your wives' and children's sake, if you ance, and unceasing toil, would have have any, have nothing to do with asso- cost them some absence from bed, some ciations, with plans, with shares, and absence from the bottle, and some apwith uncultivated woods. Go to coun- plication of the mind far beyond what tries already settled, and you are sure they had to bestow; yes, it was the to do well, if you be sober and indus-worse for the wet season; but was not trious. the wheat crop the worse for the wet WM. COBBETT. also? Was not the barley the worse? COBBETT'S CORN. Are we not eating worse bread every day on account of the badness of last year's wheat crop; and is there any good malting barley, or much good seed in the kingdom, of last year's growth? These are notorious facts. But the last wet summer clenched the nail; it not only proved that my corn will ripen in England in the very worst of summers, but it proved that other corn than mine will not ripen in the same summer; for there were seedsmen about the country to dupe their customers by selling, as mine, any corn that they had in their shops; and there were not wanting grudging dogs to dupe themselves by buying and sowing any corn that they could get, rather than mine, in the fond and amiable hope of proving me to be a quack; for these, having found that my corn really did ripen, being compelled to admit the fact, then swung round upon the other tack, left all their former lies in the lurch, and swore (as gentle Anna Brodie did) that "Indian corn had ripened in England "these twenty years"! I congratu late them on their complete failure. Mr. Hallett has been so kind as to afford me the completest proof possible of the relative excellence of my corn. He has sent me, fastened to a piece of Tur time is fast approaching when this crop ought to be in the ground; for in the beginning of May it should make its appearance. The frosts seem to be pretty nearly over. We have had the winter, and we have also had the blackthorn winter, which never fails to come about the time when the plum blossoms make their appearance. The two winters over, we need not fear now any more than trifling and straggling white frosts; but even these, coming upon the succulent and tender first leaf of corn, will, if repeated two or three nights, turn it yellow, and cause it to remain stagnate for a fortnight at least, unless weather exceedingly favourable come to its help and rescue it. I would, therefore, not sow till the end of this month. I would certainly have a sowing as late as the first of May. This last may be the earliest harvested. We have, at any rate, the beginning of a finer season than the last was; but, come what will, a worse we cannot have. And I am in great hopes that this summer, in spite of the disheartening effects of the last to many growers, will see some hundreds of acres covered with this ex-pasteboard, two ears, one of "Cobbett's cellent and abundant crop. The last corn," the seed of which he bought at season did one good thing for me; my shop, and the other of some other it proved that my corn would ripen in sort, the seed of which was given to the very worst summer within the me- him by "an eminent seedsman." The mory of man, for I, and innumerable first is a little plump ear of well-ripened others, had crops of it that ripened. corn as I ever saw; the other is a long "But it was the worse for the wet sea-thin brown cob, not having the semson," say the malignant, the envious, blance of grain on it. They were both the unenterprising and the stupid grown in the same garden, in Hampwretches, who would have been overjoy-shire, within four feet of one another, ed to find out that good had not hap- and treated in the same manner. These pened to their country, merely because may be seen in the window of my shop that good must have been attributed to in Fleet Street. me; to emulate whose care, persever- In the Island of Jersey, great pro 1 66 gress has been made in bringing this" de la grande sorte (celui dit Cobbett's crop into general cultivation; and it is curious, that, in that Island, a remark-" able instance of failure of a crop not of my sort of corn, is recorded in the Chronique de Jersey," of the 3rd of this month. I insert the article below, with a translation. 