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has been the cause why farming has been considered nnprofita- 

 ble, and been neglected, for pursuits far more uncertain. The 

 miserable policy of taking from the ground, all that can be ob- 

 tained, and returning nothing, is sure, sooner or later, to end in 

 poverty ; Avhile a liberal return, and good cultivation, ensures an 

 ample reward. There are farmers, or those so called, who con- 

 sider every dollar expended for manure, as money irrecoverably 

 gone, and go on to plough their exhausted fields, to plant the 

 seed, to cultivate and hoe the puny plants, and, in the autumn, 

 gather a harvest which scarcely pays the labor of cultivation. 

 There are others, who go into the business with a knowledge of 

 their profession, expend a hundred dollars per acre, for enrich- 

 ing materials, and gather harvests which pay twenty-five, or 

 even fifty per cent on the outlay. Thus, while the one course 

 is a mere caricature on farming, the other presents the subject 

 in its true light, and demonstrates that the business, if conducted 

 in a proper manner, is as sure of a profitable return, as capital 

 invested in most other pursuits. 



Of the various kinds of produce raised by the farmers of the 

 county, fruit may be considered the most profitable. Of the 

 different sorts Avhich may be easily cultivated, the apple is un- 

 doubtedly the most important. Its cultivation is daily becoming 

 of more interest. Not only is the home market for this fruit in- 

 creasing, but an export demand increases with its cultivation. 

 The great improvements in ph^^sical science, during the present 

 century, have given an impetus to business unknown before. 

 By means of steam power, the distant parts of our extensive 

 country have been brought comparatively near, and even Eu- 

 ropean markets have been brought within a fortnight's sail. 

 The great facilities thus afforded for the exportation of articles 

 of a perishable nature like the apple, and the high estimation by 

 foreigners of this fruit grown in the United States, will cause a 

 demand for exportation, which will outrun the supply, unless 

 more attention be paid to its cultivation. 



Indian corn is worthy of more attention than is usually be- 

 stowed upon it ; not only for the grain Avhich it produces abun- 

 dantly, but for the large amount of fodder, when raised for that 

 purpose. It bears high culture, withstands the drought well, 



