Show thero there maybe may bo some farmers who wiio entertain tertale such buell fearson fears fear of grasshoppers that they th 4 will not n ot make W ak c any effort to sow and an d plant thinking that in so doing their eee ree reed d and labor will bo be bost lost we have heard of a few individuals who talked of taking this course but they are exceptions the great majority m a bority of the farmers throughout the territory will doubtless sow eow and plant as they would nt at an any auy othea when there would be no probability grasshoppers oP troubling the crops craps this is the only proper course for our agriculturists to take but wisdom should bo be exercised in the manner of sowing and planting the ourse course taken by farmers at other seasons may not be advisable in every respect this year early sowing and plan pian planting is the practice usually adopted and followed it may be prudent to vary frem from this thid the present season wheat and other ether cereals can be sown much later than la ii customary with us and still ripen and it would be wisdom for our farmers to reserve a portion at least of their grain to be sown eown as late in the season soh as possible and have it mature by putting some gral grain a in early and some in late the p probabilities are that should the was Vas grasshoppers shoppers visit us a part of the crops may escape tb their air ravages theeb the exercise of judicious care in sowing and planting will bring its neward reward and instead of men accepting it as a foregone conclusion that the insects will come conle and destroy the crops they should spare spare no labor laor in mak making ing efforts to raise something however little that may be by 0 o doing whether they should be successful or not they will vill have the satisfaction of knowing that their faith and works have goge gode gone together these thebe insects have been called the lords army they certainly can be used by him with sith great effect it is written that ile he shall hiss for the we fly that is in the uttermost utter otter most part of the rivers of egypt and for the bee that is in the land of assyria 1 1 and if to ear car earry carry but his designs he calls them to visit a people ho he can also bring the grasshoppers or he hansend can send them elsewhere upon this matter we of all people should have faith our first seasons son bon a experience here ought to be remembered to all merely human appearances pe arances the entire destruction of our crops by crickets during the summer of 1818 1848 seemed inevitable yet yeb the people exercised faith and worked if any were discouraged they kept it to themselves it was not known but all had an abiding faith that he who brought us to this valley would sustain us here if we only did our part and he did too the gulls came and it seemed if they had been delayed their coming would have been of no avail but they were in time to save a sufficient portion of the crops to feed the people suffering in g was averted and increased confidence was felt that he who had so wonderfully saved his people in this instance would continue to do so if they tiley continued to put their trust in him the people are giving evidence of their faith in the lord in responding so freely to the call made upon them to send to europe for their poor co religionists we hope to see thousands brought here by this means this season are they to be brought here to suffer to be a burden and a tax upon those already here certainly not god does not inspire his servants to make moves that will be attended byruch by sueh such results they will doubtless come and when they do come there will be food in the land for them to eat at least this is our faith But there must be faith on the part of our farmers they must not expect that grain vegetables and other products will grow unless they take pains ho to sow and ilant plant them he who sent bent the gulls an and saved a sufficient port lond lord of our crops in 1848 1818 to serve our purpose ean can by the interposition of Hs providence save what we need this year this is the faith of the first presidency of othe the twelve and of all the faithful faithful men of israel let not any therefore be discouraged but work prudently and and with care with a view to produce everything poss possible ible ibie T 1 l |