66 66 est nain), qui avait mûri à Jersey il y a deux ans; le blé poussa une tige superbe, les épis se formèrent, mais le mauvais tems survint, et il pourrit presqu'entièrement sur la terre; tan"dis que celui planté par M. Bertram, "et qu'il avait acheté, de M. Cobbett, "mûrit parfaitement. Messieurs les "fermiers qui voudront s'en procurer, "feront bien de s'adresser à l'Imprime"Au-delà de 60 agriculteurs des dif-"rie de la CHRONIQUE au plus tôt, vu "férentes paroisses de cette île ont déjà qu'après le Ier Mai il n'y en aura plus "eu du Ble de Turquie pour semence," à vendre." "de la sorte dite Cobbett's Corn. Nous BLE DE TURQUIE, DIT COBBETT'S CORN. 66 en avons encore pour tous ceux qui "désireraient s'en procurer pour semence. On sait que la terre doit être "bien préparée comme pour de l'orge, "et que ce blé demande de l'air et du "soleil. Le tems de le planter doit être "vers la fin du mois d'Avril; la manière "de le faire est la même comme pour planter des pois de mai; la distance "entre chaque grain doit être de sept pouces. Il doit y avoir une distance "de trois pieds entre chaque rayon. Upwards of 60 agriculturists of the different parishes of this island, have already had Turkey corn for seed, of the sort called "Cobbett's corn." We have some still for those who would wish to have it for sowing. It is well known that the earth ought to be well "Nous avons appris que M. le Capi-prepared as for barley, and that this "taine Symonds, de la marine royale, corn likes sun and air. The time of Seigneur du Manoir de la Trinité, a planting should be about the end of "cultivé du Cobbett's Corn l'année April; the manner of doing it is such as "dernière, et que ce gentilhomme en is practised for May pease; the distance "avait fait du pain et des gâteaux qu'il between each grain is seven inches. The "produisit au dîner paroissial de la distance between the rows should be "vente des fromens, paroisse de la Tri- three feet. "nité. I recommanda fortement la "culture de ce blé aux Messieurs prè"sens. Il paraît que M. Cobbett en a "récolté 200 boisseaux par acre, ou "environ SO cabots par vergée!!! La "farine mêlée avec celle de froment "fait d'excellent pain de ménage. 66 We have learned that Captain Symonds, of the marines, and lord of the manor of La Trinité, cultivated some of" Cobbett's corn" last year; and that this gentleman made bread and cakes of it, which he produced at the parochial dinner after the sale of flour in the parish of La Trinité. He strongly recommended the culture of this corn to all the gentlemen present. It seems that Mr. Cobbett has harvested 200 bushels per acre; or, about SO cabots the vergée!!! The flour mixed with wheaten flour makes excellent household bread. "Il existe, comme nous l'avons dit "dans un autre numéro, diverses qua"lités de blé de Turquie; mais nous "n'en connaissons aucune qui múrira toujours à Jersey excepté celle dite "Cobbett's Corn. Des personnes qui en achèteraient au marché, et on y en 66 vend, d'une autre sorte, feraient bien "aussi de s'assurer d'un bel été, car sans "cela leur semence et leurs peines se"raient à-peu-prèsperdues. Nous en "citerons l'exemple suivant: le Révd. "Frs. Perrot planta du blé de Turquie," Cobbett's corn." There are, as we said in a preceding number, many sorts of Turkey corn; but we know of none that will always ripen in Jersey, except that called "Cobbett's corn." Those who will buy in the market (and it is sold there, but | PENCE, a Sermon, entitled, "GOOD of a different sort) would do well to in-" FRIDAY; or, THE MURDER OF sure themselves a fine summer, because," JESUS CHRIST BY THE JEWS": without that, their seed and their trouble addressed to Christians of all denomiwill be thrown away. We will give nations.