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from his other work, a farmer could realize a good profit from 

 every acre of broom-corn planted, and the work is not at 

 all tedious, on the contrary, being noiseless, it would not in- 

 terfere with conversation or reading by one member of the 

 family. These suggestions are thrown out, particularly to 

 that class of our fellow-citizens, who must pay rent, and 

 find it so difficult to make the two ends meet, with large 

 families to support; but they are equally applicable to all 

 classes, who, by industry and economy, would escape that 

 most horrible of all conditions, being in debt; for with the 

 best of management, "he who sows land reaps more care . 

 than corn." 



