, and no longer be dependent on their 

 neighbors for the "stafT of life," mark the 

 result. The quantity of whkat raised that 

 year was one million, one hdndrkd and .se- 

 ven THOVRAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND FORTY- 



TJiNE bushel.s, for which the growers received 

 as a bounty cighty-scvcn thousand three hun- 

 dred and forty two dollars and thirty cents! 

 The same year one million six hundred and 



THIRTY THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND NINETY- 

 SIX bushels of corn were raised, calling for a 

 bounty ofsij:ty-six thousarid six hundred and 

 twenty eight dollars and eighty cents. The 

 following is the state of the crops raised in 

 the two years of 183G — and 1833. 



Wheat 2e7,:331 

 Corn 636,805 



1838. 



1,107,849 

 1,630,996 



Total 924,136 2,738,845 



Being an excess of 820,518 bushels of wheat, 

 and 994,191 of corn, total increase of the crop 

 of 1838 over 1836, one million eight hundred 

 and fourteen thousand seven hundred and 

 nine bushels, increasing the agricultural pro- 

 ducts of the state in a single year, to between 

 two and three millions of dollars! It should 

 be borne in mind that the above is only the 

 amount of grain raised on which the premium 

 was actually paid. It does not probably in- 

 clude more than two thirds of the entire pro- 

 duce of the stale, as many who raised large 

 crops of grain of the best quality did not ap- 

 ply for the premium, as they were satisfied 

 with the general results; while those who fell 

 below the twenty bushels were excluded. 



We hope our readers will give this subject 

 due consideration, and that not a single farmer 

 will say he cannot raise a particular crop, un- 

 til he shall have tried it fairly. 



For the Farmers' Caliinel. 



The Hermit and liis Flowers. 



A hermit till'da spot of ground, 

 The soil of which was rich, and deep,— 



And in its precincts miplit be found 

 Earth's loveliest flow'retsr— those that creep 



Up the lijrlit arbor which supports 



Their fragile forms from wind and shower, 



And those whose strength, unaided, courts 

 The changing season's every power. 



There the sweet honeysuckle twined 



Its leaves and flowers, a graceful wreath — 

 And its gay bower wiih beauty lined, 



And cast a pleasant shade beneath. 

 There flourish'd buds of every hue 



Tlic brightest rainbow could supply, 

 That e'er ott summer even threw 



Its span of glory round the sky. 

 Around these plants of loveliness 



The Hermit weeded well the soil, — 

 His care, bcstow'd to till and dress, 



Had more of pleasure than of toil. 

 From his fair bowers he could behold 



His kitchen garden planted nigh. 

 Whose rank luxuriant strength of mould 



Might necessary food supply: 

 Cut tcnipted by his flowers at hand, — 



This useful plot he little heeds, — 

 Whilst the rich juices of the land 



Gave vigor to its native weeds. 

 Spring, summer, autumn, rolls away, 



Now winter's snow is on his flowers, — 

 And he can see from day to day 



But leafless plants, and cheerless bowers. 

 The heavy frosts have bound the roots 



Which in the summer yield him food, — 

 And there are neither leaves nor fruits. 



To sate his hunger in the wood. 

 Now to his winter stock he turns, 



■Gathor'd where weeds were rank and high,— 

 And with a voice of woe he mourns, 



Whilst gazing on his scant supply. 



"Ah me !" he cried, " if half the hours 

 I've toil'd to deck one spot of ground 



With all the fairest among flowers. 

 To spread perfume and beauty round ; — 



Had been on useful plants bestow'd. 



To water, and to till, and weed — 

 My cot had now with plenty glow'd, 



And winter proved no time of need. N. E. 



The Bleuse. 



To the Editor of the Farmers' Cabinet. 



Sir, — As the hot weather is again down 

 upon us, permit me to call the attention of 

 your readers generally, and your Farming 

 frirnds in particular, to the luxury of the 

 French Frock or " Bleuse," an account of 

 which may be found at p. 340 of the 2nd vol. 

 of the Cabinet. Any one who can make a 

 shirt can make them, and with about the same 

 labor; the requisite quantity of stuff to make 

 them large and loose, just six yards. To those 

 who have no female household (God help 

 them !) I would say, go to No. 14 North 6th 

 street, where you can .'■upply yourselves with 

 them of all sorts and sizes. Buy two, one for 

 every day work, and the other for a Sunday 

 undre-ss, and " rest and be thankful." 



Jnne 10, 1839. W. R. C. 