-My other Sermons, twelve in an example: the Rev. Francis Perrot number, may be had in one volume, planted Turkey corn of the large sort price 3s. 6d. (that called "Cobbett's" is dwarf), which had ripened in Jersey two years ago; this corn produced a fine stem, WM. COBBETT. Lincoln, 21st April, 1830. N. B. I shall be obliged to Editors in the ears were formed; but the bad the country to insert this. weather set in, and it nearly all rotted on the ground; whilst that planted by Mr. Bertram, and which he had bought LANGUAGE; or, a plain and compenA GRAMMAR of the ITALIAN of Mr. Cobbett, ripened perfectly. dious Introduction to the Study of Those farmers who wish to have any of the seed, had better apply to the office Italian. By JAMES P. COBBETT. Price of the Chronicle quickly, as after the ist of May, there will remain none on sale. 6s. Boards. A SET of the Register, complete, from the First Volume up to the present time, is to be sold at No. 183, Fleetstreet. THE WOODLANDS: OR, A TREATISE On the preparing of ground for planting; on the planting; on the cultivating; on the pruning; and on the cutting down of Forest Trees and Underwoods; Any gentleman who may wish to plant this, may have the seed on applying at my shop, 183, Fleet-street. The prices are, for a bag containing enough to plant an acre, 15s.; for enough for half an acre, 7s. 6d.; for enough for a quarter of an acre, 3s. 9d. ; and for a bunch of five ears, the price is 1s. The seed now selling is the result of my last year's crop.-MANGEL WURZEL seed. This seed I saved on my farm at Barn-Elm last year. The plants were all of the red sort, which is considered the least degenerate. The seed was well saved, notwithstanding the season, and it is clean. The price is one shilling the pound, or twenty-five shillings the bushel, the bushel weighing about twenty-eight pounds. The LOCUST SEED is imported by me from America, as well as the HONEY LOCUST. Those who have read my instructions for managing these, in "The Woodlands," need nothing more. The price of both is six shillings a pound. Apply of fine paper and print, price 14s. and This is a very handsome octavo book, for all these at No. 183, Fleet-street, it contains matter sufficient to make any London. man a complete tree-planter. ANOTHER SERMON. On the 15th of May will be published, at my shop, No. 183, Fleet Street, London, and to be had of all booksellers in town and country, PRICE SIX DESCRIBING The usual growth and size and the uses of each sort of tree, the seed of each, the season and manner of collecting the seed, the manner of preserving and of sowing it, and also the mauner of managing the young plants until fit to plant out; THE TREES Being arranged in Alphabetical Order, and the List of them, including those of America as well as those of England, and the English, French, and Latin name being prefixed to the directions relative to each tree respectively. 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This is a very beautiful volume, upon fine paper, and containing 466 pages. Price 15s, bound in boards, I knew a gentleman, who, from reading the former edition which I published of TULL, has had land to a greater extent than the whole of my farm in wheat every year, without manure for several years past, and bas had as good a crop the last year as in the first year, difference of seasons only excepted; and, if I recollect rightly, his crop has never fallen short of thirty-two bushels to the acre. The same may be done by any body on the same sort of land, if the principles of this book be attended to, aud its precepts strictly obeyed. PAPER AGAINST GOLD ; or, The HISTORY and MYSTERY of the NATIONAL DEBT, the BANK of England, the Funds, and all the Trickery of Paper-Money. A new edition. Price 5s. POOR MAN'S FRIEND; or, Essays on the Rights and Duties of the Poor. Price Is. Just published, No. IX. of COBBETT'S ADVICE TO YOUNG MEN, and incidentally to YOUNG WOMEN. 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The following is a list of their Prices for Cash :- PROTESTANT "REFORMATION, " in I cannot trust myself to offer an opinion upon the following works, for reasons which will suggest themselves to every reader, particularly, if he be the father of sons for whom he justly entertains the greatest affection. I shall, therefore, simply observe, that they all have had a very considerable sale; and that I wish them to have a sale, far surpassing, if possible, any thing written by myself. Superfine Coats, of Fashion (Ready money) Superfine Frock, with £. s. 2 5 to 3 0 2 10 3 5 Silk 3 10 & upw. Ladies' Habits aad Pelisses, Children's Dresses, Shooting Jackets and Hunting Coats, Camblet and Plaid Cloaks, Witney Wrappers, and every other Garment, equally cheap. A large Assortment kept Ready Made. Export Orders executed with punctuality. 93, Fleet-street, near St. Bride's Church. COOPER v. WAKLEY. 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