324 THE CULTIVA TOR. Oct. 
LECTURES ON AGRICULTURE. 
principal part of the parsnep crop in the fall. The 
tops or crowns should be cut off so closely that they 
will not sprout, and they should be covered with sand 
to keep them from the air. Managed in this way they 
keep well, and may be readily obtained for use all 
winter. Those left in the ground till spring will keep 
but a short time; and as soon as the tops start, the 
nature of the root is changed—from being sweet and 
nutritious, it becomes bitter and poisonous. 
Great Yield of Wheat. —It is stated that Mr. 
Duncan Me Vean, of Wheatland, Monroe county, 
N. Y., harvested the present year, 250 bushels of 
wheat from four acres of land. This would be 62| 
bushels per acre. The grain is said to have been of 
Soule’s variety. 
Poetry. —Why may not your valuable Cultivator be 
occasionally enriched by poetry ? Will it not add new 
interest and animation to its contents ? Will it not be, 
comparatively, to your solid and useful matter, what 
the flowers and shrubbery of the farmer’s house and 
garden, is to his useful barn and cornfields ? Why re¬ 
commend the tiller of the soil to plant trees and flow¬ 
ers, and decorate his grounds with the poetry of nature, 
and not enrich and enliven your columns occasionally 
with the poetry of the mind and heart ? I am no poet, 
nor do I care to read a hundredth part of what is called 
poetry ; but I have often wondered at its almost entire 
absence from your valuable paper. I have taken the 
liberty of calling your attention to the subject, knowing 
that, at the most, it could do no harm; and I also en¬ 
close some lines applicable to the purpose. Yours re¬ 
spectfully, H. B. Tuttle. Cuyahoga Falls , Ohio. 
August 18, 1847. 
THE TILLER OF THE SOIL. 
BY DAVID L. ROATH- 
A hardy, sunburnt man is he, 
A hardy, sunburnt man; 
No sturdier man you’ll ever see, 
Though all the world you scan. 
In summer’s heat, in winter’s cold, 
You’ll find him at his toil— 
Oh, far above the knights of old, 
Is the Tiller of the Soil. 
No weighty bars secure his door, 
No ditch is dug around ; 
His walls no cannon bristle o’er, 
No dead lie on his ground. 
A peaceful-laborer is he, 
Unknown in Earth’s turmoil— 
From many crushing sorrows free, 
Is the Tiller of the Soil! 
His stacks are seen on every side, 
His barns are filled with grain ; 
Though others hail not fortune’s tide, 
He labors not in vain. 
The land gives up its rich increase, 
The sweet reward of toil; 
And blest with happiness and peace, 
Is the Tiller of the Soil. 
He trudges out at break of day, 
And takes his way along; 
And as he turns the yielding clay, 
He sings a joyful song. 
He is no dull unhappy wight, 
Bound in misfortune’s coil; 
The smile is bright, the heart is light, 
Of the Tiller of the Soil! 
And when the orb of day has crown’d 
With gold the Western sky, 
Before his dwelling he is found, 
With cheerful faces by— 
With little laughing duplicates, 
Caresses will not spoil; 
Oh, joy at every side awaits 
The Tiller of the Soil! 
A hardy, sunburnt man is he, 
A hardy, sunburnt man; 
But who can boast a hand so free, > 
As he, the Tiller can ? 
Nor summer’s heat, nor winter’s cold, 
The power has him to foil— 
Oh, far above the knights of old, 
Is the Tiller of the Soil! 
We have great pleasure in laying before our read¬ 
ers, the annexed notice of a course of lectures on Ag¬ 
riculture, by Mr. Norton, who, it will be remem¬ 
bered, was sometime since appointed Professor of 
Chemistry as connected with Agriculture, at Yale 
College. It will be seen that Mr. NoRTONenters upon 
his duties as Professor, by the delivery of a course of 
lectures, intended, not so much for the proficient in 
chemistry, as to give the farmer a clear and connected 
view of both science and practice in their relations to 
each other. From a recent interview with Prof. Nor¬ 
ton, we were gratified to learn that it was his intention 
to give this course of lectures such a character as to at¬ 
tract and interest that large class of farmers who know 
little or nothing of chemtstry—to show them the pro¬ 
per connection of science with their pursuits, and to 
invite them to a course of study and reflection, calcu¬ 
lated not only to improve their minds, but essentially 
to benefit them in the practical operations of their bu¬ 
siness. From his long and laborious investigations of 
the science of agriculture, under the ablest professors 
of chemistry, both at home and abroad—from his 
knowledge of the character and wants of our farmers, 
and the practical good sense which he brings to the 
task, we have the highest confidence that an institu¬ 
tion is now founded, wnich will afford those who desire 
to partake of its benefits, a sound, practical, scientific 
agricultural education, such as is required to enable 
those who intend to become agriculturists, to follow 
their profession with both pleasure and profit. 
The course now proposed, will continue two months, 
commencing on the first of January. The whole ex¬ 
pense attending it, for board, tuition, &c., need not 
exceed $35 to $50, and we hope, and cannot but be¬ 
lieve, that the class in attendance will be sufficiently 
numerous to afford Prof. Norton and the Trustees of 
Yale College, conclusive evidence that they have acted 
wisely in opening this avenue to knowledge to the far¬ 
mers of our country. 
In addition to the lectures, those who wish to pur¬ 
sue a short course of elementary Chemistry in the 
laboratory, will have an opportunity afforded to them, 
at a small additional charge. Two hours daily, will 
be devoted to the instruction of such pupils in simple 
experiments and tests, calculated to be- useful in prac¬ 
tical experience. 
Instruction in Chemistry and the Connected 
Sciences, at Yale College, New-Haven, Conn.— 
The new Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, connect¬ 
ed with this institution, will be opened on the 1st of 
November. 
Pupils will, however, be received and temporarily 
accommodated, on the 1st of October. 
The Department of Chemistry applied to the Arts, 
&c., will be under the charge of Prof. B. Silliman, Jr. 
That of Chemistry applied to Agriculture, will be 
under the charge of Prof. John P. Norton. 
Every facility will be afforded to pupils who wish to 
acquire a thorough knowledge of elementrry or applied 
Chemistry, Mineralogy, and Metallurgy, and the terms 
of tuition will be as moderate as the nature of the case 
will admit, and proportioned to the requirements of 
the pupil. 
The annual course of Lectures on Elementary Che¬ 
mistry, by Prof. B. Silliman, will commence on the 
2d of October, at 12 M., and continue with five lec¬ 
tures each week, until about Januai’y 1st. Ticket, $15. 
Prof. Norton will commence a course of lectures on 
the Application of Science to Agriculture, in 
January,. 1848. This course will continue about two 
months, and there wall be four lectures in each week. 
' The object of these lectures will be to give the farmer 
