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have, will have done good, and she may 

 herself become the nucleus of their oper- 

 ation, — thus effecting in another way, 

 the same general dimunitiou of labor. 

 Thus every useful invention is a counter- 

 action of toil, enabling mankind to do 

 quickly that which concerns their lower 

 wants, and giviiig them more time to 

 study and perfect that part of them Avliich 

 is intellectual and immortal. 



We arc aware that tlie subject of in- 

 vention, the influence of mriCiiinery on 

 labor, 13 a deep one, and in the rapid 

 chano^e which it is effecting in human 

 affairs, is not an universal good. Tlie 

 full advantage can only operate in more 

 perfect conditions of society than exists 

 at present, but it does something to force 

 those conditions into being. That tliere 

 i.- too g'cat an ine(|uality i^^ tl'c lot of 

 man in the world, philanthro]);>.ts and 

 the thougbtful concede. If one num 

 holds the means of subsistorce of the 

 many, that many must be abridged in 

 their wants and necessities. Fields that 

 are hcM out of use, exertion and effort 

 that might relax and go into other hands, 

 much useless and luxurious production, 

 are evils tiiat will cry louder as the earth 

 becomes more populous and mankind 

 more sensitive to the true naiure iftlieir 

 wants. "The rich and the poor wo sliall 

 always have with u>'," but if the de.<^ire? 

 of the one class were moderated, the 

 condition of the other would be propor- 

 tionately made better. If man livetl as 

 he should do upon earth, there can be 

 no doubt that it would people comforta- 

 bly, prodigally, untold millions more 

 than are now upon its face, and as in- 

 vention ami discovery were bringing 

 otit new products, new forms of nutri- 

 ment will come into being not now 

 dreamed of. As the preservation of 

 food has already reached a high degree 

 of perfection, we may feel some reliance 

 that the theory of Mathus and others 

 who have feared that the powers of pro- 

 duction woidd fall short of consumption, 

 were not to be realized in generations 

 for which we have any concern. 



There is an interesting fact in relation 

 10 the multiplication of fishes that show 

 the resources of the world in a most 

 beautiful and beneficent ligbt, the 

 spawn of which may be collected and 

 removed into other suitable places, 

 ponds, brooks, artificial lakes, &c,, and 



the introduction of fisii ]>e increased to 

 an indefinite and incalculable extent. 

 We may therefce rely upon it that the 

 Creator Avill provide sustenance for all 

 the creatures be has made, if they fal- 

 low out iheir instincts, nnd keep their 

 reason enlightened sou'owhat in comp^t- 

 ability with his desires. B. 



Seed forii. 



Last year at tliis time, avc commenced 

 o'lvino; h'.nt'^ to onv farmers in vo^'ard lO 

 saviui: tlieir sec(i .orn. Soruc few naid 

 attention to our jM"Lrij;cstioi)s, went into 

 thcii" fields a*- tlie projici- season, selected 

 their corn, dried it und put it away for 

 safe-keeping. Last spring they found 

 the seed ^hns saved invaluable. We 

 deem it s;ife to say that some farmers 

 linvo bjst ^'inii^unils oi bu.-]icls of corn 

 by j'.eglecihig lo ;.-'.'cni. lin-i:- ^^cd m ;i!. 

 in liie fill'. 



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ones f.>r plimting v.ud >(>\\'ui 

 spring was the wor^-t we have known. 



AVe will make .'i few ren^avks on an- 

 otlier point, and tlicn clos*- our article 

 with what we deem in!porr;int 1 '.nts to 

 oar f;u'mrrs on the ctdtject <>f .■^ced co.rn. 



Our raih'oads fuj-nish means to send 

 off our fat hogs to Eastern markets at 

 every sea.-^on. No fartiier need be at a 

 loss ;;t any time f'>r want of n market 

 for fat hogs, — and especially early in 

 the fall season. 



Now how is he to rnako his liog^ fat 

 at thnt season? Why, pro(„uvc seed of 

 -■rinc of the early kinds of corn, and 

 hove row corn ready "o feed thoni. '1 lie 

 Kins; Phillip corn, and tiiere is no belter 

 corn to fatten hogs, wa^ ripe in this sec- 

 Lion on the iir>t of Augu.-t. Plniiicd 

 thick, this corn makes avcrv ''ood yield. 

 Tliere are other varieties of early corn, 

 larger, perhaps qiute as good, though 

 latt ••, that caii be made to answer u, val- 

 uable purpose for early feeding. 



Our springs are uncertain and very 

 OiiGh frosts come bf^fore we are expect 

 ing theiii — consequently mueli of our 

 corn is injured by frosts. It seems that 

 with these facts considered, our farmers 

 .should provide themselves witli a fovn 

 that msitures in less time than that ordi- 

 narily plant .'d. We want a corn v.itli a 

 h;rge ear, v.ell lilled, with a small cob, 



that does not grow a large stalk, earlier 

 by a month than conmion corn, and that 

 yields heavy crops. Our farmers should 

 be looking out for such corn. A great 

 manv new varieties have been broufjht to 

 ihe country the present season, and 

 from among them, it is very likely, that 

 the coi'n wanted, can be selected. 



DrilllD? ill AVlicat. 

 It is no longer a ([ucstion that drilling 

 is tiie i'c-t r^ystem for putting in wheat. 

 ViVt such is the fertility of oui' soil that 

 it throws u}» such a large crops of weeds 

 that tile plow cannot be made to cover 

 them deep enough to admit of the unob- 

 structed operations of the common drill. 

 Farmers feel that they arc compelled to 

 sow tiicir Avheat bro:u!ca>t anrainst their 

 judgment and wishes. Well, there is 

 now a drill that can drill in wheat through 

 all obstructions oi"w<_cds or corn st dks, 

 anu car, u" toi^ work v,r!l. Tlie drills 

 are made by rolling eiotei-;-;, the seed 

 ,<>!t ^;i lo^'ul. il\- and covere.lbrautifully. 

 Til is drill is a perfect machine. It is 

 cheaper than the common drills, will do 

 all the work of tlie connnon drill, and 

 will do Work that the common drill can- 

 not do. It has not been iuiroducediren- 

 erally, Ijcean^o the owner is too f)00i' to 

 f-end out agents over the land. We see 

 that t]ie»<e drill.s are for sale bv ]\Ies.>rs. 

 Francis i*s: Barrell, of this city. They 



are called ''Emmcrt's Kolling Drill."" 



IIow TO Pkotect Sheep erom the 

 Ravages OE Dous. — Asid)scriber, whose 

 sheep-fold has often been visited by 

 prowling dogs, v^'ishes to know how he 

 can [irotect his flock. "With great plea- 

 sure we furnish the folb.wing prescrip- 

 tion. 



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.-rlrvftiDiH 4 scriip'vs. 



DiEEvTioxs. — Divide the beefsteak, 

 or "tit bit." into sixtceii j,arts; take a 

 sharp knife and make an incision into 

 each one of them, aiid insert one six- 

 teenth of the aDove quantity of strych- 

 rdne, drop a fcA\ of tiie Medicated "tit 

 bits" arotnid your "sheep preserves,*^ 

 I and have a few in your coat pocket, so 

 that \viieii yon eouie across an ugly 

 cms of a dog — a perfect Nena Sahib — 

 just come the "Rarey" over him — make 

 his acquaintance, coux him to stay with 

 you long enough, while you draw forth 

 just one morc-cl. in the name of mufton 

 let the medicine be given. — Am. Vei. 

 'Jour. 



