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THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. 



TO COUNTRY GENTLEMEN. 



It has always been a matter of surprise 

 to us, that the gentlemen of the United 

 States do not pay more attention in adorn- 

 ing their show grounds with fine, high-bred 

 animals, of different, kinds and breeds. — 

 Our Creator did not leave Eden thus deso- 

 late; but after adorning it wiih every plant, 

 and shrub, and tree, bearing fruit and flow- 

 er, he also stocked it with "every beast of 

 the field, and every fowl of the air; and 

 brought them unto Adam to see what he 

 would call them." "And Adam gave 

 names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the 

 air, and to every beast of the field ;" and we 

 have no doubt, that, with himself and the 

 beautiful Eve, it was one of their chief de- 

 lights to surround themselves with this 

 living creation of beasts and birds, in their 

 daily rambles through the exquisite parks 

 and gardens of Eden, and to watch over 

 and care for them. 



Among the noblemen and gentlemen of 

 Europe and their accomplished ladies, this 

 is ever the case; they would think their 

 parks and show grounds desolate enough, 

 unless adorned with various kinds of do- 

 mestic animals of high-bred race. Even 

 the most powerful potentates do not consi- 

 der such things as beneath their attention. 

 We have seen high-bred cattle, petted and 

 cared for with the greatest attention by the 

 Emperor Nicholas, of Russia, in his su- 

 perb park, at the Sarskosella, his favorite 

 summer residence. Prince Albert and the 

 Q,ueen of England possesses them in great 

 variety at Windsor Park, and even at their 

 marine residence, at Osborn House, on the 

 Isle of Wight; and what is most strange 

 to American eyes, is to see herds of noble 

 shorthorns, and flocks of Southdown and 

 Leicester sheep, pasturing in the parks of 

 populous London, greatly to the delight of 

 its numerous citizens, and evidently at as 

 much ease as if on one of the most retired 

 farms of the kingdom. Breeding and 

 rearing fine high-bred stock is the heart- 

 felt delight of English people; and we 

 can add, also, one of their most profitable 

 occupations; for they not only derive vast 

 benefit from it themselves, but they make 

 the whole world tributary to them in the 

 way of purchasing. 



The first thing with us, after obtaining 

 possession of land, would be to stock it 

 with improved animals; the second, to 

 plant choice trees and flowers; the third, 

 to erect a handsome house; and the fourth 

 and last, elegantly furnish it, especially 



with a well-selected library. Usually all 

 this is reversed with our countrymen. — 

 First comes a great, staring, ill-construcled 

 temple of a house; second, gaudy furni- 

 ture; third, a gravelled path or two and a 

 few trees or flowers; fourth, stowed away 

 in an old shed or secluded pasture, some 

 three or four mean, slab-sided, coarse, raw- 

 boned cows whose only merit is giving a 

 big mess of watery milk ! Not a chick, 

 not a rabbit, not a pet lamb, not even a 

 musical bossy oalf, frolicking colt, nor dap- 

 pled fawn, sets foot on their ground ; they 

 have no taste for such ; and, besides, they 

 are dreadful 'fraid it would be vulgar. — 

 Thus all about them is in a measure unin- 

 habited and desolate. We have occasion- 

 ally known the boys to rob their nests, and 

 then stone away or shoot every bird that 

 made its appearance on their ground. — 

 But, for the honor of our countrymen, we 

 will add that this is very rare. Nine tenths 

 of those who are seen prowling about the 

 pastures, woods, and fields, in the vicinity 

 of our large cities are foreigners. 



From the Ohio Cultivator. 

 MY DAILY JOURNAL. 



Mr. Bateham, — I keep a daily journal 

 and would recommend to every farmer who 

 can write a scrap, to keep one. At the 

 head of each page I first put down the day 

 of the week, for example, Monday, June 

 24th, 1850; next the kind of weather, cold 

 or hot, wet or dry, frost or snow, cloudy or 

 sunshine; next the kind of work I and my 

 hands perform on the farm daily, noting at 

 seed time the number of acres sown in 

 wheat or any other kind of grain, and the 

 number of bushels sown to the acre; and 

 at harvest time I note down the number of 

 dozens cut, bound and shocked each day, 

 also the money (if any) that comes in, and 

 the money paid out, and a variety of other 

 matters. But I know that many say they 

 cannot spare the time to journalise; but I 

 answer, there is such a thing as redeeming 

 sufficient time in every 24 hours. 



I have just looked back on my journal to 

 see how long the drought lasted with us, 

 and I find the following entry: Wednesday, 

 May, 15th, rained last night and this morn- 

 ing— several M ay showers, continuescloudy 

 and sets in to rain in earnest by 7 o'clock 

 A. M. and rained moderately, without 

 much intermission, till after dusk. After 

 which we had no rain till the 8th of June, 



