The Farmer's monthly visitor . of owning a laigeand well finish-ed ; but every farmer maj, at a trifling ex-pense, do much to improve ihe ajipeaiance andcomfort of his dwelling. He may have a goodkitchen garden so as to prevent ihc iiilrii-sion of cattle. He may at a expense, andindeed wiihout , except a little ol hisown lime and labor, have a leu fruit liees vines, and thus save his of begging, or the guilt of stealing,IVom his neiilibois. Ho may shelter his house Ihe scorching heat of sui er, by slnule tree
The Farmer's monthly visitor . of owning a laigeand well finish-ed ; but every farmer maj, at a trifling ex-pense, do much to improve ihe ajipeaiance andcomfort of his dwelling. He may have a goodkitchen garden so as to prevent ihc iiilrii-sion of cattle. He may at a expense, andindeed wiihout , except a little ol hisown lime and labor, have a leu fruit liees vines, and thus save his of begging, or the guilt of stealing,IVom his neiilibois. Ho may shelter his house Ihe scorching heat of sui er, by slnule trees. He may allot a small i alch of gionnd tohis children tor Ihe ciillivatiou of flowers. Andhe can mend his in a more ,as well as more pleasant uianner, than will, oldcoats and lials. He can also have a , in w to confine his ou u cattle, and pre-Vent their running about the slreeis, to his ownloss, and to the vexation of his above all, let our furmers abandon their prej-. every ihingwhicli is ancient and venerable, only ^because itis such—when our government, and ourinstitutions of learning are ruthlessly attacked,anil not even the Church of Christ is ypared ; I _can almost pardon the tenacity with which some .of our farmers cling to the system of farmingwhich was pursued by their fathers. But thereis error on both sirles. Nothing should be because it is old ; nothing rejectedbecause it is new. It us in all our con-cerns, to examine carefully the course of tho;who have gone before us, and follow were right, improve upon wherewecaii. evei-y reflecting man must see,that there is much room to improve on the agri-culture of our fithers, as well as on our ownWe shall do much better lo follow our fathers intheir industry and perseverence, their sobrietyand temperance, their integrily, nioraliiy and pat-riotism, than in their method of farming. It is to me passi
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